Editing Pixies (band) (section)

=== ''Come On Pilgrim'' (1987) ===
While the Pixies were playing a concert with [[Throwing Muses]], they were noticed by the producer [[Gary Smith (record producer)|Gary Smith]], the manager of [[Fort Apache Studios]].<ref name="allmusic-bio"/> He told them he "could not sleep until you guys are world famous".<ref name="officialprofile">{{harvnb|Pixies (4AD)}}</ref>  Funded by Francis' father at the cost of $1000, the Pixies spent three days recording a 17-track demo at Fort Apache, known as the [[Pixies (EP)|''Purple Tape'']] for its purple cover.<ref name="Sisario, 2006. p. 16">{{harvnb|Sisario|2006|p=16}}</ref> The promoter Ken Goes became the Pixies' manager, and he passed the demo to [[Ivo Watts-Russell]] of the independent record label [[4AD]].<ref name="SPIN Life Pixies" /> Watts-Russell found the Pixies too normal and "too rock 'n' roll", but signed them at the persuasion of his girlfriend.<ref name=sisario5>{{harvnb|Sisario|2006|p=17}}</ref>

Upon signing with 4AD, eight tracks from the Purple Tape were selected for the ''[[Come On Pilgrim]]'' mini-LP, the Pixies' first release.<ref name="allmusic-bio"/> Francis drew upon his experiences in Puerto Rico, mostly in the songs "Vamos" and "Isla de Encanta", describing the poverty in Puerto Rico and singing in loose Spanish.<ref name="officialprofile"/> The religious lyrics and later albums came from his parents' [[born-again Christian]] days in the Pentecostal Church.<ref name="officialprofile"/> The critic Heather Phares identified themes such as sexual frustration ("I've Been Tired") and incest ("Nimrod's Son" and "The Holiday Song").<ref>{{harvnb|Phares (Come On Pilgrim)}}</ref>