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50th Anniversary Remaster of the debut album from the band’s own label, Grateful Dead Records. With the recent passing of founding member Ron “Pigpen” McKernan and temporary exit of drummer, Mickey Hart, this 1973 release introduces a fresh lineup that in

Olive wax! Van Morrison not only creates revelatory music on Astral Weeks, he constructs a secret world. A beautifully personal set of surrealist folk-rock bathed in jazzy nuances, emotional vocals, and poetic license, the psychedelic-tinted 1968 album is

1973's Sabbath Bloody Sabbath is the fifth studio album from British heavy metal icons Black Sabbath, and follow-up to Vol. 4 which was released the year prior. Produced by the band and Tom Allom and recorded at Morgan Studios in London in September 1973,

Remastered by Robert Smith and Miles Showell at Abbey Road Studios, London.
‘Show’ 2LP Live set recorded at The Palace, Auburn Hills, Michigan: Released September 1993
18 songs including the singles “Pictures of You”, "Lullaby", “Just Like Heaven”, “The

Remastered reissue of New Order's original 12" single "Shellshock," written for the Pretty In Pink film soundtrack, and released in March 1986.

Remastered with a 2022 updated sleeve of the original 12" single, "Sub-culture" was the second single from 1985's Low-Life. Peter Saville says of the updated sleeve: "Label only was specified in 1985 due to time pressure around the original release and as

Clear wax! Following three highly stylized Andy Warhol-influenced releases on the Verve label, The Velvet Underground signed with Ahmet Ertegun's Atlantic subsidiary Cotillion Records for their fourth and official final full-length, Loaded, a tongue-in-ch

Johnny Thunders, founding member and lead guitarist for 1970s proto-punk bands The New York Dolls and The Heartbreakers, was well known for his gritty, intense guitar sound. His musical style served as a blueprint of sorts for generations of bands includi

Blue wax! Otis Ray Redding, Jr. (September 9, 1941 - December 10, 1967) was an American singer-songwriter, record producer, arranger, and talent scout. He is considered one of the greatest singers in the history of American popular music and a seminal art

Violet wax! The Ramones ignited the punk-rock movement with their eponymous 1976 debut album, revitalizing rock and roll at one of its lowest ebbs with attitude, energy and a loud, fast new sound. By cutting music down to its bare essentials – four chords

Black Sabbath's classic 1971 album Master of Reality is arguably the heaviest release of the band's legendary career, and certainly one of the most influential. Features the proto-metal gems "Sweet Leaf" and "Children of the Grave."

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With synthesizers and mind-numbing excess on the rise, The Smiths took the road less traveled, challenging listeners with outspoken lyrics and taunting guitars. With their eponymous 1984 debut, The Smiths began their tenure as the definitive British indie

Long before the raw power of punk icon Iggy Pop became legend, his first incarnation as Iggy Stooge of proto-punk trailblazers The Stooges roared into being. The essence of punk years before the genre existed, The Stooges' furious music was a howling, vis

Proto-punk trailblazers The Stooges – Iggy Pop, Ron and Scott Asheton, and Dave Alexander – may have sounded like they were from the Stone Age, but the Ann Arbor quartet predicted the future of rock 'n' roll with the untamable sonic assault of their John

Along with Prince and Husker Du, The Replacements put Minneapolis on the rock map in the 1980s with their endearing imperfection. Among America's greatest all-time alternative acts, the 'Mats rose from chaotic noise-makers to polished craftsmen, leaving a

Double red vinyl! Formed in New York City in the mid-'70s, David Byrne, Chris Franz, Tina Weymouth, & ex-Modern Lover Jerry Harrison, soared out of their humble CBGB's beginnings to become Rock & Roll Hall of Famers & one of the most adventurous and influ

Rocktober silver vinyl version! Fear of Music is Talking Heads critically acclaimed third album.  Featuring the singles “Life During Wartime”, “Cities”, and “I Zimbra."

Recorded in October of 1976 at New York City's Sundragon Studios, the songs on the Ramones' sophomore effort Leave Home (1977) flew by even faster than those contained on the band's breakout self-titled debut, but they're certainly no less entertaining. I

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The third and final album by the original Love lineup, Forever Changes has consistently drawn epic praise both upon its 1968 release on Elektra Records and to this very day. Rolling Stone described Forever Changes as "elegant armageddon" when listing it a

To celebrate the 35th anniversary of “Love Will Tear Us Apart” in June 2015, Rhino Records is pleased to announce the re-issue of four iconic Joy Division releases on heavyweight 180-gram vinyl. The studio albums Unknown Pleasures (1979) and Closer (1980)