Pavement: Brighten The Corners: Nicene Creedence Ed. - 11/18/08 (Plus Bonus Poll!)

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These threads never get much action but I love these reissues.

I'll add a poll and maybe that will get some conversation going. Everybody loves a poll! Thats sounds bad.


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from Matador (http://www.matadorrecords.com/matablog/?p=2546):

November 18 will see the release of Mark IV in our series of deluxe reissues of the original Pavement albums. Brighten The Corners: Nicene Creedence Ed. sports the amazing packaging and deep contents that you’ve seen in our previous three deluxe editions. Like the first three editions, released every 2 years since 2000, this package treats Pavement’s fourth album right, with two CDs containing the entire 1997 record, remastered from the original tapes, plus all the B-sides and compilation tracks from that period, and a plethora of unreleased live and studio tracks as enumerated below. The CDs come in an embossed slipcase with a 62-page perfect-bound book containing photos, ephemera, writings and more. (The record will be out on Domino in Europe and Matador everywhere else.)

Matador will be doing a Buy Early Get Now promotion for this record, and the extras will be very special indeed. We’ll be announcing that shortly, so keep your eyes on this space.

DISC ONE

Original Album (Remastered) - Tracks 1-12

1. Stereo
2. Shady Lane / J Vs. S
3. Transport is Arranged
4. Date w/ IKEA
5. Old to Begin
6. Type Slowly
7. Embassy Row
8. Blue Hawaiian
9. We Are Underused
10. Passat Dream
11. Starlings of the Slipstream
12. Fin

13. Westie Can Drum - Stereo B-side
14. Winner of the… - Stereo B-side

15. Birds In The Majic Industry - UNRELEASED VOCAL VERSION WILL TAKE PLACE OF RELEASED INSTRUMENTAL ‘STEREO’ B-SIDE VERSION

16. Slowly Typed - Shady Lane B-side
17. Cherry Area - Shady Lane B-side
18. Wanna Mess You Around - Shady Lane B-side
19. No Tan Lines - Shady Lane B-side

21. Harness Your Hopes - Spit On A Stranger B-side
22. Roll With the Wind - Spit On A Stranger B-side

20. And Then… - A MUCH SHORTER VERSION OF THIS APPEARED ON THE Spit On A Stranger 7″ B-side BUT this is the full 7-minute+ version

DISC TWO

BBC Radio One Evening Session, January 15, 1997

1. Then
2. Harness Your Hopes
3. The Killing Moon
4. Winner of the…

5. Embassy Row Psych Intro - UNRELEASED INTRO – BTC SESSIONS OUTTAKE
6. Nigel - UNRELEASED SONG – BTC SESSIONS OUTTAKE
7. Chevy (Old To Begin) - UNRELEASED VERSION – BTC SESSIONS
8. Roll With The Wind (Roxy) - UNRELEASED VERSION – BTC SESSIONS

VPRO Loladamusica TV show, April 4, 1997

9 . For Sale! The Preston School of Industry — UNRELEASED SONG

10. Oddity (from the ‘God Save The Clean’ compilation)
11. Type Slowly (live) (from the ‘Free Tibet’ compilation)

KCRW Morning Becomes Eclectic, February 25, 1997

12. Neil Hagerty Meets Jon Spencer In a Non-Alcoholic Bar - UNRELEASED SONG
13. Maybe Maybe - UNRELEASED VERSION

BBC Radio One John Peel Live Session August 21, 1997

14. Date w/ IKEA
15. Fin
16. Grave Architecture
17. The Classical

18. Space Ghost Theme I - UNRELEASED SONG - RECORDED LIVE AT WFNX, Boston, February 12, 1997
19. Space Ghost Theme II - UNRELEASED SONG SONG - RECORDED LIVE AT WFNX, Boston, February 12, 1997

20. Beautiful as a Butterfly - UNRELEASED SONG – BTC SESSIONS OUTTAKE
21. Cataracts - UNRELEASED SONG – BTC SESSIONS OUTTAKE

[Hixx]

Everyone always gives S&E the nod, but for me it's all about Crooked Rain, so many great songs on there, classic Pavement.

I've been enjoying Malkmus' latest "Real Emotional Trash" too, it's got some hilarious "out there" lyrics as well as some cool improv song structures, a very loose affair.

[kms_md]

i voted for slanted and enchanted, but i would consider westing (by musket and sextant) my favorite pavement album (even though it is a compilation of EPs).

[Sierra Disc]

Sweeet! And I have to note that BTC is my personal favorite Pavement album. It's the first of theirs I'd really listened to and it has a lot of personal significance for me so even though I love all their albums, this is the one that hits home the most for me. I've been dying for the 2-CD set of it. Thanks for the link!

[sb5]

Excellent. The first 3 reissues were fantastic; can't wait for this one.

I voted for CR CR, though it's a close 3-way battle between it, S&E, and WZ.

[NoirFan]

Slanted and Enchanted for me. I remember buying that on vinyl as well as CD to get the bonus "Trigger Cut" 7-inch single. After that they got a bit too commercial for my taste. The Westing compilation of early stuff is great as well.

[comanche_doyle]

this was my favorite album by these guys. I love type slowly, shady lane, transport and embassy row. I haven't picked up any of the deluxe reissues yet, so I may start with this one.

[n.phelge]

I find it hard to judge the original albums since the deluxe reissues came out. Wowee Zowee was probably my favorite album but it was the weakest reissue. S&E reissue collected and cleaned up a bunch of stuff that collectors already had in a great package, but the CRCR reissue added so much unheard stuff - hard choice.

[Matty-O]

Voted Wowee Zowee. Reissue seems like a must buy even if I already have most of the b-sides. Harness Your Hopes is one of my favorite non-album tracks.

[notkevinbacon]

Voted CR,CR.

And these reissues have been absolutely fantastic.