Retrospective (Red House Painters album)
| Retrospective | ||||
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| Compilation album by | ||||
| Released | July 19, 1999 | |||
| Recorded | 1989–1995 | |||
| Genre | Folk rock, slowcore | |||
| Length | CD1: 77:51 CD2: 66:23 Total: 144:08 | |||
| Language | English | |||
| Label | 4AD | |||
| Producer | Mark Kozelek | |||
| Red House Painters chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic | |
| NME | 8/10 |
| Pitchfork | 7.2/10 |
Retrospective is a double-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'Connor in April 1999. A working title for this collection was Red Perspective.