Little Feat - Sailin' Shoes - 3 x Vinyl LPs

2023 release

Deluxe Edition 3LP.
Includes Unreleased Outtakes, Rarities & Live 1971 Performance.
Remastered & Recut from the Original Tapes.

Two of Little Feat's best - Sailin' Shoes and Dixie Chicken - have been newly remastered for new Deluxe Edition vinyl 3LP-sets that introduce unreleased live and studio recordings capturing peak Feat. Released in 1972, Sailin' Shoes was the second studio album from the founding quartet of singer-guitarist Lowell George, drummer Richard Hayward, keyboard player Bill Payne, and bassist Roy Estrada. Ted Templeman produced the record, which was the first to feature artwork by illustrator Neon Park, who created covers for nearly all of Little Feat's albums.

The Sailin' Shoes: Deluxe Edition opens with a newly remastered version of the original album, which introduced signature tunes like "Easy To Slip," the title track, and an updated version of "Willin'" a song that also appeared in 1971 on the band's eponymous debut. Several outtakes from the album's recording sessions make their debut on the Deluxe Edition, including alternate versions of "Cold, Cold, Cold," "A Apolitical Blues," and "Willin'."

The magic that Little Feat conjured in concert takes center stage in the new set with a newly discovered and previously unreleased complete show recorded at the Palladium in Los Angeles on August 28, 1971. This live set marks the only multi-track recording in existence to feature the original lineup of the band. The performance features songs from both Sailin' Shoes ("Tripe Face Boogie," "Teenage Nervous Breakdown") and Little Feat ("Hamburger Midnight," "Snakes On Everything"). The set also comes with illustrated liner notes written by acclaimed music journalist, David Fricke.