Minotaur is a box set of the first five studio albums by Pixies, released on November 24, 2009. The contents include new artwork by the original Pixies designer Vaughan Oliver and photographer Simon Larbalestier.[2] The collection was released as a Deluxe Edition which includes the albums on gold-plated 24k layered CDs with a Blu-ray Disc and a DVD featuring a 1991 Brixton Academy show and all of Pixies' music videos, packaged with a 54-page book. The Limited Edition package comes in a custom clamshell with all the albums on 180-gram vinyl, along with a Giclée print of artwork made for the collection, and a 72-page hardcover book.
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Released | November 24, 2009 | |||
Recorded | March 1987–1991 | |||
Genre | Alternative rock | |||
Language | English | |||
Label | Artists in Residence, licensed from 4AD | |||
Producer | Steve Albini, Gil Norton, and Gary Smith | |||
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Contents
edit- Come On Pilgrim (1987)
- Surfer Rosa (1988)
- Doolittle (1989)
- Bossanova (1990)
- Trompe le Monde (1991)
References
edit- ^ Cavanagh, David (23 July 2009). "Pixies - Minotaur". Uncut. Retrieved 5 September 2017.
- ^ "Pixies Announce Plans for Minotaur Box Set". Pitchfork Media. 2009-04-21. Retrieved 2009-04-21.