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As previously reported, Pixies are releasing a deluxe, well packaged Vaughan Oliver-curated box set of their complete studio output. It was organized by A+R/Artists In Residence the design studio that also did the Ghosts I-IV deluxe editions. The caveat we gave then: The recordings won’t be remastered, just repackaged. Well, things change … looks like it’ll be mastered for 5.1 surround sound (thanks, klikger). Another thing we didn’t know then: Minotaur weighs 25 pounds, is two-feet tall, and includes penis art. As Frank Black says:
I like that the sheer size of Minotaur moves it into the category of being an art object as opposed to being just a CD box set. It’s not necessarily something you’d put next to your stereo, but on your marble coffee table with your other art books.
Yes, he wants you to buy it, but still. (Also, note to Frank: The words “sheer size” in relation to something including penis art is good for a cheap laugh, thanks.) We have video of the collection to give you a better, more tangible idea of the set’s worth.
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