UPDATE: STP ‘Core’ Reissue Due Out September 29

UPDATE 7/26/2017 10:55 AM - Well...so much for rumors!  The Core reissue is a GO!

Per the press release from Rhino Records, the 25th anniversary reissue will come out September 29 and will be available in the following formats:  Super Deluxe 4CD/DVD/LP box set, Deluxe Box Set, digital download and other streaming platforms.  (These formats and exclusive bundles are currently available for pre-order at StoneTemplePilots.com.)

The Super Deluxe edition is also super limited.  Only 15,000 copies will be available and contain the following extras: Two hours of unreleased demos and live performances (including STP's performance on MTV Unplugged), the original album on vinyl, a DVD featuring a 5.1 Surround Sound Mix of Core and the album's corresponding music videos and, lastly,  a 12" x 12" hardcover book with rare and unseen photos.

The first 1,000 copies of the Super Deluxe edition will also contain a bonus replica 7-inch vinyl single of "Plush" that was originally released in the UK.

Check out the full track listing below!

CORE: SUPER DELUXE EDITION
Track Listing

Disc One: Original Album Remastered
1.      "Dead & Bloated"
2.      "Sex Type Thing"
3.      "Wicked Garden"
4.      "No Memory"
5.      "Sin"
6.      "Naked Sunday"
7.      "Creep"
8.      "Piece Of Pie"
9.      "Plush"
10.    "Wet My Bed"
11.    "Crackerman"
12.    "Where The River Goes"

Disc Two: Demos And B-sides 
1.      "Only Dying" - Demo *
2.      "Wicked Garden" - Demo *
3.      "Naked Sunday" - Demo *
4.      "Where The River Goes" - Demo *
5.      "Dead & Bloated" - Demo *
6.      "Sex Type Thing" - Demo *
7.      "Sin" - Demo *
8.      "Creep" - Demo *
9.      "Plush" - Demo *
10.    "Sex Type Thing" - Swing Type Version
11.    "Plush" - Acoustic Type Version
12.    "Creep" - New Album Version
13.    "Plush" - Acoustic from MTV Headbanger's Ball (Take 1)

Disc Three: Live 1993
Live At Castaic Lake Natural Amphitheater (July 2, 1993)
1.      "Crackerman" *
2.      "Wicked Garden" *
3.      "No Memory" *
4.      "Sin" *
5.      "Plush" *
6.      "Where The River Goes" *
7.      "Sex Type Thing" *
8.      "Wet My Bed" *
9.      "Naked Sunday" *

Live At The Reading Festival (August 27, 1993)
10.    "Wicked Garden"
11.    "No Memory" *
12.    "Sin"
13.    "Lounge Fly" *
14.    "Dead & Bloated"
15.    "Sex Type Thing"
16.    "Naked Sunday"*

Disc Four: MTV Unplugged (November 17, 1993)
1.      "Crackerman"
2.      "Creep" *
3.      "Andy Warhol"
4.      "Plush" *
5.      "Big Empty" *
6.      "Wicked Garden" *
7.      "Sex Type Thing" *

Disc Five: (DVD) Original Album 5.1 Mix, 24/96 Stereo Audio, And Music Videos

* Previously Unreleased

Bonus "Plush" 7-inch
Included with www.stonetemplepilots.com preorder, limited edition of 1,000 units

Side 1
"Plush" (Edit)

Side 2
"Sin"

ORIGINAL STORY

Stone Temple Pilots may be dormant and without an acknowledged singer at the moment, but the group seems to have something brewing to celebrate the 25th anniversary of its debut album, Core.

The set came out September 29, 1992, reaching No. 3 on the Billboard 200, going eight-times platinum and launching the Grammy and MTV Video Music Award-winning single "Plush." STP recently posted a pair of videos online that show a hand-written list of band name ideas, including STP's immediate predecessor Mighty Joe Young, sparking rumors of some sort of reissue, perhaps including unreleased material. There's been nothing official from the STP camp, however.

The group reportedly has been working with a new singer (reportedly The X Factor finalist Jeff Gutt) to replace the late Scott Weiland. Chester Bennington, who was with STP from 2013-15, died on July 20.

Gary Graff is an award-winning music journalist who not only covers music but has written books on Bob Seger, Neil Young and Bruce Springsteen.

Additional reporting by Erica Banas