New Zealand juggernaut Fat Freddys Drop return with a new studio album, Special Edition Part 1, due for digital release on 15th November, with 2LP Vinyl and CD following up on 10th January. The 45rpm vinyl edition is produced with a different track order across four sides and promises to deliver super fat loud audio. Part 1 of a double album, Special Edition Part 1, comprises of six tracks of which Raleigh Twenty, Trickle Down and Six-Eight Instrumental were written and recorded undercover at the bands Wellington studio, BAYS, while the other tracks; Special Edition, Kamo Kamo, and OneFourteen, have all been developed and evolved from the bands celebrated live jam sessions, whilst on the road in front of audiences worldwide. Supremely crafted at Freddys own BAYS studio in hometown Wellington, the deep musical and rich vocal layers reflect Freddys inspiration from the black music lexicon and is a response to the crowd energy at their world dominating live shows. Special Edition Part 1 is the first release of a long envisaged double album project with separate chapters. The next journey, Part 2 will be released in 2020 after stringent road-testing with audiences over 35 shows across New Zealand, UK and Europe celebrating the release of Part 1. These upcoming live performances will allow the band to fully explore new song-writing technology and give rise to a slamming Part 2. The album cover artwork is by Wellington artist Otis Chamberlain, a continuing evolution from his creation for the first single Trickle Down, a work thats morphed from digital cover art to the bands massive summer tour backdrop and the recently released late-night buttery steppers Kamo Kamo.