Retrospective (Red House Painters album)

Infobox Album | Name = Retrospective
Type = Compilation album
Artist = Red House Painters


Released = flagicon|UK July 19, 1999
flagicon|US 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
Reviews = * Allmusic Rating|4|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:k9fuxqrkld6e link]
* Pitchfork Media (7.2/10) [http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/record_review/21280-red-perspective link]
Last album = "Songs for a Blue Guitar"
(1996)
This album = "Retrospective"
(1999)
Next album = "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."

Track listing

CD1:
# "Shock Me" - 4:47
# "Grace Cathedral Park" - 3:52
# "Katy Song" - 8:25
# "Summer Dress" - 2:54
# "New Jersey" (Electric Version) - 4:26
# "Medicine Bottle" - 9:51
# "Michael" - 5:23
# "San Geronimo" - 7:37
# "Bubble" - 5:32
# "Mistress" (Piano Version) - 4:33
# "Drop" - 8:53
# "Evil" - 7:19
# "Rollercoaster" - 4:18

CD2: "Demos, Outtakes, Live (1989-1995)":
# "Funhouse" (Demo) - 6:07
# "Waterkill" (Demo) - 7:04 "(previously unreleased)"
# "Uncle Joe" (Demo) - 5:56
# "Helicopter" (Demo) - 5:41
# "Brown Eyes" (4-Track Demo) - 2:01
# "Dragonflies" (Outtake) - 4:05
# "Japanese to English" (Live in Paris) - 4:21
# "Shock Me" (Live on KCRW) - 4:26
# "Over My Head" (4-Track Demo) - 3:58
# "Brockwell Park" (4-Track Demo) - 5:51
# "Shadows" (Outtake) - 5:41
# "Mistress" (Live on KCRW) - 4:28
# "Summer Dress" (Live on KCRW) - 2:34
# "Instrumental" (Demo) - 4:05 "(previously unreleased)"

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

Release Notes

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