One week after teasing a photo of mixtapes, PJ Harvey announced reissues of her entire catalog, beginning with her 1992 debut Dry, out July 24th via Beggars Archive/Too Pure Records.
Reissued for the first time in 20 years, Dry will be accompanied by a collection of demos from the record, available as a standalone LP for the first time. You can hear a demo of the single “Sheela-Na-Gig” above. It’s a stripped-down version of the track, as Harvey strums the guitar and sings, “Look at these, my child-bearing hips/Look at these, my ruby red ruby lips.”
Harvey will roll out the reissues — her nine studio albums and her two LPs with John Parish — over the course of the next year. Dry — Demos will be pressed on 180gram vinyl, with rare photos by Maria Mochnacz included in the inner sleeve. Both Dry and Dry — Demos are currently available for preorder.
Last year, Harvey released two songs, “Descending” and “The Moth,” for the London stage adaptation for All About Eve, for which she wrote the score. She recently covered Nick Cave’s “Red Right Hand” for Peaky Blinders.
Dry — Demos Tracklist
1. Oh my Lover (Demo)
2. O Stella (Demo)
3. Dress (Demo)
4. Victory (Demo)
5. Happy & Bleeding (Demo)
6. Sheela-Na-Gig (Demo)
7. Hair (Demo)
8. Joe (Demo)
9. Plants & Rags (Demo)
10. Fountain (Demo)
11. Water (Demo)