With both Frank Black and Teenager of the Year having been out of print on vinyl since their release in the early-90s, it’s with great excitement that we can announce that both will be back in the racks this April.

Coming out as part of Record Store Day 2019 on the 13th of April, both are faithful represses of the original releases, differing only by coming on exclusive coloured vinyl - orange and white respectively. Both releases are only available via participating independent record stores, being sold on a first come, first served basis. To find your nearest store, click here.

Frank Black Frank Black

Recorded during the hiatus and eventual-breakup first-time round of the Pixies in late-1992, front-man Black Francis invert his stage persona for his solo work. Co-produced with Eric Drew Feldman (Captain Beefheart / Pere Ubu), Frank let his inner rock historian loose on his debut album by thrillingly channelling greats like Iggy Pop, Lou Reed, the Beach Boys and David Bowie in a way that felt like a seamless next step on from Trompe Le Monde (the last Pixies album before they re- convened two decades later). Frank Black was originally released in March 1993.



A1. Los Angeles (4.08)

A2. I Heard Ramona Sing (3.40)

A3. Hang On To Your Ego (3.24)

A4. Fu Manchu (3.02)

A5. Places Named After Numbers (2.52)

B1. Brackish Boy (1.35)

B2. Two Spaces (2.25)

B3. Tossed (Instrumental Version) (4.09)

B4. Parry the Wind High, Low (4.32)

B5. Adda Lee (2.00)

B6. Every Time I Go Around Here (3.31)

B7. Don’t Ya Rile ‘Em (2.52)

Frank Black Teenager of the Year



Released in 1994, Frank was in rich songwriting vein when making Teenager of the Year, releasing it one year after his self-titled debut solo album. A double album of 22 songs in just over hours, and again co-produced with Eric Drew Feldman (Captain Beefheart / Pere Ubu), Teenager of the Year is widely regarded as a high point of his solo career. Among the plaudits thrown its way was Pitchfork ranking it in their Top 100 Albums of the 90s, saying “beneath its veneer lie moments brilliant enough to rival any of the Pixies’ 1990s work, and Black’s greatest lyrical achievements.”

A1. Whatever Happened To Pong?

A2. Thalassocracy

A3. (I Want To Live On An) Abstract Plain

A4. Calistan

A5. The Vanishing Spies

A6. Speedy Marie

B1. Headache

B2. Sir Rockaby

B3. Freedom Rock

B4. Two Reelers

B5. Fiddle Riddle

C1. Olé Mulholland

C2. Fazer Eyes

C3. I Could Stay Here Forever

C4. The Hostess With The Mostest

C5. Superabound

D1. Big Red

D2. Space Is Gonna Do Me Good

D3. White Noise Maker

D4. Pure Denizen Of The Citizens Band

D5. Bad, Wicked World

D6. Pie In The Sky