The album originally released in 1994 is often referred to as ‘The best album Pixies never made’ and this incredible live recording captures Frank Black and band during their 2025 30th anniversary tour celebrating the album which took place across the USA and Europe, culminating in an incredible fnal show at the London Palladium which was recorded for this release.
‘Teenager Of The Year Live’ features the album in full and in sequence and is topped and tailed by fve live cuts from the self- titled debut solo album ‘Frank Black’. The show includes blistering live versions of many of the most loved Frank Black solo tracks including ‘Headache’, ‘Calistan’, ‘Speedy Marie’ as well as ‘Los Angeles’ and ‘I Heard Ramona Sing’.
recorded during a rich song writing period, Frank Bblack’s ambitious 22-track album teenager of the year was released in may 1994, just a year after his solo debut. featuring the single headache, it’s often regarded as his greatest solo work. 4AD Recordsd is releasing a special vinyl edition, remastered by kevin vanbergen
Frank Black’s landmark sophomore solo album.
just as the Pixies had been placed on hold, Frank Black’s ambitious 22-track album, ‘Teenager Of The Year’, came out in May 1994, just one year after his fantastic self-titled solo debut. Recorded with scene legend, Eric Drew Feldman (Captain Beefheart’s Magic Band, Pere Ubu, The Residents), and featuring the single, ‘Headache’, ‘Teenager Of The Year’ is seen by many as his greatest solo work, subsequently appearing in both Pitchfork’s Top 100 Albums of the 1990s poll and the 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die book.
