

1990 masterwork of ethereal dream pop
Heaven or Las Vegas (180g) Vinyl LP 4AD
Dreampop essential! By the time Cocteau Twins released Heaven Or Las Vegas, they had been perfecting their singular sound for nearly 10 years, reco...
View full details1990 masterwork of ethereal dream pop
Dreampop essential! By the time Cocteau Twins released Heaven Or Las Vegas, they had been perfecting their singular sound for nearly 10 years, reco...
View full detailsbig time sensuality! post-Sugarcubes solo breakout from 1993
Bjork's fantastically diverse debut solo album from 1993. Those of us who were around back then probably remember seeing the "Human Behaviour" vide...
View full detailsstadium-sized 1989 goth classic
In 1988, Robert Smith was 29 years old, panicking that he had yet to deliver a masterpiece before the curtain fell on his 20s. He began writing son...
View full details1995 breakthrough sophomore effort ft. 'Hyperballad,' 'Army Of Me,' 'Possibly Maybe'
Best album of the 90s? Possibly maybe! For her second album, Bjork and her cast of collaborators escaped to the Bahamas to record at Compass Point ...
View full detailsincreasingly experimental 3rd album, ft. 'Joga,' 'Hunter,' 'Bachelorette'
Groundbreaking third album from Iceland's queen of pop, Bjork. With the release of Homogenic Bjork shed her Icelandic pixie image. The album's star...
View full detailsessential Moz + Marr, great sounding import press
This is it, the big one. The Rolling Stone five star all time great Smiths album. I don't really believe in this kind of stuff, especially with thi...
View full detailsdreamy alt rock swathed in echo
We all know that dream pop begins and ends with Mazzy Star. Specifically the opening track on this album. "Fade Into You" set the template that so ...
View full detailssophomore album w/ rawer, more aggressive sound
After helping thrust grunge rock into the mainstream with Ten, Pearl Jam released Vs. in 1993. Rather than building on and/or attempting to replica...
View full details30th anniversary w/ new remaster by Robert Smith; includes 'High,' 'Friday I'm In Love'
"30th Anniversary Edition of The Cure's best-selling, Grammy-nominated album WISH. Newly remastered by Robert Smith and Miles Showell at Abbey Road...
View full detailsessential 1987 comp featuring orig. 12" extended mixes; 1st ever vinyl reissue
"Remastered 2LP vinyl version of the classic 1987 compilation originally released via the legendary Factory Records. Substance compiles all of New ...
View full detailsclassic 1996 debut ft. 'Criminal'; first ever widely-available vinyl edition
"Fiona Apple's debut album, Tidal, was released in 1996 and has been heralded as a masterpiece of modern music and since its release, Fiona Apple h...
View full detailsLab favorite modern cold wave / synthpop
Sophomore studio album from Black Marble. It's Immaterial finds Black Marble in a transitional phase. Originally composed of Chris Stewart and Ty K...
View full detailsepic 1988 live album recorded on the Music For The Masses tour
Depeche Mode's epic live album reissued! Originally released in 1989, 101 chronicles the final show of UK synth pop gods' 1988 Music For The Masse...
View full detailsrestrained 4th lp, inc'l rare b-sides and live cuts
Green Mind was the major label debut (Sire) of Dinosaur Jr., in addition to their first without Lou Barlow (who founded Sebadoh shortly after.) Th...
View full detailsthe bestselling 12-inch single of all time, UK import w/ repro packaging
No joke, this is the best selling 12" vinyl of all time. I'm being serious. They went over the 3 million mark on this a long time ago. Other intere...
View full detailssophomore indie smash from '93
There's so much to the Breeders' Last Splash. The sophomore album, from what was originally Kim Deal's side project from the Pixies, packs in a be...
View full detailsdebut album from the experimental pop group
Debut full-length from Birmingham, England’s Broadcast. The Noise Made By People came after the band signed to Warp Records and spent nearly three ...
View full detailsremaster of debut + 12 bonus tracks incl. unreleased 'Psycho Killer (Alternate Version)'
"Returning to where it all began, Talking Heads proudly presents the expanded 2LP version of Talking Heads: 77. The 2LP features a new remaster of ...
View full detailsessential singles + non-album tracks from the influential post punk group compiled
Career-spanning compilation from Manchester's iconic post punks, Joy Division. Substance was originally released in 1988, concurrently with the New...
View full detailseclectic mid-career album from the new romantics
Seventh studio album from Britain's post-punk legends The Cure. Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me was originally recorded between 1986 and 1987, and was th...
View full detailsG.O.A.T. dreampop album?
While Head Over Heels retained traces of the metallic postpunk nihilism that defined their first album and early singles, Treasure finds the Coctea...
View full detailspost-punk party starter in repro Factory Records packaging w/ og. tracklist
This song has continually been hailed as one of the greatest songs of all time, but once you hear it, it's bound to be a let down. With its muffled...
View full details'83 sophomore LP from Scottish dreampop heroes, remastered
The Cocteau Twins’ very first breakthrough in a career littered with breakthroughs: Treasure established them as the flagbearers of postpunk’s swir...
View full details1992 standout from alt rock royalty, expanded reissue w/ bonus tracks + rarities
30th anniversary expanded reissue of the most successful studio album from Alternative rock royalty, The Lemonheads. Though mostly gaining its slig...
View full details180g reissue of the alternative rock classic
The myths abound around Siamese Dream. The Smashing Pumpkins' 1993 sophomore release cemented the band's reputation as one of the standouts of the ...
View full details1986 Lab fav, a bit indie w/ a twist of electronica
I have a folder with every Lab review written for the site. There's definite themes that emerge when you read the older ones. Let me set this one u...
View full detailsgoth-inspired 1982 debut
Unpopular opinion but this is the coolest Cocteau Twins record. It was their first-ever release on 4AD or any other label, with no single or EP pre...
View full details1998 lo-fi indie masterpiece, numbered limited edition
25th anniversary edition! Numero Group celebrate a quarter century of Duster's slow burning classic with this special edition pressed on 180 gram h...
View full details1992 debut ft. 'No Rain' 🐝
"Eponymous debut album by acclaimed rock band Blind Melon, released in 1992, featuring breakthrough single 'No Rain'. Fronted by singer Shannon Hoo...
View full detailspop-leaning sophomore album from seminal shoegaze band
Seminal shoegaze band's 2nd album reissued! The follow up to what might easily be one of the best albums in the genre (Nowhere), Going Blank Again ...
View full detailsmajor label debut from NY's experimental rockers
Sixth studio album from New York's Sonic Youth. Goo was originally recorded in the spring of 1990 and was the band's major label debut. Following t...
View full detailslow key best New Order album?
This is the album that New Order fans pretend not to like. As in: "I prefer their early, formative stuff like Movement or Power Corruption Lies." W...
View full detailslive album from Morrissey, Marr and Co.
Live album from Manchester's The Smiths. Rank was recorded in 1986 at the National Ballroom in Kilburn, London. This was about six months before th...
View full detailstracking Miki & co's progression from shoegaze to britpop
"Ciao! - the career spanning compilation from Lush comprises most of the band’s singles as well as choice album cuts and b-sides. Originally releas...
View full detailstriumphant 2013 return from shoegaze heroes, fully analog cut
Over 15 years in the making, MBV is My Bloody Valentine's third album. No need for first person "I have a Loveless tattoo" or post-blog-house journ...
View full detailsemotive and melancholy indie rock from 2004
2004 full length from NYC's Blonde Redhead. This album marked their debut on the legendary 4AD imprint as well as solidifying their place in the pa...
View full detailsfinal album from British indie band dissolved at the peak of their powers
"Digitally remastered edition of this 1987 release from the legendary British quartet, their final studio album. With producer Stephen Street, The ...
View full detailsclassique 1982 synthpop
Goodbye seventies! Vince Clarke formed Yazoo (called Yaz in the States for legal reasons) with Alison Moyet shortly after quitting Depeche Mode, an...
View full detailsBjork's brilliant 1988 origin story 🎂
It can be argued that Bjork hit her artistic peak on The Sugarcubes' debut album. Yeah, Debut, Post, Homogenic, all pretty incredible... however, c...
View full details3rd album originally released on SST
"By now, you know the story: J Mascis, Lou Barlow, & Patrick 'Murph' Murphy, meet in Amherst, MA. J, Lou & Murph start a band. Said band go...
View full details1989 studio album ft. 'This Woman's Work', remastered
Kate's sixth studio album, now on deluxe 180 gram vinyl. By 1989, Kate Bush had five albums under her belt and was already an icon with her own ver...
View full detailsBjork's brilliant 1988 origin story 🎂
It can be argued that Bjork hit her artistic peak on The Sugarcubes' debut album. Yeah, Debut, Post, Homogenic, all pretty incredible... however, c...
View full details1998 lo-fi indie masterpiece, numbered limited edition
25th anniversary edition! Numero Group celebrate a quarter century of Duster's slow burning classic with this special edition pressed on 180 gram h...
View full detailsall-timer 1986 single, b/w 'Bizzare Dub Triangle'
Official 12" reissue of this Lab all-timer! 2024 pressing with the original 6+ minute mix of "Bizarre Love Triangle" on side A, "Bizarre Dub Triang...
View full details2nd album from Icelandic alt-pop group fronted by Bjork; 1989
Sophomore studio album from Iceland's The Sugarcubes. Here Today, Tomorrow Next Week! was originally recorded in 1989 and featured a larger vocal e...
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