5 Facts About the Recording of Pixies' Surfer Rosa

The album was recorded in November and December 1987. The sessions took place at two studios in the Boston area.

Downtown Recorders in Boston was one of the recording locations. This studio handled part of the album’s production.

Q Division in Somerville, Massachusetts, was the other studio used. The band split recording time between these two facilities.

The recording sessions lasted about two months. The entire album was tracked in late 1987.

Both studios are located in the Greater Boston area. The album was entirely recorded in Massachusetts.