The Secret Series represents a complete reappraisal of Wesley Stace’s entire musical career, featuring all new solo acoustic recordings. 12 albums: 155 songs in all, stripped down to their essence with an intimacy that comes only from a solo recording by the songwriter. These were recorded between May 2022 and July 2025 in single day long recordings, after much rehearsal.

Each release was originally accompanied by a beautifully designed book (in a numbered edition of 250), gathering the lyrics for the first time in a uniform edition. The books and recordings were released to subscribers over a memorable three year period. The books are sadly no longer available, but the recordings live on.

Each album is available separately as either a digital download or as a CD. The 12 CD collection is also available in a bespoke 90’s style CD caddy.

The following albums were re-recorded for The Secret Series:

 #1 Here Comes The Groom (1990) - Mundane
#2 The Name Above the Title (1991) - Mundane
#3 Why We Fight (1992) - Mundane
#4 John Wesley Harding's New Deal (1996) - Mundane
#5 Awake (1998) - Mundane
#6 The Confessions of St. Ace (2000) - Mundane
#7 The Man With No Shadow (2004) - Arcane/Mundane
#8 Who Was Changed And Who Was Dead (2009) - Mundane
#9 The Sound of His Own Voice (2011) - Mundane
#10 Self-Titled (2013) - Arcane/Mundane
#11 Wesley Stace’s John Wesley Harding (2017) - Mundane
#12 Late Style (2021) - Arcane/Mundane

The Secret Series was:

Performed and produced by Wesley Stace
Recorded by Peter Rydberg at Studio 1935, Philadelphia PA
Mastered by Chris von Sneidern at The Vault, San Francisco CA
Album cover designed by Morgan Narkiewicz, Syracuse NY

Each individual album (digital download): $12
The entire Secret Series (digital download): $100
The Full CD set in Bespoke Caddy: $120

There will later be a vinyl release: The Top Secrets