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Offspring ‎– Smash

Title: The Offspring – SmashYear/Genre: 1994, Punk RockMatrix #: 86868-1Condition: New (repackage...

Title: The Offspring – SmashYear/Genre: 1994, Punk RockMatrix #: 86868-1Condition: New (repackaged at Power Plant)Cultural Facts: Released on Epitaph Records, it became the best-selling independent album of all time, moving over 11 million copies worldwide. Recorded in Hollywood with producer Thom Wilson, who had also worked with The Adolescents and T.S.O.L. Its success helped bring SoCal skate punk into the mainstream, paving the way for Green Day and Rancid’s major-label breakthroughs...

The Specials - The Specials (Staff Pick)

Title: The Specials – The Specials Year/Genre: 1979, Ska/2 Tone Condition: New Description:Releas...

Title: The Specials – The Specials Year/Genre: 1979, Ska/2 Tone Condition: New Description:Released in 1979 on 2 Tone Records, The Specials was the debut album that launched Britain’s ska revival. Produced by Elvis Costello, the record channeled Jamaican ska and rocksteady through the lens of late-’70s Coventry, a city marked by economic decline and racial tension. The band’s multiracial lineup and politically charged lyrics made them central to the 2 Tone movement, which blended music with s...

Depeche Mode ‎– Songs Of Faith And Devotion

Year/Genre: 1993, Goth / Industrial RockMatrix #: 198028411Condition: VG+ (Gatefold, 180g) Cultur...

Year/Genre: 1993, Goth / Industrial RockMatrix #: 198028411Condition: VG+ (Gatefold, 180g) Cultural Facts: Recorded in a rented villa in Madrid, where tensions and drug use among members nearly broke the band apart during production. Alan Wilder performed live drums and gospel arrangements, pushing Depeche Mode toward a darker, more organic sound. The subsequent Devotional Tour was notorious for its chaos—frontman Dave Gahan overdosed mid-tour yet continued performing. 3/21/24 OB 2 5/...

Social Distortion - Self Titled

Title: Social Distortion – Social DistortionYear/Genre: 1990, Punk Rock / RockabillyMatrix #: MOV...

Title: Social Distortion – Social DistortionYear/Genre: 1990, Punk Rock / RockabillyMatrix #: MOVLP491Condition: New Cultural Facts: In April 2024, Mike Ness received the key to the city of Fullerton, with April 3 officially declared “Mike Ness Day” in honor of his influence on Southern California music. During the band’s chaotic 1982 Another State of Mind tour, their bus broke down multiple times—at one point leaving Ness stranded while the rest of the group finished the route. The mus...

Guru - Jazzmatazz Volume 1

Title: Guru – Jazzmatazz, Vol. 1Year/Genre: 1993, Jazz Rap Matrix #: B0024953-01Condition: Brand ...

Title: Guru – Jazzmatazz, Vol. 1Year/Genre: 1993, Jazz Rap Matrix #: B0024953-01Condition: Brand New  Cultural Facts: Recorded at New York’s D&D Studios, it was among the first albums to unite live jazz legends with rap production and lyricism. Guests like Donald Byrd, Roy Ayers, and Branford Marsalis blurred the line between improvisation and programmed rhythm. Guru’s concept of “hip-hop with a live band” helped shape later projects by artists like The Roots and Digable Planets. ...

MF Doom – MM..Food (20th Anniversary COLOR)

Year/Genre: 2004, Hip-Hop Matrix #: RSE0084-1 (20th Anniversary Edition) Condition: New Descripti...

Year/Genre: 2004, Hip-Hop Matrix #: RSE0084-1 (20th Anniversary Edition) Condition: New Description:Released in 2004 on Rhymesayers, MM..Food came during MF DOOM’s creative peak, just months after Madvillainy with Madlib. Born Daniel Dumile in London and raised in New York, he first appeared in the late ’80s with KMD before retreating from music after the death of his brother and bandmate Subroc. Reemerging years later with a metal mask inspired by Marvel’s Doctor Doom, he reinvented himself ...