FRANK TURNER – Announces career retrospective album ‘Songbook’ for November

FRANK TURNER - Announces career retrospective album ‘Songbook' for November 1

One of the most cherished British artists working in music today, Frank Turner will release a retrospective set spanning his illustrious career in November. ‘Songbook’ will bring together highlights from across Frank’s six albums alongside ten brand new ‘Songbook’ versions of some of his most well-loved tracks.

These reimagined versions see some songs re-recorded in full and some stripped-down to an acoustic setting. ‘Songbook’ will be released on digital and CD on Friday 24th November, with a vinyl and deluxe boxset edition following on Friday 15th December.

FRANK TURNER - Announces career retrospective album ‘Songbook' for November

The release will also include a brand new track. ‘There She Is’ is available to listen to HERE.

As well as the digital release, ‘Songbook’ will be released in three different physical formats. There will be a standard double-disc CD release, a triple-vinyl version and a triple-vinyl deluxe boxset. The deluxe boxset will also include a DVD of the ‘Get Better’ film, a previously-unseen concert film from Frank’s 2000th gig and at Nottingham’s Rock City in December 2016 and an exclusive photobook of pictures taken throughout Frank’s career.

The full tracklisting for ‘Songbook’ is:

CD1:
Four Simple Words
I Still Believe
The Next Storm
Recovery
The Road
Long Live The Queen
Glorious You
Plain Sailing Weather
I Knew Prufrock Before He Got Famous
Wessex Boy
The Opening Act Of Spring
Polaroid Picture
Mittens
If Ever I Stray
The Way I Tend To Be
The Ballad Of Me And My Friends
Photosynthesis
Get Better
There She Is

CD2:
Polaroid Picture (Songbook Version)
The Ballad Of Me And My Friends (Songbook Version)
Broken Piano (Songbook Version)
Josephine (Songbook Version)
Love 40 Down (Songbook Version)
The Way I Tend To Be (Songbook Version)
Glorious You (Songbook Version)
I Am Disappeared (Songbook Version)
Long Live The Queen (Songbook Version)
Photosynthesis (Songbook version)

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