Slanted and Enchanted: Luxe & Reduxe
Slanted and Enchanted: Luxe & Reduxe | ||||
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Released | October 20, 2002 | |||
Recorded | December 24, 1990 to December 16, 1992 | |||
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Length | 138:34 | |||
Label | Matador | |||
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Slanted and Enchanted: Luxe & Reduxe is a compilation album by American indie rock band Pavement featuring a remastered version of the band's first studio album Slanted and Enchanted, as well as outtakes & live tracks from the same era as the original release.
Release and reception[]
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | link |
Rolling Stone | October 31, 2002 |
Pitchfork Media | 10/10 November 1, 2002 |
SplendidEzine.com | not rated November 15, 2002 |
Matador Records released Luxe & Reduxe on October 20, 2002,[1] alongside the Slow Century DVD.[2] It features 48 songs, including the entire original disc and, in addition, 3 outtakes of which one is an unreleased song and the other two are alternate takes, plus the B-sides from the "Summer Babe" and "Trigger Cut" singles, 5 songs from two different John Peel sessions, the 4-track EP Watery, Domestic, and 13 tracks of a live performance of the band held at the Brixton Academy in London on December 14, 1992.[3][4]
Luxe & Reduxe reached number 5 in the US Billboard Top Independent Albums[5][6] and number 152 in the US Billboard 200 charts.[5][7] It received very positive reviews from critics.
Track listing[]
Disc one Slanted & Enchanted[]
- Slanted & Enchanted
- 1. "Summer Babe (Winter Version)" - 3:16
- 2. "Trigger Cut / Wounded-Kite at :17" - 3:17
- 3. "No Life Singed Her" - 2:08
- 4. "In the Mouth a Desert" - 3:52
- 5. "Conduit for Sale!" - 2:52
- 6. "Zürich Is Stained" - 1:41
- 7. "Chesley's Little Wrists" - 1:15
- 8. "Loretta's Scars" - 2:55
- 9. "Here" - 3:56
- 10. "Two States" - 1:47
- 11. "Perfume-V" - 2:10
- 12. "Fame Throwa" - 3:22
- 13. "Jackals, False Grails: The Lonesome Era" - 3:21
- 14. "Our Singer" - 3:12
- Slanted Sessions
- 15. "Summer Babe (7" Version)" - 3:14
- 16. "Mercy Snack: The Laundromat" - 1:38
- 17. "Baptist Blacktick" - 2:04
- 18. "My First Mine" - 2:22
- 19. "Here (Alternate Mix)" - 3:58
- 20. "Nothing Ever Happens" - 2:31
- John Peel sessions, June 23, 1992
- 21. "Circa 1762" - 3:26
- 22. "Kentucky Cocktail" - 3:34
- 23. "Secret Knowledge of Backroads" - 3:27
- 24. "Here" - 3:48
Disc two Watery, Domestic[]
- Watery, Domestic
- 1. "Texas Never Whispers" - 3:08
- 2. "Frontwards" - 3:16
- 3. "Lions (Linden)" - 1:49
- 4. "Shoot the Singer (1 Sick Verse)" - 3:15
- Watery Sessions
- 5. "Sue Me Jack" - 3:01
- 6. "So Stark (You're a Skyscraper)" - 3:01
- 7. "Greenlander" - 3:11
- John Peel sessions, December 16, 1992
- 8. "Rain Ammunition" - 3:24
- 9. "Drunks with Guns" - 1:42
- 10. "Ed Ames" - 3:22
- 11. "The List of Dorms" - 2:25
- Live Brixton Academy, London, December 14, 1992
- 12. "Conduit for Sale!" - 3:10
- 13. "Fame Throwa" - 2:32
- 14. "Home" - 3:14
- 15. "Perfume-V" - 2:14
- 16. "Summer Babe" - 3:21
- 17. "Frontwards" - 3:18
- 18. "Angel Carver Blues/Mellow Jazz Docent" - 3:01
- 19. "Two States" - 1:54
- 20. "No Life Singed Her" - 1:45
- 21. "So Stark" - 3:56
- 22. "Box Elder" - 2:44
- 23. "Baby, Yeah" - 2:44
- 24. "In the Mouth a Desert" - 4:00
Charts[]
US Billboard 200[5][7] | 152 |
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US Independent Albums[5][6] | 5 |
References[]
- ^ "Pavement". Matador Records. Archived from the original on July 23, 2021. Retrieved August 8, 2021.
- ^ Modell, Josh (November 27, 2002). "Pavement: Slanted And Enchanted: Luxe & Reduxe". The A.V. Club. Archived from the original on November 24, 2019. Retrieved November 24, 2019.
- ^ "Slanted and Enchanted: Luxe & Reduxe". Matador Records. Retrieved June 22, 2013.
- ^ Slanted and Enchanted: Luxe & Reduxe at Discogs. Retrieved October 28, 2018.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d "Slanted and Enchanted - Pavement. Awards". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Archived from the original on August 3, 2013. Retrieved May 18, 2013.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Pavement | Chart History. Independent Albums". Billboard. Eldridge Industries. November 9, 2002. Retrieved April 3, 2018.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Pavement | Chart History. Billboard 200". Billboard. Eldridge Industries. November 9, 2002. Retrieved April 3, 2018.
- 2002 compilation albums
- Pavement (band) albums
- Peel Sessions recordings
- B-side compilation albums
- Matador Records compilation albums