‘Josie and the Pussycats’ Soundtrack Getting A Vinyl Reissue From Mondo

Mondo Records is releasing a reissue for 2001’s Josie and the Pussycats soundtrack.

The company announced the reissue today. Josie and the Pussycats was a box-office failure but has become a cult favorite in the decade-plus since its release, and the soundtrack went gold, selling more than 500,000 copies.

“Re-issuing the soundtrack to Josie and the Pussycats has been a holy grail for us,” said Mo Shafeek, Mondo Record Label Manager. “Even though the band doesn’t technically exist, it falls on our list of essential debut albums and deserves to be treated as such. It is an absolute honor to reissue it on vinyl for the first time ever.”

The Mondo reissue will feature a leopard-print vinyl record with a cover unlike the movie key art used for the initial CD release. Included will be a 7″ record featuring the songs of DuJour, the boy band featured in the movie. Originally, the DuJour songs were included on the Josie and the Pussycats album itself.

Mondo also says there will be a 12-page booklet featuring behind-the-scenes photos and an oral history of the film.

The soundtrack will debut at a special screening of the film, with a Q&A and concert, in Los Angeles next month.

No word yet on whether this high-profile reissue might help the music find its way to an official digital release. Currently, the Josie and the Pussycats soundtrack is available only on CD, and cannot be legally downloaded or streamed.

You can see more details on the release at the Mondo website.