Perfect Sound Forever (EP)

Perfect Sound Forever
EP by
Pavement
ReleasedApril 15, 1991
RecordedDecember 29, 1989–December 30, 1989
StudioLouder Than You Think Studios (Stockton, California)
GenreIndie rock, lo-fi, noise pop
Length11:12
LabelDrag City
ProducerGary Young[1]
Pavement chronology
Demolition Plot J-7
(1990) 		Perfect Sound Forever
(1991) 		Slanted and Enchanted
(1992)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[3]
Spin Alternative Record Guide9/10[4]
The Village VoiceA−[5]

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).

Background and recording

The 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

Village 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

All tracks were written by Stephen Malkmus and Scott Kannberg.

No.TitleLength
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

Pavement

References

  1. ^ Milner, Greg (June 9, 2009). Perfecting Sound Forever: An Aural History of Recorded Music. Farrar, Straus and Giroux. ISBN 9781429957151 – via Google Books.
  2. ^ Perfect Sound Forever at AllMusic
  3. ^ Larkin, Colin (2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press. ISBN 9780857125958.
  4. ^ Weisbard, Eric; Marks, Craig (1995). Spin Alternative Record Guide. Vintage Books. ISBN 9780679755746.
  5. ^ Christgau, Robert (1991-11-05). "Consumer Guide Nov. 5, 1991". The Village Voice. Retrieved 2012-03-05.
  6. ^ Matos, Michaelangelo. "'My House' Is Not a Home". Village Voice, March 30, 2005. Retrieved on July 19, 2021.
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