Retrospective (Red House Painters album)
# Retrospective (Red House Painters album)

Professional ratings :

| Review scores ||
| - | - |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic | |
| NME | 8/10 |

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 (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

All tracks are written by Mark Kozelek, except where noted.

## 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

| Country | Date | Label | Format | Catalogue # |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| United Kingdom | July 19, 1999 | 4AD | 2CD | DAD 9013 CD |
| United States | July 20, 1999 | 4AD | 2CD | DAD 9011 CD |
