Originally released in 1999, Terror Twilight marked a departure from Pavement’s established operating methods. Which is to say that it was recorded with a big-time producer in an expensive studio. However, for all the talk of “polish” and “precision” it’s still very much a Pavement record. And a great one. Like every Pavement album that preceded it, Terror Twilight thrills and confounds. Often at the same time. Twenty-two years on, the songs remain moody, strange, and eminently deserving of re-celebration.
The 4xLP and 2xCD editions include a book with never-before-seen photos and commentary/context from band members Mark Ibold, Stephen Malkmus, Bob Nastanovich, Spiral Stairs, and Steve West as well as producer Nigel Godrich (Radiohead, Beck).
TRACK LISTING
LP Tracklisting
Side A
1) Platform Blues
2) The Hexx
3) You Are A Light
4) Cream Of Gold
5) Ann Don’t Cry
Side B
1) Billie
2) Folk Jam
3) Major Leagues
4) Carrot Rope
5) Shagbag #
6) Speak, See, Remember
7) Spit On A Stranger
Side C
1) The Porpoise And The Hand Grenade
2) Rooftop Gambler
3) Your Time To Change
4) Stub Your Toe
5) Major Leagues (Demo Version)
6) Decouvert De Soleil
Side D
1) Carrot Rope (SM Demo) #
2) Folk Jam Moog (SM Demo) #
3) Billy (SM Demo) #
4) Terror Twilight [Speak, See, Remember] (SM Demo) #
5) You Are A Light (SM Demo) #
6) Cream Of Gold Intro (Jessamine) #
7) Cream Of Gold (SM Demo) #
Side E
1) Spit On A Stranger (SM Demo) #
2) Folk Jam Guitar (SM Demo) #
3) You Are A Light (Echo Canyon) #
4) Ground Beefheart [Platform Blues] (Echo Canyon) #
5) Folk Jam (Echo Canyon) #
Side F
1) Ann Don’t Cry (Echo Canyon) #
2) Jesus In Harlem [Cream Of Gold] (Echo Canyon) #
3) The Porpoise And The Hand Grenade (Echo Canyon) #
4) Spit On A Stranger (Echo Canyon) #
5) Be The Hook #
Side G
1) You Are A Light (Jackpot!) #
2) Terror Twilight [Speak, See, Remember] (RPM) #
3) Rooftop Gambler (Jessamine) #
4) For Sale! The Preston School Of Industry (Jessamine) #
5) Frontwards (Live) #
Side H
1) Platform Blues (Live) #
2) The Hexx (Live) #
3) You Are A Light (Live) #
4) Folk Jam (Live) #
5) Sinister Purpose (Live) #
#= Previously Unreleased
2xCD Features 1999 Album Sequence