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  • Leatherwolf ‎– Street Ready
    Leatherwolf ‎– Street Ready
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    Good metal of loud and brash variety. Label: Island Records – 7 91072-1 Format: Vinyl, LP, Album Country: US Released: 1989 VG+/VG+. Some corner creasing to sleeve

    GENRE: Metal
  • Dio ‎– Dream Evil
    Dio ‎– Dream Evil
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    “Dream Evil is by no means a departure from the Dio formula that was so successful for his first three solo albums. All of the elements that made them so […]

    GENRE: Metal
  • Steeler ‎– Steeler
    Steeler ‎– Steeler
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    “On nearly all counts, the debut from Los Angeles heavy metal quartet Steeler is an unremarkable, even generic release; but what makes the album important is the presence of Swedish […]

    GENRE: Metal
  • TNT ‎– TNT
    TNT ‎– TNT
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    Classic Norwegian Heavy Metal. Label: Vertigo – 810 427-1 Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo Country: Europe Released: 1983 VG+/VG. Sleeve has some edgewear/creasing

    GENRE: Metal
  • Pink Floyd – Meddle
    Pink Floyd – Meddle
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    “Atom Heart Mother, for all its glories, was an acquired taste, and Pink Floyd wisely decided to trim back its orchestral excesses for its follow-up, Meddle. Opening with a deliberately [...]

    GENRE: Rock / Pop
  • Fastway ‎– Trick Or Treat (Original Music Score)
    Fastway ‎– Trick Or Treat (Original Music Score)
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    Fastway’s fun and campy shredder soundtrack to the equally campy 1986 film, Trick Or Treat. Label: Columbia – PC 40549 Format: Vinyl, LP, Album Country: US Released: 1986 VG+/VG+. In […]

    GENRE: Metal
  • Heaven ‎– Knockin’ On Heaven’s Door
    Heaven ‎– Knockin’ On Heaven’s Door
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    80’s Australian Heavy Metal, in similar zone as Ratt/Judas Priest Label: Columbia – BFC 40018 Format: Vinyl, LP, Album Country: US Released: 1985 VG+/VG+

    GENRE: Metal
  • Megadeth ‎– Peace Sells… But Who’s Buying? (1986 US Pressing)
    Megadeth ‎– Peace Sells… But Who’s Buying? (1986 US Pressi…
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    “Arguably Megadeth’s strongest effort and a classic of early thrash, Peace Sells combines a punkish political awareness with a dark, threatening, typically heavy metal world-view, [...]

    GENRE: Metal
  • The Yardbirds ‎– Little Games
    The Yardbirds ‎– Little Games
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    The final Yardbirds album. A real stomper. Label: Epic – LN 24313 Format: Vinyl, LP, Mono, Album Country: US Released: 1967 VG/VG. Noticeable light marks and sleeve discoloration/wear. Holepunch [...]

    GENRE: Garage / Proto Punk, Rock / Pop
  • Iron Maiden ‎– Live After Death
    Iron Maiden ‎– Live After Death
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    “Iron Maiden’s World Slavery Tour was one of the longest and most extensive tours ever undertaken by a rock band. Lasting from August 9, 1984, to July 5, 1985, and […]

    GENRE: Metal
  • Iron Maiden ‎– Somewhere In Time
    Iron Maiden ‎– Somewhere In Time
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    “Trying to keep up with the times, Maiden incorporate synthesizers here, much as Judas Priest attempted to do on the same year’s sterilized-sounding creative flop Turbo; the main [...]

    GENRE: Metal
  • UFO ‎– Strangers In The Night
    UFO ‎– Strangers In The Night
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    “Unfortunately, this concert album is often overlooked when discussions of the great live rock albums of the ’70s arise. UFO’s Strangers in the Night deserves to be right up [...]

    GENRE: Metal, Rock / Pop
  • The Kinks ‎– Kinks-Size
    The Kinks ‎– Kinks-Size
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    “Say it’s early 1965, you’re an American record company executive who’s just seen two new singles by one of those British rock & roll bands on your label shoot up […]

    GENRE: Rock / Pop
  • The Kinks ‎– Face To Face (1966 Mono)
    The Kinks ‎– Face To Face (1966 Mono)
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    “The Kink Kontroversy was a considerable leap forward in terms of quality, but it pales next to Face to Face, one of the finest collections of pop songs released during […]

    GENRE: Rock / Pop
  • Keel ‎– Lay Down The Law
    Keel ‎– Lay Down The Law
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    The debut album by Glam-metal band Keel. Label: Shrapnel Records – SH-1014 Format: Vinyl, LP, Album Country: US Released: 1984 VG+/VG. Corner creasing/sleevewear

    GENRE: Metal
  • The Kinks ‎– Arthur Or The Decline And Fall Of The British Empire
    The Kinks ‎– Arthur Or The Decline And Fall Of The British Empire
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    “Arthur (Or the Decline and Fall of the British Empire) extends the British-oriented themes of Village Green Preservation Society, telling the story of a London man’s decision to move [...]

    GENRE: Rock / Pop
  • Nile – Annihilation Of The Wicked
    Nile – Annihilation Of The Wicked
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    “As time goes on, heavy metal continues to get more and more extreme. No, not the “stuff” you hear on the radio or see on MTV that tries to pass […]

    GENRE: Metal
  • Ozzy Osbourne ‎– Blizzard Of Ozz
    Ozzy Osbourne ‎– Blizzard Of Ozz
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    “Ozzy Osbourne’s 1981 solo debut Blizzard of Ozz was a masterpiece of neo-classical metal that, along with Van Halen’s first album, became a cornerstone of ’80s metal [...]

    GENRE: Metal
  • Judas Priest ‎– Priest… Live!
    Judas Priest ‎– Priest… Live!
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    The second live album by Judas Priest, from their Turbo tour. Label: Columbia – C2 40794 Format: 2 x Vinyl, LP, Album Country: US Released: 1987 VG+/VG+

    GENRE: Metal
  • Hawkwind – Hall Of The Mountain Grill
    Hawkwind – Hall Of The Mountain Grill
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    “The band’s best studio album, coming off of the success of Space Ritual. The group’s rock roots are juxtaposed effectively with the swelling synthesizer flourishes and [...]

    GENRE: Art Rock / Krautrock / Prog / Psych
  • Little Howling Wolf ‎– The Guardian
    Little Howling Wolf ‎– The Guardian
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    “Reissue of the 1982 LP by Chicago street musician, bluesman, actor, storyteller and truth seeker known as Little Howlin’ Wolf. Wolf is also a true outsider, whose wrenching [...]

    GENRE: Art Rock / Krautrock / Prog / Psych, Blues
  • Black Sabbath ‎– Master Of Reality
    Black Sabbath ‎– Master Of Reality
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    “The shortest album of Black Sabbath’s glory years, Master of Reality is also their most sonically influential work. Here Tony Iommi began to experiment with tuning his guitar down [...]

    GENRE: Metal
  • The Black Angels – Live At Levitation (Seafoam Splatter)
    The Black Angels – Live At Levitation (Seafoam Splatter)
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    Black Angels, Live at Levitation festival in Austin, 2010-2012 Label: The Reverberation Appreciation Society – RVRB-047 Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Limited Edition, Stereo, Seafoam Splatter Vinyl [...]

    GENRE: Art Rock / Krautrock / Prog / Psych, Indie / Alternative
  • Black Sabbath ‎– Evil Woman / Wicked World (looks G+, plays closer to VG)
    Black Sabbath ‎– Evil Woman / Wicked World (looks G+, plays closer to …
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    The lead single off of Black Sabbath’s debut album. Label: Vertigo – 6059 002 Format: Vinyl, 7″, 45 RPM, Single, Mono Country: Germany Released: 1970 G+/VG. Disc plays in between […]

    GENRE: Metal
  • White Zombie ‎– Gods On Voodoo Moon
    White Zombie ‎– Gods On Voodoo Moon
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    “Recorded in two hours as the cheapest studio in the phone book, White Zombie’s sophomore single Gods On Voodoo Moon is back in print on 45 (Zombie Black, Zombie Puss, […]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative, Metal, Punk / Hardcore
  • Anthrax ‎– Black Lodge
    Anthrax ‎– Black Lodge
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    Two tracks from Anthrax’s sixth studio album, Sound of White Noise Label: Elektra – EKR 171W Format: Vinyl, 7″, Single, 45 RPM, Limited Edition, Numbered Country: UK Released: 1993 VG+/VG+

    GENRE: Metal
  • Midnight ‎– Complete And Total Hell (Silver Vinyl)
    Midnight ‎– Complete And Total Hell (Silver Vinyl)
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    “Can’t get enough of MIDNIGHT’s trademark “Lust, Filth, and Sleaze” after last year’s worldwide smash “Satanic Royalty”? Then submit to [...]

    GENRE: Metal
  • Midnight ‎– Shox Of Violence (Clear with Black and Red Splatter)
    Midnight ‎– Shox Of Violence (Clear with Black and Red Splatter)
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    “Since 2003, Cleveland’s MIDNIGHT have been slaying the metal/punk underground with their own, highly addictive brand of lust, filth, and sleaze, building up a sizable (and [...]

    GENRE: Metal
  • V/A ‎– Metal Madness Volume One
    V/A ‎– Metal Madness Volume One
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    Killer comp featuring Hellion, Vice, Assassin and more Label: New Renaissance Records – NR-01 Format: Vinyl, LP, Compilation, Red Translucent Vinyl Country: US Released: 1985 VG+/VG. Sleeve has [...]

    GENRE: Metal
  • W.A.S.P. ‎– W.A.S.P.
    W.A.S.P. ‎– W.A.S.P.
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    “With glam rock making a comeback of sorts in 1984 (Mötley Crüe, Ratt, etc.), another Los Angeles band, W.A.S.P., couldn’t have picked a better time to release its self-titled debut. [...]

    GENRE: Metal
  • Black Sabbath ‎– Sabotage
    Black Sabbath ‎– Sabotage
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    “Sabotage is the final release of Black Sabbath’s legendary First Six, and it’s also the least celebrated of the bunch, though most die-hard fans would consider it criminally [...]

    GENRE: Metal
  • Happy Rhodes ‎– Ectotrophia
    Happy Rhodes ‎– Ectotrophia
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    “The first authoritative compilation of American dream pop artist Happy Rhodes, whose singular songwriting and four-octave vocal range emanated from the pastoral confines of upstate New [...]

    GENRE: Art Rock / Krautrock / Prog / Psych, Indie / Alternative, Synthwave / Electronic
  • John And Yoko ‎– Wedding Album (with all inserts/posters!)
    John And Yoko ‎– Wedding Album (with all inserts/posters!)
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    A document and labor of love. Label: Apple Records – SMAX-3361 Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Box Set Country: US Released: 1969 VG+/VG+. Includes all inserts! Disc in great shape. Outer […]

    GENRE: Art Rock / Krautrock / Prog / Psych
  • V/A – C’est Chic! French Girl Singers Of The 1960s (Blonde Vinyl)
    V/A – C’est Chic! French Girl Singers Of The 1960s (Blonde Vinyl…
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    Wonderful comp featuring France Gall, Brigitte Bardot, Françoise Hardy and many other ye-ye favorites Label: Ace – HIQLP 005 Format: Vinyl, LP, Compilation, 180g, Blonde Vinyl Country: UK [...]

    GENRE: International, Rock / Pop
  • The Seeds ‎– Future (1967 Stereo)
    The Seeds ‎– Future (1967 Stereo)
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    “Though the Seeds’ third album, 1967’s Future, was pegged by critics as the band’s attempt to ride the wave of baroque/psychedelic/orchestral magic the Beatles defined [...]

    GENRE: Art Rock / Krautrock / Prog / Psych
  • Doug Snyder & Bob Thompson – Daily Dance
    Doug Snyder & Bob Thompson – Daily Dance
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    “Less often than not, a sound recording will reach your ears that turns speculation into confirmation and leaves you wondering if it all really happened. TWS is usually the case […]

    GENRE: Art Rock / Krautrock / Prog / Psych
  • Devo ‎– Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo! (1978 US Pressing)
    Devo ‎– Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo! (1978 US Pressing)
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    “Produced by Brian Eno, Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo! was a seminal touchstone in the development of American new wave. It was one of the first […]

    GENRE: Rock / Pop
  • Devo ‎– Freedom Of Choice (1981 Mexican Pressing)
    Devo ‎– Freedom Of Choice (1981 Mexican Pressing)
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    “With Freedom of Choice, Devo completed their transition into a full-fledged synth-pop group, producing arguably their most musically cohesive effort in the process. Synthesizers are now [...]

    GENRE: Rock / Pop
  • Sleep ‎– Live At Third Man Records (with poster/patch!)
    Sleep ‎– Live At Third Man Records (with poster/patch!)
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    “One of the biggest stories in rock music this past year was the unexpected return of Sleep with the surprise April 20th release of their new record The Sciences on […]

    GENRE: Metal
  • Bob Dylan & The Band ‎– The Basement Tapes (Mobile Fidelity Pressing)
    Bob Dylan & The Band ‎– The Basement Tapes (Mobile Fidelity Pressi…
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    “The official release of The Basement Tapes — which were first heard on a 1968 bootleg called The Great White Wonder — plays with history somewhat, as Robbie Robertson [...]

    GENRE: Rock / Pop
  • Donald Hünerberg, Peter Gillespie – Phase Murmur 7-11-73
    Donald Hünerberg, Peter Gillespie – Phase Murmur 7-11-73
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    Self-released avant garde jazz – reissued for the first time! Recalling Kraftwerk precursor the Organisation, or contemporaries like Faust, Hünerberg employs flute, organ, bass and balloon to his [...]

    GENRE: Art Rock / Krautrock / Prog / Psych, Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Areski – Brigitte Fontaine – L’Incendie
    Areski – Brigitte Fontaine – L’Incendie
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    Vocalist-multi-instrumentalist Areski and singer Brigitte Fontaine are a legendary French musical couple that rose to prominence in the ‘60s, making a series of albums that showcased a boldly [...]

    GENRE: Art Rock / Krautrock / Prog / Psych, International
  • Loaded: The Life (and Afterlife) of the Velvet Underground
    Loaded: The Life (and Afterlife) of the Velvet Underground
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    Rebellion always starts somewhere, and in the music world of the transgressive teen—whether it be the 1960s or the 2020s—the Velvet Underground represents ground zero. Crystallizing the idea of [...]

    GENRE: Art Rock / Krautrock / Prog / Psych, Non-Fiction
  • John Wray – Gone to the Wolves
    John Wray – Gone to the Wolves
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    Kip, Leslie, and Kira are outliers―even in the metal scene they love. In arch-conservative Gulf Coast Florida in the late 1980s, just listening to metal can get you arrested, but […]

    GENRE: Fiction/Poetry/Essays/Criticism/Transgressive, Metal
  • Crappy Nightmareville – Speck E.P.
    Crappy Nightmareville – Speck E.P.
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    Grading: VG+/VG+ *Image in listing is stock there may be variation in actual product.

    GENRE: Rock / Pop
  • V/A – Local Customs: Lone Star Lowlands
    V/A – Local Customs: Lone Star Lowlands
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    “The Numero Group has painstakingly audited every tape in the Lowland archives, selecting the best of the best (22 tracks on CD, 28 for the 2LP) for this peerless compilation. […]

    GENRE: Folk / Country, Rock / Pop
  • The Cosmic Jokers ‎– Planeten Sit-In
    The Cosmic Jokers ‎– Planeten Sit-In
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    “Whereas the two earlier Cosmic Jokers albums, the eponymous first effort and Galactic Supermarket, offered long, intense, free-flowing jams, Planeten Sit-In contains much shorter snippets [...]

    GENRE: Art Rock / Krautrock / Prog / Psych
  • Napalm Death ‎– Diatribes
    Napalm Death ‎– Diatribes
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    “Surprisingly accessible for Napalm Death in places, Diatribes boasts some strong riff writing. The straightforward thrasher “Greed Killing,” which opens the album, proves that [...]

    GENRE: Metal
  • Liturgy ‎– 93696
    Liturgy ‎– 93696
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    “Liturgy’s previous two albums were certainly provocative. 2019’s unyieldingly spiritual H.A.Q.Q. took their “transcendental black metal” to new avenues of [...]

    GENRE: Metal
  • Celtic Frost ‎– Parched With Thirst Am I And Dying
    Celtic Frost ‎– Parched With Thirst Am I And Dying
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    “Quite the title, and quite appropriate for this early career-spanning Celtic Frost compilation, from the band’s earliest recordings in 1984 up through 1992. Unfortunately, the liner [...]

    GENRE: Metal