Alternative History: A Cracker Retrospective (2x CD) | Mint (M) Mint (M)

Alternative History: A Cracker Retrospective is a dynamic journey through the sonic landscape of Cracker, one of alt-rock's most enduring and beloved bands. This special compilation album offers fans a fresh perspective on Cracker's rich musical catalogue, featuring alternative versions, re-recordings, and live takes from the band's history. Spanning their entire career, this retrospective highlights the band's evolution, revisiting classic songs with new energy, creative arrangements, and live recordings that capture their unfiltered spirit.

Featuring 5 previously unreleased versions and 6 rare live recordings the album presents a mix of fan favourites and deeper cuts. Whether you’re a long-time fan or new to their music, this retrospective is a celebration of Cracker’s influence in the alternative rock world, offering a compelling new way to experience their music. Available on 3LP LTD Edition Yellow, White & Orange Vinyl with 12 page booklet, and 2CD digisleeve with 28 page booklet.

Label: Cooking Vinyl

Acoustic, Alternative Rock, Art Rock, Classic Rock, Country Rock, Pop Rock
1-1        Sick Of Goodbyes (Re-Record With Members Of Drive-By Truckers)
Bass – Boo Haggerty
Drums – Brad Morgan
Engineer, Mixed By – Drew Vandenberg
Keyboards – Jay Gonzalez*
Pedal Steel Guitar – Matt "Pistol" Stoessel*
Producer – David Lowery
Written-By – Lowery*, Linkous*
3:24
1-2        Teen Angst (Redux Version)
Backing Vocals – Johnny Hickman
Bass, Backing Vocals – David Immerglück
Drums – Frank Funaro
Engineer – Alan Weatherhead, Bryan Hoffa
Engineer [Assistant] – Molly Berg
Keyboards – Kenny Margolis
Mixed By – Alan Weatherhead, John Morand
Percussion – Miguel Urbiztondo
Producer – John Morand
Written-By – Faragher*, Lowery*, Hickman*
4:03
1-3        Mr. Wrong
Backing Vocals – Johnny Hickman
Banjo – Noam Pikelny
Bass – Greg Garrison
Drums – Jose Martinez (10)
Engineer – John Morand
Featuring – Leftover Salmon
Guitar – Vince Herman
Keyboards – Bill McKay
Mandolin – Drew Emmitt
Mixed By – Alan Weatherhead, John Morand
Producer – David Lowery
Written-By – Faragher*, Lowery*, Hickman*
4:51
1-4        I See The Light (Redux Version)
Backing Vocals – Jess Hoffa, Johnny Hickman, Molly Berg
Bass, Backing Vocals – David Immerglück
Drums – Frank Funaro
Engineer – Alan Weatherhead, Bryan Hoffa
Engineer [Assistant] – Molly Berg
Keyboards – Kenny Margolis
Mixed By – Alan Weatherhead, John Morand
Percussion – Miguel Urbiztondo
Producer – John Morand
Written-By – Faragher*, Lowery*, Hickman*
5:28
1-5        Almond Grove (Re-Record With John Keane)
Banjo – John Keane
Bass – Bryan Howard*
Drums – Jeremy Wheatley (2)
Engineer, Mixed By – John Keane
Keyboards, Backing Vocals – Thayer Sarrano
Pedal Steel Guitar – Matt "Pistol" Stoessel*
Producer – David Lowery
Written-By – Lowery*
4:35
1-6        Low (Redux Version)
Backing Vocals – Johnny Hickman
Bass, Backing Vocals – David Immerglück
Drums – Frank Funaro
Engineer – Alan Weatherhead, Bryan Hoffa
Engineer [Assistant] – Molly Berg
Keyboards – Kenny Margolis
Mixed By – Alan Weatherhead, John Morand
Percussion – Miguel Urbiztondo
Producer – John Morand
Written-By – Faragher*, Lowery*, Hickman*
4:54
1-7        Merry Christmas Emily (Emily's Version)
Bass – Boo Haggerty
Engineer – David Lowery, Jeremy Lawton, Megan Slankard
Mixed By – Jeremy Lawton
Pedal Steel Guitar – Matt "Pistol" Stoessel*
Producer – David Lowery
Vocals, Keyboards – Megan Slankard
Written-By – Lowery*, Hickman*
5:10
1-8        The World Is Mine (Redux Version)
Backing Vocals – Johnny Hickman
Bass, Backing Vocals – David Immerglück
Drums – Frank Funaro
Engineer – Alan Weatherhead, Bryan Hoffa
Engineer [Assistant] – Molly Berg
Keyboards – Kenny Margolis
Mixed By – Alan Weatherhead, John Morand
Percussion – Miguel Urbiztondo
Producer – John Morand
Written-By – Lowery*, Hickman*
3:43
1-9        Sweet Potato
Backing Vocals – Johnny Hickman
Banjo – Noam Pikelny
Bass – Greg Garrison
Drums – Jose Martinez (10)
Engineer – John Morand
Featuring – Leftover Salmon
Guitar – Vince Herman
Keyboards – Bill McKay
Mandole – Drew Emmitt
Mixed By – Alan Weatherhead, John Morand
Producer – David Lowery
Written-By – Faragher*, Lowery*, Hickman*
4:58
1-10        Turn On Tune In Drop Out With Me (Live At The Rockpalast Crossroads Festival)
Backing Vocals – Johnny Hickman
Bass – Sal Maida
Drums – Frank Funaro
Engineer, Mixed By – Achim Kolz
Producer – Peter Sommer (4)
Technician [Sound Technician] – Hans Fechner*, Micael Feyen*, Michaela Hock*
Written-By – Lowery*, Funaro*, Hickman*, Maida*
3:59
1-11        7 Days (Live In Madrid)
Backing Vocals – Johnny Hickman
Bass – Bryan Howard*
Drums – Carlton Owens
Mixed By – Sloan Simpson
Recorded By – Raúl Lorenzo
Written-By – Lowery*, Hickman*
4:24
1-12        Big Dipper (Redux Version)
Bass, Backing Vocals – David Immerglück
Drums – Frank Funaro
Engineer – Alan Weatherhead, Bryan Hoffa
Engineer [Assistant] – Molly Berg
Keyboards – Kenny Margolis
Lead Guitar, Backing Vocals – Johnny Hickman
Mixed By – Alan Weatherhead, John Morand
Percussion – Miguel Urbiztondo
Producer – John Morand
Rhythm Guitar – David Lowery
Written-By – Lowery*, Hickman*
5:45
2-1        Eurotrash Girl Waltz
Backing Vocals – Johnny Hickman
Banjo – Noam Pikelny
Bass – Greg Garrison
Drums – Jose Martinez (10)
Engineer – John Morand
Featuring – Leftover Salmon
Guitar – Vince Herman
Keyboards – Bill McKay
Mandolin – Drew Emmitt
Mixed By – Alan Weatherhead, John Morand
Producer – David Lowery
Written-By – Faragher*, Lowery*, Peters*, Hickman*
6:14
2-2        King Of Bakersfield (Acoustic)
Bass – Boo Haggerty
Engineer, Mixed By – Jeremy Lawton
Keyboards, Accordion – Jeremy Lawton
Pedal Steel Guitar – Matt "Pistol" Stoessel*
Producer – David Lowery
Written-By – Lowery*
5:24
2-3        I Need Better Friends
Bass, Backing Vocals – Victor Krummenacher
Drums, Percussion – Frank Funaro
Engineer – Alan Weatherhead, Bryan Hoffa, David Lowery, John Morand
Engineer [Assistant] – Molly Berg
Keyboards – Kenny Margolis
Mixed By – Alan Weatherhead, John Morand
Producer – David Lowery, John Morand
Synthesizer – Bill Grishaw
Written-By – Lowery*
3:48
2-4        Father Winter (Hickman Demo)
Backing Vocals – David Lowery
Bass, Drums – Boo Haggerty
Producer, Engineer, Mixed By – David Lowery
Vocals – Johnny Hickman
Written-By – Hickman*
4:10
2-5        One Fine Day (Live At The Rockpalast Crossroads Festival)
Backing Vocals – Johnny Hickman
Bass – Sal Maida
Drums – Frank Funaro
Engineer, Mixed By – Achim Kolz
Producer – Peter Sommer (4)
Technician [Sound Technician] – Hans Fechner*, Micael Feyen*, Michaela Hock*
Written-By – Lowery*, Hickman*
6:55
2-6        Gimme One More Chance (Live At The Rockpalast Crossroads Festival)
Backing Vocals – Johnny Hickman
Bass – Sal Maida
Drums – Frank Funaro
Engineer, Mixed By – Achim Kolz
Producer – Peter Sommer (4)
Technician [Sound Technician] – Hans Fechner*, Micael Feyen*, Michaela Hock*
Written-By – Immerglück*, Lowery*
4:19
2-7        Sunrise In The Land Of Milk And Honey (Live In Madrid)
Backing Vocals – Johnny Hickman
Bass, Backing Vocals – Bryan Howard*
Drums – Carlton Owens
Mixed By – Sloan Simpson
Recorded By – Raúl Lorenzo
Written-By – Lowery*, Funaro*, Hickman*, Maida*
3:42
2-8        River Euphrates (Live In Berlin)
Bass – Sal Maida
Drums – Nate Brown
Keyboards, Backing Vocals – Kenny Margolis
Written-By – Faragher*, Lowery*, Hickman*
3:00
2-9        I Want Everything (Live In Madrid)
Backing Vocals – Johnny Hickman
Bass, Backing Vocals – Bryan Howard*
Drums – Carlton Owens
Mixed By – Sloan Simpson
Recorded By – Raúl Lorenzo
Written-By – Faragher*, Lowery*, Hickman*
6:05
2-10        Movie Star (Live In Madrid)
Backing Vocals – Johnny Hickman
Bass, Backing Vocals – Bryan Howard*
Drums – Carlton Owens
Mixed By – Sloan Simpson
Recorded By – Raúl Lorenzo
Written-By – Faragher*, Lowery*, Hickman*
3:29
2-11        Don't F*ck Me Up With Peace And Love (Live In Madrid)
Backing Vocals – Johnny Hickman
Bass, Backing Vocals – Bryan Howard*
Drums – Carlton Owens
Mixed By – Sloan Simpson
Recorded By – Raúl Lorenzo
Written-By – Faragher*, Lowery*, Hickman*
3:14
2-12        Ain't Gonna Suck Itself
Backing Vocals – Johnny Hickman
Bass – Brandy Wood
Drums – Frank Funaro
Engineer – Alan Weatherhead, Bryan Hoffa
Engineer [Assistant] – Molly Berg
Keyboards – Kenny Margolis
Mixed By – Alan Weatherhead, John Morand
Percussion – Miguel Urbiztondo
Producer – John Morand
Written-By – Lowery*
5:47
Recorded At – Chase Park Transduction
Recorded At – Sound Of Music Recording Studios
Recorded At – John Keane Studios
Recorded At – Casa Vego, Athens, GA
Recorded At – FrankenGoose Studios, San Francisco, CA
Recorded At – Harmonie, Bonn
Recorded At – Teatro Lara, Madrid, Spain
Recorded At – Ashtray Studios, Hollywood, CA
Guitar – Johnny Hickman
Management – Velena Vego Management
Mastered By – Jason NeSmith (2) (tracks: 1-1, 1-5, 1-7, 2-2, 2-5, 2-6)
Mastered By [Original Mastering] – Brent Lambert (tracks: 1-2, 1-3, 1-4, 1-6, 1-8, 1-9, 1-12, 2-1, 2-3, 2-12), David Lowery (tracks: 1-11, 2-7, 2-9 to 2-11)
Photography – John Bright (7)
Photography By – Bradford Jones, Don Kilburg, Jason Thrasher
Project Manager – Boo Haggerty
Remastered By [Additional Mastering] – Jason NeSmith (2) (tracks: 1-2, 1-3, 1-4, 1-6, 1-8, to 2-1, 2-3, 2-7, 2-9 to 2-12)
Vocals, Guitar – David Lowery
Hype sticker: "Featuring alternative versions, re-records, and live takes of songs that span the band's history."

Available as (hype sticker): "2 CD with a 28 page booklet with lyrics and photos" or "LTD Edition: Triple LP coloured vinyl in a tri-fold sleeve including a 12-page booklet."

Tracks 1-2, 1-4, 1-6, 1-8, 1-12, 2-12 originally released on Cracker - Greatest Hits Redux
Tracks 1-3, 1-9, 2-1 originally released on Cracker / Leftover Salmon - O' Cracker Where Art Thou?
Tracks 1-10, 2-5, 2-6 originally released on Cracker - Live At The Rockpalast Crossroads-Festival
Tracks 1-11, 2-7, 2-9 to 2-11 originally released on Cracker - Live In Madrid
Track 2-3 originally released on Cracker - Greenland
Track 2-8 originally released on Cracker - Berlin
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• Media Condition: Mint (M)
• Sleeve Condition: Mint (M)
• Genre: ALT/INDIE
• Format Type: 2XCD