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Length
  
84:54

Artist
  
Black Francis

Label
  
spinART Records

Frank Black Francis (2004)
  
Honeycomb (2005)

Release date
  
12 October 2004

Genre
  
Alternative rock

Released
  
October 12, 2004 (2004-10-12)

Recorded
  
March 1987, 2004 (Pixies-era recordings)

Producer
  
Two Pale Boys (Andy Diagram and Keith Moliné) on disc two

Similar
  
Black Francis albums, Alternative rock albums

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 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.

Contents

Critical reception

The album received largely positive reviews.

Track listing

All tracks composed by Black Francis

Disc one {Black Francis demos}
  1. "The Holiday Song" – 1:54
  2. "I'm Amazed" – 1:25
  3. "Rock a My Soul" – 1:50
  4. "Isla de Encanta" – 1:39
  5. "Caribou" – 3:00
  6. "Broken Face" – 1:21
  7. "Build High" – 1:26
  8. "Nimrod's Son" – 2:08
  9. "Ed Is Dead" – 2:45
  10. "Subbacultcha" – 2:45
  11. "Boom Chickaboom" – 2:33
  12. "I've Been Tired" – 3:10
  13. "Break My Body" – 1:55
  14. "Oh My Golly!" – 1:59
  15. "Vamos" – 2:14
Disc two {treated}
  1. "Caribou" – 3:09
  2. "Where Is My Mind?" – 3:41
  3. "Cactus" – 2:41
  4. "Nimrod's Son" – 3:01
  5. "Levitate Me" – 2:01
  6. "Wave of Mutilation" – 2:25
  7. "Monkey Gone to Heaven" – 3:49
  8. "Velouria" – 4:35
  9. "The Holiday Song" – 2:21
  10. "Into the White" – 3:24
  11. "Is She Weird?" – 3:51
  12. "Subbacultcha" – 2:56
  13. "Planet of Sound" – 14:56

Personnel

  • Black Francis - vocals, acoustic guitar
  • Keith Moliné - guitar, violin, electronics on disc two
  • Andy Diagram - trumpet, electronics on disc two

    • Songs

    The Holiday Song1:54
    I’m Amazed1:25
    Rock a My Soul1:51

    References

    Frank Black Francis Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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