Death to the Pixies

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Annotation

Recorded by VPRO Radio 3 on 25 September 1990 in Vredenburg, Utrecht, The Netherlands.

FIXME: duplicate PUIDs attached to several recordings on this album.

Annotation last modified on 2011-12-14 08:00 UTC.

Tracklist

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▼ CD 1
#TitleRatingLength
1Cecilia Ann
recording engineer:
Alistair Clay
producer:
Gil Norton (British record producer)
mixer:
Steve Haigler
drums (drum set):
Dave Lovering
electric bass guitar:
Kim Deal
electric guitar:
Black Francis (US singer, songwriter & guitarist) and Joey Santiago
vocals:
Black Francis (US singer, songwriter & guitarist) and Kim Deal
cover recording of:
Cecilia Ann (from 1989 until 1990)
composer:
Steve Hoffman (mastering engineer) and Frosty Horton (music producer)
publisher:
Rice and Beans Music (published Pixies songs)
3.152:06
2Planet of Sound
engineer:
Steve Haigler
producer:
Gil Norton (British record producer)
drums (drum set):
Dave Lovering (in 1991)
electric bass guitar:
Kim Deal (in 1991)
electric guitar:
Black Francis (US singer, songwriter & guitarist) (in 1991) and Joey Santiago (in 1991)
keyboard and synthesizer:
Eric Drew Feldman (in 1991)
vocals:
Black Francis (US singer, songwriter & guitarist) (in 1991) and Kim Deal (in 1991)
recording of:
Planet of Sound (in 1991)
composer:
Black Francis (US singer, songwriter & guitarist)
3.452:06
3Tame
assistant engineer:
Dave Snider
engineer:
Matt Lane (engineer) and Gil Norton (British record producer)
producer:
Gil Norton (British record producer)
mixer:
Steve Haigler
drums (drum set):
Dave Lovering
electric bass guitar:
Kim Deal
electric guitar:
Black Francis (US singer, songwriter & guitarist)
electric guitar [lead guitar] and background vocals:
Joey Santiago
vocals:
Black Francis (US singer, songwriter & guitarist) and Kim Deal
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
4AD Ltd (in 1989)
recorded at:
Downtown Recorders in Boston, Massachusetts, United States
mixed at:
Carriage House Studios in Stamford, Connecticut, United States
recording of:
Tame
lyricist and composer:
Black Francis (US singer, songwriter & guitarist)
3.61:56
4Here Comes Your Man
assistant engineer:
Dave Snider
engineer:
Matt Lane (engineer) and Gil Norton (British record producer)
producer:
Gil Norton (British record producer)
mixer:
Steve Haigler
drums (drum set):
Dave Lovering
electric bass guitar:
Kim Deal
electric guitar:
Black Francis (US singer, songwriter & guitarist)
electric guitar [lead guitar] and background vocals:
Joey Santiago
vocals:
Black Francis (US singer, songwriter & guitarist) and Kim Deal
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
4AD Ltd (in 1989)
recorded at:
Downtown Recorders in Boston, Massachusetts, United States
mixed at:
Carriage House Studios in Stamford, Connecticut, United States
music videos:
Here Comes Your Man (official video) by Pixies
part of:
Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 190)
recording of:
Here Comes Your Man
lyricist and composer:
Black Francis (US singer, songwriter & guitarist)
publisher:
Rice and Beans Music (published Pixies songs)
4.153:21
5Debaser
assistant engineer:
Dave Snider
engineer:
Matt Lane (engineer) and Gil Norton (British record producer)
producer:
Gil Norton (British record producer)
mixer:
Steve Haigler
drums (drum set):
Dave Lovering
electric bass guitar:
Kim Deal
electric guitar:
Black Francis (US singer, songwriter & guitarist)
electric guitar [lead guitar] and background vocals:
Joey Santiago
vocals:
Black Francis (US singer, songwriter & guitarist) and Kim Deal
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
4AD Ltd (in 1989)
recorded at:
Downtown Recorders in Boston, Massachusetts, United States
mixed at:
Carriage House Studios in Stamford, Connecticut, United States
music videos:
Debaser (official video) by Pixies
part of:
Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 286)
recording of:
Debaser
composer:
Black Francis (US singer, songwriter & guitarist)
4.12:52
6Wave of Mutilation
assistant engineer:
Dave Snider
engineer:
Matt Lane (engineer) and Gil Norton (British record producer)
producer:
Gil Norton (British record producer)
mixer:
Steve Haigler
drums (drum set):
Dave Lovering
electric bass guitar:
Kim Deal
electric guitar:
Black Francis (US singer, songwriter & guitarist)
electric guitar [lead guitar] and background vocals:
Joey Santiago
vocals:
Black Francis (US singer, songwriter & guitarist) and Kim Deal
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
4AD Ltd (in 1989)
recorded at:
Downtown Recorders in Boston, Massachusetts, United States
mixed at:
Carriage House Studios in Stamford, Connecticut, United States
recording of:
Wave of Mutilation
lyricist and composer:
Black Francis (US singer, songwriter & guitarist)
3.92:04
7Dig for Fire
recording engineer:
Alistair Clay
producer:
Gil Norton (British record producer)
mixer:
Steve Haigler
drums (drum set):
Dave Lovering
electric bass guitar:
Kim Deal
electric guitar:
Black Francis (US singer, songwriter & guitarist) and Joey Santiago
vocals:
Black Francis (US singer, songwriter & guitarist) and Kim Deal
recording of:
Dig for Fire (from 1989 until 1990)
writer:
Black Francis (US singer, songwriter & guitarist)
3.653:02
8Caribou
engineer:
Paul Q. Kolderie
producer:
Gary Smith (producer)
drums (drum set):
Dave Lovering
electric bass guitar:
Kim Deal
electric guitar:
Black Francis (US singer, songwriter & guitarist) and Joey Santiago
vocals:
Black Francis (US singer, songwriter & guitarist) and Kim Deal
recorded at:
Fort Apache in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States (in 1987-03)
recording of:
Caribou (in 1987-03)
lyricist and composer:
Black Francis (US singer, songwriter & guitarist)
3.253:14
9Holiday Song
engineer:
Paul Q. Kolderie
producer:
Gary Smith (producer)
drums (drum set):
Dave Lovering
electric bass guitar:
Kim Deal
electric guitar:
Black Francis (US singer, songwriter & guitarist) and Joey Santiago
vocals:
Black Francis (US singer, songwriter & guitarist) and Kim Deal
recorded at:
Fort Apache in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States (in 1987-03)
recording of:
The Holiday Song (in 1987-03)
lyricist and composer:
Black Francis (US singer, songwriter & guitarist)
2.752:14
10Nimrod’s Son
engineer:
Paul Q. Kolderie
producer:
Gary Smith (producer)
drums (drum set):
Dave Lovering
electric bass guitar:
Kim Deal
electric guitar:
Black Francis (US singer, songwriter & guitarist) and Joey Santiago
vocals:
Black Francis (US singer, songwriter & guitarist) and Kim Deal
recorded at:
Fort Apache in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States (in 1987-03)
recording of:
Nimrod’s Son (in 1987-03)
composer:
Black Francis (US singer, songwriter & guitarist)
32:17
11U‐Mass
engineer:
Steve Haigler
producer:
Gil Norton (British record producer)
drums (drum set):
Dave Lovering (in 1991)
electric bass guitar:
Kim Deal (in 1991)
electric guitar:
Black Francis (US singer, songwriter & guitarist) (in 1991) and Joey Santiago (in 1991)
keyboard and synthesizer:
Eric Drew Feldman (in 1991)
vocals:
Black Francis (US singer, songwriter & guitarist) (in 1991) and Kim Deal (in 1991)
recording of:
U‐Mass (in 1991)
composer:
Black Francis (US singer, songwriter & guitarist)
3.953:01
12Bone Machine
engineer and producer:
Steve Albini
bass guitar and background vocals:
Mrs. John Murphy
drums (drum set):
Dave Lovering
electric guitar:
Black Francis (US singer, songwriter & guitarist) and Joey Santiago
guitar and lead vocals:
Black Francis (US singer, songwriter & guitarist)
recorded at and mixed at:
2-Division in Somerville, Massachusetts, United States
recording of:
Bone Machine
lyricist and composer:
Black Francis (US singer, songwriter & guitarist)
3.953:01
13Gigantic
producer:
Gil Norton (British record producer)
drums (drum set):
Dave Lovering
electric bass guitar:
Kim Deal
electric guitar:
Black Francis (US singer, songwriter & guitarist) and Joey Santiago
vocals:
Black Francis (US singer, songwriter & guitarist) and Kim Deal
recording of:
Gigantic
lyricist and composer:
Black Francis (US singer, songwriter & guitarist) and Mrs. John Murphy
3.053:13
14Where Is My Mind?
engineer and producer:
Steve Albini
bass guitar and background vocals:
Mrs. John Murphy
drums (drum set):
Dave Lovering
electric guitar:
Black Francis (US singer, songwriter & guitarist) and Joey Santiago
lead vocals:
Black Francis (US singer, songwriter & guitarist)
recorded at and mixed at:
2-Division in Somerville, Massachusetts, United States
part of:
Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 9) and The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 493)
recording of:
Where Is My Mind?
lyricist and composer:
Black Francis (US singer, songwriter & guitarist)
publisher:
Rice and Beans Music (published Pixies songs), Songs of Universal, Inc., Universal Music Publishing France (not for release label use!) and Universal Music Publishing Group Japan (work publisher – do NOT use as a release label)
4.553:52
15Velouria
recording engineer:
Alistair Clay
producer:
Gil Norton (British record producer)
mixer:
Steve Haigler
drums (drum set):
Dave Lovering
electric bass guitar:
Kim Deal
electric guitar:
Black Francis (US singer, songwriter & guitarist) and Joey Santiago
theremin:
Robert F. Brunner
vocals:
Black Francis (US singer, songwriter & guitarist) and Kim Deal
music videos:
Velouria (official video) by Pixies
recording of:
Velouria (from 1989 until 1990)
lyricist and composer:
Black Francis (US singer, songwriter & guitarist)
3.73:40
16Gouge Away
assistant engineer:
Dave Snider
engineer:
Matt Lane (engineer) and Gil Norton (British record producer)
producer:
Gil Norton (British record producer)
mixer:
Steve Haigler
drums (drum set):
Dave Lovering
electric bass guitar:
Kim Deal
electric guitar:
Black Francis (US singer, songwriter & guitarist)
electric guitar [lead guitar] and background vocals:
Joey Santiago
vocals:
Black Francis (US singer, songwriter & guitarist) and Kim Deal
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
4AD Ltd (in 1989)
recorded at:
Downtown Recorders in Boston, Massachusetts, United States
mixed at:
Carriage House Studios in Stamford, Connecticut, United States
recording of:
Gouge Away
lyricist and composer:
Black Francis (US singer, songwriter & guitarist)
3.752:44
17Monkey Gone to Heaven
assistant engineer:
Matt Lane (engineer) and Dave Snider
engineer:
Matt Lane (engineer) and Gil Norton (British record producer)
producer:
Gil Norton (British record producer)
mixer:
Steve Haigler
cello:
Arthur Fiacco and Ann Rorich
drums (drum set):
Dave Lovering
electric bass guitar:
Kim Deal
electric guitar:
Black Francis (US singer, songwriter & guitarist)
electric guitar [lead guitar] and background vocals:
Joey Santiago
violin:
Karen Karlsrud and Corine Metter
vocals:
Black Francis (US singer, songwriter & guitarist) and Kim Deal
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
4AD Ltd (in 1989)
recorded at and engineered at:
Downtown Recorders in Boston, Massachusetts, United States
mixed at:
Carriage House Studios in Stamford, Connecticut, United States
produced at:
Downtown Recorders in Boston, Massachusetts, United States
part of:
NME: Greatest “Indie” Anthems Ever: 2007 (number: 35), Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 49) and Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 410)
recording of:
Monkey Gone to Heaven
lyricist and composer:
Black Francis (US singer, songwriter & guitarist)
3.752:56
▼ CD 2
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1Debaser
recorded at:
VPRO Radio 3 in Hilversum, Noord-Holland, Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands (on 1990-09-25)
live recording of:
Debaser (on 1990-09-25)
composer:
Black Francis (US singer, songwriter & guitarist)
42:54
2Rock Music
recorded at:
VPRO Radio 3 in Hilversum, Noord-Holland, Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands (on 1990-09-25)
live recording of:
Rock Music (on 1990-09-25)
writer:
Black Francis (US singer, songwriter & guitarist)
31:51
3Broken Face
recorded at:
VPRO Radio 3 in Hilversum, Noord-Holland, Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands (on 1990-09-25)
live recording of:
Broken Face (on 1990-09-25)
lyricist and composer:
Black Francis (US singer, songwriter & guitarist)
31:22
4Isla de Encanta
recorded at:
VPRO Radio 3 in Hilversum, Noord-Holland, Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands (on 1990-09-25)
live recording of:
Isla de Encanta (on 1990-09-25)
composer:
Black Francis (US singer, songwriter & guitarist)
31:43
5Hangwire
recorded at:
VPRO Radio 3 in Hilversum, Noord-Holland, Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands (on 1990-09-25)
live recording of:
Hang Wire (on 1990-09-25)
writer:
Black Francis (US singer, songwriter & guitarist)
32:00
6Dead
recorded at:
VPRO Radio 3 in Hilversum, Noord-Holland, Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands (on 1990-09-25)
live recording of:
Dead (on 1990-09-25)
composer:
Black Francis (US singer, songwriter & guitarist)
32:30
7Into the White
recorded at:
VPRO Radio 3 in Hilversum, Noord-Holland, Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands (on 1990-09-25)
live recording of:
Into the White (on 1990-09-25)
lyricist and composer:
Black Francis (US singer, songwriter & guitarist)
43:30
8Monkey Gone to Heaven
recorded at:
VPRO Radio 3 in Hilversum, Noord-Holland, Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands (on 1990-09-25)
live recording of:
Monkey Gone to Heaven (on 1990-09-25)
lyricist and composer:
Black Francis (US singer, songwriter & guitarist)
32:58
9Gouge Away
recorded at:
VPRO Radio 3 in Hilversum, Noord-Holland, Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands (on 1990-09-25)
live recording of:
Gouge Away (on 1990-09-25)
lyricist and composer:
Black Francis (US singer, songwriter & guitarist)
32:54
10Here Comes Your Man
recorded at:
VPRO Radio 3 in Hilversum, Noord-Holland, Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands (on 1990-09-25)
live recording of:
Here Comes Your Man (on 1990-09-25)
lyricist and composer:
Black Francis (US singer, songwriter & guitarist)
publisher:
Rice and Beans Music (published Pixies songs)
43:12
11Allison
recorded at:
VPRO Radio 3 in Hilversum, Noord-Holland, Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands (on 1990-09-25)
live recording of:
Allison (on 1990-09-25)
lyricist and composer:
Black Francis (US singer, songwriter & guitarist)
41:16
12Hey
recorded at:
VPRO Radio 3 in Hilversum, Noord-Holland, Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands (on 1990-09-25)
live recording of:
Hey (on 1990-09-25)
composer:
Black Francis (US singer, songwriter & guitarist)
33:54
13Gigantic
recorded at:
VPRO Radio 3 in Hilversum, Noord-Holland, Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands (on 1990-09-25)
live recording of:
Gigantic (on 1990-09-25)
lyricist and composer:
Black Francis (US singer, songwriter & guitarist) and Mrs. John Murphy
43:26
14Crackity Jones
recorded at:
VPRO Radio 3 in Hilversum, Noord-Holland, Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands (on 1990-09-25)
live recording of:
Crackity Jones (on 1990-09-25)
composer:
Black Francis (US singer, songwriter & guitarist)
21:36
15Something Against You
recorded at:
VPRO Radio 3 in Hilversum, Noord-Holland, Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands (on 1990-09-25)
live recording of:
Something Against You (on 1990-09-25)
lyricist and composer:
Black Francis (US singer, songwriter & guitarist)
31:46
16Tame
recorded at:
VPRO Radio 3 in Hilversum, Noord-Holland, Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands (on 1990-09-25)
live recording of:
Tame (on 1990-09-25)
lyricist and composer:
Black Francis (US singer, songwriter & guitarist)
32:06
17Wave of Mutilation
recorded at:
VPRO Radio 3 in Hilversum, Noord-Holland, Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands (on 1990-09-25)
live recording of:
Wave of Mutilation (on 1990-09-25)
lyricist and composer:
Black Francis (US singer, songwriter & guitarist)
33:05
18Where Is My Mind?
recorded at:
VPRO Radio 3 in Hilversum, Noord-Holland, Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands (on 1990-09-25)
live recording of:
Where Is My Mind? (on 1990-09-25)
lyricist and composer:
Black Francis (US singer, songwriter & guitarist)
publisher:
Rice and Beans Music (published Pixies songs), Songs of Universal, Inc., Universal Music Publishing France (not for release label use!) and Universal Music Publishing Group Japan (work publisher – do NOT use as a release label)
53:37
19Ed Is Dead
recorded at:
VPRO Radio 3 in Hilversum, Noord-Holland, Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands (on 1990-09-25)
live recording of:
Ed Is Dead (on 1990-09-25)
composer:
Black Francis (US singer, songwriter & guitarist)
32:52
20Vamos
recorded at:
VPRO Radio 3 in Hilversum, Noord-Holland, Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands (on 1990-09-25)
live recording of:
Vamos (on 1990-09-25)
lyricist and composer:
Black Francis (US singer, songwriter & guitarist)
34:35
21Tony’s Theme
recorded at:
VPRO Radio 3 in Hilversum, Noord-Holland, Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands (on 1990-09-25)
live recording of:
Tony’s Theme (on 1990-09-25)
lyricist and composer:
Black Francis (US singer, songwriter & guitarist)
32:27