We are pleased to announce that Domino is to reissue five "Palace" albums on 27th February 2012. The five albums reissued are the debut, "There is No-one What Will Take Care Of You" (Palace Brothers, 1993), its follow up, "Days In The Wake" (Palace Brothers, 1994), the mini album, "Hope" (Palace Songs, 1994), the Steve Albini-recorded "Viva Last Blues" (Palace Music, 1995) and the compilation, "Lost Blues And Other Songs" (Palace Music, 1997).

All of the reissues will be available on LP, CD (in a mini "LP" style pack) and digitally, except for Lost Blues And Other Songs which will be available on mini gatefold card CD pack and on double gatefold vinyl. The reissues will feature new artwork and packaging, with text written by Will Oldham.

Each "Palace" record features a different set of musicians and a revolving cast of contributors. Consequently each "Palace" album has a unique tone and atmosphere in which Oldham's cracked voice and remarkable song writing are the constant, beguiling presence. The albums perfectly illustrate how Oldham refused to be constrained by any signature style, but how everything he did under the Palace name was instantly recognisable as his and his alone.

Visit www.youtube.com/watch?v=Atra0qJFKlE for a video for "Old Jerusalem", from the album "Viva Last Blues" and visit www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kcn-5I34y0A for "Come In", from "Lost Blues And Other Songs".

Full track listings for the reissued albums are as follows:

'There is No-one What Will Take Care Of You' - REWIG80

1. "Idle Hands Are the Devil's Playthings" - 2:06
2. "Long Before" - 6:12
3. "I Tried to Stay Healthy For You" - 3:30
4. "The Cellar Song" - 3:51
5. "(I Was Drunk at The) Pulpit" - 3:51
6. "There Is No-One What Will Take Care of You" - 2:55
7. "O Lord Are You in Need?" - 2:58
8. "Merida" - 3:38
9. "King Me" - 3:49
10. "I Had a Good Mother and Father" (Washington Phillips) - 2:54
11. "Riding" - 4:23
12. "O Paul" - 2:49

'Days In The Wake' - REWIG81

1. "You Will Miss Me When I Burn" - 3:18
2. "Pushkin" - 2:52
3. "Come a Little Dog" - 2:18
4. "I Send My Love to You" - 2:16
5. "Meaulnes" - 2:27
6. "No More Workhorse Blues" - 3:29
7. "All Is Grace" - 1:34
8. "Whither Thou Goest" - 2:02
9. "(Thou Without) Partner" - 4:03
10. "I Am a Cinematographer" - 2:36

'Hope' - REWIG82

1. "Agnes, Queen of Sorrow" - 4:05
2. "Untitled" - 2:23
3. "Winter Lady" (Leonard Cohen) - 2:42
4. "Christmastime in the Mountains" - 1:38
5. "All Gone, All Gone" - 4:52
6. "Werner's Last Blues to Blokbuster" - 4:41

'Viva Last Blues' - REWIG83

1. "More Brother Rides" - 3:18
2. "Viva Ultra" - 3:18
3. "The Brute Choir" - 2:43
4. "The Mountain Low" - 2:44
5. "Tonight's Decision (And Hereafter)" - 4:10
6. "Work Hard/Play Hard" - 2:50
7. "New Partner" - 3:54
8. "Cat's Blues" - 3:18
9. "We All, Us Three, Will Ride" - 2:56
10. "Old Jerusalem" - 2:16

'Lost Blues And Other Songs' - REWIG84

1. "Ohio River Boat Song"
2. "Riding"
3. "Valentine's Day"
4. "Trudy Dies"
5. "Come In"
6. "Little Blue Eyes"
7. "Horses"
8. "Stable Will"
9. "Untitled" (Live at the Lounge Ax November 17, 1994)
10. "O How I Enjoy the Light"
11. "Marriage"
12. "West Palm Beach"
13. "Gulf Shores"
14. "(End Of) Traveling"
15. "Lost Blues"

To pre-order the reissues visit www.dominorecordco.com/palacereissues.

Bonnie "Prince" Billy will be returning to the UK for a sold out headlining show at London's Hackney Empire on the 25th of January 2012. The band will feature Bonnie on guitar/vocals, Emmett Kelly on guitar/vocals, Angel Olsen on vocals and Ben Boye on piano/harmonium, the line-up that played on the recent "Wolfroy Goes To Town" album

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