Counting Crows put in the gigging hours during the early days of the band, and it paid off. By the time they signed to Geffen in 1993, they had already built up a significant fanbase. Their debut, August and Everything After, produced by T-Bone Burnett, was released later the same year and became an unexpected multi-platinum hit, partly as a result of the successful single 'Mr. Jones'.

Rolling Stone 100 Best Albums of the Nineties, Rated #67

Rated 8/10 Music and 10/10 Sound by Michael Fremer (Analog Planet)

• Limited Edition
• 2LP 45rpm 180 Gram Vinyl
• Pressed at Quality Record Pressings QRP, USA
• Mastered by Ryan K. Smith at Sterling Sound
• Cut from Original Analog Master Tapes
• Deluxe Gatefold Cover

By the time the Counting Crows signed to Geffen in 1993, they had already built up a significant fanbase which payed large dividends upon the release of their debut album August And Everything After later that same year. Produced by the-one-and-only T-Bone Burnett, the album climbed all the way to #4 on the Billboard 200 charts thanks to the trio of hit singles "Mr. Jones," "Rain King" and "Round Here," selling over seven million copies in the U.S. alone in the process.

Rated #67 of the '100 Best Albums of the Nineties' by Rolling Stone: "An artfully crafted, intimate song cycle, August and Everything After seemed to explode on impact. Vividly produced by T Bone Burnett, its post-punk bleakness married to old-school rock influences, August became that rare album over which both alterna-kids and classic rockers could bond."

"We were fortunate that this was recorded to analog in an age that had many digital recordings," says Acoustic Sounds founder and CEO Chad Kassem. who describes August and Everything After as "one of the better albums in the entire '90s," with a timeless vibe and classic pop sound. Although recorded to audio tape, the album was originally mastered for CD and featured a longer playing time than a standard LP. Thus Analogue Productions has reissued August and Everything After as a double LP set to maximize the dynamic range of this recording. This is the first time that the 'Crows multi-platinum smash has been released in the U.S. as an LP. Mastered by Ryan Smith at Sterling Sound.

"With his influences clearly imprinted on his creative sleeve, Adam Duritz and friends created in 1993 one of the last great analog rock recordings... spectacular sonics, engineered by Patrick McCarthy... The drums in particular are recorded spectacularly well here, spread across the stage... The electric guitars are also recorded with a beautiful blend of body and chime. The recording also excels dynamically and the mix produces satisfying three-dimensionality and superb image focus and solidity. If you're part of the 'Mr. Jones' generation that came of age to this record, you'll want to invest in this sonically spectacular version expertly mastered by Ryan Smith at Sterling Sound. You make think you've heard this album but until you hear this edition you really haven't. Quality Record Pressings plating and pressing quality remain models of velvety quiet backdrops and explosive sonics." - Michael Fremer, Analog Planet

Musicians:

Matt Malley, bass guitar, guitar, vocals
Charlie Gillingham, piano, Hammond B3 organ, accordion, Chamberlin, vocals
Adam Duritz, vocals, piano, harmonica
Steve Bowman, drums, vocals
David Bryson, guitars, vocals

Additional Musicians:

David Immergluck, guitars, mandolins, pedal steel guitar, mandocello, vocals
Bill Dillon, guitar, guitorgan
Denny Fongheiser, percussion, drums on track 3
T-Bone Burnett, guitar,producer
Gary Louris, backing vocals
Mark Olson, backing vocals
Maria McKee, backing vocals

Track Listing:

LP1 Side A
1. Round Here
2. Omaha
3. Mr. Jones

LP1 Side B
1. Perfect Blue Buildings
2. Anna Begins
3. Time And Time Again

LP2 Side C
1. Rain King
2. Sullivan Street
3. Ghost Train

LP2 Side D
1. Raining In Baltimore
2. A Murder Of One

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