Jason McMaster’s personal soundboard cassettes supply the live recordings on DANGEROUS TOYS: The Definitive Edition, which returns in new vinyl and CD pressings on December 18, 2026. Ahead of those releases, the DANGEROUS TOYS frontman will appear with Steve Harkins on TalkShopLive on Wednesday, November 11, at 9 p.m. ET. Separate signed editions and holiday merchandise through that platform arrive December 14.
The expanded reissue pairs the Austin, Texas hard rock band’s RIAA Gold-certified debut with Live in ’89 material previously unheard outside the band. Original producer Max Norman returned in 2026 to prepare dedicated remasters for vinyl and CD.
The new editions follow the sellout of every initial vinyl and cassette edition within 72 hours of the September 22 announcement. The original Picture Disc LP and double cassette sold out in under 24 hours; all four initial double-LP color variants followed within three days.
“We had no idea what to expect with The Definitive Edition of our first record. The fans have been rabid! The first pressing damn near sold out in just a few days. With the second pressings we tried to make them a little different from the first with the gatefold layout and poster. I think the fans will dig it with all the different options for colors,” McMaster said.
The Kenyon Records webstore-exclusive Double Picture Disc contains the remastered studio album and nine live performances across two picture discs. It is hand numbered and limited to 250 copies, with a December 18 release date.
Four additional hand-numbered double-LP variants arrive the same day through Kenyon Records’ distribution partner, Select-O-Hits, for record stores and online retailers:
- “Here Comes Trouble” — Bill Z. Bub’s Back Soul Variant: 125 copies.
- “Take Me Drunk” — Bill Z. Bub’s Box Variant: 250 copies.
- “Outlaw” — Moonshine Blue Variant: 250 copies.
- “Sport’n a Woody” — Rotten Candy Variant: 250 copies.
These four editions use 180g vinyl and include the nine-song live LP, black poly-lined inner sleeves and a 350gsm gatefold jacket with a hot-foil red-stamped logo. Both these variants and the Double Picture Disc include a 16-page, 12-inch booklet with previously unseen, officially licensed 1989 photographs; a new 24-by-36-inch poster featuring the original artwork and photos; and a full-color hype sticker. Former RIP Magazine editor Katherine Turman contributes notes on the album’s making, while McMaster covers the live recordings.
The second double-CD pressing adds updated artwork and new photographs inside an eight-panel, dual-tray digipak. Its first disc contains Norman’s remaster of the studio album; the second contains ten live tracks, including the CD-exclusive live recording of “That Dog.” A 24-page booklet includes previously unseen, officially licensed photography, Turman’s notes drawn from 2026 interviews with the band, and McMaster’s account of the live material. A full-color hype sticker is also included.
TalkShopLive’s December 14 offerings include a blood-red double LP with black and white splatter, limited to 250 copies and packaged with a 12-inch album flat signed by all four original members. Its signed double-CD edition features the second pressing with the 24-page booklet autographed by all four original members.
The platform’s “Horrific Holidays” collection introduces a Christmas design by Claudio Bergamin, whose credits include Judas Priest, placing the band’s clown character Bill Z. Bub in a holiday setting. The artwork appears on a T-shirt and raglan. A Christmas card is signed by all five members: Jason McMaster, Scott Dalhover, Mike Watson, Mark Geary and Paul Lidel.
Separate officially licensed merchandise is available now exclusively through the Kenyon Records webstore. Built around Bill Z. Bub and the band logo, the range includes front-and-back screen-printed T-shirts, zip-up hoodies and raglans; 2.5-inch full-color enamel pins; a full-size back patch; vinyl stickers; wall flags and tapestries; battle jackets; and a slipmat.
Norman produced the original DANGEROUS TOYS album at Sound City. Released May 9, 1989, it reached No. 65 on the Billboard 200 and earned Gold certification. “Teas’n, Pleas’n” and “Scared” appeared on MTV’s Headbangers Ball, while “Teas’n, Pleas’n” displaced Bon Jovi at No. 1 on Dial MTV. Tommy Pons created the cover’s horror-clown jack-in-the-box, Bill Z. Bub.
McMaster also previewed another reissue: “I think fans are gonna be pretty excited when we do it all over again next year with Hellacious Acres. That record never even came out on vinyl in the United States!”
Studio tracklisting: Teas’n, Pleas’n; Scared; Bones in the Gutter; Take Me Drunk; Feels Like a Hammer; Sport’n a Woody; Queen of the Nile; Outlaw; Here Comes Trouble; Ten Boots; That Dog.
Live in ’89 tracklisting: Outlaw; Here Comes Trouble; Ten Boots; Queen of the Nile; Bones in the Gutter; Take Me Drunk; Sport’n a Woody; Teas’n, Pleas’n; Gimme No Lip. The double CD adds “That Dog” as its tenth live track.
Pre-orders are available through Kenyon Records, TalkShopLive and select retail partners. The TalkShopLive exclusives arrive December 14, 2026; the other new editions follow Friday, December 18, 2026. All formats are officially licensed, with the band’s authorization and participation.
