{"product_id":"you_could_have_it_so_much_better_remastered_edition","title":"You Could Have It So Much Better - Remastered Edition","description":"\u003cp\u003eYou Could Have It So Much Better — 20th Anniversary Remastered Edition is Domino Records' celebration of the 20th anniversary of Franz Ferdinand's sophomore album, originally released on September 26, 2005. The remaster was released on October 3, 2025, in digital form and on October 13, 2025, on a limited-edition orange vinyl LP with printed inner sleeves and a digital download code. The remaster was engineered by Claudius Mittendorfer, and listeners who have compared it closely to the original have noted, as one Reddit user described, \"a more expansive soundstage and a richer tone — elements that were once hidden in the mix are now clearly audible, and the bass has a noticeable depth.\" The 13-track remaster presents the album in the same sequence as the original, running through all of its classic songs in newly cleaned and expanded audio.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe original You Could Have It So Much Better had been a remarkable achievement for a second album — arriving in the wake of the band's enormously successful self-titled debut and defying any notion of a sophomore slump. Recorded by the Glasgow quartet of Alex Kapranos, Nick McCarthy, Bob Hardy, and Paul Thomson and produced by Rich Costey, the album deepened and sharpened the angular, danceable post-punk sound that had made their debut so distinctive, drawing on new wave, funk, and art-rock influences to produce a record that felt simultaneously tighter and more adventurous. Standout tracks include the irresistible lead single \"Do You Want To,\" the brooding opener \"The Fallen,\" the tender \"Eleanor Put Your Boots On,\" and the angular, choppy \"Walk Away,\" with deeper cuts like \"I'm Your Villain\" and \"Outsiders\" rewarding repeated listening. As Rough Trade summarizes it: \"this is pop music at its finest, drawing you in but challenging you at the same time.\"\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Record Store","offers":[{"title":"Vinyl \/ Album","offer_id":53536409846074,"sku":"38127","price":46.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/2041\/0682\/files\/Screenshot_2026-05-29_at_12.45.32_PM.jpeg?v=1780073243","url":"https:\/\/recordstore.ca\/products\/you_could_have_it_so_much_better_remastered_edition","provider":"Record Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}