Released in 2004, A Ghost is Born saw Wilco develop the sound that had seen them garner much acclaim on 2002’s Yankee Hotel Foxtrot, resulting in another critical success for the band. The album also saw lead singer Jeff Tweedy take further creative control, assuming lead guitar duties after the departure of previous guitarist Jay Bennett. Recorded between New York and Chicago and co-produced by the band and Jim O’Rourke, A Ghost is Born was their first top ten US album and won the 2005 Grammy for Best Alternative Music Album.

This new series of reissues ranges from an album-only 2LP set to a deluxe edition available in both 9LP+4CD and 9CD format. Both of those deluxe sets feature the same audio content: 38 bonus outtakes/alternates and 23 live tracks in the form of the complete 2004 concert recording from Boston’s Wang Centre. In other words, the nine vinyl records carry the same content is the first five CDs in the 9CD box. The extra four CDs common to both sets feature the bands “fundamentals” workshop sessions. Both deluxe editions also include a hardcover book featuring previously unreleased photos and sleeve notes from Bob Mehr. Mastering for the deluxe editions is by Bob Ludwig and vinyl has been pressed in Germany by Optimal Media.