''Westing (By Musket and Sextant)'' is a compilation of the early EPs and singles by American indie rock band Pavement. It features all the tracks from their first three EPs, '' Slay Tracks (1933–1969)'', '' Demolition Plot J-7'', and '' Perfect Sound Forever'', as well as the single mix of " Summer Babe," its B-sides, and two compilation tracks.

Track listing

All tracks are written by

Stephen Malkmus Stephen Joseph Malkmus ( ; born May 30, 1966) is an American musician best known as the primary songwriter, lead singer and guitarist of the indie rock band Pavement. He currently performs with Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks, Pavement, The ...

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Scott Kannberg Christopher Scott Kannberg (born August 30, 1966), known professionally as Scott Kannberg and Spiral Stairs, is an American musician best known for being a founding member of the indie-rock band Pavement serving as guitarist and occasional le ...

. ; ''Slay Tracks: 1933–1969'' :1. "You're Killing Me" – 3:20 :2. "Box Elder" – 2:26 :3. "Maybe Maybe" – 2:14 :4. "She Believes" – 3:02 :5. "Price Yeah!" – 3:00 ;''Demolition Plot J-7'' : :6. "Forklift" – 3:27 :7. "Spizzle Trunk" – 1:23 :8. "Recorder Grot" – 2:08 :9. "Internal K-Dart" – 1:51 :10. "Perfect Depth" – 2:43 :11. "Recorder Grot (Rally)" – 0:21 ; ''Perfect Sound Forever'': :12. "Heckler Spray" – 1:06 :13. "From Now On" – 2:03 :14. "Angel Carver Blues/Mellow Jazz Docent" – 2:30 :15. "Drive-by Fader" – 0:28 :16. "Debris Slide" – 1:56 :17. "Home" – 2:23 :18. "Krell Vid-User" – 1:26 ; ''Summer Babe single'': :19. " Summer Babe" – 3:13 :20. "Mercy Snack: The Laundromat" – 1:39 :21. "Baptist Blacktick" – 2:03 ; ''Compilation appearances'': :22. "My First Mine" – 2:20 :23. "My Radio" – 1:21

Personnel

Pavement

– lead vocals (tracks 1–14, 16–23), guitar (tracks 1–23), keyboard (tracks 1,6, 9), synthesizer (tracks 5, 9), bass guitar (track 2), percussion (tracks 3,6) *

– guitar (tracks 2–14, 16–23), bass guitar (tracks 12–14, 16–18), drums (tracks 3-4), trombone (track 4), keyboard (track 7), synthesizer (track 9) * Gary Young – drums (tracks 2, 4–5, 12–14, 16–23)

Charts

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References

*Jovanovic, Rob (2004). ''Perfect Sound Forever: The Story of Pavement''. (Boston) Justin, Charles & Co. {{ISBN, 1-932112-07-3. {{Reflist

External links

''Westing (By Musket and Sextant)''
at Drag City * {{MusicBrainz release, mbid=da7a8255-7049-4e92-aa71-d17e2f26ee50 * {{Discogs release, id=379419 {{Pavement {{Authority control 1993 compilation albums Pavement (band) albums Drag City (record label) compilation albums Domino Recording Company compilation albums Flying Nun Records compilation albums Big Cat Records compilation albums