Red Hot Chili Peppers to release 18 tracks in 6 months

Red Hot Chili Peppers have 18 new tracks on the way to be released over the next 6 months and all on 7inch vinyl as well as digital.

All of the songs were recorded for but not used in the recent 'I'm With You' album.

"Finding songs that seem to want to join hands with others is a special task that require the right people… and the right songs!" said RHCP guitarist Josh Klinghoffer. "Some songs seem to have a lot more of an agenda than others. Some songs play well with others and some songs need more attention and a little extra care. Here are some songs that seemed to want to pair up and take a later train. Keep your eye on them, they're up to something…"

The first pair of sides – "Strange Man" on the A-side and "Long Progression" on the B-side – will be released on August 14, 2012. The second pair of sides – Magpies and Victorian Machinery – will be released on September 11, 2012. The third pair of sides – "Never Is A Long Time" and "Love Of Your Life" – will be release on October 2, 2012. The fourth pair of sides (titles TBD) will be released November 6, 2012. The fifth pair of sides (titles TBD) will be released December 4, 2012 and the sixth pair of sides (titles TBD) will be released December 18, 2012. The final two releases will be released in early 2013.

Red Hot Chili Peppers are currently on a world tour.