Pixies
Combining jagged, roaring guitars and stop-start dynamics with melodic pop hooks, intertwining male-female harmonies and evocative, cryptic lyrics, the Pixies were one of the most influential American alternative rock bands of the late '80s. The Pixies weren't accomplished musicians -- Black Francis wailed and bashed out chords while Joey Santiago's lead guitar squealed out spirals of noise. But the bandmembers were inventive, rabid rock fans who turned conventions inside out, melding punk and indie guitar rock, classic pop, surf rock, and stadium...[more]
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THIS ITEM IS A PRE-ORDER. WE EXPECT IT TO SHIP ON OR BEFORE THE NOVEMBER 6TH RELEASE DATE. A must have for any Pixies fan! This is a deluxe box-set retrospective spanning the career of one of indie music's most celebrated bands. The deluxe edition of Minotaur is curated by legendary graphic designer Vaughan Oliver who, in connection with photographer Simon Larbalestier, created the album artwork for all five of the Pixies' studio albums. Oliver and Larbalestier have teamed up once a [ read more ]
6xCD $183.99
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THIS ITEM IS A PRE-ORDER. WE EXPECT IT TO SHIP ON OR BEFORE THE NOVEMBER 6TH RELEASE DATE. The definitive Pixies collector's piece. Each copy of this Limited Edition Minotaur boxset is individually numbered, and hand-signed by every member of the Pixies and Vaughan Oliver. Additionally, at random, 25 of the 3000 Limited Edition sets will include test pressings of the vinyl albums. This limited edition deluxe boxset includes all five Pixies' stu [ read more ]
Limited Edition Boxset $565.99
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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 ]
LP $14.99
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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 ]
CD $10.99
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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 ]
DVD $16.99
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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 ]
CD $12.99
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VINYL FORMAT. 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 overwh [ read more ]
LP $13.99
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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.
LP $13.99
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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. "...Gil Norton's spacious, reverb-heavy production makes the Pixies sound like a Martian bar band, which fits the cover of the Surftones' 'Cecilia Ann' and the glorious, shimmering closer 'Havalina' perfectly. On the theremin-driven 'Velouria,' science fiction imagery displaces Francis' penchant for fetishistic lyrics; next to the token kinky song 'Down to the Well''s [ read more ]
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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 ]
LP $10.99
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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 ]
CD $12.99
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