Tracklist
| 1 | Trompe Le Monde | 1:48 | |
| 2 | Planet Of Sound | 2:06 | |
| 3 | Alec Eiffel | 2:50 | |
| 4 | The Sad Punk | 3:00 | |
| 5 | Head On | 2:14 | |
| 6 | U-Mass | 3:01 | |
| 7 | Palace Of The Brine | 1:34 | |
| 8 | Letter To Memphis | 2:41 | |
| 9 | Bird Dream Of The Olympus Mons | 2:48 | |
| 10 | Space (I Believe In) | 4:19 | |
| 11 | Subbacultcha | 2:10 | |
| 12 | Distance Equals Rate Times Time | 1:24 | |
| 13 | Lovely Day | 2:06 | |
| 14 | Motorway To Roswell | 4:44 | |
| 15 | The Navajo Know | 2:20 |
Companies, etc.
- Phonographic Copyright ℗ – 4AD
- Copyright © – 4AD
- Glass Mastered At – Nimbus
- Published By – Rice and Beans Music
- Published By – Warner/Chappell Music Ltd.
- Recorded At – Master Control, Burbank
- Recorded At – Pacifique Studios
- Recorded At – Studio Des Dames
- Recorded At – Blackwing Studios
- Mixed At – Master Rock Studios
Credits
- Art Direction, Design – Vaughan Oliver
- Artwork [Rockets] – Steven Appleby
- Bass, Vocals – Kim Deal
- Design [Assistance] – Paul McMenamin
- Drums – David Lovering*
- Engineer – Steve Haigler*
- Engineer [Assistant] – Scott Blockland
- Keyboards, Synthesizer [Synthetics] – Eric Drew Feldman
- Layout [Typesetting] – TTP Ltd.
- Lead Guitar – Joey Santiago
- Photography By – Simon Larbalestier
- Producer – Gil Norton
- Songwriter – Black Francis (tracks: 1 to 4, 6 to 15)
- Tabla, Goblet Drum [Dumbek] – Jef Feldman
- Vocals, Guitar – Black Francis
Notes
Recorded at Master Control (Burbank), Pacifique (Burbank), Studio Des Dames (Paris), Blackwing (London). Mixed at Master Rock, London.
Includes a 16 page booklet with credits and lyrics
Includes a 16 page booklet with credits and lyrics
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Barcode (Printed): 5 014436 101427
- Barcode (Scanned): 5014436101427
- SPARS Code: AAD
- Matrix / Runout (Variant 1 Mirrored): CAD 1014 CD | 2:1
- Matrix / Runout (Variant 2 Mirrored): CAD 1014 CD 1:2 MASTERED BY NIMBUS
- Matrix / Runout (Variant 3 Mirrored): CAD 1014 CD · 1:4 ·MASTERED BY· ·NIMBUS·
- Matrix / Runout (Variant 4 Mirrored): CAD 1014 CD · 1:14 ·MASTERED· ·BY NIMBUS·
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Trompe Le Monde (CD, Album, SRC Pressing) | 4AD | 9 61118-2, 61118-2 | US | 1991 | ||
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Trompe Le Monde (LP, Album) | 4AD | CAD 1014 | Spain | 1991 | ||
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Trompe Le Monde (Cassette, Album) | 4AD | 9 61118-4, 61118-4 | US | 1991 | ||
| Trompe Le Monde (CD, Album) | 4AD | RTD 120·1220·2 | 1991 |
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Of the first five, this is definitely their "weakest" offering although at the time it didn't make much difference. Because if you loved Pixies, you'd have eagerly anticipated their next album no matter what. And with "Trompe Le Monde", I guess it was just as exciting to hear what Pixies had to offer and at its worst, this album is no less than good.
The excellent "Planet Of Sound" and "Subbacultcha" as an example, could have easily fitted in onto "Doolittle", but that's maybe what points out to this album's "failure" of sounding somewhat like a compilation of leftovers from previous albums, rather than a concise, proper new LP after "Bossanova" (the latter itself not entirely welcomed by many, but for me that one had more uniqueness as an album than "Trompe le Monde", and regardless of the superbness of the group's first three great albums, remains a personal favourite from the group's earlier discography - in that respect, "Space (I Believe)" is another perfect example where it could have landed). "Head On" is a nice little suprise cover version on the album, and yes, as much as we may love The Jesus & Mary Chain, Pixies' great straight-forward re-interpretation complements the original, treating it with respect the cheesy original sadly misses.
In all, "Trompe Le Monde" spelled the inevitable "end of the line" - or "end of the era" for Pixies. The deserved cult status kept the loyal fanbase strong and bullding up, but judging it from a 25+ years distance, you can hear the cracks, pushes and shoves on this album... And as much as many praise their comeback in recent years, with a number of EPs and two albums, "Trompe Le Monde" still feels like a slight "dark shadow" cast on all these recent releases by the group that turned from a cult avant-garde rock band to a standard indie band, saved mainly by the ever-astonishing (nostalgic) trademark designs by Vaughan Oliver. -
Edited 7 years agoEven for Pixies' top of the line standard, this album stands head and shoulder above anything they did previously. It is just amazing how much quality they manage to pack into 40 minutes!
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