Pixies at the BBC

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Pixies at the BBC

Live album by Pixies
Released	6 July 1998 (UK) 14 July 1998 (US)
Recorded	1988–1991
Genre	Alternative rock
Length	35:25
Label	4AD
Producer(s)	Mike Robinson Dale Griffin Miti
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Pixies chronology
Death to the Pixies (1997)	Pixies at the BBC (1998)	Complete 'B' Sides (2001)

Pixies at the BBC is a compilation of live BBC radio sessions by the alternative rock band, the Pixies. Released in 1998, five years after their initial split, it was recorded over several sessions between 1988 and 1991 at the BBC. All songs were written by Black Francis except tracks 1 and 15. The final track, "(In Heaven) Lady in the Radiator Song" was written by Peter Ivers and David Lynch for Eraserhead. The album is characterised by its raw, underproduced sound.

[edit] Track listing

"Wild Honey Pie" (J. Lennon & P. McCartney) – 1:52
"There Goes My Gun" – 1:25
"Dead" – 1:30
"Subbacultcha" – 2:08
"Manta Ray" – 2:15
"Is She Weird" – 2:52
"Ana" – 2:14
"Down to the Well" – 2:31
"Wave of Mutilation" – 2:22
"Letter to Memphis" – 2:33
"Levitate Me" – 2:18
"Caribou" – 3:18
"Monkey Gone to Heaven" – 2:57
"Hey" – 3:17
"(In Heaven) Lady in the Radiator Song" (P. Ivers & D. Lynch) – 1:51

[edit] Recording and transmission dates

Tracks 1, 11, 12, 14 & 15 - Recorded for the John Peel show, May 3rd 1988, first transmitted May 16th 1988.
Tracks 2, 3, & 5 - Recorded for the John Peel show, October 9th 1988, first transmitted October 18th 1988.
Tracks 4 & 10 - Recorded for the John Peel show, June 28th 1991, first transmitted August or June 1991.
Track 6 - Recorded for the John Peel show, June 11th 1990, first transmitted August 10th 1990.
Tracks 7 & 13 - Recorded for the Mark Goodier show, August 18th 1990, first transmitted August 20th 1990.
Tracks 8 & 9 - Recorded for the John Peel show, April 16th 1989, first transmitted May 2nd 1989.