Quarantine the Past: The Best of Pavement

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Quarantine the Past: The Best of Pavement
Greatest hits album by
Pavement
ReleasedMarch 8, 2010
Recorded1989–1999
GenreIndie rock
Length73:18
LabelMatador Records (US)
Domino Records (UK)
ProducerVarious
Pavement chronology
Live Europaturnén MCMXCVII (2)
(2008) 		Quarantine the Past: The Best of Pavement
(2010)
Terror Twilight: Farewell Horizontal

(2022)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Pitchfork Media
(10.0/10)[2]

Quarantine the Past: The Best of Pavement is a compilation album released by Pavement on March 8, 2010, to coincide with the band's reunion. The title of the compilation references a lyric from the 1994 song "Gold Soundz", which is the first song featured on the compilation.

Background

On January 5, 2010,

Central Park Summerstage. In addition, a second-place winner with the “most imaginative track listing” (as chosen by the band) would have their track listing pressed on a limited edition Record Store Day double LP version of Quarantine The Past.[3] On January 25, Matador announced the correct track listing of the album and announced the winner of the competition.[4]

Track listing

  1. "Gold Soundz" - 2:40 from Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain (1994)
  2. "Frontwards" – 3:01 from Watery, Domestic (1992)
  3. "Mellow Jazz Docent" – 1:52 from Perfect Sound Forever (EP) (1991)
  4. "Stereo" – 3:07 from Brighten the Corners (1997)
  5. "In the Mouth a Desert" – 3:48 from Slanted and Enchanted (1992)
  6. "Two States" – 1:48 from Slanted and Enchanted (1992)
  7. "Cut Your Hair" – 3:05 from Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain (1994)
  8. "Shady Lane / J Vs. S" – 3:51 from Brighten the Corners (1997)
  9. "Here" – 3:55 from Slanted and Enchanted (1992)
  10. "Unfair" – 2:31 from Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain (1994)
  11. "Grounded" – 4:15 from Wowee Zowee (1995)
  12. "
    Summer Babe (Winter Version)" – 3:15 from Slanted and Enchanted
    (1992)
  13. "Range Life" – 4:56 from Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain (1994)
  14. "Date w/ IKEA" - 2:38 from Brighten the Corners (1997)
  15. "Debris Slide" - 1:56 from Perfect Sound Forever (EP) (1991)
  16. "Shoot the Singer (1 Sick Verse)" - 3:15 from Watery, Domestic (1992)
  17. "Spit on a Stranger" - 3:01 from Terror Twilight (1999)
  18. "Heaven Is a Truck" - 2:29 from Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain (1994)
  19. "
    Trigger Cut/Wounded-Kite At :17" - 3:15 from Slanted and Enchanted
    (1992)
  20. "Embassy Row" - 3:50 from Brighten the Corners (1997)
  21. "Box Elder" - 2:24 from Slay Tracks: 1933–1969 (1989) (alternative mix omitting bass guitar)
  22. "Unseen Power of the Picket Fence" - 3:50 from No Alternative compilation (1993)
  23. "Fight this Generation" - 4:23 from Wowee Zowee (1995)

Record Store Day Limited Edition

On February 2, 2010, Matador Records announced the second-place winner of their competition, in which their “most imaginative” track listing would be made into a special edition Record Store Day double LP release. Limited to 1,000 copies,[5] this edition features special silkscreen cover art designed by the band themselves and was released on April 17 at participating record stores.[6] The track listing is as follows:

  1. "Zurich Is Stained" – from Slanted and Enchanted (1992)
  2. "Trigger Cut/Wounded-Kite At :17" – from Slanted and Enchanted (1992)
  3. "Grave Architecture" – from Wowee Zowee (1995)
  4. "Unfair" – from Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain (1994)
  5. "…And Carrot Rope" – from Terror Twilight (1999)
  6. "Shady Lane / J Vs. S" – from Brighten the Corners (1997)
  7. "Two States" – from Slanted and Enchanted (1992)
  8. "Fame Throwa" – from Slanted and Enchanted (1992)
  9. "Cut Your Hair" – from Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain (1994)
  10. "Here" – from Slanted and Enchanted (1992)
  11. "Extradition" – from Wowee Zowee (1995)
  12. "Stereo" – from Brighten the Corners (1997)
  13. "The Hexx" – from Terror Twilight (1999)
  14. "Shoot The Singer (1 Sick Verse)" – from Watery, Domestic (1992)
  15. "Kennel District" – from Wowee Zowee (1995)
  16. "Price Yeah!" – from Slay Tracks: 1933–1969 (1989)
  17. "No Life Singed Her" – from Slanted and Enchanted (1992)
  18. "Stop Breathin’" – from Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain (1994)
  19. "Type Slowly (Live)" – from Tibetan Freedom Concert compilation (1997)
  20. "Fin" – from Brighten the Corners (1997)
  21. "Forklift" – from Demolition Plot J-7 (1990)
  22. "Fight This Generation" – from Wowee Zowee (1995)
  23. "Box Elder" – from Slay Tracks: 1933–1969 (1989)

Personnel

  • David Winton Bell – Photo Courtesy
  • Greg Calbi – Mastering
  • Doug Easley – Engineer
  • Mitch Easter – Engineer
  • Jesper Eklow – Compilation
  • Nigel Godrich – Engineer
  • Bryce Goggin – Engineer
  • Cy Jameson – Engineer
  • Davis McCain – Engineer
  • Mark Ohe – Art Direction
  • Pavement – Compilation, Art Direction
  • Mark Venezia – Engineer

Chart performance

Chart Peak Position
Billboard 200 170
US Independent Albums 23

References

  1. Allmusic
    . Retrieved 12 March 2010.
  2. ^ Pitchfork Media review
  3. ^ "Matablog: Pavement: Quarantine the Past". Matador Records. Archived from the original on 7 November 2013. Retrieved 18 March 2010.
  4. ^ "Matablog: Pavement Best Of Track Listing and Contest Winner". Matador Records. Retrieved 18 March 2010.
  5. ^ "RSD 2010 Releases". Record Store Day. 2010. Archived from the original on 2010-04-16. Retrieved 19 April 2010.
  6. ^ "Matablog: Pavement track listing second prize winner – limited-edition Record Store Day vinyl release". Matador Records. Retrieved 18 March 2010.
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