Minor Threat - Out of Step (Staff Pick!)

Title: Minor Threat – Out of StepYear/Genre: 1983, Hardcore PunkMatrix #: DISCHORD 10Condition: N...

Title: Minor Threat – Out of StepYear/Genre: 1983, Hardcore PunkMatrix #: DISCHORD 10Condition: New Cultural Facts: During recording, bassist Brian Baker briefly quit the band over a dispute about tempo—returning only after hearing the playback of the title track. The cover art, showing a lone sheep walking away from the flock, became an enduring symbol of individuality in punk culture. Though only eight songs long, the EP’s intensity and message helped spark the straight edge movement ...

Adolescents - Adolescents

Year/Genre: 1981 Hardcore PunkMatrix #Condition: Brand New (sealed) Description:Born in Fullerton...

Year/Genre: 1981 Hardcore PunkMatrix #Condition: Brand New (sealed) Description:Born in Fullerton, California in 1981, Adolescents—also known as the “Blue Album”—captured the raw spirit of Southern California’s hardcore scene. Recorded in just four days, it channeled youthful urgency, working-class angst, and melodic anarchism through signature tracks like “Amoeba” and “Kids of the Black Hole.” As one of the first widely distributed SoCal hardcore albums, it helped shape a generation of punk ...

Green Day – Dookie

Title: Green Day – DookieYear/Genre: 1994, Punk RockCondition: NewCultural Facts: Recorded in u...

Title: Green Day – DookieYear/Genre: 1994, Punk RockCondition: NewCultural Facts: Recorded in under three weeks at Fantasy Studios in Berkeley with producer Rob Cavallo. Its major-label release through Reprise drew backlash from the punk underground but catapulted the band to global fame. The album’s graffiti-style artwork was drawn by bassist Mike Dirnt’s friend Richie Bucher, reflecting the East Bay punk scene. +2 4/11/25 - EK  6/20/25 sc + 2  sold whatnot 8/1/25

Social Distortion ‎– Mommy's Little Monster

Title: Social Distortion – Mommy’s Little MonsterYear/Genre: 1983, PunkMatrix #: CR00253Condition...

Title: Social Distortion – Mommy’s Little MonsterYear/Genre: 1983, PunkMatrix #: CR00253Condition: New Cultural Facts: The band’s rough 1982 school-bus tour with Youth Brigade—captured in the DIY doc Another State of Mind—shows the chaos and breakdowns behind this era. Independent distribution and relentless touring built its audience before major-label attention later in the decade. Reflects Reagan-era SoCal youth clashes, with police-pressured venue shutdowns shaping the OC punk circu...