The Secret History, Vol. 1
Matador
2015
Rating: 9 distant voices out of 10
A compilation of B-sides, Peel sessions, live records, and miscellaneous other tracks from one of my favorite bands of all time, Pavement. If you're already a fan like myself, you'll recognize the B-sides from some of their seven inches, but it's nice to have them all in one spot. The recordings on the Peel sessions are obviously excellent as is usually the case with Peel sessions. The live recordings are all from a 1992 concert in Brixton, and these are A+ as well - and as someone who's seen a couple of "phoned in" Pavement gigs, it sounds like the band is on their game here. Owning this is a no-brainer for fans like myself; anyone new to Pavement would probably still enjoy this, but I'd suggest grabbing a copy of "Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain" and/or "Slanted and Enchanted" first.
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