Today, The Tragically Hip released the commemorative boxset of their Diamond-certified debut album Up To Here, the latest installment of special deluxe packages. Up To Here was originally released September 5, 1989, as The Tragically Hip’s first full-length studio album, an introduction that brought them breakthrough success, including two Canadian rock radio #1 singles, “Blow at High Dough” and “New Orleans is Sinking” also earning the band a JUNO Award for “Most Promising Artist” in 1990. Fans can order here today via Universal Music Canada.
The expanded reissue of Up To Here is a must-have for collectors, presented as four LP set on 180g vinyl, alongside liner notes documenting the history of the debut album era. The reissue includes a 2024 remastering of the original album, there are also five previously unreleased songs that didn’t make it on the original Up To Here album - “She’s Got What It Takes,” “Get Back Again,” “Rain, Hearts And Fire,” “Hailstone Hands Of God,” and “Wait So Long” – that are also shared as part of this expanded package, remastered and mixed in Atmos. A recording of Live at Misty Moon, the special filmed for MuchMusic in 1990 from the Misty Moon Cabaret in Halifax, with an accompanying 1-hour concert film on Blu-ray. The package also includes demos from 1988 recorded prior to the Up To Here recording session. In addition, the package will also be available as a three-disc CD format.
In June The Tragically Hip officially dropped the new single “Get Back Again,” considered by fans as the holy grail of previously unreleased tracks from the band. The track was recorded prior to signing to their first major record deal with MCA (now Universal Music Canada), produced by Chris Wardman in November 1988, before the Up To Here sessions, now remixed and mastered to today’s standards. The song recently reached #1 in Canada, marking their first chart-topping hit in 15 years. The band had performed “Get Back Again” as part of the Live At Misty Moon set in 1990, which had been the only recorded version of the track from the band until now.
“The Tragically Hip push the sounds of heartland and down-home country-rock on Up to Here. This album also marks the band's first stateside release, and basically it's a record of burgeoning talent, suggesting what is yet to come from The Tragically Hip. Frontman Gordon Downie is raw and rugged, twisting American trad rock into gritty rock andamp; roll. There's a lot of heartfelt emotion woven into pure musical swagger on songs like "New Orleans Is Sinking" and "When the Weight Comes Down." "Blow at High Dough" follows the lead of its foot-stompin', hand-clappin' rock tracks.”
- All Music Guide 1989
Up to Here review by All Music Guide
Up To Here Commemorative Boxset (4LP _ Blu-ray Audio):
LP 1 - Up To Here (2024 remaster of the original album)
Side One
1. Blow At High Dough
2. I’ll Believe In You (Or I’ll Be Leaving You Tonight)
3. New Orleans Is Sinking
4. 38 Years Old
5. She Didn’t Know
Side Two
6. Boots Or Hearts
7. Everytime You Go
8. When The Weight Comes Down
9. Trickle Down
10. Another Midnight
11. Opiated
LP 2+3 - Live At The Misty Moon + Previously Unreleased Studio Tracks
Side One
1. Crack My Spine Like A Whip (Live At The Misty Moon)
2. She Didn’t Know (Live At The Misty Moon)
3. Highway Girl (Live At The Misty Moon)
4. Just As Well (Live At The Misty Moon)
5. Boots Or Hearts (Live At The Misty Moon)
6. Trickle Down (Live At The Misty Moon)
Side Two
1. Get Back Again (Live At The Misty Moon)
2. Three Pistols (Live At The Misty Moon)
3. Fight (Live At The Misty Moon)
4. 38 Years Old (Live At The Misty Moon)
Side Three
1. Blow At High Dough (Live At The Misty Moon)
2. I’ll Believe In You (Or I’ll Be Leaving You Tonight) (Live At The Misty Moon)
3. New Orleans Is Sinking (Live At The Misty Moon)
4. On The Verge (Live At The Misty Moon)
Side Four
1. She’s Got What It Takes
2. Get Back Again
3. Rain, Hearts And Fire
4. Wait So Long
LP 4 - How We Got Here - The 1988 Demos
Side One
1. Hailstone Hands Of God (1988 Demo)
2. When The Weight Comes Down (1988 Demo)
3. I’ll Believe In You (Or I’ll Be Leaving You Tonight) (1988 Demo)
4. New Orleans Is Sinking (1988 Demo)
5. Rain, Hearts And Fire (1988 Demo)
Side Two
1. She Didn’t Know (1988 Demo)
2. Blow At High Dough (1988 Demo)
3. Boots Or Hearts (1988 Demo)
4. Everytime You Go (1988 Demo)
5. Just Another Midnight (1988 Demo)
Disc 4 Atmos Blu-ray
1. Blow At High Dough
2. I’ll Believe In You (Or I’ll Be Leaving You Tonight)
3. New Orleans Is Sinking
4. 38 Years Old
5. She Didn’t Know
6. Boots Or Hearts
7. Everytime You Go
8. When The Weight Comes Down
9. Trickle Down
10. Another Midnight
11. Opiated
12. She’s Got What It Takes
13. Get Back Again
14. Rain, Hearts And Fire
15. Wait So Long
*The Blu-ray also includes the full 1hr concert film of The Misty Moon show. Tracklisting of the show on the video is:
1. Crack My Spine Like A Whip (Live At The Misty Moon)
2. She Didn’t Know (Live At The Misty Moon)
3. Highway Girl (Live At The Misty Moon)
4. Just As Well (Live At The Misty Moon)
5. Boots Or Hearts (Live At The Misty Moon)
6. Trickle Down (Live At The Misty Moon)
7. Get Back Again (Live At The Misty Moon)
8. Three Pistols (Live At The Misty Moon)
9. Fight (Live At The Misty Moon)
10. 38 Years Old (Live At The Misty Moon)
11. Blow At High Dough (Live At The Misty Moon)
12. I’ll Believe In You (Or I’ll Be Leaving You Tonight) (Live At The Misty Moon)
13. New Orleans Is Sinking (Live At The Misty Moon)
14. On The Verge (Live At The Misty Moon)
3 CD + Blu-ray Audio
Disc 1 - Up To Here (2024 remaster of the original album)
1. Blow At High Dough
2. I’ll Believe In You (Or I’ll Be Leaving You Tonight)
3. New Orleans Is Sinking
4. 38 Years Old
5. She Didn’t Know
6. Boots Or Hearts
7. Everytime You Go
8. When The Weight Comes Down
9. Trickle Down
10. Another Midnight
11. Opiated
Disc 2 - Live At The Misty Moon + Previously Unreleased Studio Tracks
1. Crack My Spine Like A Whip (Live At The Misty Moon)
2. She Didn’t Know (Live At The Misty Moon)
3. Highway Girl (Live At The Misty Moon)
4. Just As Well (Live At The Misty Moon)
5. Boots Or Hearts (Live At The Misty Moon)
6. Trickle Down (Live At The Misty Moon)
7. Get Back Again (Live At The Misty Moon)
8. Three Pistols (Live At The Misty Moon)
9. Fight (Live At The Misty Moon)
10. 38 Years Old (Live At The Misty Moon)
11. Blow At High Dough (Live At The Misty Moon)
12. I’ll Believe In You (Or I’ll Be Leaving You Tonight) (Live At The Misty Moon)
13. New Orleans Is Sinking (Live At The Misty Moon)
14. On The Verge (Live At The Misty Moon)
15. She’s Got What It Takes
16. Get Back Again
17. Rain, Hearts And Fire
18. Wait So Long
Disc 3 - How We Got Here - The 1988 Demos
1. Hailstone Hands Of God (1988 Demo)
2. When The Weight Comes Down (1988 Demo)
3. I’ll Believe In You (Or I’ll Be Leaving You Tonight) (1988 Demo)
4. New Orleans Is Sinking (1988 Demo)
5. Rain, Hearts And Fire (1988 Demo)
6. She Didn’t Know (1988 Demo)
7. Blow At High Dough (1988 Demo)
8. Boots Or Hearts (1988 Demo)
9. Everytime You Go (1988 Demo)
10. Just Another Midnight (1988 Demo)
Disc 4 Atmos Blu-ray
1. Blow At High Dough
2. I’ll Believe In You (Or I’ll Be Leaving You Tonight)
3. New Orleans Is Sinking
4. 38 Years Old
5. She Didn’t Know
6. Boots Or Hearts
7. Everytime You Go
8. When The Weight Comes Down
9. Trickle Down
10. Another Midnight
11. Opiated
12. She’s Got What It Takes
13. Get Back Again
14. Rain, Hearts And Fire
15. Wait So Long
*The Blu-ray also includes the full 1hr concert film of the Misty Moon show. Tracklisting of the show on the video is:
1. Crack My Spine Like A Whip (Live At The Misty Moon)
2. She Didn’t Know (Live At The Misty Moon)
3. Highway Girl (Live At The Misty Moon)
4. Just As Well (Live At The Misty Moon)
5. Boots Or Hearts (Live At The Misty Moon)
6. Trickle Down (Live At The Misty Moon)
7. Get Back Again (Live At The Misty Moon)
8. Three Pistols (Live At The Misty Moon)
9. Fight (Live At The Misty Moon)
10. 38 Years Old (Live At The Misty Moon)
11. Blow At High Dough (Live At The Misty Moon)
12. I’ll Believe In You (Or I’ll Be Leaving You Tonight) (Live At The Misty Moon)
13. New Orleans Is Sinking (Live At The Misty Moon)
14. On The Verge (Live At The Misty Moon)
Digital
Up To Here (2024 remaster of the original album) + Previously Unreleased Studio Tracks;
1. Blow At High Dough
2. I’ll Believe In You (Or I’ll Be Leaving You Tonight)
3. New Orleans Is Sinking
4. 38 Years Old
5. She Didn’t Know
6. Boots Or Hearts
7. Everytime You Go
8. When The Weight Comes Down
9. Trickle Down
10. Another Midnight
11. Opiated
12. She’s Got What It Takes
13. Get Back Again
14. Rain, Hearts And Fire
15. Wait So Long
Live At The Misty Moon;
1. Crack My Spine Like A Whip (Live At The Misty Moon)
2. She Didn’t Know (Live At The Misty Moon)
3. Highway Girl (Live At The Misty Moon)
4. Just As Well (Live At The Misty Moon)
5. Boots Or Hearts (Live At The Misty Moon)
6. Trickle Down (Live At The Misty Moon)
7. Get Back Again (Live At The Misty Moon)
8. Three Pistols (Live At The Misty Moon)
9. Fight (Live At The Misty Moon)
10. 38 Years Old (Live At The Misty Moon)
11. Blow At High Dough (Live At The Misty Moon)
12. I’ll Believe In You (Or I’ll Be Leaving You Tonight) (Live At The Misty Moon)
13. New Orleans Is Sinking (Live At The Misty Moon)
14. On The Verge (Live At The Misty Moon)
How We Got Here - The 1988 Demos;
1. Hailstone Hands Of God (1988 Demo)
2. When The Weight Comes Down (1988 Demo)
3. I’ll Believe In You (Or I’ll Be Leaving You Tonight) (1988 Demo)
4. New Orleans Is Sinking (1988 Demo)
5. Rain, Hearts And Fire (1988 Demo)
6. She Didn’t Know (1988 Demo)
7. Blow At High Dough (1988 Demo)
8. Boots Or Hearts (1988 Demo)
9. Everytime You Go (1988 Demo)
10. Just Another Midnight (1988 Demo)
Atmos
1. Blow At High Dough
2. I’ll Believe In You (Or I’ll Be Leaving You Tonight)
3. New Orleans Is Sinking
4. 38 Years Old
5. She Didn’t Know
6. Boots Or Hearts
7. Everytime You Go
8. When The Weight Comes Down
9. Trickle Down
10. Another Midnight
11. Opiated
12. She’s Got What It Takes
13. Get Back Again
14. Rain, Hearts And Fire
15. Wait So Long
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