The Definitive Decoration Day, by Drive-By Truckers

The Definitive Decoration Day

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1.	The Deeper In 03:15	buy track
2.	Sink Hole 03:31	buy track
3.	Hell No, I Ain’t Happy 04:23	buy track
4.	Marry Me 05:42	buy track
5.	My Sweet Annette 03:53	buy track
6.	Outfit 04:07	buy track
7.	Heathens 04:49	buy track
8.	Sounds Better in the Song 04:10	buy track
9.	(Something’s Got to) Give Pretty Soon 03:40	buy track
10.	Your Daddy Hates Me 06:44	buy track
11.	Careless 02:07	buy track
12.	When the Pin Hits the Shell 04:00	buy track
13.	Do It Yourself 03:33	buy track
14.	Decoration Day 05:31	buy track
15.	Loaded Gun in the Closet 05:17	buy track
16.	Flicker Heathens (intro) 02:42	buy track
17.	Do It Yourself 03:18	buy track
18.	Careless 02:57	buy track
19.	The Deeper In 03:51	buy track
20.	Sink Hole 03:39	buy track
21.	Hell No, I Ain’t Happy 05:59	buy track
22.	Marry Me 05:55	buy track
23.	Outfit 05:43	buy track
24.	Heathens 04:38	buy track
25.	My Sweet Annette 04:20	buy track
26.	(Something’s Got to) Give Pretty Soon 04:11	buy track
27.	Your Daddy Hates Me 05:40	buy track
28.	Decoration Day 06:37	buy track
29.	Loaded Gun in the Closet 05:24	buy track
30.	Panties in Your Purse 03:29	buy track
31.	TVA 07:00	buy track
32.	Uncle Frank 05:31	buy track
33.	The Living Bubba 06:34	buy track

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The remixed 2003 classic album, Decoration Day, remastered by acclaimed engineer Greg Calbi. Features Drive-By Truckers standards, “Sink Hole,” “Marry Me,” “My Sweet Annette,” and Jason Isbell’s first songs with the band, “Outfit,” and “Decoration Day.”

PLUS BONUS DOUBLE LIVE ALBUM

Heathens Live At Flicker Bar, Athens, GA - June 20, 2002 A stripped-down, acoustic show from the band’s hometown, recorded a year before Decoration Day’s release. Featuring novel and tight live takes on most of the album’s tracks - several performed for the first time ever - with additional back catalog tracks to round out this dynamic and raw set.

“Considered by many (including me) to be DBT’s masterpiece, this is the ultimate version of Decoration Day, sounding better than ever with an expanded presentation of Wes Freed’s iconic artwork and expansive liner notes by Stephen Deusner. Plus a very special live performance of an acoustic set from Athens, GA’s iconic Flicker Bar. We recorded the basic tracks for our Decoration Day album in late May / early June 2002 in Athens GA. On June 20, DBT was nominated for several awards at the Athfest / Flagpole Music Awards. We all dressed up in vintage suits and performed several songs at the beautiful Morton Theatre in downtown. We decided that it would be fun to go play an acoustic late night show at the tiny Flicker Bar, less than a block away from our beloved 40 Watt Club. We ended up playing a set that included all but one song off of our new but still unfinished album. . This is a beautiful document of our band at a very crucial and joyous moment in time. I’m so happy that it exists and we’re thrilled to present it to you as part of our Decoration Day celebration.

- Patterson Hood (May 2025)

credits

released November 14, 2025

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DBT: Mike Cooley, Patterson Hood, Brad Morgan, Jason Isbell, and Earl Hicks

Special Guests: David Barbe, Clay Leverett, John Neff, Spooner Oldham, Scott Danbom, Bob Spires, and Shonna Tucker

Produced by David Barbe
Recorded and Mixed by David Barbe at Chase Park Transduction Studios, Athens, GA

Originally Mastered by Greg Calbi and Steve Fallone at Sterling Sound, Edgewater, NJ
Remastered for vinyl by Greg Calbi at Sterling Sound in Edgewater, NJ, Spring 2025
Vinyl cut at Abbey Road Studios, London, UK, Spring 2025

Art Direction and Design: Lilla Hood at Hood Creative
Album Cover and Willard’s Garage Visuals: Wes Freed

Contributing Photographers:
David Wilds - pages 3, 5, 6, 10, 12 (larger image), 13, 35, and back cover
Chris McKay - pages 4, 20, 28 (Patterson), 29, 30, and 32
Randal Crow - pages 7, 11, 21, and 34
Daniel Coston - gatefold and Inside back cover
Dick Cooper - pages 14, 25, 28 (Cooley), 31, and 36
Jenn Bryant - page 9

Other archived images contributed by Scott Munn, Jenn Bryant, Dick Cooper, and Matt Etgen

Definitive Decoration Day set producer for New West: Matt Etgen

Management: Kevin Morris, Christine Stauder, and Andrew Borstein - Red Light Management
Agent: Frank Riley and Matt Hickey - High Road Touring
Agent World: James Alderman - Free Trade Agency
Legal Council and Representation: J. Reid Hunter - Serling Rooks Hunter McKoy Worob & Averill LLP
Business Management: Pete Frostic - The Greenroom Resource
Publicity: Ken Weinstein - Big Hassle Media
Website Design, Archive, and Maintenance: Jenn Bryant (www.knucklesammitch.com)
Social Media: Jason Wilson

A SPECIAL THANK YOU to the great guy in NYC who found my notebooks and tracked me down after our van was broken into (Summer, 2000). Several of my songs on this album would have been lost forever. He refused a reward and I wrote down his name at Brownies when he brought me my songs back, then lost the slip of paper - PH

Dedicated with love to Wes Freed, who was such a huge part of this project from its beginnings and beyond.

LOVE AND APPRECIATION TO OUR FAMILY, FRIENDS, LOVED ONES AND SUPPORT CREW (Past and Present):
Ansley, Ross, Lucas and Delilah Cooley; Rebecca, Eli and Emmett Hood; Ruby Morgan; Sibby and Louise Morgan; Katey and Billy Gonzalez; Megan, Hazel Sue and Maya Patton; Earl Hicks;
Jason Isbell and family.

Lilla, Chris, Reed and Duncan Smith; Jenn Bryant and Matt Ginter; Wes Freed (RIP) and Jackie Folkes; Jason Wilson; Amy, Annabelle, Winston, and Henry Barbe. David Barbe is grateful for
the collective excellence of the entire DBT Family, and the patience of Amy Barbe.

Kevin Morris, Christine Stauder, and everyone at Red Light Management; Matt Hickey, Frank Riley, and everyone at High Road Touring; Matt Etgen, Caroline Barfield, George Fontaine and
everyone at New West Records for their love and support on this project; Jon Salter, Mike Quinn, Robin Hendrickson, and everyone at ATO Records; Ken Weinstein and everyone at Big Hassle Media; J. Reid Hunter and everyone at Serling Rooks Hunter McKoy Worob & Averill, LLP; Pete Frostic and everyone at The Greenroom Resource; Traci Thomas and Alan Daigre and everyone at TT Management.

Love to The Heathens who travel far and wide, spreading the word and supporting our band.
Shonna Tucker; Dick Cooper; Donna Jane Sampler; Matt DeFlilippis and family; Luke Lewis; Jyl Freed (RIP); Dial Back Sound; Wendy, Sadie, and Stella Morris; Graham Hickey; Jason Thrasher and family; Chris Funk; Will Johnson and family; The Dexateens; Robert Patton; Bill Kingery; Toni and Walter Gonzalez; Marc Tissenbaum; Chris Grehan; Jeff Soilaeu; Dr. John Contovasilis; Mark Lynn; Beth Dickson and Dean Gavney; Luke and Sarah; Beth and Jeffery Schneider; Big Tom; The Three Dimes Down Family; Bertis Downs; Peter Buck; Danny Clinch; Andy McCulla; Scott McCaughey and Mary Winzig; David and Judy Hood; Linda Wright; Jan Patterson Adams; Jay Leavitt and Deep Groove Records; Barrie Buck, Velena, and all the fine folks at The Fabulous 40 Watt Club; Chase Park Transduction; Linda Phillips (RIP) and Bob Sleppy and all at Nuçi’s Space; Ken Zankel and Anna Veyna; Andy LeMaster; Andy Baker; Don Chambers; Uncle Josh; Jared Hasmuk; Sarah and Lee Henderson; Amy and Brandon Haynie and family; Widespread Panic; R.E.M.; DeWitt Burton; John Agee; Chris Pennington; Slobberbone; Centro-Matic; The DBT Investors of 2001; Clay Leverett; Charlie Mustard and Jittery Joe’s Coffee; and of course our beloved families and friends.

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40 Watt Club

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Athens, GA
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