Pixies - Surfer Rosa - US First Press 1988 - Vinyl LP - 4AD - CAD 803 VG+/VG+
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  • Pixies - Surfer Rosa - First US Press 1988   
  • Vinyl LP - 4AD - CAD 803
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  • Barcode: 0 2313-80038-1 1
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, etched): CAD 803 A1 ROUGH US-38 A 25773∙∙∙ JA WiTH AN 'F' M̶P̶O̶
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, etched): ROUGH-US38 CAD 803 B1 JA NUDiSM 25774 M̶P̶O̶

From AllMusic: In a year (1988) that included landmark albums from contemporaries like Throwing Muses, Sonic Youth, and My Bloody Valentine, the Pixies managed to turn in one of 1988's most striking, distinctive records. Surfer Rosa may not be the group's most accessible work, but it is one of their most compelling. Albini's high-contrast dynamics suit Surfer Rosa well, especially on the explosive opener "Bone Machine" and the kinky, T. Rex-inspired "Cactus." But, like the black-and-white photo of a flamenco dancer on its cover, Surfer Rosa is the Pixies' most polarized work. For each blazing piece of punk, there are softer, poppier moments such as "Where Is My Mind?," Francis' strangely poignant song inspired by scuba diving in the Caribbean, and the Kim Deal-penned "Gigantic," which almost outshines the rest of the album. But even Surfer Rosa's less iconic songs reflect how important the album was in the group's development. The "song about a superhero named Tony" ("Tony's Theme") was the most lighthearted song the Pixies had recorded, pointing the way to their more overtly playful, whimsical work on Doolittle.


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