American Laundromat Records has announced the reissue of the Juliana Hatfield Three’s 1993 release, Become What You Are, and it’s now available for preorder.
It features the hit, My Sister, which was the debut single. After a period of working with fellow rock artists the Lemonheads following the breakup of her first band, Blake Babies, Hatfield recruited drummer Todd Philips and bassist Dean Fisher to form the Juliana Hatfield Three, who then recorded Become What You Are and “My Sister”.
Contrary to the content of the song, Hatfield does not have a sister, and inspiration was drawn from an older woman whom she saw as a sister figure.
The song became the biggest hit of Hatfield’s career, reaching number one on the US Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart. It also became a minor hit in the United Kingdom, peaking at number 71 on the UK Singles Chart.
The song Spin the Bottle is featured on the soundtrack of the 1994 film Reality Bites, and the album was ranked No. 9 in NME’s Albums of the Year list for 1993.
“We are stoked to reissue “Become What You Are” on vinyl to celebrate its 30th Anniversary. This exclusive reissue is limited to 2,500 units worldwide.
Reissue artwork prepared by Aaron Tanner at Melodic Virtue from the original art. Our good friend Sean Glonek at SRG studios handled remastering, Levi Seitz cut metal, and the fine folks at Furnace pressed the vinyl. It looks and sounds amazing! We are very proud of this reissue and hope you enjoy it.”
Pressing Information:
Red Opaque Vinyl (1000 Units)
Translucent Yellow Vinyl (500 Units) *Label Exclusive*
Three-Color Splatter Vinyl (500 Units) *Label Exclusive*
Yellow Splatter on Clear Vinyl (500 Units) *Indie Record Shop Exclusive*
Test Pressing (5 Units) *Label Exclusive*
Track List:
- Supermodel
- My Sister
- This is the Sound
- For the Birds
- Mabel
- A Dame with a Rod
- Addicted
- Feelin’ Massachusetts
- Spin the Bottle
- President Garfield
- Little Pieces
- I Got No Idols