Title: Soundgarden – Badmotorfinger
Year/Genre: 1991, Grunge
Condition: New (repackaged at Power Plant Records)

Cultural Facts:

1. Released the same year as major-label breakthroughs by other Seattle bands, it helped cement the city’s status as the early-’90s rock capital.

2. Coming off years in the underground metal and punk circuits, this album marked Soundgarden’s shift into larger venues and international touring.

3. An especially abrasive single and its video sparked controversy and rotation issues on MTV, fueling debates about censorship and extremity in the grunge era.