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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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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)
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    “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
  • Eyeless In Gaza ‎– New Risen
    Eyeless In Gaza ‎– New Risen
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    Tracks later featured on the 1983 album Rust Red September. Label: Cherry Red – 12 CHERRY 63 Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM Country: UK Released: 1983 VG+/VG. Sleeve has some […]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • Nowhere Flower – Ruts The Place
    Nowhere Flower – Ruts The Place
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    The tracks on Ruts the Place are home recordings from spring and summer of 2023. Many tracks were improvised and collaged together with older recorded pieces taken from cassettes, iphone, […]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • 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
  • The Cure – Disintegration
    The Cure – Disintegration
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    “Expanding the latent arena rock sensibilities that peppered Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me by slowing them down and stretching them to the breaking point, the Cure reached the peak […]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative, Post-Punk / Goth / Darkwave / Minimal Synth / Neofolk
  • 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
  • Galaxie 500 – CBGB 12.13.88
    Galaxie 500 – CBGB 12.13.88
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    “After a storied first year as a band releasing and touring behind their critically acclaimed debut album Today, Galaxie 500 closed out 1988 with a quintessential performance at New York [...]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Iko Chérie – Soft Centre
    Iko Chérie – Soft Centre
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    “Soft Centre is the new album by Iko Chérie, the solo project of French-born, London-based multi-instrumentalist Marie Merlet. She blends dub-inflected textures, pop-tinged vocals, [...]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Sonic Youth – Walls Have Ears
    Sonic Youth – Walls Have Ears
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    “Culled from three 1985 gigs in the UK during a transitional and transcendent time in the band’s story, Sonic Youth’s The Walls Have Ears appeared/disappeared as a 2LP set in [...]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Sonic Youth – Sister
    Sonic Youth – Sister
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    “One of Sonic Youth’s most beloved albums, 1987’s Sister incorporated the dissonance of their earlier releases into more traditional song structures. It’s an innovative [...]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Sonic Youth – EVOL
    Sonic Youth – EVOL
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    “The third studio album by Sonic Youth, originally released in May 1986 on SST Records, shows the first signs that the band was ready to transform their no wave past […]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Ciccone Youth – The Whitey Album
    Ciccone Youth – The Whitey Album
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    “A deluxe vinyl re-release of Ciccone Youth’s The Whitey Album, the full-length recorded by Sonic Youth’s Top-40 obsessed alter-ego is now available on the band’s own [...]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Caspar Brötzmann Massaker – It’s A Love Song
    Caspar Brötzmann Massaker – It’s A Love Song
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    “Archaic, infernal, radical, consistent, courageous. Following the release of his LP The Lovers And Destroyers with Caspar Brötzmann Bass Totem in autumn, 2024, renowned guitarist Caspar [...]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Smog – Rain On Lens
    Smog – Rain On Lens
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    “The uninitiated listeners will hear this LP as a greatest hits package, sending one scurrying to find the record each song is from. NOTE: They’re all from Rain on Lens […]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Smog – Rain On Lens
    Smog – Rain On Lens
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    “The uninitiated listeners will hear this LP as a greatest hits package, sending one scurrying to find the record each song is from. NOTE: They’re all from Rain on Lens […]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Smog – Strayed
    Smog – Strayed
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    “The hit just keeps on coming. The shameless repackage CDEP includes one smash from Dongs of Sevotion with a closet classic from the earliest days of the teenaged Smog – […]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Smog – ‘Neath The Puke Tree
    Smog – ‘Neath The Puke Tree
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    “‘Neath the tree this year — a lonely, beautiful EP.”

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Smog – Dongs Of Sevotion
    Smog – Dongs Of Sevotion
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    “Smog checks back in. Easy money never seemed so hard! Buy for the songs – stay for the Dongs.”

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Smog – Knock Knock
    Smog – Knock Knock
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    “Featuring string quartet and children’s choir, just like The Wall. We don’t need no stinkin’ education, just the new Smog album (and our front teeth back).”

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Smog – Knock Knock
    Smog – Knock Knock
    $24.00 | , Add to cart

    “Featuring string quartet and children’s choir, just like The Wall. We don’t need no stinkin’ education, just the new Smog album (and our front teeth back).”

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Smog – Red Apple Falls
    Smog – Red Apple Falls
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    “We all want life to be beautiful. And it usually is, whatever direction we choose to look. But never before has there been a Smog LP quite this beautiful. Lush […]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Silver Jews – Bright Flight
    Silver Jews – Bright Flight
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    “The first thing I remember about the recording of Bright Flight is that when we opened the door to Hum Depot’s roller rink of a basement studio, the console was […]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Silver Jews – Lookout Mountain, Lookout Sea
    Silver Jews – Lookout Mountain, Lookout Sea
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    “The valleys and lakes had better watch out, too. The Joos have returned with an unmistakable force that will shake the very foundations we all hold dear. David Berman’s wit […]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Silver Jews – Lookout Mountain, Lookout Sea
    Silver Jews – Lookout Mountain, Lookout Sea
    $24.00 | , Add to cart

    “The valleys and lakes had better watch out, too. The Joos have returned with an unmistakable force that will shake the very foundations we all hold dear. David Berman’s wit […]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Silver Jews – Tanglewood Numbers
    Silver Jews – Tanglewood Numbers
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    “David Berman and Co. tear through 10 more numbers, loving you to the max the whole time. Jews fans rejoice, your master is back.”

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative