Surfer Rosa is a Alt/Indie album by Pixies, originally released in 1988. On Gatefold: 76 pressings tracked, owned by 66 collectors.
Sound DNA
- Alt/Indie
- Alternative Rock
- distorted
- menacing
- cinematic
About
Delivering on the promise of singer Black Francis’ classified ad seeking a bassist “into Hüsker Dü and Peter, Paul and Mary,” <i>Surfer Rosa</i> contrasted the visceral attack of punk and hardcore with the prettiness of pop and folk, resulting in songs (“Gigantic,” “River Euphrates,” “Where Is My Mind?”) as strange as they were pleasurable. Despite their arty slant, there was something scrappy, almost ordinary about the band that only made the mystery deeper: These weren’t the delicate transmissions of celestial beings but the weirdo racket of a nearby garage. What emerged was a new kind of American Gothic: Beautiful, harsh, funny, and perverted—a sound that reshaped indie rock for Nirvana, the '90s, and beyond.
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Tracklist
Side A
- A1Bone Machine3:03
- A2Break My Body2:06
- A3Something Against You1:48
- A4Broken Face1:30
- A5Gigantic3:55
- A6River Euphrates2:32
Side B
- B1Where Is My Mind?3:53
- B2Cactus2:17
- B3Tony's Theme1:52
- B4Oh My Golly!1:47
- B5Vamos5:06
- B6I'm Amazed1:42
- B7Brick Is Red2:01
Credits
Performers
- Mrs. John MurphyBASS VOCALS BASS GUITAR
- Dave LoveringDRUMS
- Joey SantiagoLEAD GUITAR GUITAR
- Black FrancisVOCALS GUITAR
66 collectors on Gatefold own this · 76 pressings tracked on Gatefold