| Brighten the Corners: Nicene Creedence Edition | ||||
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| Released | December 9, 2008 | |||
| Recorded | July 15, 1996 – August 21, 1997 | |||
| Genre | Indie rock | |||
| Length | 154:37 | |||
| Label | Matador | |||
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Brighten the Corners: Nicene Creedence Edition is a compilation album by Pavement released on December 9, 2008. It contains the band's 1997 album, Brighten the Corners , in its entirety, as well as outtakes and other rarities from that era, some of which had previously been unreleased.
Nicene Creedence Edition was released on December 9, 2008, by Matador Records. [1] The initial pre-order offer also included the band's previously unreleased live album, Live Europaturnén MCMXCVII , on 12" vinyl.
| Aggregate scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 92/100 [2] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| The A.V. Club | B [3] |
| Blender |   [4] |
| The Boston Phoenix | [5] |
| Entertainment Weekly | A [6] |
| Mojo | [7] |
| Pitchfork | 8.7/10 [8] |
| PopMatters | 9/10 [9] |
| Q | [10] |
| Rolling Stone |  [11] |
| Uncut | [12] |
Nicene Creedence Edition was acclaimed by critics. [2]
Brighten the Corners
Brighten The Corners outtakes
Stereo single
Spit on a Stranger single (included here since both were recorded and mixed during Brighten the Corners sessions)
Shady Lane single
BBC Radio One Evening Session, January 15, 1997
Brighten The Corners outtakes
God Save The Clean: A Tribute to the Clean, Flying Nun Records compilation
Tibetan Freedom Concert compilation
KCRW Morning Becomes Eclectic, February 25, 1997
BBC Radio One John Peel Live Session, August 21, 1997
WFNX Studios, February 12, 1997
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