Set for release on 12th December, Retracing Our Steps is a return to the beating heart of The Pineapple Thief’s most formative years, spanning the albums What We Have Sown (2007), Tightly Unwound (2008), Someone Here Is Missing (2010), All The Wars(2012) and Magnolia (2014).
Available through Kscope, it’s an eight disc collection features rarities, acoustic reinterpretations, and new stereo and immersive mixes, charting the band’s evolution through a pivotal chapter in their history.
Formed in 1999 by founder and chief songwriter Bruce Soord, The Pineapple Thief has gone onto release a total of 16 studio albums, 6 EPs and several live and compilation albums. The lineup now includes Gavin Harrison of Porcupine Tree and King Crimson following his permanent joining for 2018’s Dissolution. In February 2024, The Pineapple Thief released the critically acclaimed It Leads To This that reached #1 in the UK Rock Chart #2 in the UK Independent Albums Chart.
Each recording for Retracing Our Steps was remixed this year by Bruce Soord and remastered by Steve Kitch. Disc 8, the Blu-ray, extends this new vision with Dolby Atmos, 5.1 surround and hi-res stereo mixes, breathing new life into the classic tracks –
Disc 1, What We Have Sown from 2007 is a 2025 mix and includes three bonus tracks, ‘You Sign Out’, ‘Before It Costs Us’ and ‘Well, I Think That’s What You Said? (Alternate Version)’.
Disc 2 is a 2025 mix of 2008’s Tightly Unwound; Disc 3 2009’s The Dawn Raids as a 2025 mix plus rarities; Disc 4 is 2010’s Someone Here Is Missing plus the Show A Little Love EP as 2025 mixes.
Disc 5 features 2012’s All The Wars and includes three bonus tracks, ‘You Don’t Look So Innocent’, ‘What Are You Saying?’ and ‘Every Last Moment’, all as 2025 mixes; Disc 6 features 2014’s Magnolia and two bonus tracks, ‘The Fins Fan Me’ and ‘Steal This Life, all as 2025 mixes.
Disc 7, titled The Acoustic Versions should be self-explanatory, whileDisc 8 is the aforementioned Blu-Ray (Dolby Atmos, 5.1 DTS-HD + MA/24/48 Stereo mixes of all tracks).
As well as the eight discs, Retracing Our Steps also includes a 76-page hardback book written by esteemed music journalist Polly Glass (Classic Rock, Prog), featuring first-hand memories and personal correspondence between Soord and longtime friend and devoted fan Peter Clemens. Through fresh reflections, interviews and photography, Bruce revisits the long nights and small victories, the friendships and near-misses, and the countless “massive wakeup calls” that shaped the music.
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