Complete 'B' Sides
| Complete 'B' Sides | ||||
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| Compilation album by | ||||
| Released | May 3, 2001 | |||
| Recorded | 1988–1991, various studios | |||
| Genre | Alternative rock | |||
| Length | 48:35 | |||
| Language | English | |||
| Label | 4AD GAD 2103 | |||
| Producer | Gil Norton, Gary Smith, Pixies | |||
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| Aggregate scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 89/100 |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic | |
| Blender | |
| Drowned in Sound | 10/10 |
| NME | 7/10 |
| Pitchfork Media | 9.6/10 |
Complete 'B' Sides is a compilation album of songs by American alternative rock band Pixies. It features the B-sides for seven out of eight of their UK singles, as well as for one USA single, from the 1980s and 1990s. The eighth, "Letter to Memphis", had no B-sides. These singles are:
- "Gigantic" (1988)
- "Monkey Gone to Heaven" (1989)
- "Here Comes Your Man" (1989)
- "Velouria" (1990)
- "Dig for Fire" (1990)
- "Planet of Sound" (1991)
- "Alec Eiffel" (USA) (1991)
The album's booklet also features commentaries for each song by Pixies frontman Black Francis. Of "Velvety Instrumental Version", he writes, "The title implies that there was a version with lyrics, but there wasn't." A non-instrumental version, titled simply "Velvety", would later appear on Frank Black and the Catholics' 2002 album, Devil's Workshop.