 | Spiderland by Slint
Buy new: $13.98 / Used from: $7.49 Overlooked, underground album best listened to at night, preferably on vinyl.
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 | The Psychedelic Sounds of the 13th Floor Elevators by 13th Floor Elevators
Buy used from: $3.97 The blueprint of psychedelic music. A true original.
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 | Up on the Sun by Meat Puppets
Buy new: $11.98 / Used from: $7.22 Playful, silly, serious, and insightful. One of several gems by a wonderful band. Music would be no where near as much fun without the Meat Puppets and this. Essential.
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 | Remain in Light by Talking Heads
Buy new: $6.99 / Used from: $2.86 Art-rock at its finest. Four white, nerdy audiophiles getting way in over their heads in afro-beats and loving every second of it. Sounds like a recipe for disaster but works to stunning effect.
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 | Yerself Is Steam by Mercury Rev
Buy used from: $2.99 A truly unique experience. Frittering is gorgeous.
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 | Dark Side Of The Moon by Pink Floyd
Buy new: $12.99 / Used from: $4.00 The greatest album of all? Perhaps. My list certainly would not be complete without it.
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 | Closer by Joy Division
Buy used from: $4.42 Stunning!!!
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 | Forever Changes by Love
Buy new: $10.99 / Used from: $2.84 Impossibly good! Somehow this remains hidden in the shadows, but I suppose that only serves to enhance its reputation. Very special to me.
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 | Dead Meadow by Dead Meadow
Buy new: $15.98 / Used from: $4.20 Amazing debut. All their stuff is good, but like Led Zeppelin, it will never get any better than their first.
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 | The Pod by Ween
Buy used from: $6.95 So creative. As good, if not better, than the Beatles. Every album by Ween is a masterpiece, but The Pod is the absolute pinnacle. Cannot and will not ever be equaled by anyone. One of a kind!
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 | Strange Days by The Doors
Buy new: $10.99 / Used from: $4.86 My favorite Doors record.
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 | I See a Darkness by Bonnie "Prince" Billy
Buy used from: $11.99 One of many greats in the Will Oldham catalog. Maybe the greatest.
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 | OK Computer by Radiohead
Buy new: $8.99 / Used from: $3.26 Everyone knows about this, and if you don't, you should. Absolutely worthy of all the acclaim.
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 | Master of Puppets by Metallica
Buy new: $13.99 / Used from: $4.75 Grew up on this. My favorite metal album ever!
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 | Left to His Own Devices by Vic Chesnutt
Buy used from: $3.43 Just a genius alone with his 4-track recorder. What more can I say?
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 | Lateralus by Tool
Buy new: $13.99 / Used from: $4.49 Tool is the best band on the planet and this is their best album.
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 | On Fire by Galaxie 500
Buy used from: $7.99 One of the best records from the 1980s, or any other decade for that matter. Sensitive, fragile, and gorgeous. Great guitar-playing!
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 | Relationship of Command by At the Drive In
Buy new: $10.99 / Used from: $3.75 Urgent, authentic document of a band at the height of its powers. Unequaled.
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 | The Velvet Underground by The Velvet Underground
Buy new: $8.99 / Used from: $3.98 Their finest. So quiet and gentle.
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 | Come on Die Young by Mogwai
Buy used from: $2.98 Epic! Great dynamics and textures. Floors me everytime.
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