It was awarded a silver certification from the Independent Music Companies Association which indicated sales of at least 30,000 copies throughout Europe. It sold around 24,000 copies in its first week. New Moon reached number 16 in the US chart. The original versions of the tracks "See You Later" and "Half Right" are both on the album Mic City Sons by Heatmiser, Smith's old band. Thus, "Pretty Mary K (Other Version)" on the New Moon set is essentially an early version of "Everything's OK". Later, while recording From a Basement on the Hill, Smith recorded a new version of the former song under the title "Everything's OK". However, after scrapping this song, Smith used the title "Pretty Mary K" for a different song on his Figure 8 album. The selections on New Moon are primarily taken from the sessions of Elliott Smith and Either/Or, with some tracks culled from early XO sessions, and a 1996 radio session.įor the Either/Or record, Smith recorded a song entitled "Pretty Mary K", which is featured on this set. The album cover was created by Portland, Oregon artist Mike King, who has produced work for numerous other musicians. Mixing for the album was done by Larry Crane, the archivist for Smith's estate. Eventually, Kill Rock Stars announced that Either/Or: Extended Edition (as it was to be called) had been scrapped in favor of a rarities and unreleased music compilation from Smith's time at the label. This information was quickly pulled from the website, as the album was in very early planning stages.
In August 2006, an "excited" employee at Kill Rock Stars made a post on the label's official website stating that an extended version of Either/Or would be released in 2006 to commemorate the record's tenth anniversary. The album was well received by critics and reached number 24 in the US Billboard chart, selling about 24,000 copies in its first week. It contains twenty-four previously unreleased songs, most recorded between 19 during the sessions for Smith's albums Elliott Smith and Either/Or. New Moon is a posthumous compilation album by American singer-songwriter Elliott Smith, released on by Kill Rock Stars.
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