{"product_id":"pixies-wers-studios-at-emerson-college-boston","title":"Pixies - WERS Studios at Emerson College, Boston","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e@POWERPLANTRECORDS | PowerPlantRecords.com | Leave a positive Google review!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTitle:\u003c\/strong\u003e Pixies - WERS Studios at Emerson College, Boston 1\/18\/1987\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eYear\/Genre\/Sub-Genre\/City:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1987, Rock, Alternative Rock Indie Rock, Boston, Massachusetts 8\/26\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e New (BC) | Members: Black F (65' - ), Joey S (65' - ), Kim D (61' - ), David L (61' - )\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCultural Facts:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEarly Days:\u003c\/strong\u003e This WERS radio session happened before Pixies had even recorded their famous \u003cem\u003ePurple Tape\u003c\/em\u003e demo. The set already contained songs that would become \u003cem\u003eCome On Pilgrim\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eSurfer Rosa\u003c\/em\u003e, capturing the band before a record deal or international audience existed. (\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/album\/4lDXv3cRh8USvXimcaTSZU?utm_source=chatgpt.com\" title=\"Live at Wers Studios, Emerson College, Fm Broadcast, ...\"\u003eSpotify\u003c\/a\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFamily Ties:\u003c\/strong\u003e Soon after this performance, Black Francis borrowed $1,000 from his father to finance the band's first proper studio recordings. Francis later said his father had not been around much during his childhood and believed the financial help was partly his father's attempt to make up for lost time. That loan produced the demo that ultimately reached 4AD and changed the band's life. (\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Pixies_%28EP%29?utm_source=chatgpt.com\" title=\"Pixies (EP)\"\u003eWikipedia\u003c\/a\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWorking Life:\u003c\/strong\u003e Only a couple of years before Pixies formed, Black Francis was working in a warehouse doing the wonderfully ordinary job of managing buttons for teddy bears while writing songs on an acoustic guitar and working on lyrics during subway rides. Within a few years, those ideas had carried him from warehouse work to one of Boston's most unusual new bands. (\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_Francis?utm_source=chatgpt.com\" title=\"Black Francis\"\u003eWikipedia\u003c\/a\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e","brand":"Power Plant Records","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48248819548347,"sku":null,"price":28.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0095\/4204\/1658\/files\/Screenshot2026-08-14at10.53.31PM.png?v=1786773217","url":"https:\/\/power-plant-records.myshopify.com\/products\/pixies-wers-studios-at-emerson-college-boston","provider":"Power Plant Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}