Retrospective (Red House Painters album)
| Retrospective | ||||
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| Compilation album by Red House Painters | ||||
| Released |
July 19, 1999 (See release history) | |||
| Recorded | 1989-1995 | |||
| Genre | Folk rock, sadcore | |||
| Length |
CD1: 77:51 CD2: 66:23 Total: 144:08 | |||
| Language | English | |||
| Label | 4AD | |||
| Producer | Mark Kozelek | |||
| Red House Painters chronology | ||||
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| Professional ratings | |
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| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| NME | 8/10[2] |
| Pitchfork | 7.2/10[3] |
Retrospective is a 2-disc compilation of Red House Painters' songs from the band's 4AD era. The compilation was released in July 1999. Disc one is a collection of definitive Red House Painters tracks culled from their debut album Down Colorful Hill through 1995's Ocean Beach, as picked by 4AD label owner Ivo Watts-Russell. Disc two, subtitled Demos, Outtakes, Live (1989-1995), is a collection of unreleased demos and live recordings from their 4AD years. The essay inside the booklet was written by Rob O'Condor in April 1999. A working title for this collection was Red Perspective.
Track listing
All tracks written by Mark Kozelek, except where noted.
| CD1 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
| 1. | "Shock Me" | Ace Frehley | 4:47 |
| 2. | "Grace Cathedral Park" | 3:52 | |
| 3. | "Katy Song" | 8:25 | |
| 4. | "Summer Dress" | 2:54 | |
| 5. | "New Jersey" (Electric Version) | 4:26 | |
| 6. | "Medicine Bottle" | 9:51 | |
| 7. | "Michael" | 5:23 | |
| 8. | "San Geronimo" | 7:37 | |
| 9. | "Bubble" | 5:32 | |
| 10. | "Mistress" (Piano Version) | 4:33 | |
| 11. | "Drop" | 8:53 | |
| 12. | "Evil" | 7:19 | |
| 13. | "Rollercoaster" | 4:18 | |
| CD2: Demos, Outtakes, Live (1989-1995) | |||
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| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
| 1. | "Funhouse" (Demo) | 6:07 | |
| 2. | "Waterkill" (Demo) | 7:04 | |
| 3. | "Uncle Joe" (Demo) | 5:56 | |
| 4. | "Helicopter" (Demo) | Kozelek, Jerry Vessel | 5:41 |
| 5. | "Brown Eyes" (4-Track Demo) | 2:01 | |
| 6. | "Dragonflies" (Outtake) | Kozelek, Robyn Riel-Nail | 4:05 |
| 7. | "Japanese to English" (Live in Paris) | 4:21 | |
| 8. | "Shock Me" (Live on KCRW) | Frehley | 4:26 |
| 9. | "Over My Head" (4-Track Demo) | 3:58 | |
| 10. | "Brockwell Park" (4-Track Demo) | 5:51 | |
| 11. | "Shadows" (Outtake) | 5:41 | |
| 12. | "Mistress" (Live on KCRW) | 4:28 | |
| 13. | "Summer Dress" (Live on KCRW) | 2:34 | |
| 14. | "Instrumental" (Demo) | 4:05 | |
Notes
- Medicine Bottle / Michael: from Down Colorful Hill, September 1992
- Grace Cathedral Park / Katy Song / Mistress / Rollercoaster: from Red House Painters I, May 1993
- New Jersey / Bubble / Evil: from Red House Painters II, October 1993
- Shock Me: from Shock Me EP, February 1994
- Summer Dress / Drop / San Geronimo: from Ocean Beach, March 1995
- Waterkill (1990 demo) / Instrumental (1995 demo): previously unreleased
- Art direction and design by v23. Wire photograph by Chris Bigg; lighthouse photograph by Dominic Davies.
Liner notes credited to "Rob O'Condor" is a typographical error. The author is "Rob O'Connor," who also penned the liner notes for the vinyl edition of Mark Kozelek's "Admiral Fell Promises"
Release history
| Country | Date | Label | Format | Catalogue # |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | July 19, 1999 | 4AD | 2CD | DAD 9013 CD |
| United States | July 20, 1999 | DAD 9011 CD |