Out Now: Travis Release 20th Anniversary Deluxe Reissue Of Worldwide Best-Seller ‘The Invisible Band’ On Craft Recordings
Special Edition Box Set Features Unheard Demos, Original B-Sides, Outtakes, Live Sessions And More
Watch The Band Perform ‘Side’ On The Late Late Show With James Corden
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WATCH THE ANNIVERSARY TRAILER HERE
SEE THE PERFORMANCE + INTERVIEW ON CORDEN HERE
Multi-platinum Scottish rock band Travis have released the special deluxe 20th anniversary box set reissue of their worldwide chart-topping album ‘The Invisible Band’ today on Craft Recordings. Earlier this week, frontman Fran Healy caught up with James Corden for an interview on The Late Late Show before airing the band’s performance of their hit single “Side” from the historic Saint Luke’s Church in Glasgow. Tastemaker outlet Stereogum praised the band’s late night performance, citing Travis as “softly pretty Scottish post-Britpop greats.”
The deluxe reissue of The Invisible Band features the original album remastered by GRAMMY® Award-winning engineer Emily Lazar, all the original B-sides and a selection of completely unreleased demos, live sessions and alternate takes.
A special limited-edition 20th Anniversary box set features the material across two CDs and two 180-gram heavyweight, ultra-clear vinyl LPs, cut at London’s Air Studios. The set includes an extensive book with unseen session photography, handwritten lyrics and essays from the band plus contributions from the original producer Nigel Godrich. A limited number of hand-numbered prints, signed by all four of the band, are available via the Travis official store here.
The Invisible Band will also be reissued on standard black vinyl, available for the first time on the format since its original release. A limited green vinyl pressing is available via independent record stores, as well as a 2-CD standard edition.
‘The Invisible Band’ has become a major landmark for Travis, who The Independent call “one of the biggest British bands in the world.” The record debuted at #1 on the UK Albums Chart, enjoying four weeks in the top spot and a total of twenty-five weeks in the Top 100. Then in the US, the album held rank on the Billboard 200 Chart for seven weeks. In the year following the release of 'The Invisible Band,' Travis were recognized with a 4x platinum certification; a testament to their status as global sensations. The band also earned the titles of British Album and twice the British Group of the Year at the Brit Awards, NME’s award for Artist of the Year, and Band of the Year at the coveted GQ Awards in New York.
The imprint of ‘The Invisible Band’ continues to shine today. Critics, fans and artists alike have said how Travis inspired a league of other musical acts, including the likes of Keane and Coldplay, whose Chris Martin has been publicly outspoken on the impact of Travis, deeming them as “the band that invented my band and lots of others.”
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