Death to the Pixies

Death to the Pixies
Greatest hits album by Pixies
Released	October 6, 1997 (1997-10-06)
Recorded	1987 - 1991
Genre	Alternative rock
Length	47:42
Language	English
Label	4AD DAD 7011
Producer	Steve Albini, Gary Smith, and Gil Norton
Compiler	Chris Staley
Pixies compilations chronology
Death to the Pixies (1997) Pixies at the BBC (1998)
Alternative cover
Limited vinyl LP edition cover

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Pitchfork Media	(9.2/10)[2]
Select	[3]

Death to the Pixies was the first Pixies best-of compilation, released by 4AD in the UK on October 6, 1997 and 4AD/Elektra the following day in the United States to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the band's debut. It covered the years 1987 to 1991. It went out of print, having been replaced by the 2004 compilation Wave of Mutilation: Best of Pixies.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 September 25, 1990. ^[4]

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. ^[5] 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. Featuring a different cover, the vinyl version was a limited edition of 9,000 copies printed.

Track listing

disc one

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 (12" Version)" – 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

(limited edition bonus) disc two

Disc two was recorded 25th September 1990 at Vredenburg in Utrecht, Netherlands ^[6] and produced by VPRO Radio 3. ^[7]

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

Disc two is missing 13 songs from the complete concert.
Here is the 25th September 1990 concert setlist at Muziekcentrum Vredenburg in Utrecht, Netherlands.

1. Cecilia Ann
2. Levitate Me
3. Debaser
4. Rock Music
5. Hangwire
6. Dead
7. There Goes My Gun
8. Monkey Gone to Heaven
9. Isla de Encanta
10. Velouria
11. Into the White
12. Stormy Weather
13. Hey
14. Gigantic
15. Crackity Jones
16. Dig for Fire
17. Dancing the Manta Ray
18. Gouge Away
19. Here Comes Your Man
20. Caribou
21. All Over the World
22. Allison
23. The Happening
24. Broken Face
25. I Bleed
26. Something Against You
27. Tame
28. Is She Weird
29. Wave of Mutilation (UK Surf)
30. Where Is My Mind
31. Ed Is Dead
32. Vamos
33. Tony's Theme
34. Wave of Mutilation

alternative track listing

An unofficial alternative vinyl LP titled Death to the Pixies was recorded at the Crystal Palace Bowl Saturday 8th June 1991. ^[8]

vinyl side one

1. "The Happening"
2. "Allison"
3. "Velouria"
4. "Hang Wire"
5. "Debaser"
6. "Letter to Memphis"
7. "Planet of Sound"
8. "Blown Away"

vinyl side two

1. "Here Comes Your Man"
2. "Where Is My Mind?"
3. "The Holiday Song"
4. "Break my Body"
5. "Motorway to Roswell"
6. "Vamos"
7. "Head On" (The Jesus and Mary Chain cover)

External links

• Death to the Pixies at PixieMusic
• Death to the Pixies at MusicBrainz (list of releases)

References