''Minotaur'' is a

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of the first five studio releases by

Pixies Pixies may refer to: * Plural of Pixie * Pixies (band) The Pixies are an American alternative rock band from Boston, Boston, Massachusetts, formed in 1986 by Black Francis (vocals, rhythm guitar, songwriter), Joey Santiago (lead guitar), Kim ...

, released on November 24, 2009. The contents include new artwork by the original Pixies designer

Vaughan Oliver Vaughan Oliver (12 September 1957 – 29 December 2019) was a British graphic designer based in Epsom, Surrey. Oliver was best known for his work with graphic design studios 23 Envelope and v23. Both studios maintained a close relationship wit ...

and photographer

Simon Larbalestier Simon Larbalestier (born 1962 in Pembrokeshire) is a Welsh photographer. Larbalestier is noted for his collaborative work with Vaughan Oliver and the design studios 23 Envelope and v23 with whom he has provided photography used on the album artwo ...

. The collection was released as a Deluxe Edition which includes the albums on gold-plated 24k layered CDs with a

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and a

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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.

*''

Come On Pilgrim ''Come On Pilgrim'' is the debut mini-album by the American alternative rock band Pixies, released on September 28, 1987, on 4AD. Produced by Gary Smith, the release consists of eight tracks from a seventeen-song recording session that the ...

'' (1987) *''

Surfer Rosa ''Surfer Rosa'' is the debut studio album by the American alternative rock band Pixies, released in March 1988 on the British label 4AD. It was produced by Steve Albini. ''Surfer Rosa'' contains many of the elements of Pixies' earlier output, i ...

'' (1988) *'' Doolittle'' (1989) *'' Bossanova'' (1990) *''

Trompe le Monde ''Trompe le Monde'' is the fourth studio album by the American alternative rock band Pixies (band), Pixies, released on September 23, 1991 on 4AD in the United Kingdom and on September 24, 1991, on Elektra Records in the United States. Recorded ...

'' (1991)

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