Frank Black 93–03 Explained

Frank Black 93–03
Type:	Compilation album
Artist:	Frank Black
Cover:	Frankblack9303.jpg
Released:	4 June 2007 (US) 18 June 2007 (UK)
Recorded:	1993–2003, 2006
Genre:	Alternative rock
Length:	1:19:06
Label:	Cooking Vinyl
Producer:	Frank Black et al.
Prev Title:	Christmass
Prev Year:	2006
Next Title:	Bluefinger
Next Year:	2007

Frank Black 93–03 is a compilation album by Frank Black, released in June 2007 by Cooking Vinyl. It highlights the 10 years of his solo career after disbanding the influential alternative rock band, the Pixies in 1993, as well as songs from the many albums he created with backing band "the Catholics". Included also is material from his next solo album, Bluefinger, in the form of a hidden track, "Threshold Apprehension". Each release comes with a second disc of live recordings, which varies depending on the region the album was released in. All live tracks were recorded during Black's fall 2006 North American tour.^[1]

Track listing

Disc two

Personnel

Credits adapted from the album's liner notes, except where noted.^[2]

Musicians on best of disc

• Frank Black
• Jean Black
• Scott Boutier
• Jason Carter^[3]
• Violet Clark^[3]
  • • Andy Diagram Eric Drew Feldman Rich Gilbert
• Bob Guisti
• Cynthia Haagens
• Dave McCaffrey
  • Keith Moliné Van Dyke Parks
• Dave Philips
• Eric Potter
• Stan Ridgway
• Joey Santiago
• Dan Schmid^[3]
  • • Moris Tepper Nick Vincent Pietra Wexstun
• Lyle Workman
• Matt Yelton

Musicians on live disc

• Frank Black
• Billy Block
• Eric Drew Feldman
• Duane Jarvis
• Jack Kidney

Technical

• Frank Black – producer (tracks 1–12)
• Eric Drew Feldman – producer (tracks 1–9)
• Al Clay – producer (tracks 5–9)
• Frank Black and the Catholics – producer (tracks 13, 14, 19)
• Nick Vincent – producer (tracks 15–18, 20, 21)
• Stan Ridgway – producer (track 22)
• Ben Mumphrey – producer (track 19, live disc), mixing (live disc)
• Mark Lemhouse – producer (hidden track 23)^[3]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Frank Black Tour Dates: Frank Black to launch fall tour with new band . 3 July 2020 . Madison, Tjames . 8 August 2006 . https://web.archive.org/web/20070718033845/http://www.livedaily.com/news/Frank_Black_to_launch_fall_tour_with_new_band-10509.html . 2007-07-18 .
2. Frank Black. 93–03. 2007. Liner notes. Cooking Vinyl.
3. Web site: Bluefinger . 11 September 2007. 3 July 2020 . .