Back to Black turns 20 as Amy Winehouse reissue unearths demos and a lost live show

The reissue lands on 23 October, just days ahead of the original album's release date of 27 October 2006, which the anniversary marks.Its centrepiece is a 3LP clear vinyl edition and a matching 3CD set, both bringing together four unreleased demos and rare B-sides alongside the original album tracks. A third disc carries a previously unheard live performance from Paradiso, Amsterdam, recorded on 8 February 2007 during the Back to Black touring cycle and never released in full on vinyl or streaming before. The reissue also comes with new alternative cover artwork and a handwritten lyric sheet drawn from producer Mark Ronson's personal archive, alongside previously unseen photography by original album photographers Mischa Richter and Alex Lake. New liner notes from Ronson and fellow producer Salaam Remi, who worked on the record together, feature across the formats too. Beyond the 3LP/3CD edition, UMR/Island are also putting out limited-edition standalone pressings of the original album: a 1LP "Chalkboard Marble" colour vinyl, and a webstore-exclusive 1LP zoetrope edition that plays footage of Winehouse when spun. Back to Black was both a critical and commercial landmark on release, ...