PAVEMENT Quarantine The Past: Greatest Hits 1989-1999 LP

Quarantine The Past: The Best Of Pavement comes out on March 9, 2010. This fully remastered 23-track compilation will be available on MID-PRICED double LP, CD and digital album formats. The tracks span the entirety of Pavement’s career from 1989 to 1999, from the scratchy and mysterious sounds of their early vinyl-only releases to the rich, multilayered warmth of their final recordings. Although the compilation does not include any unreleased material, it definitely digs deeper than the hits.

Quarantine The Past lands in stores as Pavement embark on their first live appearances since the fall of 1999. Dates begin in New Zealand on March 1 and continue through Australia and Europe over the spring and summer, with 4 dates in New York’s Central Park next September. More US shows will be announced shortly.

Here is an mp3 for “Gold Soundz“, if you had the chance to pick up a copy of the Bomb the Music Industry! / Mustard Plug Under the Influence split we released, you can hear BTMI’s version of this song. If you are not too familiar with Pavement, this might be a great place to start. If you have all of their records, this probably isn’t essential.