{"product_id":"pixies-surfer-rosa-180g-vinyl-lp","title":"Pixies: Surfer Rosa (180g) Vinyl LP { vinyl }","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eYou could talk about this album for hours, so let's try to keep it simple.\u003c\/i\u003e In 1988, a year when \"Don't Worry Be Happy\" dominated the airwaves, the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.com\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=Pixies\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePixies\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e released their first official LP, \u003ci\u003eSurfer Rosa\u003c\/i\u003e. Produced by \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.com\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=Steve+Albini\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSteve Albini\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e, the album has since become a blueprint for indie music and pretty much invented the genre \"Alternative Rock.\" The biggest and most recognizable song is \"Where Is My Mind,\" and it presents all the trademark Pixies elements that give this LP its legendary status. Here, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.com\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=Frank+Black\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrank Black's\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e vocal delivery alternates between an exhausted, \"been through it all and still don't know\" vindictiveness and a desperate, stuck-pig squeal, while his lyrical fascination with drowning and being taken away by an uncaring wave feels right at home in \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.com\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=David+Lovering\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDavid Lovering's\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e stark drumming. Meanwhile, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.com\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=Joey+Santiago\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJoey Santiago's\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e jagged wall-of-spikes lead guitar and \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.com\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=Kim+Deal\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKim Deal's\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e ethereal back-up vocals make you realize that you have never heard anything as relentless and uncategorizable as this before. Bands like \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.com\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=Nirvana\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNirvana\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.com\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=Modest+Mouse\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eModest Mouse\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e, and \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.com\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=Pavement\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePavement\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e have long since aped the noise-as-melody wailing sounds of \"Bone Machine,\" \"Broken Face,\" and \"Brick is Red,\" and then, of course, there is \"Gigantic.\" The entire LP is alien, immediately arresting, and absolutely brilliant, which is why every important rock band of the last 20 years has name-checked the Pixies. Lots of people like \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.com\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=Doolittle\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eDoolittle\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e better cause it's more accessible (me included), but screw em cause \u003ci\u003eSurfer Rosa\u003c\/i\u003e came first. Thirteen tracks in all. Released by \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.com\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=4AD\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e4AD\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e on 180 gram vinyl.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e180g black vinyl pressing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003emusic label: 4AD 2004\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch6\u003ereviewed by the Woodman 05\/2004\u003c\/h6\u003e","brand":"Pixies","offers":[{"title":"Vinyl LP","offer_id":57431632249163,"sku":"lp-9302","price":3.89,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0970\/6169\/9915\/files\/pixies-surferrosa.jpg?v=1779697500","url":"https:\/\/vinylvintage.shop\/products\/pixies-surfer-rosa-180g-vinyl-lp","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}