Frank Black Francis

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 {Black Francis demos}

1. "The Holiday Song" Ã¢Â€Â“ 1:54
2. "I'm Amazed" Ã¢Â€Â“ 1:25
3. "Rock a My Soul" Ã¢Â€Â“ 1:50
4. "Isla de Encanta" Ã¢Â€Â“ 1:39
5. "Caribou" Ã¢Â€Â“ 3:00
6. "Broken Face" Ã¢Â€Â“ 1:21
7. "Build High" Ã¢Â€Â“ 1:26
8. "Nimrod's Son" Ã¢Â€Â“ 2:08
9. "Ed Is Dead" Ã¢Â€Â“ 2:45
10. "Subbacultcha" Ã¢Â€Â“ 2:45
11. "Boom Chickaboom" Ã¢Â€Â“ 2:33
12. "I've Been Tired" Ã¢Â€Â“ 3:10
13. "Break My Body" Ã¢Â€Â“ 1:55
14. "Oh My Golly!" Ã¢Â€Â“ 1:59
15. "Vamos" Ã¢Â€Â“ 2:14

Disc two {treated}

1. "Caribou" Ã¢Â€Â“ 3:09
2. "Where Is My Mind?" Ã¢Â€Â“ 3:41
3. "Cactus" Ã¢Â€Â“ 2:41
4. "Nimrod's Son" Ã¢Â€Â“ 3:01
5. "Levitate Me" Ã¢Â€Â“ 2:01
6. "Wave of Mutilation" Ã¢Â€Â“ 2:25
7. "Monkey Gone to Heaven" Ã¢Â€Â“ 3:49
8. "Velouria" Ã¢Â€Â“ 4:35
9. "The Holiday Song" Ã¢Â€Â“ 2:21
10. "Into the White" Ã¢Â€Â“ 3:24
11. "Is She Weird?" Ã¢Â€Â“ 3:51
12. "Subbacultcha" Ã¢Â€Â“ 2:56
13. "Planet of Sound" Ã¢Â€Â“ 14:56

Personnel

Credits adapted from the album's liner notes.

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

• 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

References