Giant Sand - Returns To Valley Of Rain (2018) [... Apr 2026

: Rather than a simple remaster, Gelb re-did the original sessions to reflect how he felt they "should've sounded" back in the early '80s.

: Keeping with the spirit of the original 1983 recording, the 2018 sessions were completed in just one and a half days for the same $400 budget. Giant Sand - Returns To Valley Of Rain (2018) [...

: Winston Watson (drums), Tommy Larkins (drums), and Scott Garber (fretless bass) all returned for the project. : Rather than a simple remaster, Gelb re-did

Released in 2018, is a complete re-recording of Giant Sand’s 1985 debut album, Valley of Rain . After officially retiring the band in 2016, frontman Howe Gelb reunited several original members to re-capture these early songs with a more direct, "buzzier" guitar sound and modern production. The Project Concept : Rather than a simple remaster