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This is a remastered and augmented edition of SLANTED AND ENCHANTED featuring the original album, the WATERY DOMESTIC EP, studio outtakes, two John Peel radio sessions from 1992, and a live recording from Brixton Academy.
Principally recorded at Louder Than You Think, Stockton, California; South Makepeace, Brooklyn, New York and Brixton Academy, London, England between December 1990 and December 1992. Includes liner notes by Stephen Malkmus.
By the time SLANTED & ENCHANTED was released in 1992, Pavement had reached mythical status among indie-rock lovers. The hype had been generated by three masterful vinyl-only releases: SLAY TRACKS (7" EP), DEMOLITION PLOT J7 (7" EP) and PERFECT SOUND FOREVER (10" EP). The dissonant, often beautiful mix of noise and melody on these recordings reaches its apotheosis on SLANTED & ENCHANTED--an album that simultaneously recalls the haunted darkness of The Velvet Underground and the sheer garage pop of the Modern Lovers. SLANTED & ENCHANTED exists from moment to moment, establishing ideas even as it breaks them down, deifying its influences even as it escapes them, becoming more exciting the more you hear it. It is, in short, a rock and roll masterpiece.
Full Title - Slanted & Enchanted - Luxe & Reduxe. The classic 1992 debut from indie rock originators, remastered and expanded with 6 tracks from the Slanted Sessions (2 previously unreleased) & 4 previously unreleased tracks from the John Peel Session #1 on disc 1. Disc 2 features 7 studio tracks along with 4 previously unreleased live tracks recorded for the John Peel Show, BBC Radio 1, 1992. To finish the set, 13 previously unreleased live tracks recorded at the Brixton Academy, London 1992. Slipcase with 62 page color booklet. Matador. 2002.
All tracks have been digitally remastered.
Recorded at Louder Than You Think, Stockton, California from January 13-20, 1991 and South Makepeace Studios, Brooklyn, New York on December 24, 1990.
Producers: Mike Robinson, James Birtwhistle.
Pavement: Stephen Malkmus, Spiral Stairs (guitar); Gary Young (drums).
Engineers include: Cy Jameson.
Rolling Stone (5/13/99, p.50) - Included in Rolling Stone's "Essential Recordings of the 90's."
Rolling Stone (12/26/02, p.114) - Ranked #3 in Rolling Stone's list of 2002's "10 Best Reissues" - "...Bite-size pieces of dada, rock candy cut into hard angles and fish-hook curves..."
Spin (9/99, p.119) - Ranked #5 in Spin Magazine's "90 Greatest Albums of the '90s."
Spin (12/92, p.67) - Ranked #1 in Spin's list of the `20 Best Albums Of The Year' - "...so rich in melliflluous melodies, elliptical lyrics and thrilling, avant guitar-pop seductions that it renders any and all competition meaningless..."
Spin (12/01/02, 139) - "...Pavement's idyllic indie-rock masterpiece..."
Spin (3/92, p.73) - Highly Recommended - "...Pavement makes things happen where nothing happened before..."
Spin (12/01/02, 139) - "...Pavement's idyllic indie-rock masterpiece..."
Entertainment Weekly (7/31/92, p.62) - "...brimming with beautiful pop songs....Simultaneously sophisticated and unpretentious, heartfelt and totally goofy....brilliant..." - Rating: A-
Entertainment Weekly (10/25/02, p.77) - "...As fresh as next week's sushi...a masterpiece of contradictions...rarely matched before or since." - Rating: A
Q (1/93, p.73) - Included in Q's list of the `50 Best Albums Of 1992.'
Q (6/92, p.103) - 4 Stars (out of 5) - "...stands out through sheer breadth of influence and innate accessibility....they play expertly..."
Uncut (2/03, p.92) - 5 stars out of 5 - "...It still sounds magnificent..."
Alternative Press (7/95, pp.79-80) - Ranked #16 in AP's list of the `Top 99 Of '85-'95' - "...represents the first movement from grunge to slackerdom....The guitars mutate, the melodies shift and turn into half-hearted harmonies and everything is pulled together by an ever-building messy momentum and the most perfect sense of vocal phrasing and timing since Lou Reed..."
Option (7-8/92, p.118) - "...Pavement's sound has been perfected on its first LP, already a contender for album of the year....The melodies are much more interesting than most rock out there....Pavement has brought dissonance into the realm of hooks..."
Village Voice (3/2/93, p.5) - Ranked #2 in the Village Voice's list of the `40 Best Albums Of 1992.'
Billboard (p.36) - "SLANTED wins on raw brilliance alone....[The] debut offers an exhilarating glimpse of greatness to come."
Mojo (Publisher) (2/03, p.99) - "...The LUXE & REDUXE edition expands S&E with a feast for initiates..."
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Average Rating: (4.7 out of 5 stars)    List All 6 Reviews I love! I love! I love this cd!!!
This is one of those CDs that all of the songs are great...that's pretty good since there are about 50 songs...you can listen to this one all the way through without skipping anything.
Submitted by aquagirl772000 (victorville. ca., usa) 
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Brilliant!!!
well what can i say, this album is brilliant, and its superb value for money (one of the few albums i have that i genuinely believe was worth every penny i shelled out for it). the best tracks are "in the mouth a desert" and "summer babe"
Submitted by josemorrisinio (Bristol, England)
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This is a great record that is layered with noisy melodies and observational depth into American culture by Stephen Malkmus. It's mood ranges from intelligent and hip to self aware icy and coldly introverted. And, I recommend this record to anyone who likes classic alternative rock records from the 90s from the boys who made making fun of alt rock culture hip and cool.
Submitted by Dan (Tiffin, OH, USA)
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This review is for a different format.  i dont know
Its not as good as everyone says it is. Its a little boring and annoying, wowee zowee is better
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You have to hear it!
Slanted and Enchanted is an awesome CD. You'll never hear any band like Pavement. This CD shows their hard work, and is worth every penny for Pavement fans. For those who never heard of them, this CD may make you beg for more. It's a Domino effect. It's AWESOME!
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