Complete 'B' Sides Explained

Complete 'B' Sides
Type:	compilation
Artist:	Pixies
Cover:	Complete_b_sides.jpg
Recorded:	1988–1991, various studios
Genre:	Alternative rock
Length:	48:35
Language:	English
Label:	4AD GAD 2103
Producer:	Gil Norton, Gary Smith, Pixies
Chronology:	Pixies compilations
Prev Title:	Pixies at the BBC
Prev Year:	1998
Next Year:	2004

Complete 'B' Sides is a compilation album of songs by American alternative rock band Pixies. It features the B-sides for seven out of eight of their UK singles, as well as for one USA single, from the 1980s and 1990s. The eighth, "Letter to Memphis", had no B-sides. These singles are:

1. "Gigantic" (1988)
2. "Monkey Gone to Heaven" (1989)
3. "Here Comes Your Man" (1989)
4. "Velouria" (1990)
5. "Dig for Fire" (1990)
6. "Planet of Sound" (1991)
7. "Alec Eiffel" (USA) (1991)

The album's booklet also features commentaries for each song by Pixies frontman Black Francis. Of "Velvety Instrumental Version", he writes, "The title implies that there was a version with lyrics, but there wasn't." A non-instrumental version, titled simply "Velvety", would later appear on Frank Black and the Catholics' 2002 album, Devil's Workshop.

Track listing

All songs written by Black Francis unless otherwise noted.

1. "River Euphrates" – 3:23
2. "Vamos" (Live) – 3:28
3. "In Heaven (Lady in the Radiator Song)" (Live) (Peter Ivers, David Lynch) – 1:46
4. "Manta Ray" – 2:39
5. "Weird at My School" – 1:59
6. "Dancing the Manta Ray" – 2:13
7. "Wave of Mutilation (UK Surf)" – 3:00
8. "Into the White"  – 4:42
9. "Bailey's Walk" – 2:23
10. "Make Believe" – 1:54
11. "I've Been Waiting for You" (Neil Young) – 2:45
12. "The Thing" – 1:58
13. "Velvety Instrumental Version" – 2:04
14. "Winterlong" (Neil Young) – 3:07
15. "Santo" – 2:16
16. "Theme from Narc" (Brian L. Schmidt) – 1:48
17. "Build High" – 1:42
18. "Evil Hearted You" (Graham Gouldman) – 2:37
19. "Letter to Memphis" (Instrumental) – 2:43