| Wowee Zowee: Sordid Sentinels Edition | ||||
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| Released | November 7, 2006 | |||
| Recorded | March 3, 1994–March 15, 1995 | |||
| Genre | Indie rock | |||
| Length | 156:15 | |||
| Label | Matador | |||
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Wowee Zowee: Sordid Sentinels Edition is a compilation album by Pavement released on November 7, 2006. It contains the band's 1995 album, Wowee Zowee , in its entirety, as well as outtakes and other rarities from that era, some of which had previously been unreleased.
Sordid Sentinels Edition was released on November 7, 2006. [1] Matador Records offered extra items to people who pre-ordered the reissue. Those who chose to pre-order the album received a code redeemable on the Sordid Sentinels Edition website for a rare recording of a live Pavement show at the Palace in Los Angeles on April 21, 1994. Also included in the pre-order deal was a free 7-inch record which included previously unreleased studio versions of the songs "Black Out" and "Extradition" and a poster based on a painting that artist Steve Keene originally contributed for the original release of Wowee Zowee in 1995.[ citation needed ]
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Blender |  [2] |
| Drowned in Sound | 8/10 [3] |
| The Guardian |  [4] |
| Pitchfork | 9.3/10 [5] |
| Record Collector | [6] |
| The Skinny | [7] |
| Slant Magazine |  [8] |
| Spin | [9] |
| Stylus Magazine | A+ [10] |
| Uncut | [11] |
Sordid Sentinels Edition received very positive reviews from critics, with Stylus Magazine describing it as "a large-scale painting of the best that the 90s rock underground had to offer." [10] In contrast, The Guardian did not consider the album's extra tracks essential listenings. [4]
As of 2010, Sordid Sentinels Edition had sold 32,000 copies. [12]
Wowee Zowee
Wowee Zowee session outtake
Rattled by the Rush EP
"Father to a Sister of Thought" single
Wowee Zowee session outtake
I Shot Andy Warhol soundtrack
Wowee Zowee session outtake
Recorded March 3, 1994, at Hilversum, Netherlands
Wowee Zowee session with Doug Easley on piano
Homage to Descendents tribute album
Steve Lamacq Evening Session (March 15, 1995)
Medusa Cyclone/Pavement split 7-inch
Recorded live at Wireless JJJ Radio in Australia (July 7, 1994)
Schoolhouse Rock! Rocks compilation
Kids in the Hall: Brain Candy soundtrack
Wowee Zowee session outtake
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