Cracker’s album “Alternative History: A Cracker Retrospective” is an expansive, career-spanning collection released via Cooking Vinyl in November 2024, available as a deluxe 3LP limited edition colored vinyl set, 2-CD, and on all major digital/streaming platforms. The project was conceived to counter algorithmic streaming playlists that focus primarily on Cracker’s early ‘90s hits, instead offering a broader portrait of the band’s creative history[.

The album features: - Re-recordings, demos, b-sides, outtakes, collaborations, and live tracks—presenting an alternative version of Cracker’s catalog not available on previous releases. - About half of the tracks are rare, long out-of-print, or previously unreleased, including pre-Cracker demos and unique collaborations with Leftover Salmon and Drive-By Truckers. - These versions let the band regain creative control, sidestepping expensive licensing of their original masters and giving fans new perspectives on both hits and deep cuts.

3LP Vinyl Offering: - Presented as a limited edition colored vinyl, housed in a gatefold sleeve. - Includes a 12-page booklet providing context, credits, and memorabilia. - Features alternative versions of signature songs, plus rare and obscure recordings, many of which appear on vinyl for the first time ever. - Intended as both a collector’s item and an accessible introduction for new fans, the set highlights the band’s diverse range, roots music influences, and storytelling across 35 years.

This collection is described as a “proxy version of the band’s canon,” emphasizing not just their chart successes but a much wider body of work, while reclaiming their narrative from label-controlled releases.

LP1 (Sides A & B) Side A: 1. Sick of Goodbyes (Re-record with members of Drive-By Truckers) 2. Teen Angst (What the World Needs Now) 3. Mr Wrong (feat. Leftover Salmon) 4. I See the Light (Redux Version) Side B:
 5. Almond Grove (Re-record with John Keane) 
6. Low (Redux Version)
7. Merry Christmas Emily (Emily’s Version) 
8. The World Is Mine (Redux Version)

LP2 (Sides C & D) Side C: 1. Sweet Potato (feat. Leftover Salmon) 2. Turn On Tune In Drop Out With Me (Live at the Rockpalast Crossroads Festival) 3. 7 Days (Live in Madrid) 4. Big Dipper (Redux Version) Side D: 
5. Eurotrash Girl Waltz (feat. Leftover Salmon)
 6. King of Bakersfield (Acoustic) 
7. I Need Better Friends
 8. Father Winter (Hickman demo)

LP3 (Sides E & F) Side E: 1. One Fine Day (Live at the Rockpalast Crossroads Festival) 2. Gimme One More Chance (Live at the Rockpalast Crossroads Festival) 3. Sunrise in the Land of Milk and Honey (Live in Madrid) 4. River Euphrates (Live in Berlin) Side F: 
5. I Want Everything (Live in Madrid) 
6. Movie Star (Live in Madrid) 
7. Don’t F*ck Me Up With Peace and Love (Live in Madrid)
 8. Ain’t Gonna Suck Itself