''Perfect Sound Forever'' (1991) is the third EP by American indie rock band Pavement. 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

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. ''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."Matos, Michaelangelo.
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Track listing

All tracks were written by Stephen Malkmus and

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. # "Heckler Spray" – 1:06 # "From Now On" – 2:03 # "Angel Carver Blues/Mellow Jazz Docent" – 2:30 # "Drive-by Fader" – 0:28 # "Debris Slide" – 1:56 # "Home" – 2:23 # " Krell Vid-User" – 1:26

Personnel

Pavement

* Stephen Malkmus – lead vocals, guitar *

– backing vocals, guitar, bass * Gary Young – drums

References

*Jovanovic, Rob (2004). ''Perfect Sound Forever: The Story of Pavement''. (Boston) Justin, Charles & Co. .

External links

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