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Today marks 25 years since the release of ‘Asleep in the Back’.

Originally released on 7th May 2001, elbow’s debut album introduced tracks including ‘Red’, ‘Newborn’, ‘Powder Blue’ and ‘Scattered Black and Whites’, and was later shortlisted for the Mercury Music Prize.

To mark the anniversary, a selection of archive videos, live footage and clips from the long out-of-print ‘Asleep in the Back’ film are now being made available on the band’s official YouTube channel for the first time.

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PRE-ORDER NEW ALBUM 'LITTLE FICTIONS' NOW

PRE-ORDER NEW ALBUM 'LITTLE FICTIONS' NOW

“It started with a week around the fire in a frozen Scotland in January and ended with a sleepless three day stint in Salford in November. In between, truly amazing things happened. It’s all here.”

elbow’s new album ‘Little Fictions’ is available to pre-order now as a digital download, CD, and LP. A limited edition boxset containing a bespoke book, exclusive art prints, CD, LP and digital download of the album is also available exclusively from the elbow store.

Recorded in Scotland and Manchester and featuring session drummer Alex Reeves, string players from the Hallé Orchestra, backing vocals from Hallé Ancoats Community Choir and London Contemporary Voices, ‘Little Fictions’ is the fourth album to be produced by Craig Potter.

Listen to the new track ‘Magnificent (She Says)’ and pre-order the album here.

Pre-order the digital download and get ‘Magnificent (She Says)’ instantly.

Pre-order the boxset here.