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  • Faith No More – The Real Thing
    Faith No More – The Real Thing
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    “Starting with the careening “From Out of Nowhere” driven by Roddy Bottum’s doomy, energetic keyboards, Faith No More rebounded excellently on The Real Thing after Chuck [...]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Coil ‎– Scatology (1985 UK pressing, includes affixed postcard and OG inner)
    Coil ‎– Scatology (1985 UK pressing, includes affixed postcard and OG inner)
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    “Coil’s first official full-length album, Scatology, is one of the essential landmarks in the group’s discography and, moreover, one of the ’80s industrial scene’s [...]

    GENRE: Industrial / Power Electronics
  • The Cult – Live At The Lyceum – London – 20th May 1984
    The Cult – Live At The Lyceum – London – 20th May 1984
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    This album is from the soundtrack to the Cult’s video album Dreamtime Live At The Lyceum. Label: Beggars Banquet – LIVE 1 Format: Vinyl, LP, Album Country: Canada Released: 1986 […]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Aesop’s Fables ‎– In Due Time
    Aesop’s Fables ‎– In Due Time
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    Psyched out soul-jazz from New York Label: Cadet Concept – LPS-323 Format: Vinyl, LP, Album Country: US Released: 1969 VG+/VG. Sleeve has some noticeable discoloration, edgewear and drillhole [...]

    GENRE: Art Rock / Krautrock / Prog / Psych, Soul / Funk / Disco
  • 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
  • The Smiths – Strangeways, Here We Come
    The Smiths – Strangeways, Here We Come
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    “Recorded as the relationship between Morrissey and Johnny Marr was beginning to splinter, Strangeways, Here We Come is the most carefully considered and elaborately produced album in the [...]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • 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
  • Various – Gone 2 “Basement Walls” (14 U.S. Oilslickers And Garage Mechanics From The Mid Sixties)
    Various – Gone 2 “Basement Walls” (14 U.S. Oilslickers And Garage Mechanics From The Mid Sixties)
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    Compilation of hard to find Garage nuggets, curated by Julian Cope. Label: Antar – GONE 2 Format: Vinyl, LP, Compilation, Unofficial Release Country: UK Released: 1986 VG+/VG+

    GENRE: Garage / Proto Punk
  • V/A – Rat Music For Rat People
    V/A – Rat Music For Rat People
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    Compilation of live performances from key 80’s hardcore bands such as Dead Kennedys, Flipper & Bad Brains. Label: Go! Records – GO 003 Format: Vinyl, LP, Compilation Country: US [...]

    GENRE: Punk / Hardcore
  • The Grodeck Whipperjenny ‎– The Grodeck Whipperjenny [sealed]
    The Grodeck Whipperjenny ‎– The Grodeck Whipperjenny [sealed]
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    “”Sho is Funky Down Here and The Grodeck Whipperjenny are a pair of albums that are the result of an unlikely but highly productive musical relationship between James Brown, a […]

    GENRE: Art Rock / Krautrock / Prog / Psych, Soul / Funk / Disco
  • The Damned ‎– Damned Damned Damned (1986 German Reissue)
    The Damned ‎– Damned Damned Damned (1986 German Reissue)
    $28.00 | , , Add to cart

    “While the Sex Pistols will always have a prominent place in the story of U.K. punk, the Damned did nearly everything first, including the first single, the smoking “New Rose,” [...]

    GENRE: Punk / Hardcore
  • The Cult – Dreamtime
    The Cult – Dreamtime
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    “Image-wise, the Cult still weren’t entirely there yet, as the band photos show. Ian Astbury’s bandana is more dated than anything else. But it’s Billy Duffy’s look [...]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • The Cult ‎– Electric
    The Cult ‎– Electric
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    “The roots of Electric lay in another album entirely, Peace, which was recorded with Love producer Steve Brown in a series of sessions that the band found increasingly pressure-filled and [...]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • 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
  • Saccharine Trust ‎– We Became Snakes
    Saccharine Trust ‎– We Became Snakes
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    “Sharp, tuneful, but retaining the ragged dissonance of their earlier records, We Became Snakes is probably the Saccharine Trust record to own. Produced by Mike Watt, Snakes is the most [...]

    GENRE: Punk / Hardcore
  • Pussy Galore – Right Now!
    Pussy Galore – Right Now!
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    “Making their intentions clear with the indescribably manic garage stomper “Pig Sweat,” which kicks off this 1987 album, Pussy Galore proceeds to mash it up dumpster style with [...]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Public Image – Public Image (First Issue) (1978 UK pressing)
    Public Image – Public Image (First Issue) (1978 UK pressing)
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    “Like it or not, Public Image Limited’s First Issue (aka Public Image) was an album that helped set the pace for what eventually became known as post-punk. In England a […]

    GENRE: Post-Punk / Goth / Darkwave / Minimal Synth / Neofolk
  • Public Image Limited – Happy?
    Public Image Limited – Happy?
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    “Happy? benefits from some relative stability in PiL’s lineup, not to mention the undeniable fact that the band members’ allegiance makes sense (in contrast to that of [...]

    GENRE: Post-Punk / Goth / Darkwave / Minimal Synth / Neofolk
  • Public Image Ltd. ‎– The Flowers Of Romance
    Public Image Ltd. ‎– The Flowers Of Romance
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    “As opposed to the axis of throbbing bass and guitar slashings of Metal Box, The Flowers of Romance is centralized on razor-sharp drums and typically haranguing vocals. No dubwise grooves [...]

    GENRE: Post-Punk / Goth / Darkwave / Minimal Synth / Neofolk
  • Psychic TV ‎– N.Y. Scum
    Psychic TV ‎– N.Y. Scum
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    “Executed at The Danceteria, New York 19 November 1983.” Label: Temple Records – TOPY 002 Format: Vinyl, LP, Limited Edition, Numbered Country: UK Released: 1984 VG+/VG+. Light marks [...]

    GENRE: Industrial / Power Electronics
  • Pere Ubu – The Modern Dance
    Pere Ubu – The Modern Dance
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    “There isn’t a Pere Ubu recording you can imagine living without. The Modern Dance remains the essential Ubu purchase (as does the follow-up, Dub Housing). For sure, Mercury had no [...]

    GENRE: Post-Punk / Goth / Darkwave / Minimal Synth / Neofolk
  • Pamelo Mounk’a Accompagné De Orchestre Afrisa International* Avec Rochereau* Et M’Bilia Bel* – 20 Ans De Carrière
    Pamelo Mounk’a Accompagné De Orchestre Afrisa International* Avec Rochereau* Et M’Bilia Bel* – 20 Ans De Carrière
    $17.00 | , , Add to cart

    Groovy one from one of the biggest Congolese popstars Label: Genidia – GEN 106 Format: Vinyl, LP Country: France Released: 1983 VG+/VG+. Some sleeve discoloration

    GENRE: International
  • Pere Ubu ‎– Dub Housing
    Pere Ubu ‎– Dub Housing
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    “Though Pere Ubu’s tenure on Mercury lasted one record, their departure for their unlikely home of Chrysalis (at the time the label of Jethro Tull) resulted in Dub Housing, widely [...]

    GENRE: Post-Punk / Goth / Darkwave / Minimal Synth / Neofolk
  • Miles Davis – Kind Of Blue (1977 Pressing)
    Miles Davis – Kind Of Blue (1977 Pressing)
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    “Kind of Blue isn’t merely an artistic highlight for Miles Davis, it’s an album that towers above its peers, a record generally considered as the definitive jazz album. To be [...]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Keith LeBlanc ‎– Major Malfunction
    Keith LeBlanc ‎– Major Malfunction
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    “It is more than a little disingenuous to refer to this as a Keith LeBlanc album. While his considerable drumming skills and compositional abilities are major parts of why this […]

    GENRE: Post-Punk / Goth / Darkwave / Minimal Synth / Neofolk
  • Janes Addiction ‎– Janes Addiction (1988 Repress)
    Janes Addiction ‎– Janes Addiction (1988 Repress)
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    “When this live date was recorded at Hollywood’s famous Sunset Strip club the Roxy in 1987, Jane’s Addiction hadn’t yet become the darlings of alternative rock culture. [...]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Jane’s Addiction ‎– Nothing’s Shocking (1988 US Pressing)
    Jane’s Addiction ‎– Nothing’s Shocking (1988 US Pressing)
    $75.00 | , , Add to cart

    “Although Jane’s Addiction’s 1987 self-titled debut was an intriguing release (few alternative bands at the time had the courage to mix modern rock, prog rock, and heavy metal [...]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Gun Club ‎– The Birth, The Death, The Ghost
    Gun Club ‎– The Birth, The Death, The Ghost
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    “The first of two live Gun Club collections released in 1984, The Birth the Death the Ghost is also the better of the pair; recorded with guitarist Kid Congo Powers, […]

    GENRE: Punk / Hardcore
  • Fripp & Eno ‎– Evening Star (check condition, plays w/noise)
    Fripp & Eno ‎– Evening Star (check condition, plays w/noise)
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    “Robert Fripp’s second team up with Brian Eno was a less harsh, more varied affair, closer to Eno’s then-developing idea of ambient music than what had come before in (No […]

    GENRE: Art Rock / Krautrock / Prog / Psych, Modern Composition / Musique Concrete / Electronic
  • Discharge ‎– Grave New World (Promo)
    Discharge ‎– Grave New World (Promo)
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    The very controversial and much maligned “metal” album from the punk band. “It’s their best one”-Cleo Label: Profile Records – PRO-1221-DJ Format: Vinyl, LP, Promo [...]

    GENRE: Metal
  • False Prophets ‎– False Prophets
    False Prophets ‎– False Prophets
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    Classic NYC 80’s Hardcore. Label: Alternative Tentacles – VIRUS 48 Format: Vinyl, LP, Album Country: US Released: 1986 VG+/VG. Light marks. Sleeve has some noticeable rubbing/edgewear

    GENRE: Punk / Hardcore
  • Die Kreuzen – Gone Away
    Die Kreuzen – Gone Away
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    1989 EP Label: Touch And Go – T&G 040 Format: Vinyl, 12″, EP, Country: US Released: 1989 VG+/VG+. Very light creasing on cover, with insert. Vinyl has light cosmetic marks.

    GENRE: Punk / Hardcore
  • Contortions ‎– Buy
    Contortions ‎– Buy
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    “In 1979 the quintessential no wave group released two albums simultaneously; Buy was effectively the Contortions’ debut, originally appearing on the indie label ZE, while the same [...]

    GENRE: Post-Punk / Goth / Darkwave / Minimal Synth / Neofolk
  • Cabaret Voltaire ‎– The Voice Of America
    Cabaret Voltaire ‎– The Voice Of America
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    “The Voice of America introduces itself with a Southern policeman delivering instructions to what could be a riot squad. Part of the instructions direct those offering security to a first [...]

    GENRE: Industrial / Power Electronics
  • Cabaret Voltaire – Drinking Gasoline
    Cabaret Voltaire – Drinking Gasoline
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    “On the two-record set Drinking Gasoline, Cabaret Voltaire stand oddly balanced between accessibility and abrasiveness. On each of the album’s four tracks (one track per side), Kirk [...]

    GENRE: Industrial / Power Electronics
  • Cabaret Voltaire ‎– Red Mecca
    Cabaret Voltaire ‎– Red Mecca
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    “It isn’t without reason that Red Mecca is often referred to as one of Cabaret Voltaire’s most cohesive and brilliant records. There are tangible bumpers (the record is [...]

    GENRE: Industrial / Power Electronics
  • Cabaret Voltaire ‎– Live YMCA 27 10 79 (check condition, plays w/noise)
    Cabaret Voltaire ‎– Live YMCA 27 10 79 (check condition, plays w/noise)
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    “Cabaret Voltaire first performed live during a student disco at Sheffield University in 1975. In keeping with the group’s Dadaist ethos, the show was cut short as the audience [...]

    GENRE: Industrial / Power Electronics
  • Buzzcocks – A Different Kind Of Tension
    Buzzcocks – A Different Kind Of Tension
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    “The final album of the Buzzcocks’ first phase of existence is the most fragmented of the three, with increasingly ambitious songs fighting for time with tracks that sound much like [...]

    GENRE: Punk / Hardcore
  • Butthole Surfers ‎– Live PCPPEP
    Butthole Surfers ‎– Live PCPPEP
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    “This EP offers grungy live versions of material from the group’s debut. A loud, frightening assault on the ears highlighted by Paul Leary’s guitar work.” – [...]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Brian Eno ‎– Before And After Science
    Brian Eno ‎– Before And After Science
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    “Before and After Science is really a study of “studio composition” whereby recordings are created by deconstruction and elimination: tracks are recorded and assembled in [...]

    GENRE: Art Rock / Krautrock / Prog / Psych
  • Brian Eno ‎– Ambient 4 (On Land)
    Brian Eno ‎– Ambient 4 (On Land)
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    “On Land represented a significant move away from the strategies Brian Eno had employed in earlier ambient releases such as Discreet Music and Music for Airports. Instead of using a […]

    GENRE: Experimental / Noise, Modern Composition / Musique Concrete / Electronic
  • 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
  • Blue Cheer – Blue Cheer (German Pressing Comp)
    Blue Cheer – Blue Cheer (German Pressing Comp)
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    German comp including the entirety of Outsideinside, along with two extra tracks. Label: Philips – 6463 142 Format: Vinyl, LP, Compilation, Stereo Country: Germany Released: VG/VG. light marks on [...]

    GENRE: Art Rock / Krautrock / Prog / Psych
  • Magazine – The Correct Use Of Soap
    Magazine – The Correct Use Of Soap
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    “This is something of a return to standard operational form for Magazine, who thawed after recording Secondhand Daylight to throw together an energetic batch of colorful and rhythmically [...]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Cabaret Voltaire – The Arm Of The Lord
    Cabaret Voltaire – The Arm Of The Lord
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    A more sample-heavy & synth’d out iteration of Cabaret Voltaire. Label: Caroline Records – CAROL 1331 Format: Vinyl, LP, Album Country: US Released: 1985 VG+/VG. Jacket has ring-wear

    GENRE: Industrial / Power Electronics
  • Cabaret Voltaire – Code
    Cabaret Voltaire – Code
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    “1987’s Code, co-produced by On-U Sound mastermind Adrian Sherwood, finds Cabaret Voltaire at their loosest and most accessible. Though its subject matter remains dark and paranoid, [...]

    GENRE: Industrial / Power Electronics
  • 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
  • Sam Weinberg Trio – Of Peeling Passage: Live At Sisters
    Sam Weinberg Trio – Of Peeling Passage: Live At Sisters
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    Although this is only second album of my trio with Henry Fraser and Jason Nazary (after last year’s “Plays Quarter Notes and Other Notes”), the three of us have been […]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz