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"Seeking fans of Peter, Paul & Mary and Hüsker Dü". It was this simple small-ad that saw Frank Black, then going by "Black Francis" find his Pixies band-mates, surely the most innovative adventure in rock of the late 1980s. Teetering on an unstable bridge linking the wildest, most de-structured punk and the most joyful pop, the Boston quartet shook things up with their changes in rhythm and other bizarre dissonances. For their first recordings from 1987 and 1988, everything and anything was grist to the mill of their genius: surf music, bubblegum pop, art rock, angular post-punk – each great swerve madder than the last. Joey Santiago's guitar is wild with electric shocks; Kim Deal is bouncing off the walls, and Black Francis belches out the craziest stories. A simply spellbinding first album! © Marc Zisman/Qobuz
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Black Francis, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Kim Deal, AssociatedPerformer - David Lovering, AssociatedPerformer - Joey Santiago, AssociatedPerformer - Pixies, MainArtist - Universal Music Publishing Ltd., MusicPublisher - Universal Music Publishing Group, MusicPublisher - CMRRA, MusicPublisher
1988 4AD Ltd 1988 4AD Ltd
Black Francis, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Kim Deal, AssociatedPerformer - David Lovering, AssociatedPerformer - Joey Santiago, AssociatedPerformer - Pixies, MainArtist - Universal Music Publishing Ltd., MusicPublisher - Universal Music Publishing Group, MusicPublisher - CMRRA, MusicPublisher
1988 4AD Ltd 1988 4AD Ltd
Black Francis, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Kim Deal, AssociatedPerformer - David Lovering, AssociatedPerformer - Joey Santiago, AssociatedPerformer - Pixies, MainArtist - Universal Music Publishing Ltd., MusicPublisher - Universal Music Publishing Group, MusicPublisher - CMRRA, MusicPublisher
1988 4AD Ltd 1988 4AD Ltd
Black Francis, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Kim Deal, AssociatedPerformer - David Lovering, AssociatedPerformer - Joey Santiago, AssociatedPerformer - Pixies, MainArtist - Universal Music Publishing Ltd., MusicPublisher - Universal Music Publishing Group, MusicPublisher - CMRRA, MusicPublisher
1988 4AD Ltd 1988 4AD Ltd
Black Francis, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Kim Deal, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - David Lovering, AssociatedPerformer - Joey Santiago, AssociatedPerformer - Pixies, MainArtist - Emi Music Publishing Ltd, MusicPublisher - Universal Music Publishing Ltd., MusicPublisher - Universal Music Publishing Group, MusicPublisher - Rice And Beans Music, MusicPublisher - CMRRA, MusicPublisher
1988 4AD Ltd 1988 4AD Ltd
Black Francis, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Kim Deal, AssociatedPerformer - David Lovering, AssociatedPerformer - Joey Santiago, AssociatedPerformer - Pixies, MainArtist - Universal Music Publishing Ltd., MusicPublisher - Universal Music Publishing Group, MusicPublisher - CMRRA, MusicPublisher
1988 4AD Ltd 1988 4AD Ltd
Black Francis, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Kim Deal, AssociatedPerformer - David Lovering, AssociatedPerformer - Joey Santiago, AssociatedPerformer - Pixies, MainArtist - Universal Music Publishing Ltd., MusicPublisher - Universal Music Publishing Group, MusicPublisher - CMRRA, MusicPublisher
1988 4AD Ltd 1988 4AD Ltd
Black Francis, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Kim Deal, AssociatedPerformer - David Lovering, AssociatedPerformer - Joey Santiago, AssociatedPerformer - Pixies, MainArtist - Universal Music Publishing Ltd., MusicPublisher - Universal Music Publishing Group, MusicPublisher - CMRRA, MusicPublisher
1988 4AD Ltd 1988 4AD Ltd
Black Francis, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Kim Deal, AssociatedPerformer - David Lovering, AssociatedPerformer - Joey Santiago, AssociatedPerformer - Pixies, MainArtist - Universal Music Publishing Ltd., MusicPublisher - Universal Music Publishing Group, MusicPublisher - CMRRA, MusicPublisher
1988 4AD Ltd 1988 4AD Ltd
Black Francis, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Kim Deal, AssociatedPerformer - David Lovering, AssociatedPerformer - Joey Santiago, AssociatedPerformer - Pixies, MainArtist - Universal Music Publishing Ltd., MusicPublisher - Universal Music Publishing Group, MusicPublisher - CMRRA, MusicPublisher
1988 4AD Ltd 1988 4AD Ltd
Black Francis, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Kim Deal, AssociatedPerformer - David Lovering, AssociatedPerformer - Joey Santiago, AssociatedPerformer - Pixies, MainArtist - Universal Music Publishing Ltd., MusicPublisher - Universal Music Publishing Group, MusicPublisher - CMRRA, MusicPublisher
1988 4AD Ltd 1988 4AD Ltd
Black Francis, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Kim Deal, AssociatedPerformer - David Lovering, AssociatedPerformer - Joey Santiago, AssociatedPerformer - Pixies, MainArtist - Universal Music Publishing Ltd., MusicPublisher - Universal Music Publishing Group, MusicPublisher - CMRRA, MusicPublisher
1988 4AD Ltd 1988 4AD Ltd
Black Francis, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Kim Deal, AssociatedPerformer - David Lovering, AssociatedPerformer - Joey Santiago, AssociatedPerformer - Pixies, MainArtist - Universal Music Publishing Ltd., MusicPublisher - Universal Music Publishing Group, MusicPublisher - CMRRA, MusicPublisher
1988 4AD Ltd 1988 4AD Ltd
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"Seeking fans of Peter, Paul & Mary and Hüsker Dü". It was this simple small-ad that saw Frank Black, then going by "Black Francis" find his Pixies band-mates, surely the most innovative adventure in rock of the late 1980s. Teetering on an unstable bridge linking the wildest, most de-structured punk and the most joyful pop, the Boston quartet shook things up with their changes in rhythm and other bizarre dissonances. For their first recordings from 1987 and 1988, everything and anything was grist to the mill of their genius: surf music, bubblegum pop, art rock, angular post-punk – each great swerve madder than the last. Joey Santiago's guitar is wild with electric shocks; Kim Deal is bouncing off the walls, and Black Francis belches out the craziest stories. A simply spellbinding first album! © Marc Zisman/Qobuz
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 13 track(s)
- Total length: 00:33:36
- Main artists: Pixies
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: 4AD
- Genre: Pop/Rock Rock Alternative & Indie
1988 4AD Ltd 1988 4AD Ltd
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