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10,000 Maniacs captivated audiences in the 1990s with four consecutive platinum and multi-platinum albums, including a live album from their memorable appearance on MTV Unplugged. That performance features some of the band’s best-loved songs and marked the final recording with lead singer Natalie Merchant before she embarked on her solo career. Rhino is now reissuing 10,000 Maniacs’ live album, MTV Unplugged (Expanded Edition), with newly remastered sound and bonus tracks. The reissue includes three tracks from the MTV Unplugged session that were not included on the original release. On those songs, the band is joined by David Byrne of Talking Heads for covers of Iris DeMent’s “Let The Mystery Be,” Dolly Parton’s “Jolene,” and Jimmie Dale Gilmore’s “Dallas.” Originally released in October 1993, MTV Unplugged became 10,000 Maniacs’ most commercially successful album and has been certified triple platinum. It spent 45 weeks on the Billboard 200 (peaking at No. 13) and included the band’s hit version of Patti Smith and Bruce Springsteen’s “Because The Night.” The collection showcases acoustic versions of songs from three of the band’s previous albums: In My Tribe (1987), Blind Man’s Zoo (1989), and Our Time in Eden (1992). Highlights include the hits “Trouble Me,” “These Are Days,” and “Candy Everybody Wants,” along with fan favorites like “Stockton Gala Day,” “Hey Jack Kerouac,” and “Like The Weather.”