Perfect Sound Forever is the third EP by American indie rock band Pavement, released on April 15, 1991 through Drag City. It was released as a 10" on Chicago's Drag City recording label. Its songs were later made available on the Drag City compilation Westing (by Musket & Sextant).
| Perfect Sound Forever | ||||
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| EP by | ||||
| Released | April 15, 1991 | |||
| Recorded | December 29, 1989–December 30, 1989 | |||
| Studio | Louder Than You Think Studios (Stockton, California) | |||
| Genre | Indie rock, lo-fi, noise pop | |||
| Length | 11:12 | |||
| Label | Drag City | |||
| Producer | Gary Young[1] | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [2] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [3] |
| Spin Alternative Record Guide | 9/10[4] |
| The Village Voice | A−[5] |
Background and recording
editThe EP was recorded over the course of two days at Louder Than You Think Studios in Stockton, California, and was self-produced by Pavement's own Gary Young.
The EP's name came from a line in Sony's 1982 advertising campaign for the first compact discs, which assured potential buyers of the ultimate in both fidelity and longevity.
Style
editVillage Voice writer Michaelangelo Matos noted Perfect Sound Forever and the band's 1990 EP, Demolition Plot J-7, as "epochal to ... sloppy early-'90s undergrads."[6]
Track listing
editAll tracks were written by Stephen Malkmus and Scott Kannberg.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Heckler Spray" | 1:06 |
| 2. | "From Now On" | 2:03 |
| 3. | "Angel Carver Blues/Mellow Jazz Docent" | 2:30 |
| 4. | "Drive-by Fader" | 0:28 |
| 5. | "Debris Slide" | 1:56 |
| 6. | "Home" | 2:23 |
| 7. | "Krell Vid-User" | 1:26 |
Personnel
editPavement
edit- Stephen Malkmus – lead vocals, guitar
- Scott Kannberg – backing vocals, guitar, bass
- Gary Young – drums
References
edit- ^ Milner, Greg (June 9, 2009). Perfecting Sound Forever: An Aural History of Recorded Music. Farrar, Straus and Giroux. ISBN 9781429957151 – via Google Books.
- ^ Perfect Sound Forever at AllMusic
- ^ Larkin, Colin (2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press. ISBN 9780857125958.
- ^ Weisbard, Eric; Marks, Craig (1995). Spin Alternative Record Guide. Vintage Books. ISBN 9780679755746.
- ^ Christgau, Robert (1991-11-05). "Consumer Guide Nov. 5, 1991". The Village Voice. Retrieved 2012-03-05.
- ^ Matos, Michaelangelo. "'My House' Is Not a Home". Village Voice, March 30, 2005. Retrieved on July 19, 2021.
- Jovanovic, Rob (2004). Perfect Sound Forever: The Story of Pavement. (Boston) Justin, Charles & Co. ISBN 1-932112-07-3.
External links
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