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Surfer Rosa is het eerste studioalbum van de Amerikaanse alternatieve rockband Pixies. Het album kwam uit in maart 1988 bij 4AD. In de Verenigde Staten kwam het album uit bij Rough Trade. Voor Surfer Rosa had de band al wel een ep uitgebracht (Come on Pilgrim).

Surfer Rosa bevat ongewone teksten over mutilatie en voyeurisme. Sommige (gedeeltes van) nummers zijn in het Spaans. Het album is geproduceerd door Steve Albini.

Het album wordt door veel collega-muzikanten genoemd in lijsten van beste rockalbums aller tijden. Voor Billy Corgan en PJ Harvey diende Surfer Rosa als inspiratiebron. Volgens Kurt Cobain was Surfer Rosa van grote invloed op Nevermind, en heeft hij, mede vanwege de rauwe opname van Surfer Rosa, Steve Albini gevraagd om In Utero te produceren.

Surfer Rosa is the debut studio album by the American alternative rock band Pixies, released in March 1988 on the British label 4AD. It was produced by Steve Albini. Surfer Rosa contains many of the elements of Pixies' earlier output, including Spanish lyrics and references to Puerto Rico. It includes references to mutilation and voyeurism alongside experimental recording techniques and a distinctive drum sound.

As 4AD was an independent label, distribution in the United States was handled by British label Rough Trade Records; however, it failed to chart in either country. Only one single was released, a rerecorded version of "Gigantic", and reached number 93 on the UK Singles Chart. Surfer Rosa was rereleased in the US by Elektra Records in 1992, and in 2005 was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America.

Surfer Rosa is often included on critics' lists of the best rock albums. Alternative rock artists including Billy Corgan and PJ Harvey have cited it as an inspiration; it was an influence on Nirvana's 1993 album In Utero, which Albini also produced.