Retrospective (Red House Painters album)

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Retrospective
Compilation album by Red House Painters
Released	July 19, 1999 July 20, 1999
Recorded	1989-1995
Genre	Folk rock, sadcore
Length	CD1: 77:51 CD2: 66:23 Total: 144:08
Label	4AD
Producer	Mark Kozelek
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link Pitchfork Media (7.2/10) link
Red House Painters chronology
Songs for a Blue Guitar (1996) Retrospective (1999) Old Ramon (2001)

Retrospective is a 2-disc compilation of Red House Painters' songs from the band's 4AD era. The compilation was originally set for release on May 18, 1999 in the US but was delayed to July 20. Disc one is a collection of definitive Red House Painters tracks culled from their debut album Down Colorful Hill through 1995's Ocean Beach. 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."

[edit] Track listing

CD1:

1. "Shock Me" - 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):

1. "Funhouse" (Demo) - 6:07
2. "Waterkill" (Demo) - 7:04 (previously unreleased)
3. "Uncle Joe" (Demo) - 5:56
4. "Helicopter" (Demo) - 5:41
5. "Brown Eyes" (4-Track Demo) - 2:01
6. "Dragonflies" (Outtake) - 4:05
7. "Japanese to English" (Live in Paris) - 4:21
8. "Shock Me" (Live on KCRW) - 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 (previously unreleased)

[edit] Notes

• Medicine Bottle / Michael: from the Down Colorful Hill album, September 1992
• Grace Cathedral Park / Katy Song / Mistress / Rollercoaster: from the Red House Painters I album, May 1993
• New Jersey / Bubble / Evil: from the Red House Painters II album, October 1993
• Shock Me: from the Shock Me EP, February 1994
• Summer Dress / Drop / San Geronimo: from the Ocean Beach album, March 1995

[edit] Release Notes

• 4AD release: DAD 9013 CD (UK 2CD), DAD 9011 CD (US 2CD)