Coinciding with a sold-out tour, Pixies at the BBC, 1988-91 is being re-released on March 8th on 4AD. It will be available on vinyl for the first time, and additionally it’s also going to be available on double CD and in HD digital audio.
Between 1988 and 1991 – during the band’s 4AD years – Pixies recorded six sessions for the BBC, five for John Peel and one for Mark Goodier.
Among the twenty-four tracks they recorded in this period including two doubles. ‘Allison’ and ‘Wave of Mutilation’) are favourites from mini-album Come on Pilgrim and three of their four 4AD studio albums. Also recorded were three covers; reworks of The Beatles’ ‘Wild Honey Pie’, Eraserhead’s ‘(In Heaven) Lady in the Radiator Song’ and The Beach Boys’ ‘Hang On To Your Ego.’ This later track was covered by frontman Black Francis a few years later on his debut Frank Black solo album, released in 1993.
Originally released on CD in 1998, this re-issue now sees all tracks from the six sessions included and presented in chronological order. Released as both a triple black vinyl LP and double CD, the sleeve is also new with a black and gold design by Chris Bigg.
The album tracklisting is as follows:
John Peel Session 3rd May 1988
1. Levitate Me
2. Hey
3. In Heaven (Lady In The Radiator Song)
4. Wild Honey Pie
5. Caribou
John Peel Session 9th October 1988
6. Dead
7. Tame
8. There Goes My Gun
9. Manta Ray
John Peel Session 16th April 1989
10. Down To The Well
11. Into The White
12. Wave Of Mutilation
John Peel Session 11th June 1990
13. Allison
14. Velouria
15. Hang On To Your Ego
16. Is She Weird
Mark Goodier Session 18th August 1990
17. Monkey Gone To Heaven
18. Ana
19. Allison
20. Wave Of Mutilation
John Peel Session 23rd June 1991
21. Palace Of The Brine
22. Letter To Memphis
23. Motorway To Roswell
24. Subbacultcha
