John Cougar Mellencamp – Scarecrow 2CD+Blu-ray+LP+7" Box Set

John Cougar Mellencamp – Scarecrow (2022 Mix) Super Deluxe Edition

We are releasing new editions of John Mellencamp’s 5x platinum, classic 1985 album Scarecrow – which yielded three U.S. Top 10 hits, “R.O.C.K. in the U.S.A.” (#2), “Small Town” (#6) and “Lonely Ol’ Night” (#6) – featuring the newly remixed & remastered album in addition to a full disc of rare & previously unreleased tracks, most of which are not available digitally.

The bonus material includes two previously unreleased full-length songs (“Carolina Shag,” “Smart Guys”), three album track rough mixes (“Lonely Ol’ Night,” “R.O.C.K. in the U.S.A,” “Minutes to Memories”), three partial-song demos (“Between a Laugh and a Tear,” “Rumbleseat,” “Small Town”), two b-sides (covers of two Scarecrow influences: The Drifters’ “Under the Boardwalk” and James Brown’s “Cold Sweat”), and a previously unreleased cover of “Shama Lama Ding Dong,” performed originally by the fictional band Otis Day and the Knights in the 1978 film National Lampoon’s Animal House.

Tracklist:
Disc 1
1. Rain On the Scarecrow
2. Grandma s Theme
3. Small Town
4. Minutes to Memories
5. Lonely Ol Night
6. The Face of the Nation
7. Justice and Independence 85
8. Between a Laugh and a Tear 
9. Rumbleseat
10. You ve Got to Stand for Somethin 
11. R.O.C.K. In the U.S.A. (A Salute to 60 s Rock)
12. The Kind of Fella I Am
13. Small Town (Acoustic Version)

Disc 2
1. Under the Boardwalk 
2. Lonely Ol Night (Rough Mix)
3. Between a Laugh and a Tear (Writer s Demo) (Demo)
4. Carolina Shag 
5. Cold Sweat 
6. Rumbleseat (Writer s Demo) (Demo) 
7. Smart Guys 
8. R.O.C.K. In the U.S.A. (A Salute to 60 s Rock) [rough Mix] 
9. Minutes to Memories (Rough Mix) 
10. Shama Lama Ding Dong
11. Small Town (Writer s Demo) (Demo)

Blu-ray:
1. Rain On the Scarecrow
2. Grandma s Theme
3. Small Town
4. Minutes to Memories
5. Lonely Ol Night
6. The Face of the Nation
7. Justice and Independence 85
8. Between a Laugh and a Tear 
9. Rumbleseat
10. You ve Got to Stand for Somethin 
11. R.O.C.K. In the U.S.A. (A Salute to 60 s Rock)
12. The Kind of Fella I Am
13. Small Town (Acoustic Version)
14. Under the Boardwalk 
15. Lonely Ol Night (Rough Mix)
16. Between a Laugh and a Tear (Writer s Demo) (Demo)
17. Carolina Shag 
18. Cold Sweat 
19. Rumbleseat (Writer s Demo) (Demo) 
20. Smart Guys 
21. R.O.C.K. In the U.S.A. (A Salute to 60 s Rock) [rough Mix] 
22. Minutes to Memories (Rough Mix) 
23. Shama Lama Ding Dong
24. Small Town (Writer s Demo) (Demo)

LP:
1. Rain On the Scarecrow
2. Grandma s Theme
3. Small Town
4. Minutes to Memories
5. Lonely Ol Night
6. The Face of the Nation
7. Justice and Independence 85
8. Between a Laugh and a Tear 
9. Rumbleseat
10. You ve Got to Stand for Somethin 
11. R.O.C.K. In the U.S.A. (A Salute to 60 s Rock)
12. The Kind of Fella I Am

7" 
A:
1. Small Town
B:
1. Small Town (Acoustic Version)

Label: Universal Music
Released: 1985/2022