Rhino High Fidelity Announces "Full House" and "Anodyne" As Next Two AAA Releases

limited to 5000 individually numbered copies

(April 2, 2026 - Los Angeles, CA) Rhino High Fidelity (Rhino Hi-Fi) returns today with two limited-edition audiophile vinyl reissues—one of a band breaking through and the other of a band about to break apart—The J. Geils Band’s “Live” Full House and Uncle Tupelo’s Anodyne.

Both albums were cut from the original master tapes by Kevin Gray and pressed on 180-gram black vinyl at Optimal in Germany. Each features glossy gatefold packaging with tip-on jackets and newly written liner notes. They are limited to 5,000 individually numbered copies and available exclusively at Rhino.com and select Warner Music Group stores internationally.

Order The J. Geils Band’s “Live” Full House HERE and Uncle Tupelo’s Anodyne HERE.

Recorded over two nights in April 1972 at Detroit’s Cinderella Ballroom, “Live” Full House captures The J. Geils Band playing full tilt in its second home. The set ignites from the first note, with the sextet tearing through the whiplash stops and starts of “Whammer Jammer,” “Pack Fair And Square,” and “Hard Drivin’ Man.” Released later that year, “Live” Full House became the band’s first Top 40 album.

In new liner notes, the band’s singer, Peter Wolf, calls “Live” Full House one of his favorites. “This recording encapsulates the energy and spontaneity we always tried to give our audiences,” he writes. “What you hear is the true, raw, unfiltered sound of The J. Geils Band, performing what we did every night.”

Released in October 1993, Anodyne was the fourth and final album by alt-country pioneers Uncle Tupelo. Cut live in the studio in Austin, Texas, the record moves from the driving energy of “Chickamauga” and “The Long Cut” into “Anodyne” and “Acuff-Rose,” where fiddle and pedal steel add a flash of Cosmic American color. The album ended UT’s short-but-remarkable run, with the breakup soon giving rise to two new bands: Wilco and Son Volt.

In the new liner notes, music journalist Mark Deming reflects on the album’s lasting weight. “Over those two weeks in Austin, Texas, recording Anodyne, Uncle Tupelo created both a grand finale and a new beginning, and the music and the emotions ring just as clear more than three decades on.”

Rhino High Fidelity continues to tap into Warner Music’s vast catalog, introducing reissues of seminal albums across genres—from rock and pop to jazz, soul, and beyond. Each title pairs uncompromising audio with archival-grade packaging, honoring the album’s original intent in both sound and design.

Comments

2026-04-02 10:27:56 AM

Azmoon wrote:

Yawn. Quite an easy pass on both.
2026-04-02 10:43:21 AM

Jeff 'Glotz' Glotzer wrote:

Having seen Uncle Tupelo in 1990 when they first started off and being a Wilco nut, this will be another fine recording from Rhino. Given what they learned in recording with Peter Buck and the live sound of 'March 16–20, 1992', this should be great. $40 definitely.

The Debbie-downer comments from Azmoon really need some curation.
- 2026-04-02 11:09:47 AM
  
  Michael Fremer wrote:
  
  everyone is entitled to express his or her opinions!
  - 2026-04-02 01:14:40 PM
    
    Jeff 'Glotz' Glotzer wrote:
    
    Apologies.
    - 2026-04-02 04:54:37 PM
      
      Silk Dome Mid wrote:
      
      Curation no, rebuttal yes. Both of these are worthy, classic releases.
2026-04-02 11:49:52 AM

cashgrab wrote:

For those unfamiliar, Full House is definitely worth checking out. You can always try before you buy.
2026-04-02 02:00:18 PM

CHRIS ASSELLS wrote:

Woo HOO! J. GEILS BAND FULL HOUSE! Best party album ever ... period. So much better than their later more commercial stuff. Maybe it's generational but this record was huge in the early 70's for us. It played at every out of control open party. I never lost my love for it. If you're only familiar with "Centerfold" this thing will be a surprise. One of the best live records from the classic rock era.

Crazy energy, showmanship and musicianship. Peter Wolf's patter alone makes the record worth having. The cover of John Lee Hooker's "Serves You Right to Suffer" will put hair on your chest. J. Geils guitar has never had more muscle. Magic Dick's "Whammer Jammer" shows how powerful a blues harp can be. Love, Love, LOVE this record.

Always kept my eyes open for an affordable Audio Fidelity version, I'm on this one NOW. Already have a Rhino copy of the pretty great Anodyne.
- 2026-04-02 04:52:54 PM
  
  Silk Dome Mid wrote:
  
  They sure were a fantastic live band! I saw them shortly after Full House came out and they put out enough energy to light up Manhattan. "Live: Blow Your Face Out" is almost as good and has the advantage of being a double album with no songs at all repeated from "Full House". Too bad there hasn't been a high-quality LP of that one released so far.
2026-04-02 05:40:20 PM

JohnK wrote:

Full House was a go-to party LP back in the day. Audio Fidelity already did a decent reissue, so I guess yet another is needed?
2026-04-02 08:37:02 PM

Buzz wrote:

Rhino HF keeps the steak going on titles that are absolutely avoidable!
- 2026-04-03 12:50:53 AM
  
  Silk Dome Mid wrote:
  
  How does steak sound at 45 RPM? Beefy? Anyway, I'm sure Rhino will get to some theremin music eventually. Meanwhile, the rest of us can rock out!
2026-04-03 10:54:23 AM

Matthew Williams wrote:

I'm psyched about Uncle Tupelo.
2026-04-03 12:04:15 PM

JEB-42 wrote:

Love the Uncle Tupelo addition to the series. Very excited to hear it. While not a J Geils fan I have to commend Rhino High Fidelity for going a bit far afield instead of hitting the same old reissues that have come out recently again and again.
2026-04-06 09:34:04 PM

AnalogJ wrote:

Love Full House. The band's best period. Fantastic album.

But I'm skeptical as to how good this album can sound.