Issued in long 6-panel digisleeve. Comes with a 28-page booklet.
Includes DVD, which contains the "Under African Skies" documentary plus interviews and music videos.
Some copies come with a sticker on the plastic seal. Promotional copies come with a corresponding sticker on the back
Tracks CD-15 to CD-18 *Previously Unissued
— In booklet:
Track 1, 3, 4, 9 recorded at Ovation Studios Johannesburg, R.S.A - The Hit Factory New York, U.S.A.
2 at Ovation Studios Johannesburg, R.S.A - Amigo Studios Los Angeles, U.S.A. - The Hit Factory New York, U.S.A.
5, 6 at The Hit Factory New York, U.S.A.
7, 11 at The Hit Factory New York, U.S.A. - Amigo Studios Los Angeles, U.S.A.
8 at Abbey Road Studios London, England
10 at Master-Trak Enterprises Crowley, Louisiana, U.S.A.
[All tracks] © 1986 Paul Simon Music (BMI)
Icon courtesy of Langmuir Collection, Peabody Museum of Salem
Special Thanks to: Heidi Berg, Johnny Clegg, Ian Hoblyn, Dickie Landry, Sabata Lebona, Sipho Mabuse, John Mahoney (Synclavier Programming), West Nkosi, Phil Ramone, Hilton Rosenthal
Demola Adepoju appears courtesy of Addlar Records
Adrian Belew appears courtesy of Island Records
The Boyoyo Boys appear courtesy of Gallo Records
The Everly Brothers appear courtesy of PolyGram Records, Inc.
Steve Gadd appears courtesy Epic/Sony, Inc.
Good Rockin' Dopsie & The Twisters appear courtesy of Sonet Records
Bakithi Kumalo appears courtesy of Cartridge T.V./CCP
Ladysmith Black Mambazo appears courtesy of Gallo Records
Los Lobos appear courtesy of Slash Records Ralph MacDonald appears courtesy of PolyGram Records, Inc.
Forere Motloheloa appears courtesy of EMI/CCP
Youssou N'Dour appears courtesy of Magnetic Records, Paris
Linda Ronstadt appears courtesy of Elektra/Asylum Records
General M.D. Shirinda & The Gaza Sisters appear courtesy of Minc/CCP
Stimela appears courtesy of Gallo Records
Graceland was originally issued as Warner Bros. #25447 (8/86).
Bonus tracks
12. Recorded October 10, 1985
The Ovation Studio Recordings
Recorded at Ovation Studios, Johannesburg, R.S.A., March 6, 1985
Mixed at Penguin Recording, Los Angeles, CA, Dec 5, 2011
Mastered @ D2 Mastering, Los Angeles, CA
17. The Story of "Graceland" - As Told By Paul Simon
Recorded January 2012
Mixed and edited [...] @ The Creative Group and Legacy/Sony Studios XVII, New York 2012
Mastered [at] Sterling Sound, New York
Special Thanks to Eddie Simon, Jeff Kramer, Dani Barnard, Adam Block, Richard Alcock, Jason Raditch, C. Vaughn Hazell
Diamonds On The Soles Of Her Shoes - From Saturday Night Live, November 22, 1986
© 1986 NBC Studios, LLC. Distributed by Broadway Video Enterprises. Courtesy of Broadway Video Enterprises and NBC Studios, LLC
Sony DVD Production [...]
Deluxe Digital Studios Technical
DVD Authoring by Deluxe Digital Studios, NY
25th Anniversary Edition
Remastering: [...] at Sterling Sound, New York, 2011
Special thanks: Cindy Osborne, Juanita Desilva, C. Vaughn Hazell, Carol Santel
Sony special thanks: Richard Alcock Adam Block, Frank Harkins, Jeremy Holiday, John Jackson, Lyn Koppe, Jim Lane, Chena Life, Douglas Makuto, Jerri Meyer, Cristina Miranda, Jason Raditch, Dana Renert, Jeffrey Schulberg, Richard Story
— On back:
[UNDER AFRICAN SKIES PAUL SIMON'S GRACELAND JOURNEY]
A&E INDIEFILMS presents a @RADICAL.MEDIA PRODUCTION in association with SONY MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT'S
LEGACY RECORDINGS - A JOE BERLINGER Film - Featuring PAUL SIMON, HUGH MASEKELA, LADYSMITH BLACK MAMBAZO, RAY PHIRI
Under African Skies: © 2012 A&E Television Networks LLC, Eighty-Twenty, Inc. and @Radical Media LLC / Artwork: © 1986, 2012 Paul Simon Music / ℗ 1986, 2004, 2012 Paul Simon Music [...] Made in the EU.
— On DVD:
'Dolby' and the double-D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corporation / © 2012 A&E Television Networks LLC, Eighty-Twenty, Inc. and @Radical Media LLC / Artwork: © 2012 Paul Simon Music [...] Made in the EU.