Complete ‘B’ Sides
Complete 'B' Sides is a compilation from the American alternative rock band Pixies, released on 3 May 2001 by 4AD. It gathers the flip sides from seven of their eight UK singles, plus one from a US single, taken from the late 1980s and early 1990s. The singles in question are "Gigantic", "Monkey Gone to Heaven", "Here Comes Your Man", "Velouria", "Dig for Fire", "Planet of Sound" and the US release of "Alec Eiffel". The eighth UK single, "Letter to Memphis", had no B-side.
It's a handy companion to the studio albums, and the booklet adds to the appeal, with Black Francis commenting on each track. Of "Velvety Instrumental Version" he points out that the title suggests a vocal version exists, when it never did. A sung take, simply called "Velvety", eventually turned up on Frank Black and the Catholics' 2002 album Devil's Workshop.
Complete ‘B’ Sides: tracklist and credits
19 tracks · 48:37Tracklist
- 1River EuphratesBlack Francis3:24
- 2Vamos (live)Black Francis3:29
- 3In Heaven (Lady in the Radiator Song) (live)Peter Ivers and David Lynch1:47
- 4Manta RayBlack Francis2:39
- 5Weird at My SchoolBlack Francis1:59
- 6Dancing the Manta RayBlack Francis2:14
- 7Wave of Mutilation (UK Surf)Black Francis3:00
- 8Into the WhiteBlack Francis4:43
- 9Bailey’s WalkBlack Francis2:24
- 10Make BelieveBlack Francis1:55
- 11I’ve Been Waiting for YouNeil Young2:46
- 12The ThingBlack Francis1:59
- 13Velvety Instrumental VersionBlack Francis2:04
- 14WinterlongNeil Young3:07
- 15SantoBlack Francis2:17
- 16Theme From NarcBrian L. Schmidt1:48
- 17Build HighBlack Francis1:43
- 18Evil Hearted YouGraham Gouldman2:37
- 19Letter to Memphis (instrumental)Black Francis2:44
- Produced by
- Gil Norton, Pixies, Gary Smith
- Recorded at
- O2 Forum Kentish Town, Fort Apache, Palladium, Eden Studio, Master Control, Various studios
- Recorded
- 1988–1991
- Mixed by
- John Loder, Steve Haigler
- Mixed at
- Amazon Studios, Southern Studios, Fort Apache, Master Control
- Engineered by
- Al Clay, Paul Q. Kolderie, John Turner, Claude Fixler, Ronnie Stone, Steve Haigler
- Artwork
- V23
- Label
- 4AD
- Length
- 48:37
Line-up
- Black Francis · electric guitar, vocals, guitar
- Kim Deal · electric bass guitar, vocals, lead vocals, bass guitar
- Dave Lovering · drums (drum set), lead vocals
- Joey Santiago · electric guitar, guitar
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How we know the release date wikipedia + wikidata; also seen: 2001-03-05 (musicbrainz)
| Source | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|
| MusicBrainz | 5 March 2001 | |
| Wikipedia infobox | 3 May 2001 | |
| Wikidata | 3 May 2001 | |
| US release | 2001 | earliest US date |
| UK / Europe release | 5 March 2001 | earliest UK or European date |
9 editions
| Date | Country | Label | Barcode | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | NZ | 4AD | 0652637210323 | other |
| 2001 | ES | Everlasting Records | 8426946016110 | other |
| 2001 | ZA | 4AD | 6001208945838 | other |
| 2001 | US | 4AD | 0652637210323 | other |
| 5 March 2001 | GB | 4AD | 0652637210323 | original |
| 2008 | JP | 4AD | 4943674081417 | other |
| 10 August 2020 | XW | 4AD | other | |
| 2026 | XW | 4AD | 191400087828 | remaster |
| 26 June 2026 | XW | 4AD | remaster |
Cover art sources
deezer · native: native 1800x1800
| Source | Size | Verdict |
|---|---|---|
| deezer ✓ | 1800×1800 | native: native 1800x1800 |
| coverartarchive | 2815×2826 | cropped |
| fanarttv | 1000×1000 | upscaled |