{"product_id":"bossanova-30th-anniversary","title":"Bossanova - 30th Anniversary","description":"\u003cp\u003e2020 marks the 30th Anniversary of Bossanova, the third studio album by Pixies.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe band continued to work with Gil Norton after collaborating to such success on their platinum-selling second album \u003ci\u003eDoolittle\u003c\/i\u003e; this time choosing to record in Los Angeles over their native Boston (the track \u003ci\u003eBlown Away\u003c\/i\u003e, however, was recorded at the Hansa Tonstudio in Berlin during a European tour in 1989).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTheir third album in as many years, 1990 was a particularly fertile time for the band with Kim Deal also having success with The Breeders, who released their debut album Pod just a few months prior.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFeaturing the singles\u003ci\u003e Allison\u003c\/i\u003e (a tribute to jazz and blues pianist Mose Allison), \u003ci\u003eDig For Fire\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eVelouria\u003c\/i\u003e, plus the first cover to feature on one of their albums \u003ci\u003eCecilia Ann\u003c\/i\u003e (originally by The Surftones), \u003ci\u003eBossanova \u003c\/i\u003eshowed a less primal side to the band, with surf and space rock rising to the fore. Lyrically, Black Francis is even more cryptic with a recurring sci-fi theme running throughout, which in turn influenced Vaughan Oliver’s classic planet design for the sleeve.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTo celebrate \u003ci\u003eBossanova \u003c\/i\u003ehitting its third decade, 4AD release a limited red vinyl edition with the original 16-page booklet being reinserted, having previously only been available with the initial UK LP pressing.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"4AD","offers":[{"title":"Red | LP","offer_id":50447657533771,"sku":"1095717","price":25.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/44d9e596-e918-4212-895c-10a6851a9909_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1727080720","url":"https:\/\/shop.roughtrade.com\/de\/products\/bossanova-30th-anniversary","provider":"Rough Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}