tracks b3 to b6, d2 to d5 engineer James Birtwistle tracks b7, b8, c1 engineer Mike Walter tracks a1 to a4 engineer Paul Q. Kolderie tracks d2 to d5 engineer Paul Roberts tracks c2 to c5 engineer [uncredited] Guy Fixsen tracks a5 to a7, b1, b2 engineer [uncredited] Mike Robinson tracks c6 to c8, d1 engineer [uncredited] Miti Adhikari photography by [cover, uncredited] Simon Larbalestier tracks b3 to b8, c1, d2 to d5 producer Dale Griffin tracks a1 to a4 producer Gary Smith tracks a5 to a7, b1, b2 producer Mike Robinson tracks c6 to c8, d1 producer Miti Adhikari tracks c2 to c5 producer [uncredited] Miti Adhikari Recorded At Maida Vale Studios Recorded At Golders Green Hippodrome, London Recorded At Protocol Studios Fold-out poster sleeve Track listing slightly incorrect (A3/A4, and D6/D7 resp., are printed in reversed order on back sleeve)
Good sound quality on left channel, muffled bad sound quality on the right channel throughout
A1-4 pirated from official release Pixies (Purple Tape) CD, broadcasted exclusively by the BBC Simon Mayo Evening Show (6/1/1988) A5-7, B1-2 pirated from official release Pixies At The BBC, BBC John Peel Session (recorded 3/5/1988 at Maida Vale Studio 4, London) B3-6 BBC John Peel Session (recorded 9/10/1988 at Golders Green Hippodrome, London) B7-8,C1 BBC John Peel Session (recorded 16/4/1989 at Maida Vale Studio 3, London) C2-5 BBC John Peel Session (recorded 11/6/1990 at Protocol Studios, London, not a full band performance but Black Francis with a rhythm machine) C6-8,D1 BBC Mike Goodier Session (recorded 18/8/1990 at Maida Vale Studio 5, London) D2-5 BBC John Peel Session (recorded 23/6/1991 at Maida Vale Studio 3, London) D6 live at WERS 88.9FM, Emerson College, Boston MA, 7/5/1987 D7 live at WERS 88.9FM, Emerson College, Boston MA, 18/1/1987 Matrix / Runout: PBBC 1 (Runout Side A) Matrix / Runout: PBBC 2 (Runout Side B) Matrix / Runout: PBBC 3 (Runout Side C) Matrix / Runout: PBBC 4 (Runout Side D)