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Slanted & Enchanted: Luxe & Reduxe [Original recording reissued, Original recording remastered]

PavementAudio CD
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listen20. Nothing Ever Happens 2:31$0.99  Buy MP3 
listen21. Circa 1762 (John Peel Session #1) 3:26$0.99  Buy MP3 
listen22. Kentucky Cocktail (John Peel Session #1) 3:34$0.99  Buy MP3 
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listen18. Angel Carver Blues/Mellow Jazz Docent (Live Brixton Academy, London, Dec. 14, 1992) 3:01$0.99  Buy MP3 
listen19. Two States (Live Brixton Academy, London, Dec. 14, 1992) 1:54$0.99  Buy MP3 
listen20. No Life Singed Her (Live Brixton Academy, London, Dec. 14, 1992) 1:45$0.99  Buy MP3 
listen21. So Stark (Live Brixton Academy, London, Dec. 14, 1992) 3:56$0.99  Buy MP3 
listen22. Box Elder (Live Brixton Academy, London, Dec. 14, 1992) 2:44$0.99  Buy MP3 
listen23. Baby Yeah (Live Brixton Academy, London, Dec. 14, 1992) 2:44$0.99  Buy MP3 
listen24. In The Mouth A Desert (Live Brixton Academy, London, Dec. 14, 1992) 4:00$0.99  Buy MP3 


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Product Details

  • Audio CD (October 22, 2002)
  • Original Release Date: 1992
  • Number of Discs: 2
  • Format: Original recording reissued, Original recording remastered
  • Label: Matador Records
  • ASIN: B00006JLX4
  • In-Print Editions: MP3 Music
  • Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (76 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #54,836 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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The remastered version of Pavement's seminal debut. 2 CDs, 48 tracks , 23 unreleased recordings , 8 unreleased songs . The complete "Slanted" recording sessions along with the contemporary "Watery, Domestic" EP, B-sides, compilation tracks, outtakes, two Peel sessions and a complete live concert.

Simultaneous release with "Slow Century" double DVD chronicling the band's entire career.


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22 of 23 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Can't go wrong with Pavement July 24, 2004
Format:Audio CD
In this 2-disc set you get a remastered version of Slanted and enchanted a few choice cut singles from the pre-matador sessions, a couple of alternate studio out-takes from the Slanted Era, the first John Peel sessions, the Watery Domestic EP, the song 'Greenlander' from the I Shot Andy Warhol soundtrack, the b sides from all singles released during that era, an entire concert from the Brixton Academy, and to top it all off you get an incredible packaging job w/original art work and incredible set of liner notes full of pictures and anecdotes from the band and those that were there. All I can say is that I'm an old time Pavement fan and I pretty much already own this stuff from bootlegs, and through tracking down singles and various other compilations. For the most part all of the material compiled is A+ material except for maybe the two studio outtakes and the repeat of Summer Babe 7" version I found to be a little redundant as I can't even notice a difference from the original. The early pre-Slanted singles (Mercy Snack: The Laundromat, B.Blackstick, and My First Mine) may all sound a little too primitive to the uninitiated ear and fit best on the Westing By Musket and Sextant compilation. Outside of that you have an incredible album, with some of the funnest and wittiest songs to come out of the 90's. It's a classic album that spear headed the indie rock revolution. I believe that over time this band will fall right behind Nirvana is the most influential band to come out of the 90's (they've already left those nature kids STP and S.Pumpkins in the dust).
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5.0 out of 5 stars Pavement Deluxe! May 23, 2004
Format:Audio CD
Pavement was the reigning indie band of the 1990s, with their vibrant rock and Stephen Malkmus's deliciously strange lyrics. And at the 10th anniversary of debut "Slanted and Enchanted"'s release, devoted fans were rewarded with "Slanted and Enchanted: Luxe & Reduxe," with a wealth of live tracks, new tracks, B-sides and more.

The original recording itself is a masterful creation: its includes the whooping "Life Singed Her," intricate "Trigger Cut/Wounded-Kite At :17," droning "In the Mouth of a Desert," gently poppy "Zürich Is Stained" and jangling, shimmering "Loretta's Scars," before wrapping up with the solid acoustic "Our Singer."

But no sooner has the rat-a-tat percussion of "Our Singer" faded out than the new stuff begins: The "Slanted Sessions," which include the droning "Mercy Snack: The Laundromat," the catchy rocker "Baptist Blacktick," a rawer, rougher alternate mix of "Here," and the shimmery indie "Nothing Ever Happens" (which sounds a bit like the Beatles). The first disc fades out with the John Peel Session #1 -- which has never been released before -- four fuzzy, solid renditions of their songs.

The second disc is almost as good, kicking off with the Watery, Domestic tracks: the ear-tingling feedback that opens "Texas Never Whispers," the sweeping "Frontwards," and the poppy "Shoot the Singer (1 Sick Verse)." The Watery Sessions are on a somewhat grimmer note with the melancholy "Greenlander," the gothic-sounding "Sue Me Jack," and the drizzly "So Stark (You're A Skyscraper)."

A second John Peel session -- also never before released -- which starts off on a grey, drizzly note but builds up to the muffled shrieks and roars of "List of Dorms." Finally, the second disc rounds off to a live performance at London's Brixton Academy in late 1992: A surprisingly clear, sharp-sounding rendition of their songs -- you can almost feel the energy crackling from Malkmus's voice.

And accompanying the two discs of music is a thick little booklet the size of a skinny CD jewel case. It doesn't really provide many new insights into the songs themselves, but it does give a look into where the guys from Pavement were before rocketing to indie-godhood. It looks like a bunch of notes pasted together, especially with some scrawled lyrics in the middle of it, written in marker with lines crossed out.

Pavement is one of those wonderful bands that have a subtle influence on many of the bands who come after them, such as, for example, Weezer. Their fuzzy, roiling guitar was offset by creative flourishes that can make your heart bleed and your ears tingle. And don't be deceived by the seeming simplicity of these songs -- under the fuzzy guitar and machine-gun percussion are outstanding melodies.

Pavement may be gone, but it's not forgotten. And "Slanted and Enchanted: Luxe and Reduxe" is among the best rereleases I've seen yet, with its overwhelming wealth of extras and bonuses. Vibrant and timeless -- and the rarities and B-sides make it even better.

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars frustrating; inelegant; but what the heck November 5, 2002
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Format:Audio CD
If you're just getting into Pavement, and haven't already heard much of the stuff on this disc - buy it. It has some of the best music ever made. For those who have been down the road with the boys, though, and are wary of paying twice for the same songs - your concerns are justfied.

On the plus side, the sound quality of the Peel Sessions is better than on the (awesome, near-canonical) "Stuff Up the Cracks" bootleg. It's great that, at last, there's a legitimate way to own these songs. They're some of Pavement's best ever, and finally they're accessible (and affordable) to everyone.

Unfortunately, so much other great stuff remains exclusively on "Cracks," including the third Peel Session (from a few years later), that the bootleg will remain mighty tempting to new listeners - which sort of defeats this set's "beat the boots" purpose. (If you want the tinny live stuff on disc 2, better I guess to get it this way than on "Stray Slack.") Presumably, the "Crooked Rain"-era stuff will see official release when THAT album gets the reissue treatment on its 10th anniversary.

But this gets to the core of the problem: beyond the profit motive, why bother? What the world needed was a single, excellent Pavement rarities set. The mighty "S&E" is cheapened (if such a thing is possible) when it's slapped carelessly on a disc with one Peel Session and the few weak tracks from the (must-have) Drag City early years CD. (Just because "Mercy Snack" and "My First Mine" are from the "Slanted sessions" doesn't mean they should show up here.) I don't care how great the LP - it's going to lose its punch when, right after its final note is struck, it's followed up by a reprise of its very first track (in a basically identical "7-inch version"). Blech!

It is cool to have "Watery, Domestic," the "Trigger Cut" b-sides, and the so-so-excellent "Greenlander" all in a row: new Paveheads are in for a treat. For the rest of us... well, like me, you'll probably buy it anyway. But I bet that when I put on "S&E" in the future, this won't be the disc I reach for.

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Published on May 28, 2010 by Kevin J. Zahnle
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Published on November 13, 2009 by Nikhil Murthy
1.0 out of 5 stars So THIS is the cause of so much crummy rock...
I really wanted to like this. I really did. I've read so much about this band. Rolling Stone raved about them (that should've been a clue right there...). Read more
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5.0 out of 5 stars The live concert at Brixton Academy is the real gold soundz here.
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