Westing (By Musket and Sextant)

Westing (By Musket and Sextant) is a compilation of the early EPs and singles by American indie rock band Pavement. It features all the tracks from their first three EPs, Slay Tracks (1933–1969), Demolition Plot J-7, and Perfect Sound Forever, as well as the single mix of "Summer Babe," its B-sides, and two compilation tracks.

Westing (By Musket and Sextant)
Compilation album by Pavement
Released	March 22, 1993
Recorded	1989–1993
Genre	Indie rock, lo-fi
Length	48:23
Label	Drag City Big Cat Domino Flying Nun
Producer	Gary Young Pavement
Pavement chronology
Watery, Domestic (1992) Westing (By Musket and Sextant) (1993) Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain (1994)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Christgau's Consumer Guide	A−[2]
The New Rolling Stone Album Guide	[3]
Rolling Stone	[4]
Spin	[5]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Stephen Malkmus and Scott Kannberg.^[6]

Slay Tracks: 1933–1969

1. "You're Killing Me" – 3:20

2. "Box Elder" – 2:26

3. "Maybe Maybe" – 2:14

4. "She Believes" – 3:02

5. "Price Yeah!" – 3:00

Demolition Plot J-7

6. "Forklift" – 3:27

7. "Spizzle Trunk" – 1:23

8. "Recorder Grot" – 2:08

9. "Internal K-Dart" – 1:51

10. "Perfect Depth" – 2:43

11. "Recorder Grot (Rally)" – 0:21

Perfect Sound Forever

12. "Heckler Spray" – 1:06

13. "From Now On" – 2:03

14. "Angel Carver Blues/Mellow Jazz Docent" – 2:30

15. "Drive-by Fader" – 0:28

16. "Debris Slide" – 1:56

17. "Home" – 2:23

18. "Krell Vid-User" – 1:26

Summer Babe single

19. "Summer Babe" – 3:13

20. "Mercy Snack: The Laundromat" – 1:39

21. "Baptist Blacktick" – 2:03

Compilation appearances

22. "My First Mine" – 2:20

23. "My Radio" – 1:21

Personnel

Pavement

• Stephen Malkmus – lead vocals (tracks 1–14, 16–23), guitar (tracks 1–23), keyboard (tracks 1,6, 9), synthesizer (tracks 5, 9), bass guitar (track 2), percussion (tracks 3,6)
• Scott Kannberg – guitar (tracks 2–14, 16–23), bass guitar (tracks 12–14, 16–18), drums (tracks 3-4), trombone (track 4), keyboard (track 7), synthesizer (track 9)
• Gary Young – drums (tracks 2, 4–5, 12–14, 16–23)

Charts

Chart (1992/1993)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[7]	171
United Kingdom Albums (OOC)	30