Label: Suicide Squeeze

Reissued 8/22/2025, Originally released 2005

Menos el Oso (Deluxe 20th Anniversary Edition) expands the original LP into a double album featuring five demos mastered by Ed Brooks at Resonant Mastering on side C and an etching by Cory Murchy on side D. These early incarnations of four Menos el Oso tracks and “I’m Totally Not Down With Rob’s Alien” from the They Make Beer Commercials Like This EP showcase how razor-sharp and sonically satisfying Minus the Bear were even when their songs were still being workshopped. As companion pieces to the album, these alternate takes shine a light on the creative process of a band undergoing a sonic evolution while also just being solid standalone tracks. In addition to the expanded tracklist and side D etching, the vinyl version of Menos el Oso (Deluxe 20th Anniversary Edition) features updated artwork in a gatefold jacket with a matte gloss and spot UV varnish, a 24-page photo booklet, and a vinyl cut by Bernie Grundman. 

Track Listing:

1. The Game Needed Me
   
2. Memphis & 53rd
   
3. Drilling
   
4. The Fix
   
5. El Torrente
   
6. Pachuca Sunrise
   
7. Michio’s Death Drive
   
8. Hooray
   
9. Fulfill the Dream
   
10. The Pig War
    
11. This Ain’t A Surfin’ Movie
    
12. Hooray (Demo)
    
13. Drilling (Demo)
    
14. The Pig War (Demo)
    
15. Michio’s Death Drive (Demo)
    
16. I’m Totally Not Down With Rob’s Alien (Demo)