Surfer Rosa

~ Release by Pixies (see all versions of this release, 14 available)

Tracklist

▼ 12" Vinyl 1
#	Title	Rating	Length
A1	Bone Machine engineer and producer: Steve Albini bass guitar and background vocals: Mrs. John Murphy drums (drum set): Dave Lovering electric guitar: Black Francis (US singer, songwriter & guitarist) and Joey Santiago guitar and lead vocals: Black Francis (US singer, songwriter & guitarist) recorded at and mixed at: 2-Division in Somerville, Massachusetts, United States recording of: Bone Machine lyricist and composer: Black Francis (US singer, songwriter & guitarist)	3.95	3:03
A2	Break My Body engineer and producer: Steve Albini bass guitar and background vocals: Mrs. John Murphy drums (drum set): Dave Lovering guitar: Black Francis (US singer, songwriter & guitarist) and Joey Santiago lead vocals: Black Francis (US singer, songwriter & guitarist) recorded at and mixed at: 2-Division in Somerville, Massachusetts, United States recording of: Break My Body lyricist and composer: Black Francis (US singer, songwriter & guitarist)	3.35	2:05
A3	Something Against You engineer and producer: Steve Albini bass guitar and background vocals: Mrs. John Murphy drums (drum set): Dave Lovering guitar: Black Francis (US singer, songwriter & guitarist) and Joey Santiago lead vocals: Black Francis (US singer, songwriter & guitarist) recorded at and mixed at: 2-Division in Somerville, Massachusetts, United States recording of: Something Against You lyricist and composer: Black Francis (US singer, songwriter & guitarist)	2.85	1:47
A4	Broken Face engineer and producer: Steve Albini bass guitar and background vocals: Mrs. John Murphy drums (drum set): Dave Lovering guitar: Black Francis (US singer, songwriter & guitarist) and Joey Santiago lead vocals: Black Francis (US singer, songwriter & guitarist) recorded at and mixed at: 2-Division in Somerville, Massachusetts, United States recording of: Broken Face lyricist and composer: Black Francis (US singer, songwriter & guitarist)	3.1	1:30
A5	Gigantic engineer and producer: Steve Albini bass guitar and background vocals: Mrs. John Murphy drums (drum set): Dave Lovering guitar: Black Francis (US singer, songwriter & guitarist) and Joey Santiago lead vocals: Black Francis (US singer, songwriter & guitarist) recorded at and mixed at: 2-Division in Somerville, Massachusetts, United States part of: NME: Greatest “Indie” Anthems Ever: 2007 (number: 38) and Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 455) recording of: Gigantic lyricist and composer: Black Francis (US singer, songwriter & guitarist) and Mrs. John Murphy	4	3:54
A6	River Euphrates engineer and producer: Steve Albini bass guitar and background vocals: Mrs. John Murphy drums (drum set): Dave Lovering guitar: Black Francis (US singer, songwriter & guitarist) and Joey Santiago lead vocals: Black Francis (US singer, songwriter & guitarist) recorded at and mixed at: 2-Division in Somerville, Massachusetts, United States recording of: River Euphrates lyricist and composer: Black Francis (US singer, songwriter & guitarist)	3.55	2:31
B1	Where Is My Mind? engineer and producer: Steve Albini bass guitar and background vocals: Mrs. John Murphy drums (drum set): Dave Lovering electric guitar: Black Francis (US singer, songwriter & guitarist) and Joey Santiago lead vocals: Black Francis (US singer, songwriter & guitarist) recorded at and mixed at: 2-Division in Somerville, Massachusetts, United States part of: Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 9) and The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 493) recording of: Where Is My Mind? lyricist and composer: Black Francis (US singer, songwriter & guitarist) publisher: Rice and Beans Music (published Pixies songs), Songs of Universal, Inc., Universal Music Publishing France (not for release label use!) and Universal Music Publishing Group Japan (work publisher – do NOT use as a release label)	4.55	3:53
B2	Cactus engineer and producer: Steve Albini bass guitar and background vocals: Mrs. John Murphy drums (drum set): Dave Lovering guitar: Black Francis (US singer, songwriter & guitarist) and Joey Santiago lead vocals: Black Francis (US singer, songwriter & guitarist) recorded at and mixed at: 2-Division in Somerville, Massachusetts, United States recording of: Cactus lyricist and composer: Black Francis (US singer, songwriter & guitarist)	3.6	2:16
B3	Tony’s Theme engineer and producer: Steve Albini bass guitar and background vocals: Mrs. John Murphy drums (drum set): Dave Lovering guitar: Black Francis (US singer, songwriter & guitarist) and Joey Santiago lead vocals: Black Francis (US singer, songwriter & guitarist) recorded at and mixed at: 2-Division in Somerville, Massachusetts, United States recording of: Tony’s Theme lyricist and composer: Black Francis (US singer, songwriter & guitarist)	2.35	1:52
B4	Oh My Golly! / [untitled] engineer and producer: Steve Albini bass guitar and background vocals: Mrs. John Murphy drums (drum set): Dave Lovering guitar: Black Francis (US singer, songwriter & guitarist) and Joey Santiago lead vocals: Black Francis (US singer, songwriter & guitarist) recorded at and mixed at: 2-Division in Somerville, Massachusetts, United States recording of: [untitled] lyricist and composer: Black Francis (US singer, songwriter & guitarist) recording of: Oh My Golly! lyricist and composer: Black Francis (US singer, songwriter & guitarist)	2.3	2:32
B5	Vamos engineer and producer: Steve Albini bass guitar and background vocals: Mrs. John Murphy drums (drum set): Dave Lovering guitar: Black Francis (US singer, songwriter & guitarist) and Joey Santiago lead vocals: Black Francis (US singer, songwriter & guitarist) recorded at and mixed at: 2-Division in Somerville, Massachusetts, United States recording of: Vamos lyricist and composer: Black Francis (US singer, songwriter & guitarist)	3.5	4:20
B6	I’m Amazed engineer and producer: Steve Albini bass guitar and background vocals: Mrs. John Murphy drums (drum set): Dave Lovering guitar: Black Francis (US singer, songwriter & guitarist) and Joey Santiago lead vocals: Black Francis (US singer, songwriter & guitarist) recorded at and mixed at: 2-Division in Somerville, Massachusetts, United States recording of: I’m Amazed lyricist and composer: Black Francis (US singer, songwriter & guitarist)	2.5	1:42
B7	Brick Is Red engineer and producer: Steve Albini bass guitar and background vocals: Mrs. John Murphy drums (drum set): Dave Lovering guitar: Black Francis (US singer, songwriter & guitarist) and Joey Santiago lead vocals: Black Francis (US singer, songwriter & guitarist) recorded at and mixed at: 2-Division in Somerville, Massachusetts, United States recording of: Brick Is Red lyricist and composer: Black Francis (US singer, songwriter & guitarist)	2.85	2:01

Credits

Release

Discogs:	https://www.discogs.com/release/1563642 [info]

Release group

inspired the name of:	Surferosa

associated singles/EPs:	Gigantic
included in:	Minotaur Surfer Rosa / Come On Pilgrim

part of:

The Phoenix: The Ten Landmark Albums That Made Indie Rock (number: 7) (order: 7)
Huffington Post: Sexiest Album Covers: From the 50’s to Now (number: 32) (order: 31)
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: 2003 edition (number: 315) (order: 315)
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: 2012 edition (number: 317) (order: 317)
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: 2020 edition (number: 390) (order: 390)
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: 2023 edition (number: 390) (order: 390)

Discogs:	https://www.discogs.com/master/16731 [info]
lyrics page:	https://genius.com/albums/Pixies/Surfer-rosa [info]
reviews:	https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/reviews/dr3n [info]
other databases:	http://musicmoz.org/Bands_and_Artists/P/Pixies/Discography/Surfer_Rosa/ [info] http://www.musik-sammler.de/album/45408 [info] https://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/pixies/surfer_rosa/ [info]
Allmusic:	https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0000196022 [info]
Wikidata:	Q571213 [info]

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Release information

Format:: 12" Vinyl
Length:: 33:27

Additional details

Type:: Album
Status:: Official
Language:: English
Script:: Latin
Data quality:: Normal

Labels

Grabaciones Accidentales
GA-232

Release events

Spain
1988

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