Keane Release Deluxe Edition of Debut Album

Marking the final and flagship release of the fifty classic albums being re-released to commemorate Island Record's 50th Anniversary, Keane have announced details of the deluxe edition of their 2004 debut Hopes & Fears to be released on 9th November 2009.

It is a beautifully packaged 2 CD Deluxe Edition featuring the original album plus; 7 BBC Session recordings, 6 previously unreleased, and the cover of U2's With or Without You recorded for Jo Whiley's Live Lounge show. Along with these it also includes the complete early singles released on the band's own Zoomorphic label and Fierce Panda. Original copies of these singles change hands for serious money on eBay, usually around £1000 each. Also included is a demo version of Into the Light, a track that never made the final album, the DJ Shadow's remix of We Might As Well Be Strangers and rare live recordings of Somewhere Only We Know, We Might As Well Be Strangers, This is the Last Time and Everybody's Changing that originally formed part of the limited edition Live EP released in 2004. Artwork includes new, unseen photos and sleeve notes by Steve Lamacq.

On 10th May 2004 Island Records released the No.1 biggest selling album of the year Hopes and Fears, selling over 5.8 million copies worldwide, and garnering two Brit Awards and an Ivor Novello Award. The album was also voted one of the "Best British Albums" ever in a Q Magazine/HMV poll. It was to become one of the classic albums of our time, and one of the last multi-million selling albums of this generation.