Minotaur (Pixies album)

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ReleasedNovember 24, 2009 (2009-11-24)
RecordedMarch 1987–1991
Genre Alternative rock
LanguageEnglish
Label Artists in Residence, licensed from 4AD
Producer Steve Albini, Gil Norton, and Gary Smith
Pixies chronology
Wave of Mutilation: Best of Pixies
(2004)
Minotaur
(2009)
EP1
(2013)
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Minotaur is a box set of the first five studio albums by Pixies, released on November 24, 2009. The contents include new artwork by the original Pixies designer Vaughan Oliver and photographer Simon Larbalestier. [2] The collection was released as a Deluxe Edition which includes the albums on gold-plated 24k layered CDs with a Blu-ray Disc and a DVD featuring a 1991 Brixton Academy show and all of Pixies' music videos, packaged with a 54-page book. The Limited Edition package comes in a custom clamshell with all the albums on 180-gram vinyl, along with a Giclée print of artwork made for the collection, and a 72-page hardcover book.

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  2. "Pixies Announce Plans for Minotaur Box Set". Pitchfork Media. 2009-04-21. Retrieved 2009-04-21.