Teenager Of The Year (30th Anniversary Edition)

Recorded amid a rich songwriting vein, 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. 

For its 30th anniversary, Frank Black and original band are heading out in January 2025 on a 14-date tour of North America, Paris and London where they’ll be performing Teenager Of The Year from start to finish each night. To complement, 4AD are releasing a special vinyl tour edition of the album, with Kevin Vanbergen having expertly remastered the album from its original analogue studio tapes. Sounding as essential as ever, the limited 30th Anniversary Tour Edition has been cut at 45 rpm for optimum playback and is being pressed on double gold vinyl. It also comes in a gatefold sleeve that includes liner notes by both Frank Black and producer Eric Drew Feldman. 

Released: January 2025
Cat: 4AD0761LP
Label: 4AD

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Tracklist

Side One 
A1 | Whatever Happened To Pong?
A2 | Thalassocracy
A3 | (I Want to Live on an) Abstract Plain
A4 | Calistan 
A5 | The Vanishing Spies
A6 | Speedy Marie 

Side Two 
B1 | Headache
B2 | Sir Rockaby
B3 | Freedom Rock
B4 | Two Reelers
B5 | Fiddle Riddle

Side Three 
C1 | Olé Mulholland
C2 | Fazer Eyes
C3 | I Could Stay Here Forever
C4 | The Hostess with the Mostest
C5 | Superabound 

Side Four 
D1 | Big Red 
D2 | Space is Gonna do me Good
D3 | White Noise Maker
D4 | Pure Denizen of the Citizens Band
D5 | Bad, Wicked World
D6 | Pie In The Sky