Classic Jimmy Buffett albums to be released on vinyl, several for the first time
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UMe is celebrating the unforgettable work of the late great Jimmy Buffett with newly remastered vinyl reissues of some of his most classic records. Several titles will be released every month this summer for a total of 10 albums that stretch over three decades, including three albums released in the 1990s making their debut on vinyl for the first time and many of his ‘70s and ‘80s records returning to vinyl for the first time in more than four decades. Each release will be available on standard black vinyl and limited edition colored vinyl.
The vinyl releases start on June 7 with a trio of albums: Living and Dying in 3/4 Time (1973), One Particular Harbour (1983), and Fruitcakes (1994). Buffett’s fourth album, Living and Dying in 3/4 Time marked Buffett’s debut in the charts, giving him his first Top 40 hit single, “Come Monday,” breaking into Billboard’s Hot 100. At the same time, its leadoff track,
Arriving July 12 is the second trio of vinyl releases – A White Sport Coat and a Pink Crustacean (1973), Havana Daydreamin’ (1976), and Banana Wind (1996). Featuring the hit singles “Grapefruit – Juicy Fruit” and “Why Don’t We Get Drunk,” A White Sport Coat and a Pink Crustacean helped introduce Buffett to a national audience. Havana Daydreamin’ became a breakout album, reaching No. 65 on Billboard Top 200 and No. 21 on Billboard’s Top Country Albums.
Celebrating Buffett’s hits, the four August 16 releases are Changes in Latitudes, Changes in Altitudes (1977), Son of a Son of a Sailor (1978), Volcano (1979), and Barometer Soup (1995). The platinum-certified Changes in Latitudes, Changes in Altitudes is his best-selling album with his signature smash “Margaritaville,” an anthem at the core of Buffett’s Caribbean and trop-rock ethos.
UMe will commemorate each release with a distinctive colored vinyl version. A Sea Breeze design for Living and Dying in 3/4 Time, a Daydream-colored design for One Particular Harbour, and the 2 LP Fruitcakes will have one album in Sunshine Ray color and the other in Apricot. A White Sport Coat and a Pink Crustacean will be released in transparent Pumpkin Spice Orange; Havana Daydreamin’ will be in opaque Carmine Red, and the 2LP Banana Wind will pair a unique Light Sky Blue album with an opaque Marshmallow White one.
Buffett, who sold over 40 million albums in his lifetime, passed away in September 2023 at age 76. “It’s pure escapism is all it is,” Buffett once said. “I'm not the first one to do it, nor shall I probably be the last. But I think it's really a part of the human condition that you've got to have some fun. You've got to get away from whatever you do to make a living or other parts of life that stress you out. I try to make it at least 50/50 fun to work and so far, it's worked out."
Living and Dying in 3/4 Time
Side A
1. Pencil Thin Mustache
2. Come Monday
3. Ringling, Ringling
4. Brahma Fear
5. Brand New Country Star
6. Livingston's Gone To Texas
Side B
1. The Wino And I Know
2. West Nashville Grand Ballroom Gown
3. Saxophones
4. Ballad Of Spider John
5. God's Own Drunk
One Particular Harbour
Side A
1. Stars On The Water
2. I Used To Have Money One Time
3. Livin' It Up
4. California Promises
5. One Particular Harbour
Side B
1. Why You Wanna Hurt My Heart
2. Honey Do
3. We Are The People Our Parents Warned Us About
4. Twelve Volt Man
5. Brown Eyed Girl
6. Distantly In Love
Fruitcakes
LP1
Side A
1. Everybody's Got A Cousin In Miami
2. Fruitcakes
Side B
1. Lone Palm
2. Six String Music
3. Uncle John's Band
4. Love In The Library
LP2
1. Side C
2. Quietly Making Noise
3. Frenchman For The Night
4. Sunny Afternoon
Side D
1. Vampires, Mummies And The Holy Ghost
2. She's Got You
3. Delaney Talks To Statues
4. Apocalypso
A White Sport Coat and a Pink Crustacean
Side A
1. The Great Filling Station Holdup
2. Railroad Lady
3. He Went To Paris
4. Grapefruit - Juicy Fruit
5. Cuban Crime Of Passion
6. Why Don't We Get Drunk
Side B
1. Peanut Butter Conspiracy
2. They Don't Dance Like Carmen No More
3. I Have Found Me A Home
4. My Lovely Lady
5. Death Of An Unpopular Poet
Havana Daydreamin’
Side A
1. Woman Goin’ Crazy On Caroline Street
2. My Head Hurts, My Feet Stink, And I Don't Love Jesus
3. The Captain And The Kid
4. Big Rig
5. Defying Gravity
Side B
1. Havana Daydreamin’
2. Cliches
3. Something So Feminine About A Mandolin
4. Kick It In Second Wind
5. This Hotel Room
Banana Wind
LP1
1. Side A
2. Only Time Will Tell
3. Jamaica Mistaica
4. School Boy Heart
Side B
1. Banana Wind
2. Holiday
3. Bob Robert's Society Band
4. Overkill
Side C
1. Desdemona's Building A Rocket Ship
2. Mental Floss
3. Cultural Infidel
Side D
1. Happily Ever After (Now And Then)
2. False Echoes (Havana 1921) / Treetop Flyer (hidden track)
Changes in Latitudes, Changes in Attitudes
Side A
1. Changes In Latitudes, Changes In Attitudes
2. Wonder Why We Ever Go Home
3. Banana Republics
4. Tampico Trauma
5. Lovely Cruise
Side B
6. Margaritaville
7. In The Shelter
8. Miss You So Badly
9. Biloxi
10. Landfall
Son of a Son of a Sailor
Side A
1. Son Of A Son Of A Sailor
2. Fool Button
3. The Last Line
4. Livingston Saturday Night
5. Cheeseburger In Paradise
Side B
1. Coast Of Marseilles
2. Cowboy In The Jungle
3. Mañana
4. African Friend
Volcano
Side A
1. Fins
2. Volcano
3. Treat Her Like A Lady
4. Stranded On A Sandbar
5. Chanson Pour Les Petits Enfants
Side B
1. Survive
2. Lady I Can't Explain
3.Boat Drinks
4. Dreamsicle
5. Sending The Old Man Home
Barometer Soup
Side A
1. Barometer Soup
2. Barefoot Children
3. Bank Of Bad Habits
Side B
1. Remittance Man
2. Diamond As Big As The Ritz
3. Blue Heaven Rendezvous
Side C
1. Jimmy Dreams
2. Lage Nom Ai
3. Don't Chu-Know
Side D
1. Ballad Of Skip Wiley
2. The Night I Painted The Sky
3. Mexico
