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Most listeners were introduced to Mike Krol in 2015 with the release of his�Merge debut, Turkey. Few knew at the time that Turkey was actually Chapter�3 of the Krol saga, and that he had self-released two records years earlier.�To the delight of his new legion of fans, Merge reissued those early albums�as the 2017 collection Mike Krol Is Never Dead. With that release, I Hate Jazz�and Trust Fund found new life, and the inclusion of digital-only rarities led�to fresh demand for this CD reissue.

Self-released on LP in 2011, I Hate Jazz was the opening salvo of World�War Krol. Only 500 copies were pressed; they were given away to anyone�who showed interest (and many who showed none whatsoever). Including�Krol classics like �Fifteen Minutes� and �Like a Star,� the record had long�been unavailable. Trust Fund followed in 2013; its 500 LPs sold out on the�ensuing tour, fueling a mini-mania that would elevate it to cult status.

The 3-CD edition of Mike Krol Is Never Dead includes the first two albums�housed in miniature-sized reproductions of the original album tri-fold�wallets, and an additional disc filled with an illuminating selection of�outtakes, demos, and B-sides from that era.