The Pixies - Rough Diamonds, Studio Sessions 1987-1991

Quality: A+

Maida Vale, Studio 4, London 3/5/88
1. Hey - removed
2. Levitate Me - removed
3. Wild Honey Pie - removed
4. Caribou - removed
5. In Heaven - removed

Hippodrome Studio, London, 9/10/88
6. Dead - removed
7. Tame
8. There Goes My Gun - removed
9. Manta Ray - removed

Maida Vale Studio 3, London, 16/4/89
10. Down To The Well - removed
11. Into The White
12. Wave Of Mutilation - removed

Maida Vale Studio 5, London, 18/8/90
13. Monkey Gone To Heaven - removed
14. Allison
15. Wave Of Mutilation
16. Ana - removed

Maida Vale Studio 3, London, 23/6/91
17. Palace Of The Brine
18. Letter To Memphis - removed
19. Motorway To Roswell
20. Subbacultcha - removed

Master Control Studio, Burbank, 9/91
21. Build High
22. I Can't Forget

Recording Co. Studio, Chicago, 7/90
23. Born In Chicago

Portastudio Demo, Los Angeles, 6/90
24. Velouria
25. Hang On To Your Ego
26. Is She Weird? - removed

Blackwing Studio, London, 2/5/88
27. Gigantic
28. River Euphrates

Fort Apache Studio, Boston, 3/87
29. Tame
30. Down To The Well
31. Rock A My Soul



Total length 55.22

CDR > WAV > trader's little helper > FLAC

This is a bootleg that I picked up a few years ago and, as far as I can tell, has never been made available on dime. About half of the tracks are now available on the Pixies at the BBC release, so I have removed those. One, Is She Weird?, is specified as not being from the BBC sessions, but the date is remarkably similar, so I have removed that, just to be on the safe side.

What's left is a nice collection of alternative takes and a couple of cover versions. I've included scans of the cd cover, in case you want to build your own full version using the officially released material.

The Pixies are currently touring and I saw them in London last week. They were incredible - possibly their best show that I've seen since 1989. So, if you can get a ticket, you won't be disappointed.

Oh, and you know all the usual stuff about not selling etc,