Continuing the bands 40th anniversary celebrations, Complete BSides 198897 byPixiesis being reissued 25 years after its initial release, out June 26, 2026. Having been remastered, the compilation of the bands timeless other tracks will be available on double black vinyl, double clear vinyl, and double CD also marking the first time the release has been officially pressed on vinyl.Originally released on CD in 2001, while the band were almost a decade into a hiatus, Complete BSides contained 19 bsides from the bands classic 4AD era 19881991 and featured belovedPixiestracks including Wave of Mutilation UK Surf, Into The White, Baileys Walk, and The Thing. As Pitchfork said in their glowing 9.6 review, If nothing else, this release proves that, like Dylan in the 60s and Brian Eno in the 70s, thePixieswere the blinding visionaries of the 80s. Virtually everything they touched was groundbreaking and revelatory, leaving one to wish they could only have touched more.For Complete BSides 198897, all the tracks have been remastered from their original analogue tapes by Kevin Vanbergen sounding amazingly fresh, it completes his extensive remastering work across the bands catalogue. With the original tracklisting neatly fitting across 3 sides of vinyl, a fourth side of bonus live tracks has also been added, featuring six tracks culled from latterPixiessingle releases including 1997s Debaser rerelease.This new edition works as a companion piece to the bands recent Live at the BBC compilation reissue, where designer Chris Bigg v23 has created striking new art, taking photos from Simon Larbalestiers archive that were originally slated for use byPixies, but were later shelved. Both longterm collaborators with the band, they worked on both reissues in tandem to remember and honour the bands latevisual director, Vaughan Oliver.
