VINYL FORMAT. After 1988's brilliant but abrasive Surfer Rosa, The Pixies' sound couldn't get much more extreme. Their Elektra debut, Doolittle, reins in the noise in favor of pop songcraft and accessibility. Producer Gil Norton's sonic sheen adds some polish, but Black Francis' tighter songwriting focuses the group's attack. Doolittle's most ferocious moments, like "Dead," a visceral retelling of David and Bathsheba's affair -- are more stylized than the group's past outbursts. Meanwhi   [ read more ]

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After 1988's brilliant but abrasive Surfer Rosa, The Pixies' sound couldn't get much more extreme. Their Elektra debut, Doolittle, reins in the noise in favor of pop songcraft and accessibility. Producer Gil Norton's sonic sheen adds some polish, but Black Francis' tighter songwriting focuses the group's attack. Doolittle's most ferocious moments, like "Dead," a visceral retelling of David and Bathsheba's affair -- are more stylized than the group's past outbursts. Meanwhile, their poppy side surfaces on th   [ read more ]

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Two-and-a-half hours of archive action. Were you lucky enough to see the Pixies in concert? No? Well, you're about to get real lucky. This DVD features a concert from 1988 ('Live At The Town & Country Club 1988'), tour footage from America and their 1989 'Sex and Death' European tour, promo videos, and 'Gouge,' a documentary tracing the band's story and featuring appearances by Bono, David Bowie, PJ Harvey, members of Radiohead, Blur, Travis, Six By Seven, and many more. Packaging includes an 8-page color b   [ read more ]

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One of the most compulsively listenable college rock albums of the '80s, The Pixies' 1988 full-length debut "Surfer Rosa" fulfilled the promise of "Come On Pilgrim" and, thanks to Steve Albini's production, added a muscular edge that made their harshest moments seem even more menacing and perverse. On songs like "Something Against You," Black Francis' cryptic shrieks and non-sequiturs are backed by David Lovering and Kim Deal's punchy rhythms, which are so visceral that they'd overwhelm any guitarist except   [ read more ]

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The LOST Pixies album. In 1987, The Pixies recorded seventeen songs, eight of which were chosen to comprise their first album, "Come On Pilgrim." This collection presents the remaining nine tracks. In addition to the original version of "Here Comes Your Man," this CD features the previously unreleased "Rock A My Soul," as well as the studio version of "In Heaven," previously only available as a live track on the "Gigantic" single.

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During their six years together, The Pixies released five albums to fan, peer, and critical acclaim. This new 23-track best of CD runs almost chronologically and expands on the previous comp, "Death To The Pixies" with a couple B-sides, the live favorite "Into The White," and a cover of Neil Young's "Winterlong." Packaging includes a deluxe full-color 16-page booklet. Track listing: 1. Bone Machine 2. Nimrod's Son 3. The Holiday Song 4. Caribou 5. Broken Face 6. Gigantic - (single version)    [ read more ]

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VINYL FORMAT. This classic album is available on vinyl for the first time in years. Pressed on audiophile quality 180-gram vinyl.

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VINYL FORMAT. This classic album is available on vinyl for the first time in years. Pressed on audiophile quality 180-gram vinyl.

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VINYL FORMAT. Amazingly, The Pixies' 1987 debut EP, Come On Pilgrim, was compiled from the quickly, inexpensively made demo tape -- paid for by Black Francis' dad -- the band made at Boston's legendary Fort Apache studio soon after they formed. 4AD was so taken with the tape that they released eight of the songs as this mini-album. It's easy to see why they were so impressed: The Pixies' essential sound -- Francis' unearthly shriek of a voice, David Lovering's propulsive drumming, Joey Santiago's ins   [ read more ]

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Like the rest of 4AD's Pixies retrospectives, "Complete B-Sides" is equally exciting and frustrating: Many of their B-sides are just as good as their album tracks, so it's terrific to see them collected onto a single disc. "Complete B-Sides" kicks off with a ferocious version of "River Euphrates" from the Gigantic single. Witty, spooky Doolittle B-sides like "Manta Ray," "Weird at My School," and "Into the White" are so good that it's a shame they weren't saved for Bossanova, when the band really could have   [ read more ]

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The title might be French for "fool the world," but with "Trompe Le Monde," the Pixies weren't fooling anyone: this was essentially Black Francis' solo debut. It focuses on Francis' sci-fi fascination and lacks any Kim Deal songs; even her backing vocals are far and few between. Yet the band sounds revitalized on "Trompe Le Monde," as if it was planned as their last hurrah. The raucous "Distance Equals Rate Times Time" and the explosive cover of the Jesus & Mary Chain's "Head On" are fairly straightforward,   [ read more ]

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Amazingly, The Pixies' 1987 debut EP, Come On Pilgrim, was compiled from the quickly, inexpensively made demo tape -- paid for by Black Francis' dad -- the band made at Boston's legendary Fort Apache studio soon after they formed. 4AD was so taken with the tape that they released eight of the songs as this mini-album. It's easy to see why they were so impressed: The Pixies' essential sound -- Francis' unearthly shriek of a voice, David Lovering's propulsive drumming, Joey Santiago's insistent, prickl   [ read more ]

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