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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.

Frank Black Francis
Studio album by Frank Black
Released	October 12, 2004; 17 years ago (2004-10-12)
Recorded	March 1987, Boston Summer 2003, London (Pixies-era recordings)
Genre	Alternative rock
Length	84:54
Label	SpinART Cooking Vinyl
Producer	Two Pale Boys (Andy Diagram and Keith Moliné) on disc two
Frank Black chronology
Show Me Your Tears (2003) Frank Black Francis (2004) Honeycomb (2005)

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	69/100[1]
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]
Drowned in Sound	8/10[3]
Encyclopedia of Popular Music	[4]
Entertainment Weekly	B+[5]
Mojo	[6]
NME	8/10[7]
Pitchfork	7.4/10[8]
Q	[9]
Uncut	[10]
Under the Radar	[11]

Track listing

All tracks composed by Black Francis

Disc one {Black Francis demos}

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 {treated}

1. "Caribou" – 3:09
2. "Where Is My Mind?" – 3:41
3. "Cactus" – 2:41
4. "Nimrod's Son" – 3:01
5. "Levitate Me" – 2:01
6. "Wave of Mutilation" – 2:25
7. "Monkey Gone to Heaven" – 3:49
8. "Velouria" – 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" – 14:56

Personnel

Credits adapted from the album's liner notes.[12]

• 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

References

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Frank Black Francis es un álbum doble del músico estadounidense de rock alternativo Frank Black, lanzado en 2004, coincidiendo con la gira de reunión de Pixies. El primer CD es una demo acústica de marzo de 1987 grabado por Gary Smith, justo anterior a la primera sesión de grabación de Pixies. El segundo disco es una grabación de 2004 de canciones de Pixies grabadas por Frank Black con Keith Moliné y Andy Diagram, componentes de David Thomas and Two Pale Boys.

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