Hear Soundgarden’s Loose, Unreleased ‘Rusty Cage’ From Box Set

Soundgarden will mark the 25th anniversary of their commercial breakthrough, Badmotorfinger, with a massive, seven-disc deluxe box set this fall. The album contained the gut-rattling single “Jesus Christ Pose,” as well as the heavier “Outshined” and “Rusty Cage,” the latter of which Johnny Cash later covered. It has since been certified double platinum. The box set, which will come out on November 18th, contains a remastered edition of the original LP, previously unreleased studio outtakes, live recordings, music videos and more.

The super-deluxe box set edition contains four CDs, two DVDs and a Blu-ray audio disc; of its 109 tracks (including video), 79 are previously unreleased. The group is also putting out a pared-down, two-disc edition of the reissue. There will also be a double-LP version and a single-disc reissue.

To preview the releases, Soundgarden released a previously unreleased alternate version of “Rusty Cage.” A studio outtake, the version sounds generally looser than the one that made it onto the album. The bass comes to the forefront, especially in the breakdown at the end, and Chris Cornell occasionally plays around with the phrasing of the lyrics.

The box set contains a disc of 15 previously unreleased studio outtakes, one of which ”“ “New Damage” ”“ features a guitar solo by Queen’s Brian May. The group’s Live at the Paramount ”“ recorded in Seattle in the spring of 1992 ”“ has been remixed from the original analogue tapes; the video version of that concert has been newly re-edited from the camera masters and mixed in 5.1 surround sound. Another DVD contains the band’s Motorvision home video from 1992 along with a number of live performances and interviews. And the Blu-ray disc contains the album, the LP’s three official music videos and three B sides all mixed in high-def 5.1 surround sound.

It comes in a collector’s box with a revolving Badmotorfinger icon that actually moves and a 52-page book with unreleased photos, testimonials from musicians and peers and more. There’s also a 3-D lenticular print of the cover, photo cards of each band member, an album sticker, a spark plug sticker and an iron-on patch.

The group is offering preorders of the album through its website. That also includes a seven-inch of “Jesus Christ Pose” b/w “Stray Cat Blues” and a seven-inch adapter shaped in a way that resembles the cover art.

The two-disc edition contains the original album, remastered, along with eight studio outtakes (including “New Damage”) and seven live tracks on the second disc. The double-LP edition comes on 180-gram black vinyl (side four is an etching) and it includes a removable 3-D lenticular cover and download card.

Soundgarden, Badmotorfinger Super Deluxe Edition track list:

Disc One (Original Album Remastered)

1. “Rusty Cage”
2. “Outshined”
3. “Slaves & Bulldozers”
4. “Jesus Christ Pose”
5. “Face Pollution”
6. “Somewhere”
7. “Searching With My Good Eye Closed”
8. “Room a Thousand Years Wide”
9. “Mind Riot”
10. “Drawing Flies”
11. “Holy Water”
12. “New Damage”

Disc Two (Studio Outtakes)

1. “Rusty Cage” *
2. “Outshined” *
3. “Slaves & Bulldozers” *
4. “Jesus Christ Pose” *
5. “Face Pollution” *
6. “Somewhere” *
7. “Searching With My Good Eye Closed” *
8. “Room a Thousand Years Wide” *
9. “Drawing Flies” *
10. “Holy Water” *
11. “Cold Bitch” *
12. “She’s A Politician” *
13. “Black Rain” *
14. “Birth Ritual” *
15. “Blind Dogs” *
16. “New Damage” (with Brian May)”

Disc Three (Live at the Paramount ”“ Part 1)

1. “Searching With My Good Eye Closed” *
2. “Hands All Over” *
3. “Drawing Flies” *
4. “Room a Thousand Years Wide” *
5. “Gun” *
6. “Flower” *
7. “Little Joe” *
8. “Big Dumb Sex” *
9. “Face Pollution” *
10. “Incessant Mace” *
11. “Rusty Cage” *

Disc Four (Live at the Paramount ”“ Part 2)

1. “Outshined” *
2. “Mind Riot” *
3. “Beyond the Wheel” *
4. “Into The Void (Sealth)” *
5. “Jesus Christ Pose” *
6. “Hunted Down” *
7. “Somewhere” *
8. “Slaves & Bulldozers” *

Disc Five (Live at the Paramount DVD)

1. “Searching With My Good Eye Closed” *
2. “Hands All Over” *
3. “Drawing Flies” *
4. “Room a Thousand Years Wide” *
5. “Gun” *
6. “Flower” *
7. “Little Joe” *
8. “Big Dumb Sex” *
9. “Face Pollution” *
10. “Incessant Mace” *
11. “Rusty Cage” *
12. “Outshined” *
13. “Mind Riot” *
14. “Beyond the Wheel” *
15. “Into The Void (Sealth)” *
16. “Jesus Christ Pose” *
17. “Hunted Down” *
18. “Somewhere” *
19. “Slaves & Bulldozers” *

Disc Six (Motorvision + More DVD)

1. “Searching With My Good Eye Closed”
2. “Rusty Cage”
3. “Outshined”
4. “Little Joe”
5. “Mind Riot”
6. “Room a Thousand Years Wide”
7. “Jesus Christ Pose”
8. “Slaves & Bulldozers”

Bonus Videos (same disc)

1. “Outshined” (Live in Dallas 4.29.92) *
2. “Jesus Christ Pose” (Live in Dallas 4.29.92) *
3. “Rusty Cage” (Live at Roseland Ballroom 5.09.92) *
4. “Jesus Christ Pose” (Live at Pinkpop Festival 7.08.92) *
5. “Slaves & Bulldozers” (Live at Pinkpop Festival 7.08.92) *
6. “Slaves & Bulldozers” (Live in Seattle 7.12.92) *
7. “Face Pollution” (Live in Seattle 7.12.92) *
8. “Searching With My Good Eye Closed” (Live in Seattle 7.22.92) *
9. “Drawing Flies” (Live in Miami 8.22.92) *
10. “Cop Killer” (Live in Miami 8.22.92) *
11. “Room a Thousand Years Wide” (Live in Miami 8.22.92) *
12. “Jesus Christ Pose” (Music Video)
13. “Outshined” (Music Video)
14. “Rusty Cage” (Music Video)

Disc Seven (Blu-ray Audio 5.1 Surround Sound & Remastered Stereo)

1. “Rusty Cage” *
2. “Outshined” *
3. “Slaves & Bulldozers” *
4. “Jesus Christ Pose” *
5. “Face Pollution” *
6. “Somewhere” *
7. “Searching With My Good Eye Closed” *
8. “Room A Thousand Years Wide” *
9. “Mind Riot” *
10. “Drawing Flies” *
11. “Holy Water” *
12. “New Damage” *
13. “Cold Bitch” *
14. “She’s A Politician” *
15. “Birth Ritual” *
16. “Jesus Christ Pose” (Music Video)
17. “Outshined” (Music Video)
18. “Rusty Cage” (Music Video)

* indicates previously unreleased