Christmass is a live and studio album by Frank Black, originally released by Cooking Vinyl on December 18, 2006, via mail-order only, then to stores on February 5, 2007. It includes a live DVD from a solo acoustic show.[1][3]
| Christmass | ||||
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| Compilation album by | ||||
| Released | December 18, 2006 / February 5, 2007 | |||
| Recorded | 2006 (studio tracks) August 19-September 10, 2006 (live tracks) August 31, 2006 (DVD) | |||
| Genre | Alternative rock | |||
| Length | 1:11:05 (CD) 38:52 (DVD) | |||
| Label | Cooking Vinyl | |||
| Producer | Myles Mangino | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [1] |
| The Independent | [2] |
Contents
editChristmass consists of fifteen live acoustic recordings from August and September 2006 and five new studio tracks recorded partly in hotel rooms and partly at Planet of Sound studios in Hartford, Connecticut. The accompanying DVD contains selections from a live acoustic show recorded at Harlow's Night Club in Sacramento, California, on August 31, 2006.[3][4] The album was recorded by Myles Mangino, a sound engineer for Frank Black and a longtime Pixies lighting designer.[3][5]
Track listing
editAll tracks are written by Frank Black, except where noted
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Recording date and location | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "(Do What You Want) Gyaneshwar" | Hotel Santa Cruz, CA, Planet of Sound, Hartford, CT | 2:55 | |
| 2. | "Bullet" (Live) | August 19, 2006; Southpaw, Brooklyn, NY (early show) | 2:59 | |
| 3. | "I Burn Today" (Live) | September 10, 2006; The Night Light Lounge, Bellingham WA | 3:20 | |
| 4. | "Wave of Mutilation" (Live) | Black Francis | September 10, 2006; The Night Light Lounge, Bellingham WA | 1:59 |
| 5. | "Living on Soul" (Live) | September 10, 2006; The Night Light Lounge, Bellingham WA | 2:56 | |
| 6. | "She's My Way" | Francis | 2006; the Valley River Inn, Eugene, OR, Planet of Sound, Hartford, CT | 3:47 |
| 7. | "Massif Centrale" (Live) | September 10, 2006; The Night Light Lounge, Bellingham WA | 5:11 | |
| 8. | "Where Is My Mind?" (Live) | Francis | September 10, 2006; The Night Light Lounge, Bellingham WA | 3:21 |
| 9. | "Raider Man" (Live) | September 10, 2006; The Night Light Lounge, Bellingham WA | 2:22 | |
| 10. | "Demon Girl" | Francis | 2006; the Valley River Inn, Eugene, OR, Planet of Sound, Hartford, CT | 4:00 |
| 11. | "Dead Man's Curve" (Live) | August 19, 2006; Southpaw, Brooklyn, NY (late show) | 2:43 | |
| 12. | "Cactus" (Live) | Francis | August 19, 2006; Southpaw, Brooklyn, NY (late show) | 2:46 |
| 13. | "Six-Sixty-Six" (Live) | Larry Norman | September 10, 2006; The Night Light Lounge, Bellingham WA | 1:57 |
| 14. | "Radio Lizards" | Francis | 2006; the Valley River Inn, Eugene, OR, Planet of Sound, Hartford, CT | 2:47 |
| 15. | "Don't Get Me Wrong" | Francis, Reid Paley | 2006; Planet of Sound, Hartford, CT | 3:59 |
| 16. | "All Around the World" (Live) | Traditional, arranged by Black | September 10, 2006; The Night Light Lounge, Bellingham WA | 3:25 |
| 17. | "Nadine" (Live) | August 25, 2006; Auditorium Theatre, Chicago, IL | 3:41 | |
| 18. | "Manitoba" (Live) | August 25, 2006; Auditorium Theatre, Chicago, IL | 3:24 | |
| 19. | "The Water" (Live) | Francis | August 29, 2006; Pantages Theatre, Los Angeles, CA | 4:05 |
| 20. | "Outakes / Song of the Shrimp" (Live) | Roy C. Bennett, Sid Tepper | September 9, 2006 / September 10, 2006; The Clipper, Olympia, WA / The Night Light Lounge, Bellingham WA | 9:28 |
| Total length: | 71:05 | |||
- DVD (Live at Harlow's Night Club, Sacramento, CA, August 31, 2006)
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Los Angeles" | 3:39 | |
| 2. | "Brackish Boy" | 1:26 | |
| 3. | "I Burn Today" | 3:20 | |
| 4. | "Cactus" | Francis | 2:32 |
| 5. | "Nadine" | 2:23 | |
| 6. | "The Holiday Song" | Francis | 2:30 |
| 7. | "Sing For Joy" | 4:20 | |
| 8. | "Dead Man's Curve" | 2:48 | |
| 9. | "California Bound" | 3:24 | |
| 10. | "Ed Is Dead" | Francis | 1:50 |
| 11. | "My Life Is In Storage" | 4:32 | |
| 12. | "Two Reelers" | 3:05 | |
| 13. | "Whiskey in Your Shoes" | 3:03 | |
| Total length: | 38:52 | ||
Personnel
edit- Musicians
- Frank Black – vocals, guitar
- Rob Laufer – guitar (track 1)
- Jeff Ladd – bass (tracks 1, 6, 10)
- Myles Mangino – guitar (track 6)
- Erik James – strings, piano (track 6), synthesizer (track 10), organ (track 15)
- Dan Prindle – cello (track 6)
- Jay Anick – violin (track 6)
- Mark Mulcahy – backing vocals (tracks 14, 15)
- Rami Jaffee – accordion (tracks 17, 18)
- Technical
- Myles Mangino – engineer, live recording engineer (tracks 1–16)
- Chris Henderson – assistant engineer (tracks 1, 6, 14)
- Geoff Templeton – live recording engineer (tracks 17–19)
- Andrew Swainson – design
References
edit- ^ a b Phares, Heather. Christmass at AllMusic
- ^ The Independent review
- ^ a b c "Frank Black - Christmass". Berube Communications. Archived from the original on July 24, 2008. Retrieved August 5, 2020.
- ^ "Frank Black Gigography - 2006". frankblack.net. Archived from the original on February 16, 2020. Retrieved August 5, 2020.
- ^ "Myles Mangino - Resume" (PDF). mylesmangino.com. Archived (PDF) from the original on February 25, 2023. Retrieved August 5, 2020.
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