Frank Black Francis is a 2-CD set released in 2004 by Frank Black

Frank Black

Black Francis is an American singer, songwriter and guitarist. He is best known as the frontman of the influential alternative rock band Pixies, with whom he performs under the stage name Black Francis. Following the band's breakup in 1993, he embarked on a solo career under the name 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 of Frank Black reworking a number of Pixies songs with Keith Moliné

Keith Moliné

Keith Moliné is currently the guitarist for Pere Ubu. He has also performed with David Thomas and Two Pale Boys, Infidel, and They Came from the Stars I Saw Them. He uses a unique midi-guitar setup that allows him to produce numerous overlapping instrument voicings within the context of "live"...

 and Andy Diagram, who are part of David Thomas and Two Pale Boys

David Thomas (musician)

David Lynn Thomas is an American singer, songwriter, and musician.He was one of the founding members of the short-lived protopunkers Rocket From The Tombs , where he went by the name of Crocus Behemoth, and of punk group Pere Ubu . He has also released several solo albums...

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Track listing

Disc one

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

Disc two

1. "Caribou" – 3:09
2. "Where Is My Mind?
   Where Is My Mind?
   "Where Is My Mind?" is a song by the American alternative rock band Pixies. It is the seventh track on their 1988 album Surfer Rosa. The song was written by frontman Black Francis while he attended the University of Massachusetts Amherst, inspired by his experiences scuba diving in the Caribbean....
   
   " – 3:41
3. "Cactus
   Cactus (song)
   "Cactus" is a song by the American alternative rock band Pixies, and is the eighth track on their 1988 album Surfer Rosa. It was written and sung by the band's frontman Black Francis and produced by Steve Albini.-"Pixies":...
   
   " – 2:41
4. "Nimrod's Son" – 3:01
5. "Levitate Me" – 2:01
6. "Wave of Mutilation" – 2:25
7. "Monkey Gone to Heaven
   Monkey Gone to Heaven
   "Monkey Gone to Heaven" is a song by the American alternative rock band Pixies and is the seventh track on their 1989 album Doolittle. The song was written and sung by frontman Black Francis and was produced by Gil Norton. Referencing environmentalism and biblical numerology, the song's lyrics...
   
   " – 3:49
8. "Velouria
   Velouria
   "Velouria" is a song by the American alternative rock band Pixies, written and sung by the band's frontman Black Francis. "Velouria" is featured on their album Bossanova, was the first single to be released from it and was the band's first UK Top 40 hit. The song features extensive use of theremin...
   
   " – 4:35
9. "The Holiday Song" – 2:21
10. "Into the White" – 3:24
11. "Is She Weird?" – 3:51
12. "Subbacultcha" – 2:56
13. "Planet of Sound
    Planet of Sound
    "Planet of Sound" is a song by the American alternative rock band Pixies; the second track on their 1991 album Trompe le Monde. It was written and sung by frontman Black Francis and produced by Gil Norton during the album's recording sessions...
    
    " – 14:56