Frank Black 93–03 is a compilation album by Frank Black, released in June 2007 by Cooking Vinyl.[1] It highlights the 10 years of his solo career after disbanding the influential alternative rock band, the Pixies in 1993, as well as songs from the many albums he created with backing band "the Catholics".[2] Included also is material from his next solo album, Bluefinger, in the form of a hidden track, "Threshold Apprehension". Each release comes with a second disc of live recordings, which varies depending on the region the album was released in.[3] All live tracks were recorded during Black's fall 2006 North American tour.[4][1]

Frank Black 93–03
Compilation album by
Released4 June 2007 (US)
18 June 2007 (UK)
Recorded1993–2003, 2006
GenreAlternative rock
Length1:19:06
LabelCooking Vinyl
ProducerFrank Black et al.
Frank Black chronology
Christmass
(2006)
Frank Black 93–03
(2007)
Bluefinger
(2007)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]
Blender[5]
Entertainment WeeklyB+[6]
The Music Box[3]
musicOMH[1]
NME6/10[7]
Pitchfork7.8/10[8]

Track listing

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Disc one

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All tracks are written by Frank Black

No.TitleOriginal releaseLength
1."Los Angeles"Frank Black, 19934:09
2."Ten Percenter"Frank Black3:29
3."Czar"Frank Black2:42
4."Old Black Dawning"Frank Black2:04
5."(I Want to Live on An) Abstract Plain"Teenager of the Year, 19942:19
6."Calistan"Teenager of the Year3:24
7."Speedy Marie"Teenager of the Year3:35
8."Headache"Teenager of the Year2:54
9."Freedom Rock"Teenager of the Year4:19
10."Men in Black"The Cult of Ray, 19963:03
11."You Ain't Me"The Cult of Ray2:43
12."I Don't Want to Hurt You (Every Single Time)"The Cult of Ray3:05
13."All My Ghosts"Frank Black and the Catholics, 19983:33
14."I Gotta Move"Frank Black and the Catholics3:38
15."Bad Harmony"Pistolero, 19993:19
16."Western Star"Pistolero3:11
17."Robert Onion"Dog in the Sand, 20014:01
18."Hermaphroditos"Dog in the Sand4:12
19."Velvety"Devil's Workshop, 20022:29
20."California Bound"Black Letter Days, 20023:25
21."Massif Centrale"Show Me Your Tears, 20034:54
22."Manitoba"Show Me Your Tears4:34
23."Threshold Apprehension" (Hidden track; radio edit)Bluefinger, 20073:52
Total length:79:06

Disc two

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All tracks are written by Frank Black, except where noted

North American track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Deadman’s Curve" (Live)2:45
2."Raiderman" (Live)3:23
3."My Terrible Ways" (Live)3:49
4."I’ll Be Blue" (Live)4:21
5."Johnny Barleycorn" (Live)4:44
6."Ten Percenter" (Live)3:24
7."Dog Gone" (Live)3:36
8."The Swimmer" (Live)3:05
9."Suffering" (Live)2:57
European and Australian track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Bullet" (Live) 4:57
2."Nadine" (Live) 3:41
3."Remake/Remodel" (Live)Bryan Ferry3:38
4."Living on Soul" (Live) 2:38
5."That Burnt Out Rock 'n' Roll" (Live)Gary Green2:49
6."All Around the World" (Live)
4:29
7."Six Sixty Six" (Live)Larry Norman4:04
8."Horrible Day" (Live) 4:15
9."(Do What You Want) Gyaneshwar" (Live) 3:05
Japanese track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Ten Percenter" (Live) 3:24
2."Deadman’s Curve" (Live) 2:45
3."My Terrible Ways" (Live) 3:49
4."I’ll Be Blue" (Live) 4:21
5."Bullet" (Live) 4:58
6."Nadine" (Live) 3:42
7."Remake/Remodel" (Live)Ferry3:39
8."Living on Soul" (Live) 2:38
9."Suffering" (Live) 2:57
10."I Burn Today" (Live) 3:51
11."I’m Not Dead (I’m in Pittsburgh)" (Live)Black, Reid Paley4:09
12."Sing for Joy" (Live) 5:34

Personnel

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Credits adapted from the album's liner notes, except where noted.[9]

Musicians on best of disc

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Musicians on live disc

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Technical

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  • Frank Black – producer (tracks 1–12)
  • Eric Drew Feldman – producer (tracks 1–9)
  • Al Clay – producer (tracks 5–9)
  • Frank Black and the Catholics – producer (tracks 13, 14, 19)
  • Nick Vincent – producer (tracks 15–18, 20, 21)
  • Stan Ridgway – producer (track 22)
  • Ben Mumphrey – producer (track 19, live disc), mixing (live disc)
  • Mark Lemhouse – producer (hidden track 23)[10]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Dowden, Neil (18 June 2007). "Frank Black – 93-03". musicOMH. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
  2. ^ a b Phares, Heather. "Frank Black: 93-03". Allmusic. Retrieved 6 September 2017.
  3. ^ a b Metzger, John (19 July 2007). "Frank Black: 93-03". The Music Box. Retrieved 6 September 2017.
  4. ^ Madison, Tjames (8 August 2006). "Frank Black Tour Dates: Frank Black to launch fall tour with new band". Archived from the original on 2007-07-18. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
  5. ^ "Frank Black: 93-03 Review". Archived from the original on 2009-04-20. Retrieved 2010-02-18.
  6. ^ Vozick-Levinson, Simon (8 June 2007). "93-03". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 6 September 2017.
  7. ^ Richards, Sam (18 June 2007). "Frank Black". NME. Retrieved 6 September 2017.
  8. ^ Tangari, Joe (10 July 2007). "Frank Black: 93-03". Pitchfork. Retrieved 6 September 2017.
  9. ^ 93–03 (Liner notes). Frank Black. Cooking Vinyl. 2007.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  10. ^ a b c d "Bluefinger". Discogs. 11 September 2007. Retrieved 3 July 2020.