Josh Ritter's deluxe double-album re-issue of The Animal Years, the best-selling title in Josh's catalog! Like Golden Age Of Radio and Hello Starling, The Animal Years has been drastically improved. The updated version now includes a BONUS cd, featuring Josh performing the ENTIRE ALBUM solo acoustic, plus four LIVE b-sides, and two videos. The acoustic album was recorded for this re-issue in 2008, and these recordings have not been previously released. Fans of Josh treasure the acoustic versions of his songs because they often provide a vastly different perspective on the music. The success of the two previous reissues is tangible proof of the demand. Both CDs are housed in a gorgeous tri-fold cardboard sleeve, with NEW artwork and fresh liner notes by Tom Ricks (Pulitzer Prize winning journalist; best selling author of Fiasco: The American Military Adventure In Iraq, and The Gamble: General David Petraeus and the American Military Adventure in Iraq, 2006-2008)