Slanted And Enchanted - 2020 European Matador label 14-track LP Reissue

2020 reissue of Stockton, California, alt-rock slacker trios debut album... loaded with mostly feedback and noise splattered, superbly crafted pop songs... and yes... once in a while more quiet and compelling - but always encapsuled in uncompromising, thin, noisy low-fidelity production - featuring the singles "Summer Babe" and "Trigger Cut"

"Slanted And Enchanted" has been hailed as an alt-rock classic - it was awarded Pitchforksmaximum grade of 10.0/10.0 in a review of the album's reissue in 2002*. The album was ranked it as the fifth greatest album of the 1990s in 2003.**

Vinyl is pressed as a standard weight vinyl - manufactured with Side 1 tracklisting and Matador logo label... Side 2 custom altogether fake facts label... complete with lyric insert - picture cover

Tracklisting:

Side 1:
1. Summer Babe (Winter Version) (Stephen Malkmus, Scott Kannberg) 3:16
2. Trigger Cut / Wounded-Kite at :17 3:16
3. No Life Singed Her 2:09
4. In the Mouth a Desert 3:52
5. Conduit for Sale! 2:52
6. Zürich Is Stained 1:41
7. Chesley's Little Wrists 1:16

Side 2:
8. Loretta's Scars 2:55
9. Here 3:56
10. Two States (Scott Kannberg) 1:47
11. Perfume-V 2:09
12. Fame Throwa 3:22
13. Jackals, False Grails: The Lonesome Era 3:21
14. Our Singer 3:09

All tracks are written and composed by Stephen Malkmus, except where noted.

Recorded January 13 – 20, 1991 at Louder Than You Think Studios, Stockton, California, USA.
"Here" is recorded December 24, 1990, at South Makepeace Studios, Brooklyn, NY, USA.

Originally mastered by Trutone Mastering Labs, 228 E. Route 59 #306, Nanuet, NY 10954
 

Credits:

Pavement:
Stephen Malkmus – lead vocals, guitar
Scott Kannberg – bass, backing vocals, guitar, lead vocals on "Two States"
Gary Young – drums, percussion

Technical Credits:
Pavement - Production
Cy Jameson – engineer ("Here")
Ray Janos/RJ - Mastering

* Ott, Chris (November 1, 2002). "Pavement: Slanted & Enchanted: Luxe & Reduxe". Pitchfork.
**Pitchfork staff (November 17, 2003). "Top 100 Albums of the 1990s". Pitchfork. p. 10.