 | Dawnrazor by Fields of the Nephilim
Buy used from: $4.89 Western-tinged, occult influenced goth rock
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 | The Nephilim by Fields of the Nephilim
Buy used from: $9.43 The stronger (and more ethereal) followup
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 | Elizium by Fields of the Nephilim
Buy used from: $6.60 Their masterpiece
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 | Revelations by Fields of the Nephilim
Buy used from: $3.97 A solid overview with a handful of excellent songs not available on the studio albums and a superior version of "For Her Light"
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 | A Minute to Pray, a Second to Die by Flesh Eaters
Buy used from: $34.45 Early, highly-influential LA-based proto-death rock supergroup, featuring members of X and Los Lobos
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 | Big Fun City/Blue Sisters Swing by Flesh for Lulu
Buy used from: $36.75 Glam/goth outfit with a slight Stooges influence -- worth it for "Vaguely Human"
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 | Promise by Gene Loves Jezebel
Buy used from: $11.02 GLJ before the lineup changes, squabbling, schizm, and subsequent legal wrangling caused irreparable damage to group's sound
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 | Stop The World by Ghost Dance
Buy used from: $49.99 Former Skeletal Family vocalist's post-Family outfit -- long oop and hard to find
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 | Psychocandy by The Jesus and Mary Chain
Buy new: $9.99 / Used from: $9.41 Gloomy 80s post-punk/proto-shoegazery mired under layers of distortion -- a favorite with goths in the 80s
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 | Darklands by The Jesus and Mary Chain
Buy new: $11.98 / Used from: $9.32 Not as good, but it does have "Fall" on it
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 | Unknown Pleasures by Joy Division
Buy new: $22.99 / Used from: $12.97 Extremely dark 80s post-punk
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 | Closer by Joy Division
Buy new: $24.98 / Used from: $13.98 Just plain bleak final effort -- Curtis killed himself shortly before the album's release
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 | Still by Joy Division
Buy new: $24.98 / Used from: $11.97 Unreleased material, including "Dead Souls"
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 | Substance by Joy Division
Buy used from: $3.14 An odds-and-ends compilation of non-album material -- featuring "Atmosphere" and "Love Will Tear Us Apart"
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 | Killing Joke by Killing Joke
Buy new: $9.93 / Used from: $6.98 Though not goth (along with P.I.L., they were considered an early influence in the scene), they're nonetheless titans in the punk/goth/industrial/metal/alternative/what have you scenes, having influenced everyone from Metallica, to Ministry, to Godflesh, Nirvana, etc. Though not quite as groundbreaking a record as What's THIS For..!, it's still an important album.
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 | What's THIS For...! by Killing Joke
Buy used from: $6.66 KJ's masterpiece
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 | Revelations by Killing Joke
Buy used from: $6.27 Though not as highly regarded as WTF, there's not a bad song on it
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 | Fire Dances by Killing Joke
Buy new: $12.98 / Used from: $6.20 Their most underrated album -- why it isn't represented on Laugh?, I don't know
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 | Night Time by Killing Joke
Buy new: $9.93 / Used from: $7.41 KJ verging on the goth/post-punk sound -- "Darkness Before Dawn" and "Love Like Blood" are exceptional...and, of course, it has "Eighties" on it...
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 | Laugh? I Nearly Bought One! by Killing Joke
Buy used from: $4.44 A nice overview of their 80s work, with a few rarities ("Turn to Red", "Sun Goes Down"). However, it's missing some essentials like "The Wait" and "The Fall of Because".
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 | The Vision and the Voice by Kommunity Fk
Buy used from: $8.92 Highly regarded LA goth/deathrock outfit -- pricey, but worth tracking down
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 | Close One Sad Eye by Kommunity FK
Buy used from: $156.34 It has "Something Inside Me Has Died" on it. 'Nuff said.
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 | The Lords of the New Church by The Lords of the New Church
Buy used from: $24.20 Stiv Bators' post-Dead Boys goth outfit. If you only get one album by them, make it this one.
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 | Is Nothing Sacred? by Lords of the New Church
Buy used from: $99.87 The followup -- almost as good as the first, just a bit more erratic
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 | The Method to Our Madness by Lords of the New Church
Buy used from: $50.79 The final album -- more of a glam/rock influence on display
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 | Seventh Dream of Teenage Heaven by Love and Rockets
Buy new: $10.99 / Used from: $4.65 3/4 of Bauhaus (or, rather, Bauhaus sans Murphy) -- the direction Bauhaus might have headed in had they not split when they did
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 | Express by Love and Rockets
Buy new: $11.98 / Used from: $7.94 The last L&R record I acknowledge -- after this, they'd venture into 80s pop
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 | The Botanic Verses by March Violets
Buy new: $18.98 / Used from: $6.64 Former Merciful Release act -- Snake Dance" is a goth club staple. Plus, they get points for the compilation's title
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 | Early Recordings by Mephisto Waltz
Buy used from: $4.85 Features a one-time, lesser known member of Rozz-era Christian Death -- not bad though. They later switched to a female vocalist and changed their sound
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 | The Misfits Box Set by Misfits
Buy new: $41.47 / Used from: $29.95 C'mon, you know this one...
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 | God's Own Medicine by The Mission UK
Buy new: $11.98 / Used from: $2.75 Former members of Sisters of Mercy and Red Lorry Yellow Lorry (before they got all Zeppeliny)
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 | The First Chapter by The Mission UK
Buy new: $10.98 / Used from: $6.16 Their equivalent to SOM's Some Girls Wander by Mistake -- "Over the Hills and Far Away" is one of my all-time favorite goth songs
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 | Vengeance: The Independent Story by New Model Army
Buy used from: $4.96 Not really sure how to do them justice with a description -- they aren't goth, though once in a blue moon someone will describe them as such. Doesn't matter. BUY THE ALBUM!
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 | No Rest for the Wicked by New Model Army
Buy used from: $7.47 Just as strong as their debut
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 | The Ghost of Cain by New Model Army
Buy new: $12.98 / Used from: $5.88 Pretty intense stuff -- It's a solid effort from start to finish. But even if it weren't, it'd still be worth it for "Hunt" and "Lights Go Out"
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 | Tender Prey by Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds
Buy used from: $9.99 I'm not as big a fan of Cave's solo work as I am of The Birthday Party. It has a tendency to all sound the same to me. Nevertheless, this was their high watermark until Dig, Lazarus, Dig!
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 | The First Flower by Play Dead
Buy used from: $28.84 Their first LP -- get the expanded version with the early singles included
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 | From the Promised Land by Play Dead
Buy new: $18.98 / Used from: $38.87 The original incarnation of their second album restored
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 | Company of Justice by Play Dead
Buy new: $18.98 / Used from: $9.99 The final album -- good stuff
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 | The Very Best of Red Lorry Yellow Lorry by Red Lorry Yellow Lorry
Buy new: $18.98 / Used from: $11.49 An essential band in the scene, but be warned -- most of the CD incarnations of early RLYL material have been mastered from vinyl, with some extremely shoddy results
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