| A Brief Historical Retrospective | |
| Type: | Compilation |
| Artist: | The Sea and Cake |
| Cover: | A Brief Historical Retrospective.jpg |
| Released: | July 2, 1997 |
| Recorded: | 1994–1995 |
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| Length: | 72:24 |
| Prev Title: | The Fawn |
| Prev Year: | 1997 |
| Next Title: | Two Gentlemen |
| Next Year: | 1997 |
A Brief Historical Retrospective is a 1997 compilation album by The Sea and Cake, released only in Japan. It consists solely of tracks from the band's first two studio albums, The Sea and Cake (1994) and Nassau (1995), plus the unrelated song "Glad You're Right".