Retrospective (Red House Painters album)
Retrospective is a double-disc compilation of Red House Painters' songs from the band's 4AD 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 , 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.Credits
- "Waterkill" and "Instrumental" previously unreleased.
- Art direction and design by v23.
- Wire photograph by Chris Bigg; lighthouse photograph by Dominic Davies.
- Liner notes by Rob O'Connor.
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