Pixies were a Boston band, formed in the late 80s – Surfer Rosa was their debut full-length, following an EP (Come On Pilgrim). Pretty sure I saw them at Great Woods (now the XFinity Center) in 1989 opening for Love and Rockets.

It was recorded at Q Division Studios in Somerville (in the Highland avenue space now the home of Recorded Future), produced by Steve Albini, released on 4AD and distributed by Rough Trade in the US.

My copy—via private sale—is a reissue from 2004 on 200g vinyl.