Pixies have made four archive recordings available digitally, bringing material from their early years beyond the bonus singles packaged with this year’s album reissues. The tracks arrive as two paired releases dated 2 November 2026 on the band’s official Bandcamp page.
One pairs ‘Go Man Go’ with ‘Dig for Fire (Albini Version)’; the other collects ‘Brackish Boy’ and ‘Punk Loop’. Both carry a 4AD credit and are available to stream and download.
Cover: archive photograph by Tom Sheehan, taken in Boston in January 1988.
Two pairs from the tape archive
The first release’s official listing gives ‘Go Man Go’ a running time of 2:48 and ‘Dig for Fire (Albini Version)’ 2:46. ‘Go Man Go’ is a Black Francis and Kim Deal co-write, while the early ‘Dig for Fire’ recording comes from Steve Albini’s late-1987 sessions with the group.
That recording predates the version of ‘Dig for Fire’ that appeared on Bossanova in 1990. The distinction matters here: these are archive performances finding a wider release, rather than newly recorded Pixies songs.
The second official release lists ‘Brackish Boy’ at 1:35 and ‘Punk Loop’ at 3:59. The former was subsequently recorded for Frank Black’s 1993 solo debut; ‘Punk Loop’ dates to the Trompe le Monde sessions.
From limited vinyl extras to digital access
The recordings had been included across two bonus seven-inch singles accompanying the Dinked International editions of Bossanova and Trompe le Monde. Those remastered editions form part of the band’s 40th-anniversary catalogue activity.
The digital releases make a small but distinct part of that archive easier to hear without tracking down the limited physical packages. The two official pages separate the material into the same pairings, so listeners can check exactly which recording they are playing rather than mistake an alternate take for an album remaster.
Both pairs are available now from Pixies’ official Bandcamp catalogue, with streaming and high-quality download options listed. Their release dates describe this digital arrival; the recordings themselves come from the band’s original era.
