Whilst many fans were hoping for a bumper boxset reissue of the Foo Fighters debut album in its 30th year the band instead opted to put together a simpler reissue which included only six previously released B-Sides and extra tracks. This new edition was first released on October 1st exclusively in Japan, on CD only, just in time for the bands three headlining shows in the country.

Now today (October 17, exactly 31 years since Dave entered the studio to record the album) Foo Fighters have announced a Double LP edition which is pressed on a limited edition Mint Vinyl.

According to the band the release is limited to just 1,995 copies worldwide which are for sale only in independent record stores. Most of these seem to be limited to the United States but some fans have been lucky elsewhere with copies found in Germany and the United Kingdom among others.

As previously mentioned this 30th anniversary edition features no new content, it is instead essentially a re-packing of the long out of print Australian Tour Edition of the album, featuring an additional six tracks which were all previously released as B-Sides on other releases.

LP1:

The original album with "additional mastering"

LP2:

1. Winnebago (First released as B-Side to 'This Is A Call' single)
2. How I Miss You (First released as B-Side to 'I'll Stick Around' single)
3. Podunk (First released as B-Side to 'This Is A Call' single)
4. Ozone (First released as B-Side to 'I'll Stick Around' single)
5. For All The Cows [Live at Reading Festival 1995] (First released as B-Side to 'For All The Cows' single)
6. Wattershed [Live at Reading Festival 1995] (First released as B-Side to 'For All The Cows' single)

The wait, then, sadly goes on for those of us who were hoping to hear more from this era of the band. 'Butterflies' remains the only track fully finished at the recording session for this record which has never been officially released in any format, although it does circulate among fans via one of the tapes Dave himself first passed around in late 1994.

We're also going to have to wait a little longer for any more of the numerous demos Dave Grohl recorded in the early 1990s. Demos for virtually all of the tracks featured on the album were recorded between 1990 and 1994, mostly with Barrett Jones at his Laundry Room Studio. Four of these were released on the aptly titled "Songs From The Laundry Room" EP in 2015 and others circulate among fans in varying quality but for the rest, the wait goes on.

Barrett has said on numerous occasions he would love to see more of the demos released officially but of course Dave is the one with the final say on what actually happens with his work.