{"id":2442254,"date":"2019-03-28T08:55:21","date_gmt":"2019-03-28T14:55:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/?p=814359"},"modified":"2019-03-28T08:55:21","modified_gmt":"2019-03-28T14:55:21","slug":"sigur-ros-detail-massive-agaetis-byrjun-20th-anniversary-reissue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kspn\/music-news\/sigur-ros-detail-massive-agaetis-byrjun-20th-anniversary-reissue\/","title":{"rendered":"Sigur Ros Detail Massive \u2018Agaetis Byrjun\u2019 20th Anniversary Reissue"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/SigurRos.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/t\/sigur-ros\/\">Sigur R\u00f3s<\/a> is commemorating the 20th anniversary of their breakthrough album, 1999\u2019s sublime <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/music\/music-lists\/the-40-greatest-stoner-albums-47502\/sigur-ros-agaetis-byrjun-42896\/\"><em>\u00c1g\u00e6tis byrjun<\/em><\/a> (A Good Beginning), with a massive reissue. The reissues will come in multiple formats \u2013 as a 7-LP limited edition deluxe box set and in 4-CD and double vinyl versions \u2013 on June 21st via Krunk Records and are available for pre-order via <a href=\"https:\/\/sigurros.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Sigur R\u00f3s\u2019 website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Demos, early song versions and live recordings comprise six sides of the vinyl box set. The band dove into its personal archive for the source material, surfacing long-ago forgotten recordings. Guided voice versions of \u201cSvefn-g-englar\u201d and the title track, an original speed version of \u201cStaralfur,\u201d an extended version of \u201cVidrar vel til loftarasa\u201d and an oboe-featuring \u201cOlsen Olsen\u201d are among the variations found in the set. It also features then-untitled songs and B-sides.<\/p>\n<p>The package includes a live recording of their June 12th, 1999 concert at \u00cdslenska \u00d3peran (Icelandic Opera House), which has been remixed by former keyboardist Kjartan Sveinsson with Birgir Birgisson who originally recorded the performance. The 90-minute set also marked the final time their original drummer, \u00c1gust Gunnarsson, would perform with the band. The band released \u201cFlugufrelsarinn\u201d from this set to coincide with the release.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" type=\"text\/html\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/8JjvxpUKjEU?version=3&amp;enablejsapi=1&amp;origin=https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com&amp;rel=1&amp;fs=1&amp;autohide=2&amp;showsearch=0&amp;showinfo=1&amp;iv_load_policy=1&amp;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\">[embedded content]<\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The vinyl limited edition box set comes in a linen-bound box and houses an 84-page cloth-bound book. Handwritten string arrangements, photos, artwork ideas and more pieces from the band\u2019s archive are among the contents. The first 1999 box set copies will be numbered. The full music offering will also be available in a 4-CD edition (one CD features the rarities and demos, two CDs span the concert and the final CD features the original album). The double vinyl version houses the original album, and comes with a download code for the demos and rarities and concert material.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>\u00c1g\u00e6tis byrjun<\/em> Limited Edition Box Set Track List<br \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>3 x LP \u2013 <em>Demos and Rarities<\/em><strong><br \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Side A<br \/>1. \u201cSvefn-g-englar\u201d (Live at Popp \u00ed Reykjav\u00edk, 1998)<br \/>2. \u201cStar\u00e1lfur\u201d (Original speed version)<\/p>\n<p>Side B<br \/>1. \u201cFlugufrelsarinn\u201d (1998 Demo)<br \/>2. \u201cN\u00fd batter\u00ed\u201d (Instrumental)<\/p>\n<p>Side C<br \/>1. \u201cHjarta\u00f0 hamast (bamm bamm bamm)\u201d (1995 Demo)<br \/>2. \u201cVi\u00f0rar vel til loft\u00e1r\u00e1sa\u201d (Alternative ending)<\/p>\n<p>Side D<br \/>1. \u201cOlsen Olsen\u201d (1998 Demo)<br \/>2. \u201c\u00c1g\u00e6tis byrjun\u201d (1998 Demo)<\/p>\n<p>Side E<br \/>1. \u201cHugmynd 1\u201d (1998 Demo)<br \/>2. \u201cHugmynd 2\u201d (1998 Demo)<br \/>3. \u201cHugmynd 3\u201d (1998 Demo)<\/p>\n<p>Side F<br \/>1. \u201cDebata mandire\u201d (Live at Laugardash\u00f6ll, 1999)<br \/>2. \u201cRafmagni\u00f0 b\u00fai\u00f0\u201d (From N\u00fd batter\u00ed EP, 2000)<\/p>\n<p>2 x LP \u2013 <em>Live \u00cdslenska \u00d3peran<\/em> 1999<\/p>\n<p>Side A<br \/>1. \u201cIntro\u201d<br \/>2. \u201cVon\u201d<br \/>3. \u201cSyndir Gu\u00f0s\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Side B<br \/>1. \u201cFlugufresarinn\u201d<br \/>2. \u201cOlsen Olsen\u201d<br \/>3. \u201c\u00c1g\u00e6tis byrjun\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Side C<br \/>1. \u201cVi\u00f0rar vel til loft\u00e1r\u00e1sa\u201d<br \/>2. \u201cSvefn-g-englar\u201d<br \/>3. \u201cN\u00fd batter\u00ed\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Side D<br \/>1. \u201cN\u00fdja lagi\u00f0\u201d<br \/>2. \u201cHafss\u00f3l\u201d<\/p>\n<p>2 x LP \u2013 <em>\u00c1g\u00e6tis byrjun<\/em> original 1999 album<\/p>\n<p>Side A<br \/>1. \u201cIntro\u201d<br \/>2. \u201cSvefn-g-englar\u201d<br \/>3. \u201cStar\u00e1lfur\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Side B<br \/>1. \u201cFlugufrelsarinn\u201d<br \/>2. \u201cN\u00fd batter\u00ed\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Side C<br \/>1. \u201cHjarta\u00f0 hamast (bamm bamm bamm)\u201d<br \/>2. \u201cVi\u00f0rar vel til loft\u00e1r\u00e1sa\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Side D<br \/>1. \u201cOlsen Olsen\u201d<br \/>2. \u201c\u00c1g\u00e6tis byrjun\u201d<br \/>3. \u201cAvalon\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/music\/music-news\/sigur-ros-agaetis-byrjun-20th-anniversary-reissue-box-set-814359\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">via:: Rolling Stone<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sigur R\u00f3s is commemorating the 20th anniversary of their breakthrough album, 1999\u2019s sublime \u00c1g\u00e6tis byrjun (A Good Beginning), with a massive reissue. The reissues will come in multiple formats \u2013 as a 7-LP limited edition deluxe box set and in 4-CD and double vinyl versions \u2013 on June 21st via Krunk Records and are available [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[50],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-2442254","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-music-news"},"acf":[],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-06-16 05:23:01","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"distributor_meta":false,"distributor_terms":false,"distributor_media":false,"distributor_original_site_name":"KSPN The Valley&#039;s Quality Rock","distributor_original_site_url":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kspn","push-errors":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kspn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2442254","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kspn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kspn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kspn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kspn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2442254"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kspn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2442254\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kspn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2442254"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kspn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2442254"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kspn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2442254"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}