An Introduction to... Elliott Smith is a posthumous compilation album

Compilation album

A compilation album is an album featuring tracks from one or more performers, often culled from a variety of sources The tracks are usually collected according to a common characteristic, such as popularity, genre, source or subject matter...

 by Elliott Smith

Elliott Smith

Steven Paul "Elliott" Smith was an American singer-songwriter and musician. Smith was born in Omaha, Nebraska, raised primarily in Texas, and resided for a significant portion of his life in Portland, Oregon, where he first gained popularity...

, released on CD and 180-gram vinyl LP on November 2, 2010 by Kill Rock Stars

Kill Rock Stars

Kill Rock Stars is an independent record label founded in 1991 by Slim Moon and based in both Olympia, Washington and Portland, Oregon. The label has released a variety of work in different genres, making it difficult to pigeonhole as having any one artistic mission...

 in the United States

United States

The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

, and on November 1, 2010 by Domino Records in Europe

Europe

Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...

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The press release by Kill Rock Stars described the aim of the compilation's assembly and release:

Larry Crane, Smith's archivist, remixed "Last Call" for this compilation from the 4-track

Multitrack recording

Multitrack recording is a method of sound recording that allows for the separate recording of multiple sound sources to create a cohesive whole...

 cassette master. "Angel in the Snow" is also a new mix, done later than the version that appears on New Moon

New Moon (Elliott Smith album)

New Moon is a 2-CD/2-LP posthumous compilation album by Elliott Smith, released on May 8, 2007 by Kill Rock Stars.It contains 24 previously unreleased songs recorded between 1994 and 1997, when Smith recorded his albums Elliott Smith and Either/Or, both also released by Kill Rock Stars. It peaked...

. Crane stated "I had used an inferior noise reduction process on New Moon PLUS I now have better tape transfers..."

Track listing

All songs by Elliott Smith.

1. "Ballad of Big Nothing"
2. "Waltz #2 (XO)"
3. "Pictures of Me"
4. "The Biggest Lie"
5. "Alameda"
6. "Between the Bars"
7. "Needle in the Hay
   Needle in the Hay
   "Needle in the Hay" is a song written by Elliott Smith first released as the opening track on his self-titled second release, Elliott Smith, then released on 7" vinyl. It later appeared in Wes Anderson's 2001 film, The Royal Tenenbaums, and can be found on the movie's soundtrack.Trumpet and...
   
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8. "Last Call"
9. "Angeles"
10. "Twilight"
11. "Pretty (Ugly Before)"
12. "Angel in the Snow"
13. "Miss Misery
    Miss Misery
    Miss Misery is a fictional comic book character from DC Comics/Wildstorm. She appeared in the series Sleeper.-History:Gretchen McDonald was a very normal girl; an excellent student and kind to all. When she got older, Gretchen fell ill and doctors could find no cause for her illness...
    
    " (early version)
14. "Happiness
    Happiness (Elliott Smith song)
    "Happiness" is a song written by Elliott Smith which was first released as a single in 1999.-Versions:A slightly different mix of the song was released on his album Figure 8 in 2000....
    
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Tracks 1, 3, 5, 6, 9 originally appeared on Either/Or

Either/Or (album)

Either/Or is the name of the third album recorded by American singer-songwriter Elliott Smith. The album was released on Kill Rock Stars on February 25, 1997 on compact disc and vinyl LP....

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Track 2 originally appeared on XO

XO (album)

XO is the name of the fourth album recorded by American singer-songwriter Elliott Smith. Smith's first work on a major label, it was released by DreamWorks Records on August 25, 1998. Bong Load Custom Records released it on vinyl LP, which has since gone out of print. Vinyl copies of XO remained...

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Tracks 4, 7 originally appeared on Elliott Smith

Elliott Smith (album)

Elliott Smith is the second album recorded by American singer-songwriter Elliott Smith. It was released by Kill Rock Stars on 21 July 1995 in CD and vinyl LP. It was Smith's first full-length release on the label....

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Track 8 originally featured on Roman Candle

Roman Candle (album)

Roman Candle was Elliott Smith's debut album as a solo artist, even though he was still a singer and guitarist for the band Heatmiser. The album has a raw, homemade sound , with Smith playing each instrument and recording it on his four-track recorder. Kid Tulsa played snare and cymbal on tracks...

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Tracks 10, 11 originally appeared on From a Basement on the Hill

From a Basement on the Hill

From a Basement on the Hill is the sixth and final studio album by the late singer-songwriter Elliott Smith. Released posthumously on October 19, 2004 by ANTI- Records in CD, double LP, and digital download, it peaked at #19 in the US and #41 in the UK....

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Tracks 12, 13 originally appeared on New Moon

New Moon (Elliott Smith album)

New Moon is a 2-CD/2-LP posthumous compilation album by Elliott Smith, released on May 8, 2007 by Kill Rock Stars.It contains 24 previously unreleased songs recorded between 1994 and 1997, when Smith recorded his albums Elliott Smith and Either/Or, both also released by Kill Rock Stars. It peaked...

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Track 14 originally appeared on the "Happiness" single, original version on Figure 8

Figure 8 (album)

Figure 8 is the fifth studio album by American singer-songwriter Elliott Smith. Released by DreamWorks Records on April 18, 2000, it became Smith's second release on a major label and the last album he would complete before his death...

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