Pixies – Surfer Rosa

This rough cover version is definitely an original pressing. I've had mine since late the late 80s. The cover is rough matte texture including the photos. There is no gloss overlay on it. The inner is gold and you cant get fingerprint marks off. This pressing sounds fantastic! Listening now the drum sounds are very punchy and similar to Nirvana.

Really fantastic sounding. Huge and full, loud and punchy, detailed and dynamic. Very cheap too!

Sounds bright and messy. The original CD is way better

Runouts don't match any of the listings for the barcode but since my copy has "Sterling" stamped I'll say it's this one. Sounds great.

I got an NM-/EX copy this past weekend and listened to it for the first time today. Wow! I was really blown away and didn’t expect this pressing to sound so good. First, I’d like to mention that this is the only pressing I’ve heard. The soundstage is impressively wide, it’s cut loud, and the overall sound is crisp and detailed

The only complaint I have about this pressing is that my copy is quite noisy at the beginning of both sides, but it gets much better as you get closer to the label. That said, since 90% of these will likely be purchased used, the condition will vary from copy to copy

Overall, it was definitely worth the price!

If you have the sleeve for this (but not the record) and you'd like to sell it, send me a message. Thanks.

So I’ve had the opportunity now to compare the OG US and UK and this (I don’t do MoFi). This is not shabby at all, closer to the original UK and for a third of the price. But nothing matches the OG US imaging and detail. However, the bass drum is mixed way too high on the OG US, so tradeoffs are unavoidable.

Debut III / OM 10 / Mani / MF A3.5 / Dynaudio 1.3SE

All the comments about booklets amuse me. How does it sound?

is there a separate entry for the gold letter promo version of this album? it came with the insert but not the printed liner, not the white label promo copy tho

Fanstastic sound quality! What a steal for $27.00. I am curious however, after doing a lot of searching I have determined that this is the edition that I own, does anybody else have "#5" etched on side A upside down just before the CAD 803-A & "#4" etched on side B also upside down and just before CAD 803-B? I ask because mine does and its kind of throwing me off.