Brighten the Corners: Nicene Creedence Edition

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.

Release
Nicene Creedence Edition was released on December 9, 2008, by Matador Records. The initial pre-order offer also included the band's previously unreleased live album, Live Europaturnén MCMXCVII, on 12" vinyl.

Critical reception
Nicene Creedence Edition was acclaimed by critics.

Disc one
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)
 * 1) "Stereo"
 * 2) "Shady Lane / J Vs. S"
 * 3) "Transport Is Arranged"
 * 4) "Date w/ IKEA"
 * 5) "Old to Begin"
 * 6) "Type Slowly"
 * 7) "Embassy Row"
 * 8) "Blue Hawaiian"
 * 9) "We Are Underused"
 * 10) "Passat Dream"
 * 11) "Starlings of the Slipstream"
 * 12) "Fin"
 * 1) "And Then (The Hexx)" (Originally released as the b-side to "Spit on a Stranger" (OLE-384-7) in May 1999, but presented here is the unedited full version, previously unreleased. It was initially planned to be the opening track to Brighten the Corners.)
 * 2) "Beautiful as a Butterfly"
 * 3) "Cataracts"
 * 1) "Westie Can Drum"
 * 2) "Winner of the"
 * 3) "Birds in the Majic Industry" (previously unreleased full length vocal version)
 * 1) "Harness Your Hopes"
 * 2) "Roll with the Wind"

Disc two
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
 * 1) "Slowly Typed"
 * 2) "Cherry Area"
 * 3) "Wanna Mess You Around"
 * 4) "No Tan Lines"
 * 1) "And Then (The Hexx)" (previously unreleased)
 * 2) "Harness Your Hopes" (previously unreleased)
 * 3) "The Killing Moon" (released on Major Leagues EP)
 * 4) "Winner of the" (previously unreleased)
 * 1) "Embassy Row Psych Intro" (previously unreleased)
 * 2) "Nigel" (previously unreleased)
 * 3) "Chevy (Old to Begin)" (previously unreleased mix)
 * 4) "Roll with the Wind (Roxy)" (previously unreleased mix)
 * 1) "Odditty"
 * 1) "Type Slowly" (live)

KCRW Morning Becomes Eclectic, February 25, 1997
 * 1) "Neil Hagerty Meets Jon Spencer in a Non-Alcoholic Bar" (previously unreleased)
 * 2) "Destroy Mater Dei" (previously unreleased)
 * 3) "It's A Rainy Day, Sunshine Girl"
 * 4) "Maybe Maybe"

BBC Radio One John Peel Live Session, August 21, 1997
 * 1) "Date w/ IKEA" (previously unreleased)
 * 2) "Fin" (previously unreleased)
 * 3) "Grave Architecture" (previously unreleased)
 * 4) "The Classical" (released on Major Leagues EP)

WFNX Studios, February 12, 1997
 * 1) "Space Ghost Theme I" (previously unreleased)
 * 2) "Space Ghost Theme II" (previously unreleased)