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  • Lethal – Lethal’s Hardcore Hit Parade
    Lethal – Lethal’s Hardcore Hit Parade
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    Crawling from beneath the streets of New York City is the brand new project from familiar faces, LETHAL. Bringing together UK influence with NYHC influence…reminding me of bands such as [...]

  • V/A – Cease & Resist: Sonic Subversion & Anarcho Punk in the UK 1979-1986
    V/A – Cease & Resist: Sonic Subversion & Anarcho Punk in the UK 1979-1986
    $42.00 | , Add to cart

    Anarcho punk was the one sub-genre of punk that emerged in isolation from the rock n’ roll establishment. During its pioneering days of the early 1980s it thrived in opposition […]

  • Moss Icon – Lyburnum Wits End Liberation Fly (Anniversary Edition, Transulcent White)
    Moss Icon – Lyburnum Wits End Liberation Fly (Anniversary Edition, Transulcent White)
    $25.00 | , Add to cart

    Lyburnum Wits End Liberation Fly was the one and only full-length album by experimental post-punk innovators, Moss Icon. Recorded in 1988, Lyburnum would not be released until 1993 – several […]

  • Negative Approach – Tied Down
    Negative Approach – Tied Down
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    Reissue Of Negative Approach’s sole LP

  • Buzzcocks – A Different Kind Of Tension
    Buzzcocks – A Different Kind Of Tension
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    Buzzcocks’ seminal third album, lovingly restored and re-mastered from its original ¼ tapes for the first time since its original release.Newly curated booklet featuring an essay from cultural [...]

  • Buzzcocks – Another Music In A Different Kitchen
    Buzzcocks – Another Music In A Different Kitchen
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    Buzzcocks’ seminal first album, lovingly restored and re-mastered from its original ¼ tapes for the first time since its March 1978 release.Newly curated booklet featuring an essay from cultural [...]

  • Bratmobile – Pottymouth (Pink Vinyl)
    Bratmobile – Pottymouth (Pink Vinyl)
    $22.00 | , Add to cart

    What our staff has to say: “Along with Bikini Kill’s Revolution Girl Style Now, Pottymouth is Riot Grrrl 101. FFO of The Shangri-Las, The Runaways, Beat Happening, and fast, loud, […]

  • Death –  …For the Whole World to See
    Death – …For the Whole World to See
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    Death is the three Hackney brothers, fueled by the raucous sounds of Iggy & Co., creating their own take on the emerging sounds of punk. Socially conscious lyrics mixed with […]

  • Gershom Gerhard Scholem – Origins of the Kabbalah
    Gershom Gerhard Scholem – Origins of the Kabbalah
    $28.00 | , Add to cart

    With the publication of The Origins of the Kabbalah in 1950, one of the most important scholars of our century brought the obscure world of Jewish mysticism to a wider […]

  • Theresa Hak Kyung Cha – Dictee
    Theresa Hak Kyung Cha – Dictee
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    Dictée is the best-known work of the versatile and important Korean American artist Theresa Hak Kyung Cha. A classic work of autobiography that transcends the self, Dictée is the story […]

  • Swans: Sacrifice and Transcendence: The Oral History
    Swans: Sacrifice and Transcendence: The Oral History
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    Over a span of some three and a half decades, Michael Gira’s Swans have risen from chaotic origins in the aftermath of New York’s No Wave scene to become one […]

  • Susan Neiman – Evil in Modern Thought: An Alternative History of Philosophy
    Susan Neiman – Evil in Modern Thought: An Alternative History of Philosophy
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    Evil threatens human reason, for it challenges our hope that the world makes sense. For eighteenth-century Europeans, the Lisbon earthquake was manifest evil. Today we view evil as a matter […]

  • Seasons They Change: The Story of Acid and Pyschedelic Folk
    Seasons They Change: The Story of Acid and Pyschedelic Folk
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    In the late 60s and early 70s the inherent weirdness of folk met switched-on psychedelic rock and gave birth to new, strange forms of acoustic-based avant-garde music. Artists on both […]

  • Pierre Clastres – Chronicle of the Guayaki Indians
    Pierre Clastres – Chronicle of the Guayaki Indians
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    Chronicle of the Guayaki Indians is Pierre Clastres’s account of his 1963–64 encounter with this small Paraguayan tribe, a precise and detailed recording of the history, ritual, myths, and [...]

  • Paint My Name in Black and Gold: The Rise of the Sisters of Mercy
    Paint My Name in Black and Gold: The Rise of the Sisters of Mercy
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    Leeds, 1980. Amid the violence and decay, the city was home to an extraordinarily vibrant post-punk scene. Out of that swamp crawled the Sisters of Mercy. Over the next five […]

  • Renata Salecl – Perversions of Love and Hate
    Renata Salecl – Perversions of Love and Hate
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    Why, when we are desperately in love, do we endlessly block union with our love object? Why do we often destroy what we love most? Why do we search out […]

  • William Seabrook – Astounding Secrets of the Devil Worshippers’ Mystic Love Cult
    William Seabrook – Astounding Secrets of the Devil Worshippers’ Mystic Love Cult
    $17.00 | , Add to cart

    “Beast or poet? Monster or moralist? Charlatan or magician? Genius or madman?” These are the questions William Seabrook, the great writer on such things as zombies and witchcraft, [...]

  • Flyboy 2: The Greg Tate Reader
    Flyboy 2: The Greg Tate Reader
    $28.00 | , Add to cart

    Since launching his career at the Village Voice in the early 1980s Greg Tate has been one of the premiere critical voices on contemporary Black music, art, literature, film, and […]

  • Homo Sovieticus: Brain Waves, Mind Control, and Telepathic Destiny
    Homo Sovieticus: Brain Waves, Mind Control, and Telepathic Destiny
    $25.00 | , Add to cart

    How Soviet scientists and pseudoscientists pursued telepathic research, cybernetic simulations, and mass hyptonism over television to control the minds of citizens.In October 1989, as the Cold [...]

  • Lydia Lunch – Queen Of Siam (Red VInyl)
    Lydia Lunch – Queen Of Siam (Red VInyl)
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    Reissue, originally released in 1980. After the demise of Teenage Jesus and the Jerks, Lydia Lunch launched her solo career with Queen of Siam, arguably her greatest LP. In true […]

  • Nōh Mercy – S/T
    Nōh Mercy – S/T
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    Formed in San Francisco in 1977, Noh Mercy was comprised of only two women: Esmerelda and Tony Hotel. The band’s motto was “No Boys On Guitars” as a reaction against […]

  • Misfits – Die Die My Darling
    Misfits – Die Die My Darling
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    Three song EP originally released in 1984.

  • New York Dolls – In Too Much Too Soon
    New York Dolls – In Too Much Too Soon
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    oo Much Too Soon is the second album by the American hard rock band New York Dolls. It was released by Mercury Records on May 10, 1974, and recorded earlier […]

  • Fruit LoOops – Last Chance At The Pharmacy CS (2nd pressing)
    Fruit LoOops – Last Chance At The Pharmacy CS (2nd pressing)
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    Ships by or around 7/21/223 “Do you wanna hear it? Do you want to hear me screeeaaaaammmm!?” Fruit LoOops vocalist Jackie Switzer opened their 2020 LP, Orangina, with these words. […]

  • Chat Pile – Tenkiller Motion Picture Soundtrack
    Chat Pile – Tenkiller Motion Picture Soundtrack
    $22.00 | , Add to cart

    Oklahoma’s Chat Pile have had an exciting 2022; they released their album God’s Country, toured the midwest and east coast in support of the album, announced their appearance at Roadburn […]

  • Fucked Up – One Day
    Fucked Up – One Day
    $23.00 | , Add to cart

    With One Day, Fucked Up have delivered one of the most energizing and intricate albums of their career, a massive-sounding record that arrives in deceptively small confines. The Canadian hardcore [...]

  • MX-80 Sound – Big Hits And Other Bits
    MX-80 Sound – Big Hits And Other Bits
    $32.00 | , Add to cart

    This monster package of 1976 material comprises 18 songs, including the entire original 7-song EP, 2 rarities and 9 previously unreleased tracks, all meticulously mastered from the original [...]

  • V/A – Oi! 40 Years Untamed – 2020
    V/A – Oi! 40 Years Untamed – 2020
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    It has been forty years since the release of “Oi – The Album”. Four decades of laughter, defiance and working class rebellion. To celebrate its ruby anniversary, GARRY BUSHELL—who put [...]

  • Dead Boys – Young, Loud & Snotty
    Dead Boys – Young, Loud & Snotty
    $30.00 | , Add to cart

    The Dead boys hailed from Cleveland, Ohio and relocated to New York to become one of the first US punk bands. Originally signed to Sire Records, the Dead Boys were […]

  • Bikini Kill – Pussy Whipped
    Bikini Kill – Pussy Whipped
    $20.00 | , Add to cart

    REISSUED!!! The debut full-length from BIKINI KILL originally released in 1993 on Kill Rock Stars. Includes the track “Rebel Girl,” listed # 27 on Rolling Stone’s “Most [...]

  • Wire – Chairs Missing
    Wire – Chairs Missing
    $26.00 | , Add to cart

    Wire’s first three albums need no introduction. They are the three classic albums on which Wire’s reputation is based. Moreover, they are the recordings that minted the post-punk form. This […]

  • Sonic Youth – EVOL
    Sonic Youth – EVOL
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    What our staff has to say: “‘Mystery train/three-way plane/expressway to your skull.’ Enough said.” – Cleo Released in May 1986 on SST Records and Blast First! in the UK, EVOL [...]

  • The Clash – Combat Rock
    The Clash – Combat Rock
    $28.00 | , Add to cart

  • The Stooges – S/t
    The Stooges – S/t
    $26.00 | , Add to cart

    Reissue on brown vinyl

  • Iggy And The Stooges –  Raw Power
    Iggy And The Stooges – Raw Power
    $31.00 | , Add to cart

    This double LP version includes the originally released David Bowie mix of the album on the first LP and the latter remixed version by Iggy Pop himself on the second […]

  • The Clash – S/T
    The Clash – S/T
    $28.00 | , Add to cart

    Debut from The Clash

  • Ramones – Rocket To Russia
    Ramones – Rocket To Russia
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    Rocket to Russia is the third studio album by the American punk rock band The Ramones, and was released on November 4, 1977, through Sire Records. It’s origins date back […]

  • The Clash – Give ‘Em Enough Rope
    The Clash – Give ‘Em Enough Rope
    $27.00 | , Add to cart

  • Giovanni Intra – Clinic of Phantasms: Writings 1994-2002
    Giovanni Intra – Clinic of Phantasms: Writings 1994-2002
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    Artist, gallerist, and writer Giovanni Intra’s inventive approach to art writing provides a guide to the New Zealand and Los Angeles art scenes of his era. Everything you read about […]

  • Sun Ra: Collected Works Vol. 1 – Immeasurable Equation
    Sun Ra: Collected Works Vol. 1 – Immeasurable Equation
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    Sun Ra was a master jazz musician unlike any before or after him. Here is a stunning collection of 260 of his cosmic poems and selected prose.

  • Anne Carson – Eros the Bittersweet: An Essay
    Anne Carson – Eros the Bittersweet: An Essay
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    Since it was first published, Eros the Bittersweet, Anne Carson’s lyrical meditation on love in ancient Greek literature and philosophy, has established itself as a favorite among an [...]

  • Sex and Rockets: The Occult World of Jack Parsons
    Sex and Rockets: The Occult World of Jack Parsons
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    In his short 37 years, John Whiteside “Jack” Parsons embodied at least several different roles in one tormented but glorious life. By day, Parsons’ unorthodox genius created a [...]

  • The Hard Facts of the Grimms’ Fairy Tales: Expanded Edition
    The Hard Facts of the Grimms’ Fairy Tales: Expanded Edition
    $23.00 | , Add to cart

    Murder, mutilation, cannibalism, infanticide, and incest: the darker side of classic fairy tales is the subject of this groundbreaking and intriguing study of Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm’s [...]

  • Try to Tell a Fish about Water: The Art, Music, and Third Life of Norma Tenega
    Try to Tell a Fish about Water: The Art, Music, and Third Life of Norma Tenega
    $25.00 | , Add to cart

    In addition to her accomplishments as a gifted musician and songwriter, Norma Tanega was a noted gallerist, teacher, and a central figure in the vibrant and homegrown creative scene of […]

  • Tony Conrad: Writings
    Tony Conrad: Writings
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    Essential writings from the downtown New York legend and polymath, pioneer of both structural film and drone music Tony Conrad (1940-2016) was a legendary multidisciplinary artist known for his [...]

  • Three New York Dadas and the Blind Man: Marcel Duchamp, Henri-Pierre Roché, Beatrice Wood
    Three New York Dadas and the Blind Man: Marcel Duchamp, Henri-Pierre Roché, Beatrice Wood
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    Three New York Dadas and The Blind Man relates the story of the triangular relationship between Marcel Duchamp, Henri-Pierre Roché and Beatrice Wood, told in the words of two of […]

  • Moondog: The Viking of 6th Avenue: The Authorized Biography
    Moondog: The Viking of 6th Avenue: The Authorized Biography
    $23.00 | , Add to cart

    Moondog is one of America’s great originals.–Alan Rich, New York Magazine Here is a revised edition of a book that celebrates one of the most improbable lives of the twentieth […]

  • Victor Segalen – Journey to the Land of the Real: A Translation of Equipée
    Victor Segalen – Journey to the Land of the Real: A Translation of Equipée
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    A masterpiece that effortlessly takes its place among the classics of travel writing Victor Segalen (1878-1919) was a French doctor, archaeologist, explorer and author who traveled extensively in [...]

  • Dating Ai, a Guide to Falling in Love with Artificial Intelligence
    Dating Ai, a Guide to Falling in Love with Artificial Intelligence
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    Dating AI is “a meditation on how to prepare for the unknown,” a thought experiment designed to stimulate new ideas about issues that are important now as well as in […]

  • Danzig Baldaev: Drawings from the Gulag
    Danzig Baldaev: Drawings from the Gulag
    $33.00 | , Add to cart

    Drawings from the Gulag consists of 130 drawings by Danzig Baldaev (author of the acclaimed Russian Criminal Tattoo Encyclopaedia series), describing the history, horror and peculiarities of the [...]

  • Black Opium: Ecstasy of the Forbidden
    Black Opium: Ecstasy of the Forbidden
    $18.00 | , Add to cart

    Interest in heroin is surging back after years of dormancy. Why? Supply and demand! Drug cartels have increased the supply of heroin, so that it is cheaper and purer than […]

  • Henry Cow: The World Is a Problem
    Henry Cow: The World Is a Problem
    $30.00 | , Add to cart

    In its open improvisations, lapidary lyrics, errant melodies, and relentless pursuit of spontaneity, the British experimental band Henry Cow pushed rock music to its limits. Its rotating [...]

  • The Adicts – Fifth Overture (RSD, Yellow Vinyl)
    The Adicts – Fifth Overture (RSD, Yellow Vinyl)
    $25.00 | , Add to cart

    The Adicts came from Ipswich on the east coast of England, dressed in white in an amalgam of The Joker and Clockwork Orange imagery. They made a big impact in […]

  • Suicide – A Way of Life Rarities (RSD, Colored Vinyl)
    Suicide – A Way of Life Rarities (RSD, Colored Vinyl)
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    This Rarities EP is part of the celebration of the 35th anniversary of Suicide’s third studio album. It includes a selection of unheard rarities found in the band’s archive ,including […]

  • Hüsker Dü – Hüsker Dü – Tonite Longhorn (2xLP, Album, RSD) (NM or M-)
    Hüsker Dü – Hüsker Dü – Tonite Longhorn (2xLP, Album, RSD) (NM or M-)
    $47.00 | , Add to cart

    A 2xLP set of rare, early Hüsker Dü live recordings, featuring original flyers and artwork. Drawn from the historical Hüsker Dü recording archives compiled by Terry Katzman, this double disc […]

  • Why Bother? – A City of Unsolved Miseries LP
    Why Bother? – A City of Unsolved Miseries LP
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    Mason City, Iowa’s WHY BOTHER? return with ‘A City of Unsolved Miseries’, their third album in as many years. Their patented basement recording setup has yet again captured [...]

  • Auntie Pus – Halfway to Venezuela b/w Marmalade Freak (Pink Vinyl)
    Auntie Pus – Halfway to Venezuela b/w Marmalade Freak (Pink Vinyl)
    $10.00 | Add to cart

    What our staff has to say: “Leave it for General Speech to show you something you’ve never heard of. This time it’s Auntie Pus. Early UK punk, friends and contemporaries […]

  • Wheezing Maniac – Shade Through The Night Door
    Wheezing Maniac – Shade Through The Night Door
    $28.00 | Add to cart

    Wheezing Maniac was a mysterious, short-lived band with enigmatic lyrics that was active in Southern California in the late eighties. Due to their off-kilter originality, high energy, and thanks [...]

  • Buzzcocks – Singles Gone Steady
    Buzzcocks – Singles Gone Steady
    $24.00 | , Add to cart

    What our staff has to say: “Quintessential UK punk of the 70’s. Buzzcocks came with hit after hit, ‘Ever Fallen In Love?’, ‘Orgasm Addict’, ‘What Do I Get?’. It’s just […]

  • Discharge – Early Demos March/June 1977 (Red Vinyl)
    Discharge – Early Demos March/June 1977 (Red Vinyl)
    $22.00 | , Add to cart

    Vinyl LP pressing. UK archive release from the Hardcore Punk legends containing some of their earliest recordings. These previously unreleased demos predate their debut album by three years and [...]