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Matador Records "Yo La Tengo would go on to define '90s indie—and its evermore sophisticated post-millenial permutations—not by refining their sound, but by blowing it wide open. Painful was the moment of detonation...More so than any other band in recent memory, Yo La Tengo’s body of work hinges on the notion that no song is ever a completely finished, end-state product; what we hear on any given album is seemingly a function of what mood they were in the day it was recorded, what the weather was like on the day of mixing, or how much studio time was left before the budget was blown. There is no such thing as a permanent record; songs have many lives before they’re officially documented and continue to evolve long thereafter." - Pitchfork's Stuart Berman on 'Extra Painful', the expanded reissue of Yo La Tengo's 'Painfull'. [Sticker on shrinkwrap] "Limited expanded 2-CD 21st-anniversary edition of the 1993 classic 'Painful' Original album plus second disc with 10 unreleased tracks. Includes hugely different demos and live versions, as well as the completely unreleased studio songs "Smart Window," "Tunnel Vision," and "Slow Learner." Plus download coupon with 17 more bonus songs, including the 7" tracks "Shaker" / "For Shame Of Doing Wrong," the other B-sides from the album's singles, and 12 more unreleased tracks Booklet includes the original Painful artwork, plus photos, ephemera, and liner notes by Gerard Cosloy" Tracks 2-1, 2-3, 2-4, 2-7, 2-8, and 2-9: demos recorded at Snack Time in Hoboken in 1992 Tracks 2-2 and 2-6: recorded live at the Mercury Cafe in Denver, February 9, 1994 Track 2-5: recorded at Water Music in Hoboken Track 2-10: recorded at Lounge Ax in Chicago, November 14, 1993 Artwork – Mark Ohe Engineer – Roger Moutenot Liner Notes – Gerard Cosloy Mastered By – Greg Calbi Performer – Georgia Hubley, Ira Kaplan, James McNew Producer – Fred Brockman (tracks: 1-1 to 1-11, 2-5), Roger Moutenot (tracks: 1-1 to 1-11, 2-5) Recorded By – Fred Brockman (tracks: 2-1, 2-3, 2-4, 2-7, 2-8, 2-9) Recorded At – Water Music (2) Recorded At – Snack Time Recorded At – The Mercury Cafe Recorded At – Lounge AX Published By – Roshashauna Music Published By – Excellent Classical Songs Mastered At – Sterling Sound Published By – Polygram International Mixed At – Electric Lady Studios Mixed At – Skyline Studios ©℗ 1993 Matador Records Inc. ©℗ 2014 Matador Records Inc. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- foobar2000 1.2.9 / Dynamic Range Meter 1.1.1 log date: 2014-12-02 04:10:26 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Analyzed: Yo La Tengo / Painful -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DR         Peak         RMS     Duration Track -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DR09      -2.53 dB   -15.12 dB      7:05 01 - Big Day Coming DR10      -0.00 dB   -11.71 dB      4:09 02 - From a Motel 6 DR10      -0.00 dB   -11.44 dB      3:29 03 - Double Dare DR09      -4.94 dB   -17.46 dB      1:45 04 - Superstar‐Watcher DR11      -0.00 dB   -13.30 dB      6:04 05 - Nowhere Near DR10      -0.00 dB   -11.49 dB      4:46 06 - Sudden Organ DR11      -2.35 dB   -15.33 dB      2:54 07 - A Worrying Thing DR10      -0.00 dB   -12.56 dB      5:07 08 - I Was the Fool Beside You for Too Long DR11      -6.85 dB   -20.81 dB      2:20 09 - The Whole of the Law DR11      -0.00 dB   -12.42 dB      4:16 10 - Big Day Coming DR11      -0.00 dB   -12.71 dB      7:02 11 - I Heard You Looking -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Number of tracks: 11 Official DR value: DR10 Samplerate: 44100 Hz Channels: 2 Bits per sample: 16 Bitrate: 841 kbps Codec: FLAC -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Analyzed: Yo La Tengo / Painful [Extra Painful], Disc 2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DR         Peak         RMS     Duration Track -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DR09      -0.20 dB   -11.52 dB      7:14 01 - Nowhere Near DR09      -0.03 dB   -12.17 dB      3:45 02 - From a Motel 6 [Live Acoustic] DR09      -0.20 dB     -9.89 dB      1:44 03 - Tunnel Vision [Unreleased Instrumental Demo] DR08      -0.08 dB     -8.76 dB      7:34 04 - Sudden Organ DR09      -0.20 dB   -11.23 dB      3:55 05 - Smart Window [Unreleased Painful Session] DR10      -0.20 dB   -13.03 dB      3:10 06 - Big Day Coming [Live Acoustic] DR12      -0.02 dB   -16.43 dB      6:48 07 - Slow Learner [Unreleased Demo] DR09      -0.16 dB     -9.95 dB      3:25 08 - Double Dare DR10      -0.20 dB   -11.67 dB      2:57 09 - A Worrying Thing DR08      -0.15 dB     -9.49 dB      8:58 10 - I Heard You Looking -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Number of tracks:  10 Official DR value: DR9 Samplerate: 44100 Hz Channels: 2 Bits per sample: 16 Bitrate: 968 kbps Codec: FLAC --------------------------------------------------------------------------------