‘O Brother, Where Art Thou?’ Soundtrack Celebrates 25th Anniversary With Vinyl Edition & Opry Celebration

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Lost Highway Records is celebrating the 25th anniversary of the iconic O Brother, Where Art Thou? soundtrack by releasing a vinyl edition on Feb. 20.

Certified eight-times Platinum by the RIAA in 2007, the new 25th anniversary edition gives vinyl collectors three new variations to choose from: Standard Black, Sunshine Gold, (which will be available exclusively at the Lost Highway Records store), and Dapper Dan Red, available exclusively at independent record stores.

In honor of the milestone anniversary and new vinyl pressing, and as part of the Grand Ole Opry’s continuing 100th anniversary celebration, T Bone Burnett and Lost Highway will present an evening of O Brother, Where Art Thou? on the Opry on Feb. 28. The special Saturday night show will feature artists from the original soundtrack and more.

O Brother, Where Art Thou? was produced by Burnett for the 2000 Coen Brothers’ film of the same name, which was set in rural Mississippi during the Great Depression and starred George Clooney, John Turturro and Tim Blake Nelson. The soundtrack climbed to No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart after winning multiple Grammys, including Album of the Year, and was also named Album of the Year at the CMA Awards, the ACM Awards and the IBMA Bluegrass Music Awards.

It was the biggest-selling soundtrack of the decade according to Billboard, and in recent years it has been named one of the best soundtracks of all time by outlets including Rolling Stone, Pitchfork and Parade. The film and soundtrack sparked a 21st-century cultural renaissance, reintroducing traditional American roots music to the masses and inspiring a new wave of popular music rooted in the American South, with Lost Highway Records at the epicenter of the movement.

The O Brother, Where Art Thou? anniversary celebration will continue over the course of the year, with a series of special events and activations.

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