Wowee Zowee: Sordid Sentinels Edition

[Patrick]

At last, the long-awaited deluxe version of Pavement's third album, 'Wowee Zowee,' entitled 'Wowee Zowee: Sordid Sentinels Edition.'

I discovered that for some reason we had two Pavement forums in the Older Releases section, and rather annoyingly, vBulletin offers no way to merge them. So be aware there is a ton more Pavement discussion in the Older Releases section.

Release date is November 7; front cover art can be found on the Pavement (http://www.matadorrecords.com/pavement) Pavement page; packaging will be similar to and as nice as 'Slanted Enchanted: Luxe & Reduxe' and 'Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain: LA's Desert Origins.'

More info, including complete track listing, coming soon.

Patrick

[johansen smith]

oh man, can't wait for this one!

[earl grey]

YES. this will be great.

[tinobeat]

this is the best news I've heard all year...

[Electromud]

Marked it on my calendar. I can't wait.

[Salman]

Just saw the tracklisting... looks fantastic.

[johansen smith]

>> DISC ONE

01 We Dance
02 Rattled by the Rush
03 Black Out
04 Brinx Job
05 Grounded
06 Serpentine Pad
07 Motion Suggests Itself
08 Father to a Sister Of Thought
09 Extradition
10 Best Friend's Arm
11 Grave Architecture
12 AT & T
13 Flux = Rad
14 Fight This Generation
15 Kennel District
16 Pueblo
17 Half a Canyon
18 Western Homes
19 Sordid [previously unreleased Wowee Zowee session outtake]
20 Brink of the Clouds [Rattled by the Rush b-side]
21 False Skorpion [Rattled by the Rush b-side]
22 Easily Fooled [Rattled by the Rush b-side]
23 Kris Kraft [Father to a Sister of Thought b-side]
24 Mussle Rock [Father to a Sister of Thought b-side]
25 Give It a Day [Pacific Trim EP
26 Gangsters & Pranksters [Pacific Trim EP
27 Saganaw [Pacific Trim EP
28 I Love Perth [Pacific Trim EP
29 Sentinel [previously unreleased Wowee Zowee session outtake]

>> DISC TWO

01 Sensitive Euro Man [I Shot Andy Warhol soundtrack]
02 Stray Fire [previously unreleased Wowee Zowee session outtake]
03 Fight This Generation [recorded March 3, 1994 at Hilversum, Holland]
04 Easily Fooled [recorded March 3, 1994 at Hilversum, Holland]
05 Soul Food [Wowee Zowee jam session w/Doug Easley on piano]
06 It's a Hectic World [from Homage to Descendents tribute album]
07 Kris Kraft [BBC in-studio; Steve Lamacq Evening Session, March 15, 1995]
08 Golden Boys/Serpentine Pad [BBC in-studio; Steve Lamacq Evening Session, March 15, 1995]
09 Painted Soldiers [BBC in-studio; Steve Lamacq Evening Session, March 15, 1995]
10 I Love Perth [BBC in-studio; Steve Lamacq Evening Session, March 15, 1995]
11 Dancing With the Elders [from Medusa Cyclone/Pavement split 7"]
12 Half a Canyon [live; Wireless JJJ Radio, Australia, July 7, 1994]
13 Best Friend's Arm [live; Wireless JJJ Radio, Australia, July 7, 1994]
14 Brink of the Clouds/Candylad [live; Wireless JJJ Radio, Australia, July 7, 1994]
15 Unfair [live; Wireless JJJ Radio, Australia, July 7, 1994]
16 Eaily Fooled [live; Wireless JJJ Radio, Australia, July 7, 1994]
17 Heaven Is a Truck [live; Wireless JJJ Radio, Australia, July 7, 1994]
18 Box Elder [live; Wireless JJJ Radio, Australia, July 7, 1994]
19 No More Kings [from Schoolhouse Rock! Rocks comp]
20 Painted Soldiers [from Kids in the Hall in Brain Candy soundtrack]
21 We Dance (alternate mix) [previously unreleased Wowee Zowee session outtake]

release of the year

[stevethehouse]

This is going to kick the living shit out of the CR,CR re-issue. Most of the WZ B-Sides are better than the album, the extra stuff will just be icing on the cake.

I really really really hope that Brighten The Corners gets the same treatment. I am interested in hearing every note that was played during the recording of that album.

[Moon Pix]

I'm always excited at the prospect of more Pavement. Ever since I heard the Slanted reissue Ive been wondering why "Baptist Blacktick" and "My First Mine" didnt make the final cut.:)

[donkeytooth]

I'm so excited for this as WZ is my all-time favorite pavement album, but i don't know if it will "kick the shit" out of the crooked rain reissue just for the fact of the sheer number of unreleased studio tracks -- (kinda the Pavement VU) which were all so great, hands off the bayou and the much better flux=rad, etc. i also already have most of all of the tracks here but certainly psyched for sordid and sentinels, but of course i haven't heard the record so i shouldn't be saying shit about it in the first place but can't wait to buy it. as for crooked rain, i loved the reissue so so much and listen to it non-stop but i like all of the extras much better than the original album, but that might just be bc it is too evocative of a specific time for me (i.e. high school).

[tinobeat]

I'm always excited at the prospect of more Pavement. Ever since I heard the Slanted reissue Ive been wondering why "Baptist Blacktick" and "My First Mine" didnt make the final cut.:)


Well, they *did* make the final cut for the respective records they were released on. They weren't outtakes from Slanted, just tracks on the preceding singles. See also: Westing: By Musket and Sextant on Drag City, which collects all of these singles (many of them overlapping with the 2CD Slanted)

[sashwap]

someone on the pavement message board queued up all the tracks from disc 1 in winamp (minus the two unreleased ones) and the total time came to 80 minutes and 44 seconds. that won't fit on a cd! either he's wrong, or something is amiss. help!

[Paul]

someone on the pavement message board queued up all the tracks from disc 1 in winamp (minus the two unreleased ones) and the total time came to 80 minutes and 44 seconds. that won't fit on a cd! either he's wrong, or something is amiss. help! Maybe some magical editing/remixing has taken place.

[johansen smith]

take note: this is the tracklisting from Pitchfork, I wouldn't exactly hold them to any standards of reporting, but yeah, I thought it sounded like it wouldn't fit on one disc either.

[Lukas]

maybe this has to do with the 'surprise'? Is three discs out the question?

[johansen smith]

I think the surprise is all the Keene covers?

[sashwap]

well, i guess the total time of the tracklist is 78:44, which leaves about a minute for both "sordid" and "sentinel." judging by their kinda throwaway titles, they may very well just be bits of studio fiddlin' and not real songs.

they could be awesome, though!

[Patrick]

Yeah, sorry guys, but you don't have all the music yet!

Patrick

[harnessforone]

when's the surprise?

[bones]

I heard that there is gonna be a pre-order where you get all this special stuff. is this true? Patrick, I'm looking in yr direction..

[tinobeat]

There's almost always a pre-order deal.

[Tony]

Holy shit! A live download and a 7".
Pitchfork has the scoop. (http://pitchforkmedia.com/article/news/39135/Pavement_PreOrder_Yields_Rare_Live_Show_Single)

[tinobeat]

HOLY SHIT.

[Justin]

This is great ... so, what are the "participating record stores"?

[tinobeat]

so is it only participating record store (I presume Newbury Comics in New England), or is it a matador online store thing too?

[Patrick]

Matador Store (online) and any other retailers that want to participate.... just like the Yo La Tengo season pass promotion.

You can get your album plus goodies mailed to you (by Matador or a retailer closer to you), or you can pick them up at your local store on street date (if your local store participates).

We had 16 participating retailers for YLT. We worked out a lot of kinks with that program, since it was our first. A few retailers will drop out, and more will probably join in.

Full details on Monday.

Patrick

[Seamus]

Are English people allowed in on this???

[Grojlach]

Are English people allowed in on this???

Or people from any country that is not the US, for that matter? So will international users have the option of pre-ordering the album at the Matador online store and enjoy the same download privileges and 7" as people in the US get? :)

[high lonesome]

Or people from any country that is not the US, for that matter? So will international users have the option of pre-ordering the album at the Matador online store and enjoy the same download privileges and 7" as people in the US get? :)

aye i'm interested in knowing whether this is a north america only type deal. i hope it isn't. can't wait for this feast of pavement.

[sashwap]

well, i pre-ordered it. when's the live show going to be available?

[johansen smith]

I also just preordered

[threelobed]

maybe a stupid question but... will insound be a participating retailer? i've pre-ordered the record there is why i ask...

[Patrick]

Yes.

Patrick

[tinobeat]

Q: what's got two thumbs and preordered this shit?

A: this guy



Q: what's got two thumbs and would likely be making fun of this poor bastard?

A: SM



this edition of "MBB inside jokes" brought to you by Sam Adams...


in all seriousness, I can't even express how stoked I am. the CRCR reissue looked way nicer than the S&E reissue (which already looked incredible in its own right), and judging by the YLT 2LP and the Chavez reish, Matadors only gonna be doing even better...

Also, WZ is pretty unequivocally my favorite Pave album, so this is gonna be ridiculous...

[Electromud]

Probably a dumb question:

Does Other Music ship?

[tinobeat]

they do indeed!

[s&e91]

Hi All,
Maybe I'm just a bit slow, but....MatadorRecords isn't on the Wow-Out retailer list?? I'm assuming we'll get all the goodies if we've already pre-purchased through Matador's store, correct?

[tinobeat]

Matador isn't a retailer. The store on their site is actually run by Insound, which IS one of the retailers on the list.

[Dave]

Matador isn't a retailer. The store on their site is actually run by Insound, which IS one of the retailers on the list.

Well it is somewhere in between. We update and maintain the pages for the store and all of that. Insound just do the packing, shipping and billing part of it.
Either way, if you order from the Matador store you're in.

Dave

[Fiona]

Well I don't know what, if anything, Domino are doing so I'm in. $14 plus p&p is still cheaper than buying it here anyway :rolleyes:

[hymen]

domino fuck ass

[rhoops]

Also, WZ is pretty unequivocally my favorite Pave album, so this is gonna be ridiculous...

you definitely get two thumbs up from me big guy. . . . and malkmus can mock us both all he wants. . . seriously though, i just ordered this lovely album along with the Chavez album and am patiently awaiting both

[Electromud]

they do indeed!

Thanks; I just placed my order. I'm PUMPED.

[gee beer vee]

what'd be the best bet for pre-ordering if one lives in canada i.e. near toronto?

[Patrick]

Hey guys, pick it up at your local store, if you have one... support indie retail and guarantee that you get the record on street date by picking it up at the store! (no guarantee on 7" and poster though - these are strictly while supplies last - we still have plenty but it's impossible to say if we still will by street date and orders will be filled first come first serve - you'll get the concert download for sure though)

Stores are listed on the wow-out page:

http://www.wow-out.com

(click on the 'participating stores' link - new ones are being added every day)

If your local store hasn't signed up, they can join up if (a) they don't require barcodes on all product, because the 7" and poster don't have them (this excludes most chains) and (b) they move fast - they should email blake@matadordirect.com

Toronto: Rotate This is participating.

Patrick

[gee beer vee]

thanks patrick!
didn't see rotate this on the list (my pre-ordering poser was in reference to the 7") at first blush. gonna look again. thanks! gbv.

[Dave]

Yes, by all means please go to your local store. The orders are coming at a pretty good rate but we should be able to have a good idea of when we max out on the 7"s and we'll post a notice or let stores know that the 7" is gone.

Dave

PS Shipping to Canada is kinda weird to say the least (Mentioned many times in various threads here) so I'd say Rotate This is def. your best bet.

[Grojlach]

Placed my pre-order as well now, can't wait!

[rhoops]

currently wowing out. . . . awesome. . . can't go wrong with box elder as an opener either

[stewrat]

got my code already - this is much smoother than the yo la tengo effort and the live set is a great bonus to start. thanks

[tinobeat]

oh man, I got my email on friday, but I won't be home at my own computer until wednesday night, but I'm SO stoked to hit some live Pave up then...

Matador, I thank you again. Its been over a decade since I've become a dedicated supporter, and I've gotta thank you again for bringing out the SUPER-nerd in me over and over again.

[johansen smith]

the show was really something. was this the fabled "lost" live show that was at one point to be released commercially by Matador, or just a cool find along the way to the WZ reissue?

[Seamus]

I think it was going to be released as a promo-only vinyl thing to radio stations or something. The lost live album really IS lost, as far as I am aware, as the masters were destroyed in a car crash weren't they? Although there are some lower quality back-ups. Anyway, the live album was recorded at a venue called Red Rocks, and was going to have the imaginative title, "Live at Red Rocks"

[Seamus]

Yes, the Palace show is "OLE-170 1 LP Pavement -- Live Giveaway Promo LP X" on the complete discography (apparently scheduled for "release" in summer 1995). The live album ("Live X" in the discography) is OLE-324

[pabost]

Man, that show from the Palace is great. I love how they transition from song to song; pretty seamless at times.

Thanks, Matador!

[Fiona]

Man, that show from the Palace is great. I love how they transition from song to song; pretty seamless at times.

Thanks, Matador!
It really is, sound quality is superb too.
Really looking forward to the rest of the package, which I just realised is probably going to arrive whilst I'm on holiday...! Oh well, something to lift the post-trip blues.

[Moon Pix]

What do you think of this? Whats the remastering like? Are the bonus tracks anything more than curios?

Im thinking about getting it but Ive already got the standard CD version and want to know if its worth getting again.

Thanks.:)