Minus The Bear: Menos El Oso: 20th Anniversary Deluxe Edition: 2LP Magenta Vinyl

20th Anniversary Deluxe Edition: 2LP Magenta Vinyl

To celebrate two decades of their genre-defying sophomore album, Minus the Bear and Suicide Squeeze Records proudly present: Menos el Oso: 20th Anniversary Deluxe Edition featuring Los Archivos del Oso.

This deluxe reissue honors the legacy of Menos el Oso and pulls back the curtain on the band’s creative process with unreleased demos—raw yet fully realized—and a 24-page archival photo journal featuring images from the band’s personal collection. 

Originally released in 2005, Menos el Oso marked a turning point—swerving from traditional guitar rock into something emotionally electric: staccato loops, club-influenced rhythms, synth textures, and lyrics tracing the blur between elation and aimlessness on their first overseas tour.

20 years later, it still sounds like a map to the outer edges of indie rock.

+ ORIGINAL 11-TRACK ALBUM, UNTOUCHED AND TIMELESS

+ 5 UNRELEASED DEMOS, MASTERED BY ED BROOKS (PEARL JAM, FLEET FOXES)

+ 24-PAGE ARCHIVE PHOTO JOURNAL LOS ARCHIVOS DEL OSO

+ SIDE D ETCHING BY BASSIST CORY MURCHY

+ 2xLP FIRST PRESSING ON LIMITED EDITION MAGENTA VINYL

+ GATEFOLD JACKET WITH UPDATED ARTWORK, A MATTE FINISH & UV GLOSS

+ LP INCLUDES PRINTED INNER SLEEVES & DL CARD

+ VINYL CUT BY BERNIE GRUNDMAN (PRINCE, STEELY DAN, OUTKAST)