Pixies – Pixies At The BBC LP

Between 1988 and 1991 - during the band’s 4AD years – Pixies recorded six sessions for the BBC, five for John Peel and one for Mark Goodier. Catching the raw energy of the band’s live performances, these sessions felt immediately noteworthy, timestamping a moment when Black Francis, Kim Deal, Joey Santiago and David Lovering were motoring out front.

Among the twenty-four tracks they recorded in this time period (inc. two doubles - ‘Allison’ and ‘Wave of Mutilation’) are favorites from mini-album Come on Pilgrim and three of their four 4AD studio albums. Also recorded were three covers; reworks of The Beatles’ ‘Wild Honey Pie’, Eraserhead’s ‘(In Heaven) Lady in the Radiator Song’ and The Beach Boys’ ‘Hang On To Your Ego’, a track Black Francis covered a few years later on his debut Frank Black solo album.

Differing from the original 1998 compilation, this reboot sees all tracks from the six sessions now included and presented in chronological order. Something fans have been asking for. The sleeve is also new with a wonderful black and gold design by Chris Bigg now adorning it. A design that really stands out, Chris pays loving tribute here to the band’s late-visual director Vaughan Oliver, using unseen archival Pixies imagery

by long-time collaborator Simon Larbalestier.

On the same day as this release, Pixies will be in Dublin on the first night of a sold-out tour where they’re playing both albums Bossanova and Trompe le Monde in full.

Label: 4AD – 4AD0635LP

Format: 3 x Vinyl, LP, Compilation, Reissue

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Released: Mar 8, 2024

Genre: Rock

Style: Alternative Rock

Tracklist

John Peel Session 3rd May 1988

A1 Levitate Me 2:19

A2 Hey 3:19

A3 In Heaven (Lady In The Radiator Song) 1:53

A4 Wild Honey Pie 1:55

A5Caribou 3:19

John Peel Session 9th October 1988

B1 Dead 1:31

B2 Tame 1:58

B3 There Goes My Gun 1:27

B4 Manta Ray 2:15

John Peel Session 16th April 1989

C1 Down To The Well 2:32

C2 Into The White 4:11

C3 Wave Of Mutilation 2:27

John Peel Session 11th June 1990

D1 Allison 1:21

D2 Veloura 3:26

D3 Hang On To Your Ego 3:19

D4 Is She Weird 2:53

Mark Goodier Session 18th August 1990

E1 Monkey Gone To Heaven 2:59

E2 Ana 2:16

E3 Allison 1:13

E4 Wave Of Mutilation 2:11

John Peel Session 23rd June 1991

F1 Palace Of The Brine 1:39

F2 Letter To Memphis 2:34

F3 Motorway To Roswell 3:37

F4 Subbacultcha 2:08