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Comeback Kid – Turn It Around MARBLE VINYL (Sta...

Title: Comeback Kid - Turn It Around Year/Genre/Sub-Genre/City: 2003, Punk, Melodic Hardcore, ...

Title: Comeback Kid - Turn It Around Year/Genre/Sub-Genre/City: 2003, Punk, Melodic Hardcore, Winnipeg, Canada 5/26 Condition: New (BC) | Members: Scott W (75' - Alive), Andrew N (81' - Alive), Jeremy H (81' - Alive), Kyle P (80' - Alive), Cliff H (81' - Alive) Cultural Facts: Personal Struggle: Comeback Kid formed around straight edge hardcore’s pressure-cooker world, where discipline, anger, and scene loyalty became survival tools. Scene Ecology: The band grew out of ...

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D.R.I. / Circle Jerks – Split LP (Rare) Staff P...

Title: D.R.I. / Circle Jerks – Split LP Year/Genre: 1980s, Hardcore Punk Condition: New C...

Title: D.R.I. / Circle Jerks – Split LP Year/Genre: 1980s, Hardcore Punk Condition: New Cultural Facts: Brings together Houston’s D.R.I., who helped coin the term “crossover” by fusing hardcore with thrash, and L.A. veterans Circle Jerks from the early Hermosa Beach scene. Circle Jerks formed when original Black Flag singer Keith Morris split from the band, carrying West Coast hardcore’s speed and sarcasm into his own project. Pairing these two groups on one record ...

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Automatic – Is It Now? 1st Press (Staff Pick!)

Title: Automatic – Is It Now? Year/Genre: 2025, Post-Punk Condition: New (sealed) Cultura...

Title: Automatic – Is It Now? Year/Genre: 2025, Post-Punk Condition: New (sealed) Cultural Facts: Third studio album from Los Angeles trio Automatic, continuing their run with indie label Stones Throw Records. Produced by Loren Humphrey, whose studio work with big rock and pop acts brought a more detailed analog approach to the sessions. Lyrics dig into media saturation, tech burnout, and late-capitalist anxiety, echoing themes the band has explored since their debut.

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Kraftwerk – Autobahn STAFF PICK!

Title: Kraftwerk – Autobahn Year/Genre/Sub-Genre/City: 1974, Electronic, Krautrock, Düsseldorf...

Title: Kraftwerk – Autobahn Year/Genre/Sub-Genre/City: 1974, Electronic, Krautrock, Düsseldorf Matrix #: VEL-2003 Condition: EX (LM) Cultural Facts: Personal Struggle Kraftwerk were still pushing against the idea that German artists had to copy British and American rock. Autobahn was part identity break, part artistic gamble. Studio Lore The title track originally ran over 22 minutes. Editing it down for single play helped turn a long conceptual piece into an unlikely c...

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Violent Femmes - 1981 Rare Studio Cuts (Staff P...

Title: Violent Femmes – 1981 Studio Cuts Year/Genre: 1981, Alternative Rock Condition: New  ...

Title: Violent Femmes – 1981 Studio Cuts Year/Genre: 1981, Alternative Rock Condition: New  Cultural Facts: Violent Femmes began as Milwaukee street buskers, playing outside venues and on sidewalks before they had a proper record deal. Early 1981 recordings like these circulated as demos among friends and local supporters before the band’s 1983 debut reached college radio. Their stripped-down acoustic setup and sardonic lyrics helped shape the Midwest alt/college-ro...

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The Sisters Of Mercy – Light And Shadow (Staff ...

Title: The Sisters Of Mercy - Light And Shadow Year/Genre/Sub-Genre/City: N/A, Alternative, Go...

Title: The Sisters Of Mercy - Light And Shadow Year/Genre/Sub-Genre/City: N/A, Alternative, Gothic Rock, Leeds, England 7/26 Condition: New (BC) | Members: Andrew E (59' - ), Gary M (58' - ), Wayne H (58' - ), Craig A (60' - ) Cultural Facts: Personal Struggle: The Sisters Of Mercy’s best gossip is the ugly 1985 split: Wayne Hussey and Craig Adams left, tried to carry on as The Sisterhood, and Andrew Eldritch rushed out his own Sisterhood release first, forcing them into becomi...

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The CRAMPS - Songs The Lord Taught Us (Staff Pi...

Title: The Cramps - Songs the Lord Taught Us Year/Genre/Sub-Genre/City: 1980, Punk, Psychobill...

Title: The Cramps - Songs the Lord Taught Us Year/Genre/Sub-Genre/City: 1980, Punk, Psychobilly Garage Punk, New York City, New York 8/26 Condition: New (BC) | Members: Lux I (46' - 09'), Poison I (53' - ), Bryan G (51' - 01'), Nick K (58' - 18') | Producer: Alex Chilton Cultural Facts: Mental Hospital Show: In 1978, before their first album existed, The Cramps played a now-legendary free concert at Napa State Hospital , a psychiatric institution in California. Lux introduced ...

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Ladytron - Light & Magic (Staff Pick!)

Title: Ladytron – Light & Magic Year/Genre: 2002, Electronic / Synthpop Matrix #: (none ...

Title: Ladytron – Light & Magic Year/Genre: 2002, Electronic / Synthpop Matrix #: (none listed) Condition: New (sealed reissue) Cultural Facts: Recorded between Los Angeles and Liverpool, blending analog synths with minimalist electronic production. Released by Emperor Norton Records, a label known for forward-thinking electronic acts of the early 2000s. The album’s aesthetic drew from European futurism and early electro-pop imagery.

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Death – The Sound Of Perseverance (Staff Pick!)

Title: Death - The Sound of Perseverance Year/Genre/Sub-Genre/City: 1998, Metal, Technical Dea...

Title: Death - The Sound of Perseverance Year/Genre/Sub-Genre/City: 1998, Metal, Technical Death Metal, Orlando, Florida Condition: New | Members: Chuck S (67' - 01'), Shannon H (67' - Alive), Scott C (68' - 15'), Richard C (74' - Alive) Cultural Facts: Studio Lore: Recorded at Morrisound in about three weeks after being demoed twice at Chuck’s home studio; he co-produced with Jim Morris. Media Narrative: Nuclear Blast required a final Death album before backing Contr...

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The Soft Moon – Criminal (Staff Pick!)

Title: The Soft Moon – Criminal Year/Genre: 2018, Post-Punk Condition: New Cultural Facts...

Title: The Soft Moon – Criminal Year/Genre: 2018, Post-Punk Condition: New Cultural Facts: The Soft Moon is the project of musician Luis Vasquez, who wrote and recorded this album largely alone, continuing his pattern of treating the band as a one-person studio vehicle. Created while Vasquez was living between Europe and the U.S., the record reflects his fixation on guilt, identity, and family history within the broader darkwave/post-punk underground. Released on Sa...

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