Westing (By Musket and Sextant) is a compilation of the early EPs and singles by American indie rock band Pavement. It features all the tracks from their first three EPs, Slay Tracks (1933–1969), Demolition Plot J-7, and Perfect Sound Forever, as well as the single mix of "Summer Babe," its B-sides, and two compilation tracks.
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| Released | March 22, 1993 | |||
| Recorded | 1989–1993 | |||
| Genre | Indie rock, lo-fi | |||
| Length | 48:23 | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| Christgau's Consumer Guide | A−[2] |
| The New Rolling Stone Album Guide | [3] |
| Rolling Stone |  [4] |
| Spin |  [5] |
Track listing
editAll tracks are written by Stephen Malkmus and Scott Kannberg.[6]
- Slay Tracks: 1933–1969
- 1. "You're Killing Me" – 3:20
- 2. "Box Elder" – 2:26
- 3. "Maybe Maybe" – 2:14
- 4. "She Believes" – 3:02
- 5. "Price Yeah!" – 3:00
- Demolition Plot J-7
- 6. "Forklift" – 3:27
- 7. "Spizzle Trunk" – 1:23
- 8. "Recorder Grot" – 2:08
- 9. "Internal K-Dart" – 1:51
- 10. "Perfect Depth" – 2:43
- 11. "Recorder Grot (Rally)" – 0:21
- Perfect Sound Forever
- 12. "Heckler Spray" – 1:06
- 13. "From Now On" – 2:03
- 14. "Angel Carver Blues/Mellow Jazz Docent" – 2:30
- 15. "Drive-by Fader" – 0:28
- 16. "Debris Slide" – 1:56
- 17. "Home" – 2:23
- 18. "Krell Vid-User" – 1:26
- Summer Babe single
- 19. "Summer Babe" – 3:13
- 20. "Mercy Snack: The Laundromat" – 1:39
- 21. "Baptist Blacktick" – 2:03
- Compilation appearances
- 22. "My First Mine" – 2:20
- 23. "My Radio" – 1:21
Personnel
editPavement
edit- Stephen Malkmus – lead vocals (tracks 1–14, 16–23), guitar (tracks 1–23), keyboard (tracks 1,6, 9), synthesizer (tracks 5, 9), bass guitar (track 2), percussion (tracks 3,6)
- Scott Kannberg – guitar (tracks 2–14, 16–23), bass guitar (tracks 12–14, 16–18), drums (tracks 3-4), trombone (track 4), keyboard (track 7), synthesizer (track 9)
- Gary Young – drums (tracks 2, 4–5, 12–14, 16–23)
Charts
edit| Chart (1992/1993) | Peak position |
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| Australian Albums (ARIA)[7] | 171 |
| United Kingdom Albums (OOC) | 30 |
References
edit- Jovanovic, Rob (2004). Perfect Sound Forever: The Story of Pavement. (Boston) Justin, Charles & Co. ISBN 1-932112-07-3.
- ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Pavement: Westing (By Musket and Sextant)" at AllMusic. Retrieved 2 September 2011.
- ^ Christgau, Robert (October 15, 2000). "Pavement". Christgau's Consumer Guide: Albums of the '90s. Macmillan Publishing. ISBN 9780312245603.
- ^ Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian David, eds. (2004). "Pavement". The New Rolling Stone Album Guide. Simon and Schuster. ISBN 9780743201698.
- ^ Berger, Arion (September 2, 1993). "Westing (By Musket and Sextant)". Rolling Stone.
- ^ Reynolds, Simon (June 1993). "Westing (By Musket and Sextant)". Spin. SPIN Media LLC. p. 85.
- ^ Charlton, Lauretta (August 3, 2015). "Pavement Guitarist Scott Kannberg Picks His 10 Favorite Pavement Songs". Vulture.
- ^ {"Pavement (American Indie rock group) ARIA Chart history to 2024, received from ARIA in November 2024". ARIA. Retrieved November 22, 2024 – via Imgur.com. N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column represents the release's peak on the national chart.