Christmass (album)

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Christmass
Frank Black Christmass.jpg
Compilation album by
Frank Black
ReleasedDecember 18, 2006 /
February 5, 2007
Recorded2006 (studio tracks)
August 19-September 10, 2006 (live tracks)
August 31, 2006 (DVD)
GenreAlternative rock
Length1:11:05 (CD)
38:52 (DVD)
LabelCooking Vinyl
ProducerMyles Mangino
Frank Black chronology
Fast Man Raider Man
(2006) 		Christmass
(2006) 		Frank Black 93–03
(2007)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic3.5/5 stars[1]
The Independent3/5 stars[2]

Christmass is a live and studio album by Frank Black, originally released by Cooking Vinyl on December 18, 2006 via mail-order only, then to stores on February 5, 2007. It includes a live DVD from a solo acoustic show.[1][3]

Contents[]

Christmass consists of fifteen live acoustic recordings from August and September 2006 and five new studio tracks recorded partly in hotel rooms and partly at Planet of Sound studios in Hartford, Connecticut. The accompanying DVD contains selections from a live acoustic show recorded at Harlow's Night Club in Sacramento, California, on August 31, 2006.[3][4] The album was recorded by Myles Mangino, a sound engineer for Frank Black and a longtime Pixies lighting designer.[3][5]

Track listing[]

All tracks are written by Frank Black, except where noted.

CD
No.TitleWriter(s)Recording date and locationLength
1."(Do What You Want) Gyaneshwar" Hotel Santa Cruz, CA, Planet of Sound, Hartford, CT2:55
2."Bullet" (Live) August 19, 2006; Southpaw, Brooklyn, NY (early show)2:59
3."I Burn Today" (Live) September 10, 2006; The Night Light Lounge, Bellingham WA3:20
4."Wave of Mutilation" (Live)Black FrancisSeptember 10, 2006; The Night Light Lounge, Bellingham WA1:59
5."Living on Soul" (Live) September 10, 2006; The Night Light Lounge, Bellingham WA2:56
6."She's My Way"Francis2006; the Valley River Inn, Eugene, OR, Planet of Sound, Hartford, CT3:47
7."Massif Centrale" (Live) September 10, 2006; The Night Light Lounge, Bellingham WA5:11
8."Where Is My Mind?" (Live)FrancisSeptember 10, 2006; The Night Light Lounge, Bellingham WA3:21
9."Raider Man" (Live) September 10, 2006; The Night Light Lounge, Bellingham WA2:22
10."Demon Girl"Francis2006; the Valley River Inn, Eugene, OR, Planet of Sound, Hartford, CT4:00
11."Dead Man's Curve" (Live) August 19, 2006; Southpaw, Brooklyn, NY (late show)2:43
12."Cactus" (Live)FrancisAugust 19, 2006; Southpaw, Brooklyn, NY (late show)2:46
13."Six-Sixty-Six" (Live)Larry NormanSeptember 10, 2006; The Night Light Lounge, Bellingham WA1:57
14."Radio Lizards"Francis2006; the Valley River Inn, Eugene, OR, Planet of Sound, Hartford, CT2:47
15."Don't Get Me Wrong"Francis, Reid Paley2006; Planet of Sound, Hartford, CT3:59
16."All Around the World" (Live)Traditional, arranged by BlackSeptember 10, 2006; The Night Light Lounge, Bellingham WA3:25
17."Nadine" (Live) August 25, 2006; Auditorium Theatre, Chicago, IL3:41
18."Manitoba" (Live) August 25, 2006; Auditorium Theatre, Chicago, IL3:24
19."The Water" (Live)FrancisAugust 29, 2006; Pantages Theatre, Los Angeles, CA4:05
20."Outakes / Song of the Shrimp" (Live)Roy C. Bennett, Sid TepperSeptember 9, 2006 / September 10, 2006; The Clipper, Olympia, WA / The Night Light Lounge, Bellingham WA9:28
Total length:71:05
DVD (Live at Harlow's Night Club, Sacramento, CA, August 31, 2006)
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Los Angeles" 3:39
2."Brackish Boy" 1:26
3."I Burn Today" 3:20
4."Cactus"Francis2:32
5."Nadine" 2:23
6."The Holiday Song"Francis2:30
7."Sing For Joy" 4:20
8."Dead Man's Curve" 2:48
9."California Bound" 3:24
10."Ed Is Dead"Francis1:50
11."My Life Is In Storage" 4:32
12."Two Reelers" 3:05
13."Whiskey in Your Shoes" 3:03
Total length:38:52

Personnel[]

Musicians
  • Frank Black – vocals, guitar
  • Rob Laufer – guitar (track 1)
  • Jeff Ladd – bass (tracks 1, 6, 10)
  • Myles Mangino – guitar (track 6)
  • Erik James – strings, piano (track 6), synthesizer (track 10), organ (track 15)
  • Dan Prindle – cello (track 6)
  • Jay Anick – violin (track 6)
  • Mark Mulcahy – backing vocals (tracks 14, 15)
  • Rami Jaffee – accordion (tracks 17, 18)
Technical
  • Myles Mangino – engineer, live recording engineer (tracks 1-16)
  • Chris Henderson – assistant engineer (tracks 1, 6, 14)
  • Geoff Templeton – live recording engineer (tracks 17-19)
  • Andrew Swainson – design

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b Phares, Heather. Christmass at AllMusic
  2. ^ The Independent review
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b c "Frank Black - Christmass". Berube Communications. Retrieved August 5, 2020.
  4. ^ "Frank Black Gigography - 2006". frankblack.net. Retrieved August 5, 2020.
  5. ^ "Myles Mangino - Resume" (PDF). mylesmangino.com. Retrieved August 5, 2020.


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