Most listeners were introduced to Mike Krol in 2015 with the release of his Merge debut, Turkey. Few knew at the time that Turkey was actually Chapter 3 of the Krol saga, and that he had self-released two records years earlier. To the delight of his new legion of fans, Merge reissued those early albums as the 2017 collection Mike Krol Is Never Dead: The First Two Records. With that release, I Hate Jazz and Trust Fund found new life, and the inclusion of digital-only rarities led to fresh demand for a complete release of Mike Krol Is Never Dead on CD, out January 29, 2021. Self-released on LP in 2011, I Hate Jazz was the opening salvo of World War Krol. Only 500 copies were pressed; they were given away to anyone who showed interest (and many who showed none whatsoever). Including Krol classics like "Fifteen Minutes" and "Like a Star, " the record had long been unavailable. Trust Fund followed in 2013; it's 500 LPs sold out on the ensuing tour, fueling a mini-mania that would elevate it to cult status. The 3-CD edition of Mike Krol Is Never Dead includes the first two albums housed in miniature-sized reproductions of the original album tri-fold wallets, and an additional disc filled with an illuminating selection of outtakes, demos, and B-sides from that era.

Disc 1
1. Plague
2. Cease and Desist
3. Modern Furniture
4. Locker
5. Teeth Grinder
6. Straaange
7. California
8. Fourth of July
9. Keith Moon
10. (Untitled)

Disc 2
1. Natural Disaster
2. Like a Star
3. Fifteen Minutes
4. Heart Attack
5. Seventeen (Age)
6. Grade School Love
7. Red Minivan
8. A Million Times

Disc 3
1. Drum Test
2. Kelly
3. Stacey
4. Snow Day
5. Natural Disaster
6. Like a Star
7. Fifteen Minutes
8. Heart Attack
9. Grade School Love
10. A Million Times
11. Fifteen Minutes Instrumental Reprise
12. My Country Tis of Thee
13. The Tempo
14. Plague
15. Modern Furniture
16. Locker
17. Teeth Grinder
18. Straaange
19. I Got You (Chelsea)
20. (Untitled Track of Terre T Reviewing I Hate Jazz On WFMU]