Alec Eiffel
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| Single by The Pixies | ||
| from the album Trompe le Monde | ||
| Released | 1991 | |
| Format | vinyl record (7"), CD | |
| Recorded | 1991 | |
| Genre | Alternative, College rock | |
| Length | ?? | |
| Label | 4AD Records / Elektra | |
| Producer(s) | Gil Norton | |
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| The Pixies singles chronology | ||
| "Planet of Sound" (1991) |
"Alec Eiffel" (1991) |
"Head On" (1992) |
"Alec Eiffel" is an alternative rock song by the Pixies from their 1991 album Trompe le Monde, also released as a single.
The song is a tribute to the famous French engineer Alexandre Gustave Eiffel, designer of the Eiffel Tower in Paris.
This song was covered by The Get Up Kids on the Eudora B-Sides album.
[edit] Single
The following tracks appeared on the single:
- Alec Eiffel (Francis) - 2:50
- Letter to Memphis [Instrumental] (Francis) - 2:43
- Build High - (Francis) - 1:42
- Evil Hearted You - (Gouldman) - 2:37
| Pixies |
| Black Francis | Kim Deal | Joey Santiago | David Lovering |
| Discography |
| Studio albums and EPs: Come on Pilgrim (EP) | Surfer Rosa | Doolittle | Bossanova | Trompe le Monde Pixies at the BBC | Complete 'B' Sides | Pixies (The Purple Tape) |
| Singles: "Gigantic" | "Monkey Gone to Heaven" | "Here Comes Your Man" | "Velouria" | "Dig for Fire" | "Planet of Sound" | "Alec Eiffel" | "Head On" | "Debaser" | "Bam Thwok" |
| Compilation Albums: Death to the Pixies | Wave of Mutilation: Best of Pixies |
| Related bands |
| The Breeders | Frank Black and the Catholics | The Amps | The Martinis |
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