Hear Stone Temple Pilots' Previously Unreleased Acoustic Version of "Big Empty"

Unearthed rarity appears on new 25th anniversary deluxe edition of 'Purple'

On June 7th, 1994, a rising alt-rock band with the very odd name Stone Temple Pilots released an album called Purple and made major waves. The LP debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard chart and has since sold over 6 millions copies on the strength of such now-classic songs as "Interstate Love Song," "Vasoline" and "Big Empty." Today (June 6th), the group — which is currently fronted by singer Jeff Gutt, who follows the late, great Scott Weiland and Chester Bennington — offered up a previously unreleased, and beautifully raw and sparse, acoustic version of that last song, which will appear on a forthcoming 25th anniversary edition of Purple, due September 13th via Rhino Records. The 3-CD/1-LP set Purple: Super Deluxe Edition will feature a newly remastered version of the album on both CD and vinyl, as well as an array of rarities and live versions including an unreleased full concert recording from 1994. The deluxe reissue will also be available digitally and in a 2-CD edition. See the full track list below.

Purple: Super Deluxe Edition
3CD/1LP track listing

Disc One: Purple 2019 Remaster
01. Meat Plow
02. Vasoline
03. Lounge Fly
04. Interstate Love Song
05. Still Remains
06. Pretty Penny
07. Silvergun Superman
08. Big Empty
09. Unglued
10. Army Ants
11. Kitchenware & Candybars

Disc Two: Early Versions, Demos & Acoustic
01. Meat Plow – Early Version *
02. Interstate Love Song – Early Version *
03. Big Empty – Acoustic Version *
04. Unglued – Demo *
05. Army Ants – Demo *
06. Kitchenware & Candybars – Demo *
07. Dancing Days
08. She Knows Me Too Well – Demo *
09. Interstate Love Song – Acoustic Version * (Live At KROQ Acoustic Christmas 1994)
10. Pretty Penny – Acoustic Version *
11. Kitchenware & Candybars – Acoustic Version *
12. Christmastime Is Here – Acoustic Version *

Disc Three: Live at New Haven Vererans Memorial Coliseum, New Haven, CT, August 23, 1994
01. Vasoline *
02. Silvergun Superman *
03. Crackerman *
04. Lounge Fly *
05. Meat Plow *
06. Still Remains *
07. Gypsy Davy *
08. Pretty Penny *
09. Creep *
10. Andy Warhol *
11. Army Ants *
12. Big Empty *
13. Interstate Love Song *
14. Plush *
15. Unglued *
16. Dead & Bloated *
17. Sex Type Thing *