{"id":283365,"date":"2026-02-06T05:25:09","date_gmt":"2026-02-06T05:25:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/283365\/"},"modified":"2026-02-06T05:25:09","modified_gmt":"2026-02-06T05:25:09","slug":"original-draft-version-of-mark-lanegans-classic-bubblegum-to-be-released-for-record-store-day-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/283365\/","title":{"rendered":"‘Original Draft’ version of Mark Lanegan’s classic ‘Bubblegum’ to be released for Record Store Day 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"

The \u2018Original Draft\u2019 version of Mark Lanegan<\/a>\u2018s classic \u2018Bubblegum\u2019 will be released for Record Store Day 2026<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The former Screaming Trees<\/a> vocalist released his sixth solo album in 2004 to critical acclaim for its stark blend of blues, rock and punk.<\/p>\n

Following on from his stint as a full time member in Queens Of The Stone Age<\/a>, Lanegan worked with a star-studded lineup of close collaborators\u00a0including PJ Harvey<\/a>, Josh Homme<\/a>, Duff McKagan<\/a>, Greg Dulli<\/a> and more. With these musicians, Lanegan produced enough material for two albums, which was eventually refined into the 2004 release.<\/p>\n

Now, the original running order and recordings for \u2018Bubblegum\u2019 will be available on limited-edition 2XLP white vinyl for Record Store Day this year (April 18).<\/p>\n

It will restore the record to Lanegan\u2019s original intentions, providing an alternative lens on one of Lanegan\u2019s seminal records. The album was mixed by Geoff Pesche at Abbey Road. Profits will go towards the recently established Mark Lanegan Foundation. Take a look at the tracklisting below, along with other big name Record Store Day releases this year:<\/p>\n

Mark Lanegan\u2019s \u2018Bubblegum (Original Draft)\u2019 vinyl edition tracklist is:\u00a0<\/p>\n

A
\u2018When Your Number Isn\u2019t Up\u2019
\u2018Hit The City (feat. PJ Harvey)\u2019
\u2018Mirrored\u2019
\u2018Methamphetamine Blues\u2019<\/p>\n

B
\u2018One Hundred Days\u2019
\u2018Bombed\u2019
\u2018Like Little Willie John\u2019
\u2018Strange Religion\u2019<\/p>\n

C
\u2018Josephine (outtake)\u2019
\u2018Come To Me\u2019
\u2018Message to Mine\u2019
\u2018Wedding Dress\u2019<\/p>\n

D
\u2018Lexington Slow Down\u2019
\u2018Skeletal History\u2019
\u2018Blood (Crackers & Honey) (outtake)\u2019<\/p>\n

Lanegan died aged 57 in 2022<\/a>, with NME\u00a0hailing him<\/a> as a \u201cfoundation stone in modern alternative rock\u201d.<\/p>\n

A tribute concert to Lanegan was held in 2024<\/a>, with Josh Homme, Depeche Mode<\/a>\u2018s\u00a0Dave Gahan<\/a>,\u00a0Primal Scream<\/a>\u2018s\u00a0Bobby Gillespie<\/a>,\u00a0Chrissie Hynde<\/a> and many more performing on the night.<\/p>\n

Entitled \u2018Mark Lanegan 60 \u2013 A Celebration\u2019, it honoured what would have been his 60th birthday and was hosted at London\u2019s Roundhouse.<\/p>\n

Gahan spoke to NME<\/a> on the night about Lanegan\u2019s passing, remarking: \u201cIt\u2019s time; you start thinking about time. I knew that Mark was struggling with his health and was trying to take care of that in various ways. I think everything just caught up with him. You get to a certain age where you find yourself asking, \u2018Why does this hurt? Why can\u2019t I do that?\u2019 You don\u2019t feel older in my mind, but you feel it.<\/p>\n

\u201cTo me, losing Mark was the same as\u00a0when Bowie went,<\/a>\u201d he continued. \u201cYou know: tick-tock, we\u2019re not invincible, we\u2019re not here forever, you\u2019ve just got to enjoy the time you have. Give a little more time to your family and friends and be grateful for what you have. Mark struggled for years with his demons \u2013 as we all do, some of us more than others \u2013 but his songwriting and in particular his voice have been my companion for years.\u201d<\/p>\n

Elsewhere, Record Store Day will see a slate of one-off releases in support of charity partner War Child<\/a> in addition to releases from Charli XCX<\/a>,\u00a0Muse<\/a>,\u00a0Suede<\/a>,\u00a0David Bowie<\/a>,\u00a0The Cure<\/a>,\u00a0KPop Demon Hunters<\/a>,\u00a0Paramore<\/a> and many more. Check out the full list here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The \u2018Original Draft\u2019 version of Mark Lanegan\u2018s classic \u2018Bubblegum\u2019 will be released for Record Store Day 2026. The…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":283366,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[28],"tags":[93,15775,61,60,278,640],"class_list":{"0":"post-283365","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-music","8":"tag-entertainment","9":"tag-grunge","10":"tag-ie","11":"tag-ireland","12":"tag-music","13":"tag-rock"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/283365","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=283365"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/283365\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/283366"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=283365"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=283365"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=283365"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}