Retrospective (Red House Painters album)

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Retrospective is a 2-disc compilation of Red House Painters' songs from the band's 4AD era. The compilation was released in July 1999. Disc one is a collection of definitive Red House Painters tracks culled from their debut album Down Colorful Hill through 1995's Ocean Beach, as picked by 4AD label owner Ivo Watts-Russell. Disc two, subtitled Demos, Outtakes, Live (1989-1995), is a collection of unreleased demos and live recordings from their 4AD years. The essay inside the booklet was written by Rob O'Condor in April 1999. A working title for this collection was Red Perspective.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Mark Kozelek, except where noted

CD1

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Shock Me"	Ace Frehley	4:47
2.	"Grace Cathedral Park"		3:52
3.	"Katy Song"		8:25
4.	"Summer Dress"		2:54
5.	"New Jersey" (Electric Version)		4:26
6.	"Medicine Bottle"		9:51
7.	"Michael"		5:23
8.	"San Geronimo"		7:37
9.	"Bubble"		5:32
10.	"Mistress" (Piano Version)		4:33
11.	"Drop"		8:53
12.	"Evil"		7:19
13.	"Rollercoaster"		4:18

CD2: Demos, Outtakes, Live (1989-1995)

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Funhouse" (Demo)		6:07
2.	"Waterkill" (Demo)		7:04
3.	"Uncle Joe" (Demo)		5:56
4.	"Helicopter" (Demo)	Kozelek, Jerry Vessel	5:41
5.	"Brown Eyes" (4-Track Demo)		2:01
6.	"Dragonflies" (Outtake)	Kozelek, Robyn Riel-Nail	4:05
7.	"Japanese to English" (Live in Paris)		4:21
8.	"Shock Me" (Live on KCRW)	Frehley	4:26
9.	"Over My Head" (4-Track Demo)		3:58
10.	"Brockwell Park" (4-Track Demo)		5:51
11.	"Shadows" (Outtake)		5:41
12.	"Mistress" (Live on KCRW)		4:28
13.	"Summer Dress" (Live on KCRW)		2:34
14.	"Instrumental" (Demo)		4:05

Notes

• Medicine Bottle / Michael: from Down Colorful Hill, September 1992
• Grace Cathedral Park / Katy Song / Mistress / Rollercoaster: from Red House Painters I, May 1993
• New Jersey / Bubble / Evil: from Red House Painters II, October 1993
• Shock Me: from Shock Me EP, February 1994
• Summer Dress / Drop / San Geronimo: from Ocean Beach, March 1995
• Waterkill (1990 demo) / Instrumental (1995 demo): previously unreleased
• Art direction and design by v23. Wire photograph by Chris Bigg; lighthouse photograph by Dominic Davies.

Liner notes credited to "Rob O'Condor" is a typographical error. The author is "Rob O'Connor," who also penned the liner notes for the vinyl edition of Mark Kozelek's "Admiral Fell Promises"

Release history

Country	Date	Label	Format	Catalogue #
United Kingdom	July 19, 1999	4AD	2CD	DAD 9013 CD
United States	July 20, 1999			DAD 9011 CD