The 2009 EP Katy Perry Live At MTV Unplugged is getting a physical re-release, available on lavender-colored vinyl. Originally recorded on July 22nd, 2009 as part of MTV’s relaunch of their famed Unplugged series, the EP features five rearranged songs from Perry’s album One of the Boys alongside a previously unreleased song and a Fountains of Wayne cover. The vinyl is available to pre-order now, and is expected to ship on April 25th.
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MTV announced the relaunch of Unplugged in May 2009, which brought the series to a new generation through MTV.com. The six-episode series featured artists including Adele, Paramore, and Katy Perry. At the time, Perry shared that “I really wanted to do MTV Unplugged, obviously, because it has such a great history of showing off really who the person is … You get to hear the real story of the songs, which is important to me.”
She continued: “Some people have an idea who I am, a little piece of the cake, but I get to show off really more. I have a larger-than-life personality and my clothes reflect that. For MTV Unplugged, I wanted to be a mixture of Stevie Nicks and a fairy!”
Her performance, recorded live at at NEP Midtown Studios in New York, New York, featured acoustic versions of “I Kissed a Girl,” “Ur So Gay,” “Thinking of You,” “Waking Up in Vegas,” and “Lost.” She also played the unreleased song “Brick By Brick” and covered Fountains of Wayne’s “Hackensack.” “I Kissed a Girl,” “Thinking of You,” and “Waking Up in Vegas,” were three of the four released singles from One of the Boys, all making the U.S. Top 40.
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