Frank Black Francis Explained
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 from 2003 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.
Track listing
All tracks composed by Black Francis
Disc one
- "The Holiday Song" – 1:54
- "I'm Amazed" – 1:25
- "Rock a My Soul" – 1:50
- "Isla de Encanta" – 1:39
- "Caribou" – 3:00
- "Broken Face" – 1:21
- "Build High" – 1:26
- "Nimrod's Son" – 2:08
- "Ed Is Dead" – 2:45
- "Subbacultcha" – 2:45
- "Boom Chickaboom" – 2:33
- "I've Been Tired" – 3:10
- "Break My Body" – 1:55
- "Oh My Golly!" – 1:59
- "Vamos" – 2:14
Disc two
- "Caribou" – 3:09
- "Where Is My Mind?" – 3:41
- "Cactus" – 2:41
- "Nimrod's Son" – 3:01
- "Levitate Me" – 2:01
- "Wave of Mutilation" – 2:25
- "Monkey Gone to Heaven" – 3:49
- "Velouria" – 4:35
- "The Holiday Song" – 2:21
- "Into the White" – 3:24
- "Is She Weird?" – 3:51
- "Subbacultcha" – 2:56
- "Planet of Sound" – 14:56
Personnel
Credits adapted from the album's liner notes.[1]
- Black Francis - vocals, acoustic guitar
- Keith Moliné - guitar, violin, electronics (disc two)
- Andy Diagram - trumpet, electronics (disc two)
- Technical
- Gary Smith - recorded by (disc one)
- Andy Diagram - producer (disc two)
- Keith Moliné - producer (disc two)
- Joey Santiago - additional editing
- Myles Mangino - mastering
- Jean Thompson - cover concept
- Andrew Swainson - cover design
- Black Francis - cover photography, additional photography
- Ken Goes - additional photography
Notes and References
- Frank Black. FrankBlackFrancis. 2004. Liner notes. Cooking Vinyl / SpinART.
