| Frank Black Francis | ||||
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| Studio album by Frank Black | ||||
| Released | October 12, 2004 | |||
| Recorded | March 1987, 2004 (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 | |||
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| Professional ratings | |
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| Aggregate scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 69/100 |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic | |
| Drowned in Sound | 8/10 |
| Entertainment Weekly | B+ |
| Mojo | 8/10 |
| NME | |
| Paste | |
| Popmatters | Positive |
| Stylus | D+ [ |
| Tiny Mix Tapes | |
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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 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.
All tracks composed by Black Francis
Disc one {Black Francis demos}
Disc two {treated}