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John Mellencamp’s 5x platinum, classic 1985 albumScarecrowyielded three U.S. Top 10 hits, ‘R.O.C.K. in the U.S.A.’ 2, ‘Small Town’ 6 and ‘Lonely Ol’ Night’ 6. These New editions feature the Newly remixed amp remastered album in addition to a full disc of rare amp previously unreleased tracks, most of which are not available digitally.The bonus material includes two previously unreleased fulllength songs ‘Carolina Shag,’ ‘Smart Guys’ , three album track rough mixes ‘Lonely Ol’ Night,’ ‘R.O.C.K. in the U.S.A,’ ‘Minutes to Memories’ , three partialsong demos ‘Between a Laugh and a Tear,’ ‘Rumbleseat,’ ‘Small Town’ , two bsides covers of twoScarecrowinfluences The Drifters’ ‘Under the Boardwalk’ and James Brown’s ‘Cold Sweat’ , and a previously unreleased cover of ‘Shama Lama Ding Dong,’ performed originally by the fictional band Otis Day and the Knights in the 1978 filmNational Lampoon’s Animal House. John Mellencamp is available for home delivery from Vinyl Records London, only £19 +P&P