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{{Infobox album

| Name = An Introduction to... Elliott Smith

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Name = An Introduction to... Elliott Smith

| Type = Compilation album

| Artist = [[Elliott Smith]]

| Cover = Es anintroduction.jpg

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| Released = {{flagicon|Europe}} November 1, 2010<br />{{Flagicon|USA}} November 2, 2010

| Released = {{Start date|2010|11|1}}

| Recorded = 1994-2003

| Genre = [[Indie rock]]

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| Label = [[Kill Rock Stars]], [[Domino Records|Domino]]

| Producer = Elliott Smith, Tom Rothrock, Rob Schnapf, Larry Crane

| Last album = ''[[New Moon (Elliott Smith album)|New Moon]]''<br />(2007)

| This album = '''''An Introduction to... Elliott Smith'''''<br />(2010)

| Next album =

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The [[press release]] by Kill Rock Stars described the aim of the compilation's assembly and release:<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.killrockstars.com/news/ |title=killrockstars |publisher=killrockstars |date=2011-12-14 |accessdate=2012-01-14}}</ref> {{bquote|''An Introduction to...'' is, as the title suggests, intended as an introduction to one of the greatest songwriters of our era. We hope this will enable new generations to learn about Elliott's music by providing a pathway for people to delve more deeply into his immensely satisfying catalog.}}

Larry Crane, Smith's archivist, remixed "Last Call" for this compilation from the [[Multitrack recording|4-track]] cassette master.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.blamonet.com/vb/showpost.php?s=796b1a18cdcbbe351126547654169d23&p=3538019&postcount=58 |title=New Release - An Introduction to…Elliottto...Elliott Smith - Page 2 |publisher=Blamonet.com |date= |accessdate=2012-01-14}}</ref> "Angel in the Snow" is also a new mix, done later than the version that appears on [[New Moon (Elliott Smith album)|New Moon]]. Crane stated "I had used an inferior noise reduction process on New Moon PLUS I now have better tape transfers..."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.blamonet.com/vb/showpost.php?p=3580464&postcount=125 |title=New Release - An Introduction to…Elliott Smith - Page 5 |publisher=Blamonet.com |date=2010-11-28 |accessdate=2012-01-14}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author= |url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FfYu-xllFQ8 |title=Elliott Smith - Angel in the Snow (the "An Introduction to" mix) |publisher=YouTube |date= |accessdate=2012-01-14}}</ref>

== Track listing ==