Tracklist
Versions
| Title, Format | Label | Cat# | Country | Year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Surfer Rosa (LP, Album) | 4AD | CAD 803 | UK | 1988 | |
| Surfer Rosa (Cass, Album) | 4AD | CAD C 803 | UK | 1988 | |
| Surfer Rosa (Cass, Album) | 4AD, Rough Trade (US) | CAD C 803, ROUGH US 38C | UK | 1988 | |
| Surfer Rosa (LP) | Sanni Records | CAD 803 | Spain | 1988 | |
| Surfer Rosa (LP) | Rough Trade (US) | ROUGHUS38 | US | 1988 | |
| Surfer Rosa (LP) | Grabaciones Accidentales | GA-232 | Spain | 1988 | |
| Surfer Rosa (LP, Album) | Megadisc, Rough Trade Germany | MD 7917, RTD 72 | Europe | 1988 | |
| Surfer Rosa (LP, Album) | Ropot, 4AD, ŠKUC | ŠKUC AD 7, CAD 803, ULP 2592 | Yugoslavia | 1989 | |
| Surfer Rosa (LP, Album) | BMG Ariola Discos | 670.9014 | Brazil | 1989 | |
| Surfer Rosa (CD) | Elektra | 9 61295-2 | US | 1992 | |
| Surfer Rosa (Cass, Album) | Elektra | 9 61295-4 | US | 1992 | |
| Surfer Rosa (CD, Album, RP) | 4AD | GAD 8030 CD | US | 2003 | |
| Surfer Rosa (CD, Album, RE) | Imperial Records (Japan) | TECI-21227 | Japan | 2004 | |
| Surfer Rosa (SACD, Ltd, RM) | Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab | UDSACD 2032 | US | 2007 | |
| Surfer Rosa (LP, RM, Ltd) | Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab | MFSL 1-296 | US | 2009 |
Starting out with the big-beat Bone Machine, we get the classic Black Francis holler, the off-kilter harmonies between Kim and Frank, and the not-too-serious rock the Pixies created.
The album flows throughout very consistently (the most consistent Pixies release, imo) and the driving basslines and drums offset Joe's signature lead guitar sounds that gave the Pixies its defining sound. Fast, somewhat eclectic Latin influences, and clever lyrical content make this my favorite Pixies album.