Pixies - Complete B-Sides: 1988-97 (Vinyl 2LP) * * *

Pixies Complete B-Sides: 1988-97 on 2LP: Remastered from the Original Analog Tapes by Kevin Vanbergen, Includes Six Bonus Live Tracks

Coming 25 years after its initial release and coinciding with the band’s 40th anniversary, Complete B-Sides by Pixies has been remastered and is being reissued this June.

Collecting all the B-sides from the band’s classic 4AD-era, Complete B-Sides contains some of the Pixies best ‘other’ tracks including "Wave of Mutilation (UK Surf)," "Into the White" and "The Thing" and until now, hasn’t been available on vinyl.

Originally released on CD in 2001, when the band were nearly a decade into a hiatus, Complete B-Sides featured all 19 non-single tracks from the band’s unbelievable run of 1988-1991 singles - "Gigantic," "Monkey Gone to Heaven," "Here Comes Your Man," "Velouria," "Dig for Fire" and "Planet of Sound." To complete it, it concluded with the instrumental version of "Letter to Memphis," which previously only appeared on the US version of the release of the "Alec Eiffel" maxi-single.

For this updated edition, all the tracks have been remastered from their original analog tapes by Kevin Vanbergen, sounding amazingly fresh, it also completes his extensive work across the band’s catalog.

This new vinyl edition works as a companion piece to the band’s recent Live at the BBC compilation where designer Chris Bigg (v23) has created striking new art, taking photos from Simon Larbalestier’s archive that were originally slated for use by the Pixies but later shelved. Both long-term collaborators with the band, they worked on both releases in tandem to remember and honor the band’s late-visual director, Vaughan Oliver.

This updated version sees six live tracks added, culled from latter Pixies releases including 1997’s "Debaser" re-release.