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Sure, Matador's deluxe reissue of Pavement's fourth LP, Brighten the Corners, is still due to hit your stereo November 18. But should you opt to preorder the set through the label's webstore or at a few select record shops around the U.S., you'll be treated to Matador's Buy Early Get Now program and all the spoils that come with it.

For Brighten the Corners: Nicene Creedence Ed., interested parties will get a full stream of the album through the Buy Early site starting October 10, a bonus jam October 21, and another to follow November 4. See, 'cuz if you buy early, you'll... well, you see.

But the big prize arrives on the day of Brighten's proper release. Come November 18, those who bought early will not only receive their copy of Nicene, but also a vinyl copy of Pavement's Live. This concert recording from the first Brighten the Corners tour was originally intended for release in July of 1998, but never saw the light of day. Now it's available exclusively through the presale. As is a poster! But mostly the live LP. No word on a tracklist for that one just yet.

Thanks to reader Daniel Kolitz for the tip.

And speaking of tracklists, Matador has amended and expanded the one attached to the Brighten reissue since we first reported it; the new rundown can be found below. And, while you're pulling out your credit cards, we'll slip those Jicks dates down there as well.

Brighten the Corners: Nicene Creedence Ed. (amended tracklist):

Disc 1:

01 Stereo
02 Shady Lane / J vs. S
03 Transport Is Arranged
04 Date w/ IKEA
05 Old to Begin
06 Type Slowly
07 Embassy Row
08 Blue Hawaiian
09 We Are Underused
10 Passat Dream
11 Starlings of the Slipstream
12 Fin
13 Then (The Hexx) [uneditied version of "Spit on a Stranger" B-side]
14 Beautiful as a Butterly [previously unreleased, BTC sessions outtake]
15 Cataracts [previously unreleased, BTC sessions outtake]
16 Westie Can Drum ["Stereo" B-side]
17 Winner of the... ["Stereo" B-side]
18 Birds in the Majic Industry [previously unreleased vocal version taking place of released instrumental "Stereo" B-side version]
19 Harness Your Hopes ["Spit on a Stranger" B-side]
20 Roll With the Wind ["Spit on a Stranger" B-side]

Disc 2:

01 Slowly Typed ["Shady Lane" B-side]
02 Cherry Area ["Shady Lane" B-side]
03 Wanna Mess You Around ["Shady Lane" B-side]
04 No Tan Lines ["Shady Lane" B-side]
05 Then [previously unreleased, from a BBC Radio One Evening Session, January 15, 1997]
06 Harness Your Hopes [previously unreleased, from a BBC Radio One Evening Session, January 15, 1997]
07 The Killing Moon ["Major Leagues" B-side, from a BBC Radio One Evening Session, January 15, 1997]
08 Winner of the... [previously unreleased, from a BBC Radio One Evening Session, January 15, 1997
09 Embassy Row Psych Intro [previously unreleased intro, BTC sessions outtake]
10 Nigel [previously unreleased, BTC sessions outtake]
11 Chevy (Old to Begin) [previously unreleased version, BTC sessions]
12 Roll With the Wind (Roxy) [previously unreleased version, BTC sessions]
13 Oddity [The Clean cover, from the God Save the Clean compilation]
14 Type Slowly (live) [from the Free Tibet compilation]
15 Neil Hagerty Meets Jon Spencer in a Non-Alcoholic Bar [previously unreleased, from KCRW's "Morning Becomes Eclectic", February 25, 1997]
16 Destroyer Mater Dei [oreviously unreleased, from KCRW's "Morning Becomes Eclectic", February 25, 1997]
17 It's a Rainy Day, Sunshine Girl [from  KCRW's "Morning Becomes Eclectic", February 25, 1997]
18 Maybe Maybe [from KCRW's "Morning Becomes Eclectic", February 25, 1997]
19 Date w/ IKEA [previously unreleased, from a BBC Radio One John Peel Live Session, August 21, 1997]
20 Fin [previously unreleased, from a BBC Radio One John Peel Live Session, August 21, 1997]
21 Grave Architecture [previously unreleased, from a BBC Radio One John Peel Live Session, August 21, 1997]
22 The Classical [BBC Radio One John Peel Live Session, August 21, 1997]
23 Space Ghost Theme I [previously unreleased, recorded at Boston's WFNX Studios, February 12, 1997]
24 Space Ghost Theme II [previously unreleased, recorded at Boston's WFNX Studios, February 12, 1997]

Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks:

10-23 Calgary, Alberta - The Warehouse *
10-24 Edmonton, Alberta - Starlite Room *
10-25 Saskatoon, Saskatchewan - Amigo's *
10-27 Winnipeg, Manitoba - Pyramid Cabinet *
10-30 Madison, WI - High Noon Saloon *
10-31 Iowa City, IA - The Picador *
11-01 St. Louis, MO - The Pageant *
11-02 Columbia, MO - The Blue Note *
11-04 Omaha, NE - Slowdown *
11-05 Lawrence, KS - Liberty Hall *
11-06 Englewood, CO - Gothic Theatre *
11-07 Salt Lake City, UT - Urban Lounge *

* with Blitzen Trapper