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Summer Of A Thousand Years
(Deluxe Anniversary Edition)
2026 JEM Records (CD/MP3/FLAC/HD)2026 Ground Up Record (2-LP/ Bonus Disc (CD/MP3/FLAC/HD)
2001 Rainbow Quartz Records (CD)
Grip Weeds Online Store release Date: Nov 20th
Official Worldwide Release Date: Jan 2027
Exclusively available for pre-order below!
DELUXE MP3
$31.99
DELUXE FLAC$32.99
DELUXE FLAC HD (24bit/ 96kHz)$34.99
Also available as Standard Edition CD / 2-LP / Download
Deluxe Edition* 2-CD / 2-LP + CD / Download
The Summer Of A Thousand Years Deluxe Anniversary Edition features a resequenced complete remix of the original album plus five bonus tracks across 2-LP, CD and download formats, with a full-length bonus CD or download and online booklet exclusive to The Grip Weeds Online Store.
The bonus disc features demos, outtakes, special mixes and live versions, as well as brand-new live-in-the-studio performances of select tracks. Exclusively available for pre-order via The Grip Weeds Online Store, with an official worldwide release on Jem Records in January of 2027.
The Grip Weeds rejuvenate a modern classic
The Grip Weeds' universe was expanding rapidly when they began work on their third LP in the summer of 1999. After establishing themselves as modern classicists and critical darlings with their first two albums and a series of blistering live performances, the first batch of Grip Weeds songs for the new millennium would reflect the personal metamorphosis the band members were undergoing.
During the sessions for Summer of a Thousand Years`, their third album, lead guitarist/singer Kristin Pinell married singer/drummer Kurt Reil, and singer/guitarist Rick Reil and his wife Ivey welcomed their daughter, Violet. This tsunami of positive energy flowing through the band reflected in the vibrant, cautiously hopeful Summer of a Thousand Years album that was released under the cloud of 9/11.
After baking the tapes and diving back into the original album sessions, the band found a treasure chest of sonic surprises.
"At the time of its initial release, Summer of a Thousand Years was only available on CD," said Kurt Reil. "Since this deluxe edition would be available on vinyl, we decided this was a good time to revisit the two-inch master tapes and remix the entire album. The vinyl format also drove us to re-sequence the record and add bonus tracks to make up the fourth side, expanding the scope of the original release.? The new version of the album now stands at over 73 minutes of music, spread over two vinyl albums or jam-packed onto one CD.
The band and studio has produced so much music in the last quarter century which gave them production skills and experience they have now turned onto Summer Of A Thousand Years Anniversary Edition. "It's the same recording but we find this new mix to be much more compelling and textural than the original version? we?ve had 25 years to live with the album,? Reil said.
Summer of a Thousand Years features many Grip Weeds classics that have been featured in their live set for decades: 'Love's Lost On You', 'Save My Life', 'Future Move', 'Life and Love, Time To Come', and quite possibly the greatest Who cover ever in 'Melancholia'.
For fans of this album, this new remix gives them a chance to hear the album again for the first time.
Some Press
"...it is impossible not to fall in love with Summer of a Thousand Years. (4 out of 5 stars)" - All Music Guide
"The natural progression from the Who to the Jam to Oasis - cool!" - The Village Voice
"The sumptuous guitar sounds, crafted by Rick Reil and Kristin Pinell, are The Grip Weeds? glory." - Q Magazine (UK)
"...the title track is the kind of slow-burning, snake-charming, psychedelic vamp nobody writes anymore, and maybe never did." - The Sunday Times (UK)
"...the band takes a stylistic sojourn that links the jangly melodies and wistful refrains of The Byrds to the adrenaline-fueled ferocity of The Who." - Goldmine
"Their third album, though also rooted in sixties USA (Byrds, Beau Brummels, Buffalo Springfield), acknowledges the Carnaby Street R&B of the Pretty Things and the Who" - Uncut
"Summer of a Thousand Years is one of the best albums you'll hear this year, from one of the most capable and dedicated bands you'll hear in your lifetime." - Amplifier
"Glistening harmonies, deliciously jangly guitars and tightly constructed songs make Summer of a Thousand Years the genuine article in a crowded field of power pop wannabes." - Pop Culture Press
Standard Album Track Listing
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1. Save My Life (2026 Remix)
2. She Surrounds Me (2026 Remix)
3. Rainy Day #3 (2026 Remix)
4. Life and Love, Times to Come (2026 Remix)
5. Melancholia (2026 Remix)
6. Love's Lost on You (2026 Remix)
7. Don't Look Over Your Shoulder (2026 Remix)
8. Future Move (2026 Remix)
9. Moving Circle (2026 Remix)
10. Love That Never Ends (2026 Remix)
11. Changed (2026 Remix)
12. Is It Showing (2026 Remix)
13. Window (2026 Remix)
14. Summer Sound Collage (2026 Remix)
15. Summer of a Thousand Years (2026 Remix)
bonus tracks
16. Rock n Roll Love Letter (previously unreleased)
17. Love's Lost on You (alternate version)
18. It'll Never Be Me (2026 remix)
19. Rainy Day #1 & 2 (2026 remix)
20. Love's Lost On You (Version 1) (alternate version)
Deluxe Edition Bonus Disc Track Listing (TBA)