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Jim O'Rourke-- producer, one half of Loose Fur, former Sonic Youth member, and experimental musician in his own right-- will enter the reissue game on May 20 with the help of Drag City. That's when the Chicago label will reissue O'Rourke's Tamper (1991) and Osorezan (2006).

Both reissues will feature the original albums sans the distraction of bonus tracks. Take that, Elvis Costello!

Following the release of those reissues, Drag City imprint Streamline will continue the unearthing with the release of Long Nights, "a double-disc release of pure drone that dates way, way back but is only now seeing the light of day," according to Drag City.

Finally, there's the matter of O'Rourke's new album. Details are scant for now, but he's planning to have it finished early this year.

UPDATE: We've got the tracklists for the old stuff now:

Tamper:

01 Spirits Never Forgive
02 He Felt the Patient Memory of a Reluctant Sea
03 Ascend Through Unspoken Shadow 

Osorezan:

01 Form of the Collapse If a Collapse Should Occur
02 All We Know So Far
03 In Addition 

Long Nights:

01 Long Nights