Frank Black Francis is a 2-CD set released in 2004 by Frank Black, roughly coinciding with the Pixies reunion tour. Disc 1 consists of a March 1987 solo acoustic demo tape recorded by engineer Gary Smith, just prior to the first Pixies recording session. Disc 2 is a contemporary recording from 2003 of Frank Black reworking a number of Pixies songs with Keith Moliné and Andy Diagram, who are part of David Thomas and Two Pale Boys.
Track listing All tracks composed by Black Francis
Disc one {Black Francis demos} "The Holiday Song" – 1:54 "I'm Amazed" – 1:25 "Rock a My Soul" – 1:50 "Isla de Encanta" – 1:39 "Caribou" – 3:00 "Broken Face" – 1:21 "Build High" – 1:26 "Nimrod's Son" – 2:08 "Ed Is Dead" – 2:45 "Subbacultcha" – 2:45 "Boom Chickaboom" – 2:33 "I've Been Tired" – 3:10 "Break My Body" – 1:55 "Oh My Golly!" – 1:59 "Vamos" – 2:14
Disc two {treated} "Caribou" – 3:09 "Where Is My Mind?" – 3:41 "Cactus" – 2:41 "Nimrod's Son" – 3:01 "Levitate Me" – 2:01 "Wave of Mutilation" – 2:25 "Monkey Gone to Heaven" – 3:49 "Velouria" – 4:35 "The Holiday Song" – 2:21 "Into the White" – 3:24 "Is She Weird?" – 3:51 "Subbacultcha" – 2:56 "Planet of Sound" – 14:56
Personnel Credits adapted from the album's liner notes. Black Francis - vocals, acoustic guitar Keith Moliné - guitar, violin, electronics (disc two) Andy Diagram - trumpet, electronics (disc two) Technical Gary Smith - recorded by (disc one) Andy Diagram - producer (disc two) Keith Moliné - producer (disc two) Joey Santiago - additional editing Myles Mangino - mastering Jean Thompson - cover concept Andrew Swainson - cover design Black Francis - cover photography, additional photography Ken Goes - additional photography
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