Slanted and Enchanted
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| Studio album by Pavement | ||
| Released | April 20, 1992 | |
| Recorded | December 24, 1990– January 20, 1991 |
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| Genre | Indie rock | |
| Length | 38:41 | |
| Label | Matador Records | |
| Producer(s) | Pavement | |
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| Pavement chronology | ||
 Perfect Sound Forever (1991) |
 Slanted and Enchanted (1992) |
 Westing (By Musket & Sextant) (1993) |
Slanted and Enchanted is Pavement's critically acclaimed and influential first album. The album regularly appears at the top of lists of most important albums of the 1990s. In 2003, the album was ranked number 134 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time.
A two-disc expanded version of the album, Slanted and Enchanted: Luxe & Reduxe, was released in 2002. Along with the original 14 tracks, it includes an additional ten tracks from recording sessions on disc one, and disc two consists of the four-track Watery, Domestic EP, seven other songs from recording sessions, and 13 live tracks (from a show at the Brixton Academy in London on December 14, 1992).
[edit] Track listing
- "Summer Babe (Winter Version)" – 3:16
- "Trigger Cut/Wounded-Kite At :17" – 3:16
- "No Life Singed Her" – 2:09
- "In the Mouth a Desert" – 3:52
- "Conduit for Sale!" – 2:52
- "Zurich is Stained" – 1:41
- "Chesley's Little Wrists" – 1:16
- "Loretta's Scars" – 2:55
- "Here" – 3:56
- "Two States" – 1:47
- "Perfume-V" – 2:09
- "Fame Throwa" – 3:22
- "Jackals, False Grails: The Lonesome Era" – 3:21
- "Our Singer" – 3:09
[edit] Critical acclaim
- Chosen as #5 on Pitchfork Media's Top 100 Albums of the 1990s (Redux) link
- Chosen as #4 on Spin magazine's Top 100 Albums of the Past 20 Years in June 2005 [1]
- It was also included in the All-Time 100 albums from Time magazine. [2]
[edit] Sample
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| Pavement |
| Stephen Malkmus | Scott Kannberg | Mark Ibold | Bob Nastanovich | Steve West | Gary Young |
| Discography |
| Studio albums: Slanted and Enchanted | Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain | Wowee Zowee | Brighten the Corners | Terror Twilight |
| EPs Slay Tracks (1933-1969) | Demolition Plot J-7 | Perfect Sound Forever | Watery, Domestic | Rattled by la Rush | Pacific Trim | Shady Lane | "Spit on a Stranger" | "Major Leagues (EP)" |
| Compilations and reissues: Westing (By Musket & Sextant) | Slanted and Enchanted: Luxe & Reduxe | Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain: LA's Desert Origins | Wowee Zowee: Sordid Sentinels Edition |
| Video releases: Slow Century |
| Associated acts |
| The Jicks | Silver Jews | Free Kitten | The Crust Brothers |
