Death to the Pixies

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Death to the Pixies
Death to the Pixies cover
Compilation album by Pixies
Released 6 October 1997 (UK)
7 October 1997 (U.S.)
Length 47:42
55:35 (bonus disc)
Label 4AD
Producer Gary Smith
Steve Albini
Gil Norton
Compiler Chris Staley
Professional reviews
Pixies chronology
Trompe le Monde
(1991)		 Death to the Pixies
(1997)		 Pixies at the BBC
(1998)
Alternate cover
Limited edition cover
Limited edition cover

Death to the Pixies was the first Pixies best-of compilation, released by 4AD in the UK and 4AD/Elektra in the USA to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the band's debut. It covered the years 1987 to 1991. It is currently out of print, having been replaced by the 2004 compilation Wave of Mutilation: Best of Pixies. A limited edition of the compilation also included a second CD with a live performance taken from Vredenburg, Utrecht, Netherlands on the 25 September 1990.[1]

There was also another version of the limited edition, produced in extremely small quantities, that includes two rare "Black Francis Demos" ("I'm Amazed" and "Broken Face"). This is known as the "Golden Ticket" version, and has GT appended to its catalog number. [2] These demos, recorded in the apartment of producer Gary Smith the day before the band convened to record their full demo at Smith's Fort Apache Studios, feature only Francis singing and playing acoustic guitar (and giving notations to Smith about where the other band members' parts are). The complete "Black Francis Demos" were released as the first disc of 2004's Frank Black Francis 2-CD compilation.

The vinyl release contained all the tracks on the "Golden Ticket" version, spread out over four 10" records. This was a limited release of 9,000 copies.

[edit] Track listing

  1. "Cecilia Ann" – 2:06
  2. "Planet of Sound" – 2:06
  3. "Tame" – 1:56
  4. "Here Comes Your Man" – 3:21
  5. "Debaser" – 2:52
  6. "Wave of Mutilation" – 2:04
  7. "Dig for Fire" – 3:02
  8. "Caribou" – 3:14
  9. "Holiday Song" – 2:14
  10. "Nimrod's Son" – 2:17
  11. "U-Mass" – 3:01
  12. "Bone Machine" – 3:05
  13. "Gigantic" – 3:08
  14. "Where Is My Mind?" – 3:52
  15. "Velouria" – 3:40
  16. "Gouge Away" – 2:44
  17. "Monkey Gone to Heaven" – 2:57

[edit] Limited edition bonus disc

  1. "Debaser" – 2:55
  2. "Rock Music" – 1:51
  3. "Broken Face" – 1:21
  4. "Isla de Encanta" – 1:42
  5. "Hangwire" – 2:00
  6. "Dead" – 2:30
  7. "Into the White" – 3:30
  8. "Monkey Gone to Heaven" – 2:58
  9. "Gouge Away" – 2:53
  10. "Here Comes Your Man" – 3:12
  11. "Allison" – 1:16
  12. "Hey" – 3:54
  13. "Gigantic" – 3:26
  14. "Crackity Jones" – 1:35
  15. "Something Against You" – 1:46
  16. "Tame" – 2:05
  17. "Wave of Mutilation" – 3:05
  18. "Where Is My Mind?" – 3:37
  19. "Ed Is Dead" – 2:52
  20. "Vamos" – 4:34
  21. "Tony's Theme" – 2:27

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