Tri Colour Mustard, Baby Blue and Coke Bottle Green. Limited to 500 copies. Catalog Number: SSQ028C3 Color: Yellow Format: 7" UPC: 0803238085371 "Pretty (Ugly Before)" b/w "A Distorted Reality Is Now A Necessity To Be Free" holds the distinction of being the last recording by Elliott Smith to be released while he was still alive. Originally released as a single in August 2003, the songs were a part of the recording sessions that would ultimately yield the acclaimed posthumous album From A Basement On The Hill. The two songs serve as a powerful reminder of why Smith became the voice for a dejected generation.