RSD2025 Everything Else

Cyberpunk. Karen Carpenter. A date with Mary Christ. The hypnogogic state. Go-carts. Deconstruction. UFO's. Rap misogyny. Joan Crawford. Marriage. A teenage girl named Goo. In the primordial soup that is Sonic Youth, one of the most critically-acclaimed underground bands of all-time, the above is just some of the musical fodder for 1990's Goo, the band's seventh album and first on a major label (DGC Records).

Mixing American myth and pop images with alternative ideas about music in a great cosmic blender, Sonic Youth is truly, ultimately, progressive rock - bold and daring, stretching pop to it's limits, unique and transcendent. "It's important that people know that music is a free thing," explained guitarist Thurston Mooore, "and not to be dictated by anyone."

Sonic Youth doesn't throw away the rock cliches here, they reshape them. With skewed, mangled guitar tunings, and lyrical jump cuts, Sonic Youth's songs aren't the sound of things falling apart but rather of them getting put back together. A landmark album in the history of alternative rock, with Goo Sonic Youth put it all together all right and genre classics like "Dirty Boots," "Kool Thing," and "Mote" are representative of some of the finest work of the band's trailblazing career and the '90s in general.

Tracks

1. Dirty Boots
2. Tunic (Song For Karen)
3. Mary-Christ
4. Kool Thing
5. Mote
6. My Friend Goo
7. Disappearer
8. Mildred Pierce
9. Cinderella's Big Score
10. Scooter & Jinx
11. Titanium Expose

A collection of odds and orphans from the dusky realms of Pumpkinland is how Pumpkins founding member Billy Corgan describes Pisces Iscariot in the liner notes penned by David Wild. Pisces Iscariot was the little mix tape that went platinum, writes Wild. This unlikely smash album that some came to mistake for the Pumpkins' third studio effort even yielded a hit single another wonderfully odd moment in the landslide that was the intense early success story of Smashing Pumpkins. This 2 disc version comes pressed on 180 gram vinyl.

• 1 Soothe (Demo) (2012 - Remaster)
• 2 Frail & Bedazzled (2012 - Remaster)
• 3 Plume (2012 - Remaster)
• 4 Whir (2012 - Remaster)
• 5 Blew Away (2012 - Remaster)
• 6 Pissant (2012 - Remaster)
• 7 Hello Kitty Kat (2012 - Remaster)
• 8 Obscured (2012 - Remaster)
• 9 Landslide (2012 - Remaster)
• 10 Starla (2012 - Remaster)
• 11 Blue (2012 - Remaster)
• 12 A Girl Named Sandoz (2012 - Remaster)
• 13 La Dolly Vita (2012 - Remaster)
• 14 Spaced (2012 - Remaster)

It probably doesn't come as much of a surprise that the good-natured Ringo Starr was the first Beatle to produce an official Christmas album. Ringing in the new millennium with I Wanna Be Santa Claus, the spirited 12-track collection is wonderfully rooted in Starr's famous sense of humor and his former group's signature sound. Available on vinyl for the first time, hear Ringo's charming takes on evergreens like "Winter Wonderland," "The Little Drummer Boy," "Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer" and "White Christmas"; compelling originals "Come On Christmas, Christmas Come On" and "I Wanna Be Santa Claus"; and of course the album stealing version of The Beatles' "Christmas Time Is Here Again."

1. Come On Christmas, Christmas Come On
2. Winter Wonderland
3. I Wanna Be Santa Claus
4. The Little Drummer Boy
5. Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer
6. Christmas Eve
7. The Christmas Dance
8. Christmas Time Is Here Again
9. Blue Christmas
10. Dear Santa
11. White Christmas
12. Peace Be With You

Battle of Los Angeles, Rage Against the Machine's fiery and groovy third full-length effort, closed out the '90s in typical uncompromising fashion and is arguably the most focused and explosive collection of the band's trailblazing career. Tom Morello and company match Zach de la Rocha's political venom here with equal musical aplomb and never take their foot off the gas from opener "Testify" through to closer "War Within a Breath." Battle of Los Angeles was nominated for the 2001 Grammy Award for Best Rock Album and the single "Guerrilla Radio" won for Best Hard Rock Performance.

Tracks

1. Testify
2. Guerrilla Radio
3. Calm Like A Bomb
4. Mic Check (Once Hunting, Now Hunted)
5. Sleep Now In The Fire
6. Born Of A Broken Man
7. Born As Ghosts
8. Maria
9. Voice Of The Voiceless
10. New Millennium Homes
11. Ashes In The Fall
12. War Within A Breath

Hybrid Theory is the debut album by the American rock band Linkin Park, released on October 24, 2000 through Warner Bros. Records. The album was a commercial success, having been certified Diamond for sales of over 10 million units in the United States alone as of 2010, peaking at number two on the Billboard 200, and also reaching high positions on other charts worldwide. Recorded at NRG Recordings in North Hollywood, California, and produced by Don Gilmore, the album's lyrical themes deal with problems lead vocalist Chester Bennington experienced during his adolescence, including drug abuse and the constant fighting and divorce of his parents. Hybrid Theory takes it's title from the previous name of the band as well as the concept of music theory and combining different styles. Four singles were released from the album: "One Step Closer", "Crawling", "Paper cut", and "In the End", all of them being responsible for launching Linkin Park into mainstream popularity. While "In the End" was the most successful of the four, all of the singles in the album remain some of the band's most successful songs to date. Although "Runaway", "Points of Authority", and "My December" from the special edition bonus disc album were not released as singles, they were minor hits on alternative rock radio stations thanks to the success of all of the band's singles and the album. At the 2002 Grammy Awards, Hybrid Theory was nominated for Best Rock Album. The album is listed in the book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die. It was ranked #11 on Billboard's Hot 200 Albums of the Decade.A special edition of Hybrid Theory was released March 11, 2002, a year and a half after it's original pressing. Hybrid Theory has sold 27 million copies worldwide, which makes it the best selling debut album of the 21st century. Linkin Park performed the album in it's entirety for the first time at the Download Festival on June 14, 2014.

• 1 Papercut
• 2 One Step Closer
• 3 With You
• 4 Points of Authority
• 5 Crawling
• 6 Runaway
• 7 By Myself
• 8 In the End
• 9 A Place for My Head
• 10 Forgotten
• 11 Cure for the Itch
• 12 Pushing Me Away

Limited 180 gm vinyl LP pressing. Digitally re-mastered edition of the British Rock quartet's fifth studio album, originally released in 1973. Containing some of the band's most famous songs, including 'The Song Remains the Same', 'The Rain Song' and 'No Quarter', HOUSES OF THE HOLY became a huge success, and was certified eleven times platinum by the RIAA. In 1968, John Bonham, John Paul Jones, Jimmy Page and Robert Plant formed Led Zeppelin, one of the most influential, innovative and successful groups in modern music. The band has sold more than 300 million albums worldwide with a celebrated catalog. The band rose from the ashes of The Yardbirds, when Page brought in Plant, Bonham and Jones to tour as The New Yardbirds. In 1969, Led Zeppelin released it's self-titled debut. It marked the beginning of a 12-year reign, during which the group was widely considered to be the biggest Rock band in the world.

• 1 The Song Remains the Same
• 2 The Rain Song
• 3 Over the Hills and Far Away
• 4 The Crunge
• 5 Dancing Days
• 6 D'yer Mak'er
• 7 No Quarter
• 8 The Ocean

Limited 180 gram vinyl LP pressing. Digitally re-mastered edition of the British Rock quartet's fourth studio album, originally released in 1971. Although the album was untitled, it is commonly referred to as LED ZEPPELIN IV. Produced by guitarist Jimmy Page, it was recorded between December 1970 and March 1971 at several locations, most prominently the Victorian house Headley Grange. The album features many stone cold classics including 'Black Dog', 'Rock And Roll' and 'Stairway To Heaven'. In 1968, John Bonham, John Paul Jones, Jimmy Page and Robert Plant formed Led Zeppelin, one of the most influential, innovative and successful groups in modern music. The band has sold more than 300 million albums worldwide with a celebrated catalog.

• 1 Black Dog
• 2 Rock and Roll
• 3 The Battle of Evermore
• 4 Stairway to Heaven
• 5 Misty Mountain Hop
• 6 Four Sticks
• 7 Going to California
• 8 When the Levee Breaks

Breakthrough 4x Platinum Jangle Pop Classic Available on Vinyl for the First Time!

In the late 80's Gin Blossoms indelible jangle-pop sound was evolving during radio's diverse mix of hair bands and grunge music. Taking their name from a caption on a W.C. Fields photo, Gin Blossoms hit the big time with their 1992 album New Miserable Experience. It kept the band on the charts for almost three years with singles "Hey Jealousy," "Allison Road," "Until I Fall Away," "Mrs Rita," and "Found Out About You." New Miserable Experience took the airwaves by siege and held MTV hostage in the process, rocketing the band into the mainstream and going on to sell over 4 million copies. 2017 marks the 25th anniversary of this breakout effort, now available for the very first time on vinyl!

1. Lost Horizon
2. Hey Jealousy
3. Mrs. Rita
4. Until I Fall Away
5. Hold Me Down
6. Cajun Song
7. Hands Are Tied
8. Found Out About You
9. Allison Road
10. 29
11. Pieces Of The Night
12. Cheatin'

Drive-By Truckers released The Unraveling in January 2020 and set out for what was supposed to be a full year of touring. Needless to say it did not go as planned. The New OK is a phrase Patterson Hood found himself saying a lot these past few months. This new album, made up of songs left over from The Unraveling sessions and new ones written and recorded since, hopefully balances out the darkness of our current situation with a hope for better days and nights ahead.

1. The New OK
2. Tough To Let Go
3. The Unraveling
4. The Perilous Night
5. Sarah's Flame
6. Sea Island Lonely
7. The Distance
8. Watching The Orange Clouds
9. The KKK Took My Baby Away

Limited 180gm vinyl LP pressing. Digitally remastered edition. On Through The Night, the band's debut album, was released in 1980 and immediately put the rock world on notice. The band were destined for big things with the album charting at #15 in the UK and #51 in the US. Produced by Tom Allom (Judas Priest, Black Sabbath), it featured many of the band's live favorites and some updated versions of early singles. The album achieved platinum status in 1989.

Tracks

1. Rock Brigade
2. Hello America
3. Sorrow Is A Woman
4. It Could Be You
5. Satellite
6. When the Walls Came Tumbling Down
7. Wasted
8. Rocks Off
9. It Don't Matter
10. Answer to The Master
11. Overture

180-gram pressing. The band's 1997 includes the hit singles, Barrel of a Gun, Home, It's No Good and more. Sony. 2017.

• 1 Barrel of a Gun
• 2 Love Thieves
• 3 Home
• 4 It's No Good
• 5 Uselink
• 6 Useless
• 7 Sister of Night
• 8 Jazz Thieves
• 9 Freestate
• 10 Bottom Line
• 11 Insight
• 12 Junior Painkiller

Creedence Clearwater Revival Chronicles: The 20 Greatest Hits on 2x Vinyl LP! 

Chronicle, Vol. 1 contains every one of Creedence Clearwater Revival's original 19 hit singles including "Proud Mary," "Bad Moon Rising," "Green River," "Down on the Corner," "Travelin' Band," "Up Around the Band," and "Have You Ever Seen the Rain" plus "I Heard It Through the Grapevine," which became a hit at the same time this double-record compilation was released. It's a lean, concise collection that tells you everything you need to know about Creedence. Several of the band's individual albums are essential, but Chronicle is not only an excellent introduction to the group, it offers definitive proof that the group was one of the definitive singles' bands of the late '60s. Rarely has a greatest- hits collection been so well-assembled.

Creedence Clearwater Revival Chronicles: The 20 Greatest Hits Track Listing

1. Susie-Q 
2. I Put a Spell on You 
3. Proud Mary 
4. Bad Moon Rising 
5. Lodi 
6. Green River 
7. Commotion 
8. Down on the Corner 
9. Fortunate Son 
10. Travelin' Band 
11. Who'll Stop the Rain 
12. Up Around the Bend 
13. Run Through the Jungle 
14. Lookin' Out My Back Door 
15. Long as I Can See the Light 
16. I Heard It Through the Grapevine 
17. Have You Ever Seen the Rain? 
18. Hey Tonight 
19. Sweet Hitch-Hiker 
20. Someday Never Comes

Black Vinyl. Better Oblivion Community Center is a brand new band comprising the formidable talents of Phoebe Bridgers and Conor Oberst, two of the most lauded American songwriters of the past several years. Written and recorded in Los Angeles during the summer of 2018, their self-titled debut album will be released on Dead Oceans in early 2019. The pair first collaborated on Bridgers' 2017 single, "Would You Rather", taken from her acclaimed debut album Stranger In The Alps. They teamed up again for a recording of Oberst's "LAX" in the fall of 2018. Co-produced by Bridgers, Oberst and long time Oberst/Bright Eyes collaborator Andy LeMaster, Better Oblivion Community Center features the work of several talented friends: Yeah Yeah Yeahs' guitarist Nick Zinner appears on two tracks (first single "Dylan Thomas" and "Dominoes") while Carla Azur (Autolux, Jack White) plays drums on half of the album. Dawes' rhythm section Wylie Gelber and Griffin Goldsmith appear on the other half. Songwriter Christian Lee Hutson contributes guitar and Anna Butterss provides bass. Bridgers and Oberst are currently putting together a live band to tour in March and April.

Tracks

• 1 Didn't Know What I Was in for
• 2 Sleepwalkin'
• 3 Dylan Thomas
• 4 Service Road
• 5 Exception to the Rule
• 6 Chesapeake
• 7 My City
• 8 Forest Lawn
• 9 Big Black Heart
• 10 Dominos

Beastie Boys Paul's Boutique: 20th Anniversary Remastered Edition on 180g Vinyl LP + Digital Download! 

Pristine 24-Bit Remaster Overseen By Band, Features Incredible Gatefold Packaging! 

You've Never Heard the Beasties Sound So Good!  

In celebration of its 20th Anniversary, the Beastie Boys reissued their epic second release, Paul’s Boutique, on 180g vinyl. The classic LP has been digitally remastered for the first time, with all three Beasties overseeing the 24-bit process. The album’s original vinyl artwork is restored in an eco-friendly, eight-panel digipak displaying a panoramic view of the intersection at Rivington and Ludlow in New York City’s Lower East Side. The reissue gives fans access to a free download of a “track-by-track” album commentary, with Mike D, Ad-Rock, and MCA talking about the songs while the track plays in the background, much like Director’s Commentaries on DVDs.

Beastie Boys Paul's Boutique: 20th Anniversary Track Listing:

1. To All The Girls
2. Shake Your Rump
3. Johnny Ryall
4. Egg Man
5. High Plains Drifter
6. The Sounds of Science
7. 3-Minute Rule
8. Hey Ladies
9. 5-Piece Chicken Dinner
10. Looking Down The Barrel of A Gun
11. Car Thief
12. What Comes Around
13. Shadrach
14. Ask For Janice
15. 59 Chrystie Street
16. Get On The Mic
17. Stop That Train
18. A Year And A Day
19. Hello Brooklyn
20. Dropping Names
21. Lay It On Me
22. Mike On The Mic
23. A.W.O.L. 

A Tribe Called Quest Midnight Marauders on LP

Q-Tip and company come into their own on this 1993 hip-hop marvel, which finds A Tribe Called Quest at its peak. Often cited by many sources and experts as one of the Top 100 Rap Albums of all-time. On LP!

A Tribe Called Quest Midnight Marauders Track Listing:

1. "Midnight Marauders Tour Guide"
2. "Steve Biko (Stir It Up)"
3. "Award Tour"
4. "8 Million Stories"
5. "Sucka Nigga"
6. "Midnight"
7. "We Can Get Down"
8. "Electric Relaxation"
9. "Clap Your Hands"
10. "Oh My God"
11. "Keep It Rollin'"
12. "The Chase, Part II"
13. "Lyrics to Go"
14. "God Lives Through"  

Cage The Elephant Tell Me I'm Pretty on LP

Cage The Elephant returns with their fourth studio album Tell Me I'm Pretty which was produced by Dan Auerbach of The Black Keys and recorded at Easy Eye Sound in Nashville, TN. "When we set out to make this record we had a few different vague ideas for what direction we wanted to move in musically, but as usual the end result turned out nothing like what we had originally envisioned," said vocalist Matt Shultz. "There was an element of playfulness and swagger absent on our last record that unexpectedly began to surface. At the same time the songs had a more inner-directed and reflective sound. Finally, we started experimenting with combining the two polar elements."

The highly anticipated 10-track offering serves as the follow up to Cage The Elephant's acclaimed 2011 sophomore album Thank You Happy Birthday, which debuted at #2 on the Billboard Top 200 Chart and was praised by Rolling Stone, New York Times and LA Times among others as "one of the best rock albums of the year." The record also spawned the hit single "Shake Me Down" which spent six weeks at #1 at Alternative radio. Their acclaimed self-titled debut album was originally released in 2009 and remained on the Billboard 200 Chart for an astounding 73 consecutive weeks, producing three Top 5 singles at Alternative Radio, including the massive hit "Ain't No Rest For The Wicked."

1. Cry Baby
2. Mess Around
3. Sweetie Little Jean
4. Too Late To Say Goodbye
5. Cold Cold Cold
6. Trouble
7. How Are You True
8. That's Right
9. Punchin' Bag
10. Portuguese Knife Fight

Limited 180 gram vinyl LP pressing including digital download. 2013 release, the fifth album from the British Alt-Rock band. AM was produced by James Ford and co-produced by Ross Orton at Sage & Sound Recording, LA and Rancho de la Luna, Joshua Tree. The album was engineered by Ian Shea and mixed by Tchad Blake. Josh Homme, Pete Thomas and Bill Ryder-Jones all make guest appearances on AM as do the words of John Cooper Clarke, on the track "I Wanna Be Yours."