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Surfer RosaPixies
Alternative & Indie · 1980s
Surfer Rosa — 1988
Pixies
Released 1988Alternative & Indie
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A raw, Albini-recorded debut album of jagged dynamics and surreal menace that influenced a generation. Visceral and strange. Essential alt-rock. The debut or early record that set the template.
On vinyl: '80s originals are plentiful and usually affordable; reissues tend to be cleaner but pricier.
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Tracks from this album on our lists
- Where Is My Mind? on Best Indie & Alternative Songs of All Time, Best Indie & Alternative Songs of All Time
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