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from pitchforkmedia:

Pavement's Wowee Zowee to Be Reissued

Wowee Zowee is right. Following in the footsteps of their 2002 reissue of Pavement's 1992 debut album Slanted & Enchanted and their 2004 reissue of 1994's Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain, Matador will reissue Pavement's fan-favorite third studio release, 1995's Wowee Zowee.

While a tracklist, release date, and load of additional information are still in the works, a few exciting tidbits about the reissue have been revealed by the folks at Matador.

Wowee Zowee version 2.0 will include around twenty album covers by Steve Keene, a never-before-heard concert from the WZ tour, and a number of previously unreleased tracks and rarities, many of which are alternate takes. And that's all we know right now, sorry!

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I love these Pavement reissues....tons of content for less than $15.00. This one sounds great!

fallfan

I've been hoping they would be doing this. The "Crooked Rain" and "Slanted" reissues are possibly the best rereleases I've ever seen as far as added extra value.

keith71

Excellent news! I sold my copy of Wowee Zowee years ago, because I (gasp!)
didn't much get into it. But I'm older now,maybe my tastes have changed, so I'm willing to give this album another chance.
Maybe next year we'll see a deluxe edition of the painfully underrated Brighten the Corners? Assuming of course, the United States is still around. Haven't you heard World War III is coming soon??

duse

The same reason I sold my "Slanted" disc. I have not checked out the deluxe of that, but have "Crooked Rain." I am looking forward to Wowee Zowee, and I very much agree w/ you on Brighten the Corners.

Hollowgen

awesome. i've been putting off purchasing the albums in anticipation of these reissues.

fender69

What about the Sonic Youth reissues?

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from pitchfork:

Pavement Wowee Zowee Reissue Tracklist Revealed

And the moment we've all been waiting for: the tracklist for Matador's deluxe two-disc reissue of Pavement's 1995 album Wowee Zowee. And goddamn, did Matador go all-out.

The Sordid Sentinels edition, due out November 7, features a whopping 18 unreleased tracks, including outtakes, live tracks, and radio sessions, as well as a ton of B-sides and random soundtrack and compilation tracks.

Did you know that Pavement was on a Descendents tribute album? Neither did I.

>> DISC ONE

01 We Dance
02 Rattled by the Rush
03 Black Out
04 Brinx Job
05 Grounded
06 Serpentine Pad
07 Motion Suggests Itself
08 Father to a Sister Of Thought
09 Extradition
10 Best Friend's Arm
11 Grave Architecture
12 AT & T
13 Flux = Rad
14 Fight This Generation
15 Kennel District
16 Pueblo
17 Half a Canyon
18 Western Homes
19 Sordid [previously unreleased Wowee Zowee session outtake]
20 Brink of the Clouds [Rattled by the Rush b-side]
21 False Skorpion [Rattled by the Rush b-side]
22 Easily Fooled [Rattled by the Rush b-side]
23 Kris Kraft [Father to a Sister of Thought b-side]
24 Mussle Rock [Father to a Sister of Thought b-side]
25 Give It a Day [Pacific Trim EP
26 Gangsters & Pranksters [Pacific Trim EP
27 Saganaw [Pacific Trim EP
28 I Love Perth [Pacific Trim EP
29 Sentinel [previously unreleased Wowee Zowee session outtake]

>> DISC TWO

01 Sensitive Euro Man [I Shot Andy Warhol soundtrack]
02 Stray Fire [previously unreleased Wowee Zowee session outtake]
03 Fight This Generation [recorded March 3, 1994 at Hilversum, Holland]
04 Easily Fooled [recorded March 3, 1994 at Hilversum, Holland]
05 Soul Food [Wowee Zowee jam session w/Doug Easley on piano]
06 It's a Hectic World [from Homage to Descendents tribute album]
07 Kris Kraft [BBC in-studio; Steve Lamacq Evening Session, March 15, 1995]
08 Golden Boys/Serpentine Pad [BBC in-studio; Steve Lamacq Evening Session, March 15, 1995]
09 Painted Soldiers [BBC in-studio; Steve Lamacq Evening Session, March 15, 1995]
10 I Love Perth [BBC in-studio; Steve Lamacq Evening Session, March 15, 1995]
11 Dancing With the Elders [from Medusa Cyclone/Pavement split 7"]
12 Half a Canyon [live; Wireless JJJ Radio, Australia, July 7, 1994]
13 Best Friend's Arm [live; Wireless JJJ Radio, Australia, July 7, 1994]
14 Brink of the Clouds/Candylad [live; Wireless JJJ Radio, Australia, July 7, 1994]
15 Unfair [live; Wireless JJJ Radio, Australia, July 7, 1994]
16 Eaily Fooled [live; Wireless JJJ Radio, Australia, July 7, 1994]
17 Heaven Is a Truck [live; Wireless JJJ Radio, Australia, July 7, 1994]
18 Box Elder [live; Wireless JJJ Radio, Australia, July 7, 1994]
19 No More Kings [from Schoolhouse Rock! Rocks comp]
20 Painted Soldiers [from Kids in the Hall in Brain Candy soundtrack]
21 We Dance (alternate mix) [previously unreleased Wowee Zowee session outtake]

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Awesome!!

Arpeggi

Awesome. Pavement=best band ever.

Arpeggi

Oh yeah, time to ship my Wowee Zowee on lala!

sb5

Oh man, that looks sweet. November 7 can't come quick enough.

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from pitchforkmedia:

Pavement Pre-Order Yields Rare Live Show, Single
Matador Wants You to "Wow Out"

Hold that Soulseek-leeching mouse click, because Matador has arranged a special incentive for customers who pre-order Pavement's previously reported Wowee Zowee: Sordid Sentinels Edition from participating record stores. Record stores?! Remember those?!

The "Wow Out" program works like this: pre-order the album and receive a "super rare" live show and an extremely limited 7".

Upon arranging the pre-order, customers will be given a unique code via e-mail; this enables them to download the entire live show, recorded April 24, 1994 at L.A.'s Palace, when Pavement were just introducing Wowee tracks to their audience.

Then, on November 7, purchasers will open their mailbox to find both Wowee Zowee: Sordid Sentinels Edition and the aforementioned vinyl. The latter's A-side boasts a rare version of "Black Out" recorded around the time of Crooked Rain's release. It was originally slated for a Thurston Moore-curated compilation, but that didn't end up happening. The B-side holds a previously unreleased version of "Extradition", with different vocals and a "slightly different mix" than the album brought.

Pavement at The Palace on April 24, 1994 tracklist:

01 Box Elder
02 Range Life
03 Brinx Job
04 Brink of the Clouds
05 Unfair
06 Easily Fooled
07 Best Friend's Arm
08 She Believes
09 Silent Kid
10 Black Out
11 Summer Babe
12 Elevate Me Later
13 Heckler Spray
14 In the Mouth a Desert
15 Fight This Generation
16 Debris Slide
17 Two States
18 Stop Breathing

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Wow, that sounds pretty cool!!

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Just for the record, it is. Great quality and some great versions of Pavement classics alongside some lesser known songs. Don't pass this up if you're a Pavement fan.

Bought my copy for $15.99 from Insound and the code for the live show came two days later.

Arpeggi

Bought mine from Matador (distributed by Insound) for $1 cheaper!