''Retrospective'' is a double-disc compilation of Red House Painters' songs from the band's

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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''.

Track listing

Credits

*"Waterkill" (1990 demo) and "Instrumental"(1995 demo) previously unreleased. *Art direction and design by v23. *Wire photograph by Chris Bigg; lighthouse photograph by Dominic Davies. *Liner notes by Rob O'Connor (credited to "Rob O'Condor"; this is a typographical error. Rob O'Connor also penned the liner notes for the vinyl edition of Mark Kozelek's '' Admiral Fell Promises'' album in 2010).

Release history

References

{{Authority control Red House Painters albums 1999 compilation albums 4AD compilation albums Albums produced by Mark Kozelek