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  • Depeche Mode ‎– Speak & Spell
    Depeche Mode ‎– Speak & Spell
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    “Though probably nobody fully appreciated it at the time — perhaps least of all the band! — Depeche Mode’s debut is at once both a conservative, functional pop record and [...]

    GENRE: Rock / Pop
  • XTC ‎– Drums And Wires
    XTC ‎– Drums And Wires
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    “Following Go 2, keyboardist Barry Andrews left XTC and, rather than finding a replacement keyboard player, the band opted to recruit another guitarist (who could also play keyboards), Dave [...]

    GENRE: Rock / Pop
  • The Church ‎– Remote Luxury
    The Church ‎– Remote Luxury
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    “Collecting the contents of two separate EPs into a full-length album for American purposes, Remote Luxury actually makes for a reasonable release, avoiding the miserable drum sound that [...]

    GENRE: Rock / Pop
  • The Church ‎– Heyday
    The Church ‎– Heyday
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    “Whether it was the assistance of Peter Walsh on production, a decision to bear down and see what could be done, or some further combination of that and other factors, […]

    GENRE: Rock / Pop
  • Talk Talk ‎– The Party’s Over
    Talk Talk ‎– The Party’s Over
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    The charming, synth-pop debut of Talk Talk Label: EMI America – ST-17083 Format: Vinyl, LP, Album Country: US Released: 1982 VG/VG+. Noticeable light marks. Sleeve has some discoloration/wear

    GENRE: Rock / Pop
  • R.E.M. ‎– Chronic Town (1982 Pressing)
    R.E.M. ‎– Chronic Town (1982 Pressing)
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    “Chronic Town established R.E.M.’s signature sound immediately, expanding the jangling riffs of their debut single, “Radio Free Europe,” into a full-fledged modus [...]

    GENRE: Rock / Pop
  • Big Star ‎– Sister Lovers (The Third Album) (1987 UK Reissue)
    Big Star ‎– Sister Lovers (The Third Album) (1987 UK Reissue)
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    “A shambling wreck of an album, Big Star’s Third/Sister Lovers ranks among the most harrowing experiences in pop music; impassioned, erratic, and stark, it’s the slow, sinking [...]

    GENRE: Art Rock / Krautrock / Prog / Psych, Rock / Pop
  • Madness – One Step Beyond…
    Madness – One Step Beyond…
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    “It’s the sheer exuberance of it all that first smacks listeners straight across the head, that and the pure mayhem that careens wildly from the opening shout to the closing […]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative, Punk / Hardcore, Rock / Pop
  • Akiko Yano – Iroha Ni Konpeitou
    Akiko Yano – Iroha Ni Konpeitou
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    “Another superb Akiko Yano album and one of her funkiest, highlighting her unmissable singing and songwriting talents. Recorded in Tokyo and New York City, the album features a superb line [...]

    GENRE: International, Rock / Pop
  • The Great White Cane – The Great White Cane
    The Great White Cane – The Great White Cane
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    Rick James soul-rock group from the early 70s. Label: Lion Records Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo, Die-cut Jacket Country: US Released: 1972 VG/VG Light marks/wear

    GENRE: Rock / Pop, Soul / Funk / Disco
  • Shiloh – Shiloh (Don Henley’s Pre-Eagles band)
    Shiloh – Shiloh (Don Henley’s Pre-Eagles band)
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    Pre-Eagles Henley, roots rock kinda jams. Produced by Kenny Rogers Label: Amos Records – AAS7015 Format: Vinyl, LP, Album Country: US Released: 1970 VG/VG No exact label layout on discogs, […]

    GENRE: Folk / Country, Rock / Pop
  • Thin Lizzy ‎– Jailbreak (Promo)
    Thin Lizzy ‎– Jailbreak (Promo)
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    “Thin Lizzy found their trademark twin-guitar sound on 1975’s Fighting, but it was on its 1976 successor, Jailbreak, where the band truly took flight. Unlike the leap between Night [...]

    GENRE: Rock / Pop
  • Tyrannosaurus Rex – (A Beginning) (Promo)
    Tyrannosaurus Rex – (A Beginning) (Promo)
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    First 2 LPs packaged together as a comp. Label: A&M Records – SP 3514 Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Promo, Reissue Country: US Released: 1972 VG+/VG+ Exact label not on discogs. […]

    GENRE: Rock / Pop
  • David Bowie – The Man Who Sold The World (70’s Unofficial Reissue)
    David Bowie – The Man Who Sold The World (70’s Unofficial Reissue)
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    “Even though it contained no hits, The Man Who Sold the World, for most intents and purposes, was the beginning of David Bowie’s classic period. Working with guitarist Mick Ronson [...]

    GENRE: Rock / Pop
  • Buckingham Nicks ‎– Buckingham Nicks
    Buckingham Nicks ‎– Buckingham Nicks
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    “In the early 1970s, singer/songwriters Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham decided they were through with trying to make a band happen and decided to strike out as a duo. Their […]

    GENRE: Rock / Pop
  • Pink Floyd – The Piper At The Gates Of Dawn (2018 180g Mono Reissue)
    Pink Floyd – The Piper At The Gates Of Dawn (2018 180g Mono Reissue)
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    “The title of Pink Floyd’s debut album is taken from a chapter in Syd Barrett’s favorite children’s book, The Wind in the Willows, and the lyrical imagery of The Piper [...]

    GENRE: Rock / Pop
  • Pink Floyd ‎– Relics
    Pink Floyd ‎– Relics
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    Classic compilation of early Barrett & psych’d out Floyd. Interstellar Overdrive is still a ripper. Label: Harvest – SN-16234 Format: Vinyl, LP, Compilation, Reissue Country: US [...]

    GENRE: Rock / Pop
  • David Bowie ‎– Low
    David Bowie ‎– Low
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    The first part of Bowie’s Berlin trilogy with Brian Eno, and easily the spookiest and most strung-out album he would make. Label: RCA Victor – CPL1-2030 Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, […]

    GENRE: Rock / Pop
  • The French Connection – French Ye Ye Garage Pop & Psych Mixtape – Radio Topo #20
    The French Connection – French Ye Ye Garage Pop & Psych Mixtape – Radio Topo #20
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    “There is no such thing as intellectual property.” Jean-Luc Godard Take a ride on the back of DJ WW4’s vespa and hold on tight…  

    GENRE: Rock / Pop
  • Manikins – From Broadway To Blazes
    Manikins – From Broadway To Blazes
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    From the same scene that begat the Scientists and the Victims came Perth, Australia’s The Manikins. Founded by Neil Fernandes — a former member of the legendary Cheap Nasties with [...]

    GENRE: Punk / Hardcore, Rock / Pop
  • Andrew Thomas Wilson – Carnarvon
    Andrew Thomas Wilson – Carnarvon
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    Synthy & mellow New Age explorations Label: EMI – EMX 430016 Format: Vinyl, LP, Album Country: Australia Released: 1984 VG+/VG+

    GENRE: Rock / Pop, Synthwave / Electronic
  • Frank Zappa ‎– Hot Rats
    Frank Zappa ‎– Hot Rats
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    “Aside from the experimental side project Lumpy Gravy, Hot Rats was the first album Frank Zappa recorded as a solo artist sans the Mothers, though he continued to employ previous […]

    GENRE: Rock / Pop
  • The Hitmen – She’s All Mine
    The Hitmen – She’s All Mine
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    Sunny new wave from The Hitmen. Label: Urgent Records – PRONT 01 Format: Vinyl, 7″, 45 RPM Country: UK Released: 1980 VG+/VG. Sleevewear/discoloration

    GENRE: Rock / Pop
  • The Books – Broadcast
    The Books – Broadcast
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    Electro/synth-pop track that bears some similarities to B-52s & Devo. Label: Logo – BOOK 1 Format: Vinyl, 7″, Single Country: UK Released: 1980 VG+/VG+. Light sleevewear/discoloration

    GENRE: Rock / Pop
  • Iggy Pop – Cry For Love
    Iggy Pop – Cry For Love
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    A new wave pivot for Iggy Pop. From his Blah-Blah-Blah album. Label: A&M Records – AM-2874 Format: Vinyl, 7″, 45 RPM Country: US Released: 1986 VG+/VG+

    GENRE: Rock / Pop
  • Any Trouble – Yesterday’s Love
    Any Trouble – Yesterday’s Love
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    Wonderful power-pop track on Stiff Records. Label: Stiff Records – BUY 74 Format: Vinyl, 7″, 45 RPM, Single Country: UK Released: 1980 VG+/VG+. Light wear. Old store sticker

    GENRE: Rock / Pop
  • Robyn Hitchcock & The Egyptians – Balloon Man
    Robyn Hitchcock & The Egyptians – Balloon Man
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    A fun jangle-pop tune from Robyn Hitchcock’s Globe Of Frogs album. Label: A&M Records – AM-3023 Format: Vinyl, 7″, 45 RPM Country: US Released: 1988 VG+/VG+. Light marks/sleeve [...]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative, Rock / Pop
  • Spaces – I’ve Had A Nice Peaceful Day
    Spaces – I’ve Had A Nice Peaceful Day
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    New Zealand power-pop/new wave that still sounds zippy today. Label: Epic – ES 715 Format: Vinyl, 7″ Country: New Zealand Released: 1982 VG+/VG+

    GENRE: Rock / Pop
  • The Jam ‎– All Mod Cons
    The Jam ‎– All Mod Cons
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    Repress (1 year after release) – super clean vinyl, jacket is VG but in nice shape. Love the mods! Label: Polydor – PD-1-6188, Polydor – 2383 517 Format: Vinyl, LP, […]

    GENRE: Punk / Hardcore, Rock / Pop
  • The Undertones ‎– The Sin Of Pride
    The Undertones ‎– The Sin Of Pride
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    “The Sin of Pride was by far the most exploratory album the Undertones ever issued and, other than their debut, fares the best. Whereas Hypnotised had been another punk rave-up […]

    GENRE: Rock / Pop
  • Sparks ‎– Sparks (1972 Promo)
    Sparks ‎– Sparks (1972 Promo)
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    “Within the first track of their debut album — the crisp, minimal pounder “Wonder Girl,” featuring Russell Mael’s falsetto already engaged in swooping acrobatics and [...]

    GENRE: Rock / Pop
  • Roxy Music ‎– Angel Eyes [UK 79 pressing]
    Roxy Music ‎– Angel Eyes [UK 79 pressing]
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    Roxy Music’s third single from their 1979 album Manifesto Label: Polydor – POSP 67 Format: Vinyl, 7″, Single Country: UK Released: 1979 VG+/VG+

    GENRE: Rock / Pop
  • Wreckless Eric – A Popsong
    Wreckless Eric – A Popsong
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    Classic power-pop from the “Whole Wide World” hitmaker. Label: Stiff Records – BUY 64 Format: Vinyl, 7″, 45 RPM Country: Netherlands Released: 1980 VG+/VG+. Light wear to sleeve

    GENRE: Rock / Pop
  • Badfinger ‎– No Dice
    Badfinger ‎– No Dice
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    “Badfinger’s second album No Dice kicks off with “I Can’t Take It,” a rocker that signaled even if Badfinger still played pop and sang ballads, they considered [...]

    GENRE: Rock / Pop
  • The Rolling Stones ‎– Their Satanic Majesties Request [1967 US pressing]
    The Rolling Stones ‎– Their Satanic Majesties Request [1967 US pressing]
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    “Without a doubt, no Rolling Stones album — and, indeed, very few rock albums from any era — split critical opinion as much as the Rolling Stones’ psychedelic outing. Many [...]

    GENRE: Art Rock / Krautrock / Prog / Psych, Rock / Pop
  • Melanie – Visit My Dreams (Cream Vinyl)
    Melanie – Visit My Dreams (Cream Vinyl)
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    Double vinyl of the sixties element of songs from the cd Box set Neighbourhood Songs

    GENRE: Rock / Pop
  • Nina Hagen – Personal Jesus
    Nina Hagen – Personal Jesus
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    To mark Nina Hagen’s 70th birthday, Personal Jesus is being released for the first time on vinyl, including a bonus track – exactly fifteen years after its original release. The […]

    GENRE: Rock / Pop
  • Lee Hazlewood ‎– Cowboy In Sweden
    Lee Hazlewood ‎– Cowboy In Sweden
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    “At the turn of the ’60s, Lee Hazlewood decided to leave America for Sweden. He had already spent time in the country, appearing as an actor in two television productions, […]

    GENRE: Folk / Country, Rock / Pop
  • Dusty Springfield – Longing
    Dusty Springfield – Longing
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    In the early 1970s, Dusty Springfield relocated from her native England to Los Angeles in an effort to pursue new opportunities in her career and signed with ABC/Dunhill Records. Her […]

    GENRE: Rock / Pop, Soul / Funk / Disco
  • Depeche Mode – Shake The Disease (Remixed Extended Version)
    Depeche Mode – Shake The Disease (Remixed Extended Version)
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    An extended and remastered version of Depeche Mode’s single from Catching Up With Depeche Mode Label: Mute – 12 BONG 8 Format: Vinyl, 12″, Single Country: UK Released: 1985 VG/VG. [...]

    GENRE: Rock / Pop
  • Link Wray – Missing Links Vol.3 – Some Kinda Nut
    Link Wray – Missing Links Vol.3 – Some Kinda Nut
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    “Another great grab bag of hideously rare Link, all from the ’60s on this volume, including tracks that Wray issued under his own name, and side projects that he lent […]

    GENRE: Rock / Pop
  • Johnny And The Debonaires ‎– The Bonecracker
    Johnny And The Debonaires ‎– The Bonecracker
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    Label: Fenway Records – 1711 Format: Vinyl, 7″, 45 RPM Country: US Released: Dec 1961 Genre: Rock Media Condition: VG+ Looks G+, but plays G+. Drill in label.

    GENRE: Rock / Pop
  • Louis Gray – Wobblin’/Up Above Our Knees
    Louis Gray – Wobblin’/Up Above Our Knees
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    Label: ERA Records – 3072 Format: Vinyl, 7″, 45 RPM, Single, Promo Country: US Released: 1962 Genre: Rock, Funk / Soul Media Condition: VG Looks G+, but plays closer to […]

    GENRE: Rock / Pop
  • Larry Bright – Shake That Thing
    Larry Bright – Shake That Thing
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    Label: Del-Fi Records – 4214 Format: Vinyl, 7″, 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Styrene Country: US Released: 1963 Media: VG Noticeable light marks & label wear

    GENRE: Rock / Pop
  • Epicycle – You’re Not Gonna Get It: 1978-81
    Epicycle – You’re Not Gonna Get It: 1978-81
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    “Like a snotty bottle rocket shot out of The Damned’s dressing room and straight into the gut of Cheap Trick, suburban Chicago’s sorely under appreciated teen punk pioneers, EPICYCLE, were [...]

    GENRE: Punk / Hardcore, Rock / Pop
  • Winter Bear – Jump In The Fire / Should I Leave?
    Winter Bear – Jump In The Fire / Should I Leave?
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    Delightful & catchy power-pop

    GENRE: Rock / Pop
  • Velveteen Rabbit – Mind-Numbing Entertainment
    Velveteen Rabbit – Mind-Numbing Entertainment
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    “As sad it was to hear about the demise of The Jeanies, by far NYC’s most addictive power pop band of the last half decade, we’re happy to announce their […]

    GENRE: Rock / Pop
  • The Happy Thoughts – The Happy Thoughts
    The Happy Thoughts – The Happy Thoughts
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    “We’ll admit, this finished album landed at our headquarters late last summer, but it just seemed unfair to release it in the Fall or Winter months, since this debut LP […]

    GENRE: Rock / Pop
  • MC5 – Kick Out the Jams
    MC5 – Kick Out the Jams
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    Heavy beyond heavy, hard beyond hard. MC5 did it all on this one.

    GENRE: Rock / Pop
  • Eiichi Ohtaki ? Niagara CM Special Vol. 2
    Eiichi Ohtaki ? Niagara CM Special Vol. 2
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    City Pop 12″ with some solid melodies and grooves Label: Niagara Records – 15AH 1515 Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM, Mini-Album Country: Japan Released: 1982 VG+/VG+  

    GENRE: International, Rock / Pop