.record haul / bucket list finds practically

What I have purchased and acquired in the month of May is not normal. It's like my own version of Rex Manning Day only with vinyl. I think what sparked this was a rare find of a friend, then that sparked the interest of another friend, then that friend rubbing off on me. Basically it let me to discogs purchasing shit tons of albums along with going crazy in the Vinyl Me Please Membership Store. The apocalypse is coming? Maybe! What treasure troves did I find / order? Well....

From the Vinyl Me Please Membership Store I purchased Nick Cave's "The Boatman's Call." This is my first Nick Cave album AND it came in a smoky red and black color. Figured it would be a collector's item down the line, picked it up. Next is Sylvan Esso's latest album in cherry red, "What Next." One word: fire! Such a fantastic array of songs. Next is Beach House "Teen Dream" which I've wanted to own for a while and the first album of their's I discovered. It's depressing but so is life sometimes ;P To round out my Gorillaz collection "Plastic Beach" and the new one "Humanz." Haven't listened to it yet, next on my list. Slowdive, a favorite of my best friend. The album is silver and very beautiful to listen to. Last but not least Julien Baker's "Funeral Pyre" 7" because anything by Julien is golden.

On Ebay someone was selling a copy of Liz Phair's "Juvenilia" where I nearly screamed. Plus they are two 7" lps! Interesting. No clue this even existed. Bonus? The seller lives in my state so shipping was super fast!

Now for Discogs! Lots of European sellers for some of these. Otherwise I would NEVER find any of these in the US. First off was Ex Hex's 7" "Hot Cold." I tried in the past for that on Ebay but the seller wanted too much money for it. Next I completed my Le Tigre collection with their self-titled, Feminist Sweepstakes, and This Island ALL on vinyl! Not only that, I nabbed a copy of Kathleen's Viva Knieval 7" where only 1,000 copies are made! My copy is 527. Wow! Rounding out the rest of my purchases I found Mary Timony's "Mountains" and holla!!! PJ Harvey's "Uh Huh Her" from someone in Greece. If only "Is This Desire" or "Dry" were more reasonably priced :(

Lastly I pre-ordered the Helium bundle pack in late March which came in the mail this month. It comes with all of Helium's albums and a special edition album of demos and live tracks. Plus you get a Helium tote as a bonus. Mary Timony rules!

So I'll be holding off on major vinyl purchases for a while as you can see. Most of this was birthday money and some good deals. 

.punk rock flea @ asbury park convention hall

The Convention Hall

It's that time again! Last year in June I found so many interesting things including that item of gold..."The Chipmunks" album I adored as a child. Never did I think I'd find it here. So what will the green doors hold this year? Convincing my Dad the night before, he agreed to accompany me on the one hour and twelve minute drive. A chilly day, yet the sun was shining. We were amazed at the artwork on some of the buildings along the boardwalk as a posed for a few pictures. My Dad took many pictures of the beach and of the nifty Convention Hall. 

90s postcard and sticker heaven!

The trip this time around was brief. Trying to restrain myself, I set a strict budget. Originally I said, "No records!" but managed to find X-Ray Spex in the mix. The guy next to me rummaging through albums whispered, "You need to get that!" I didn't even need his convincing I knew I needed to add it to my vinyl collection. Perusing the aisles a lot of the same vendors were there from last year. I stopped by some of the tables and complimented on past pieces I've purchased, especially my Bowie necklace from "Pretty in Skulls." 

More goodies!

Surprisingly I did not find many pins. My Dad graciously bought me the "Don't You Forget About Me" *air pump* Breakfast Club pin. This guy was selling knit cats and the one looked exactly like my cat PNell so I had to pick that up. Then this older guy had a box of old promo postcards and band stickers that were mostly from the 90s. I pulled out Tori Amos from her 1999 album "To Venus and Back" (freshman year at college memories!), Alanis' "Supposed Former Infatuation Junkie" and Hole "Celebrity Skin." $3 for all! I went slightly over budget because of the X-Ray Spex album but really that was the golden find of the trip.

Upstairs there was live music all day. Coincidentally I stumbled across Shark Muffin's opening set! Back in October the band opened for Tacocat at The Wonder Bar across the street. Interesting to see them again. I watched part of their set but did not stay the whole time as my Dad wanted to head back. My cousin had her artwork upstairs and I purchased another sticker from her. Funny story it's for Sadie from Sad13 the next time I see her live. Her old laptop bit the dust and she was bummed her favorite stickers were on that laptop. She tweeted about any stickers people could give her for the new laptop would be appreciated.  

That's pretty much it. Siri got us TOTALLY LOST on the way home with the STUPID CIRCLE as she kept changing from "North" to "South." We arrived home much later than anticipated but it's okay. Stopping for some really great pizza made the day even better. Another few weeks and it's off to Philly's PRF! Wonder what great things they will have there this year?!

.rsd 2017

Picked up a "few" of the female artists they had in stock

A normal person after seeing two nights in a row of PJ Harvey would sleep in on their day off from concerts. No, not me. As much as I said, "Yeah I'm not doing RSD this year" I lied and had major FOMO waking up at 7:00 a.m. on a Saturday morning. Exhausted, I drove over to Tunes thinking I only had a few minutes before the store opened and would just get out of my car. Counting the people in line I was about 20th. When I finally walked over to stand in line I discovered the store doesn't open until 9:00. Another hour to kill. I texted friends most of the time or read my book. As the doors opened I was ready to find the albums I was looking for. I was also thankful I didn't have to listen to any of the obnoxious older guys in line and their colorful language to emphasize said stories.

Tunes displays all of their RSD titles on the walls of the store. I like this because it's easy to see everything and you don't have to "wait" for people to flip through crates of albums. My tops on my wishlist were The Sundays, Distillers, The Cure, Filthy Friends, Big Thief, and Priests. The Cure was the first album I snagged. The albums themselves are just beautiful with Robert Smith adorned in starry backgrounds. Frantic I kept searching for The Distillers but to no avail! Thankfully I looked carefully and noticed the cover was different from the one posted on the RSD site. I nabbed the LAST COPY of Coral Fang. How lucky! Then making my way to the 7"s I only saw Patti Smith and Against Me! Waiting in line I texted my friend who was at the record stores in Philly. She managed to pick me up Filthy Friends and Priests. Neither of us could find the Big Thief 7" and NO ONE had The Sundays. Mad because some of the guys in front of me had copies in their hands. All of a sudden near the door I noticed on the display table of books was Laura J Grace's "Tranny" which I picked up immediately. As the line wrapped around the other side of the store I kept eyeing up this boxed set of Sex Pistols singles from the UK and US. Finally caving in I decided to buy it since the set would make an awesome collector's item someday. My grand total came to a little under $200 along with a free cd sampler, poster, and tote bag. A bit more than I wanted to spend but at least left happy after 40 minutes of standing in line. This is bad since I already ordered a ton of albums off "Vinyl Me Please" but these are rare releases so it's all good. Just wish there were more FEMALE bands represented during RSD. A whopping 12% which is ridiculous. We need to do better!

.february vinyl haul

A great haul! Stoked for these!

Lately I haven't purchased anything from Vinyl Me Please. All of the bands I've seen in concert I've been picking up their albums. When A comes to visit we usually hit up some of my favorite record stores. This time we had a mission to search for some 7" albums. A has never been to Haddonfield Record Exchange. They usually have a decent array of 7" albums. I scored New Kids on the Block and Debbie Gibson last time. What I found this time was amazing. One of the earliest albums my parents bought me was at age 3: Duran Duran - Wild Boys. For that album to be displayed in the front of the bin was just practically calling out to me. I snatched it up. I also found Madonna - True Blue (the vinyl is actually blue!), Wang Chung - Everybody Have Fun Tonight (I owned this at age 5), Blondie - The Tide is High, Run DMC - Walk This Way, and the iconic "Two of Hearts" by Stacey Q. At the register they usually have some neat vintage pins. I picked up Thompson Twins, Janis Joplin, Eurythmics, and Duran Duran. $1.50 each.

Our second stop was Innergroove. Last time my major scores were Hole, Nirvana, and Smashing Pumpkins 7" albums. Ironically I found another Blondie 7" "Rapture" which compliments the one I previously bought. Searching through my favorite section of "Just In!" records I snatched B-52's "Cosmic Thing," Oingo Boingo's "Dead Man's Party" for $20 (cheapest I've seen was $30), and Prince's "1999" for $10. Yaaasss!!!

My new goal is to buy a cork board from Target and arrange my pins in a better fashion. No joke I have at least 150+ pins at this point. I rotate them all as much as I can.   

.priests @ everybody hits

My woman crush in action

Priests are a punk / riot grrrl band from Washington DC that formed back in 2012. The band consists of Katie Alice Greer on vocals, Daniele on drums and back-up vocals, Taylor on bass and back-up vocals, and GL Jaguar on guitar (he's freaking phenomenal). I have been obsessed with them since 2014 when they opened for The Dismemberment Plan. This is the first time I would see them headline so hooray!

Their new album "Nothing Feels Natural" dropped at the end of January. Since I wanted an element of "surprise" I didn't listen to any of the songs ahead of time. I figured I'd purchase the album after their set and would automatically like what I heard. Of course this was very true and so much more.

Bands Ursula and Snail Mail opened. Each unique in their own way one more angry / edgy, the other more like Sunflower Bean in their sound. Katie came out in almost a prom dress ensemble with boots. My friend complimented her ensemble and she said she hoped dancing around would make her less cold.

Katie in the moment

The band basically played almost all the songs off of their new album. The only two older songs I remember hearing off their first album was "Right Wing" and "And Breeding." She cleverly changed the lyrics in that song to "Fuck Donald Trump! I'm gonna get him for it!" Their new album should really be an anthem for 2017. I equate Katie to the likes of Nadya Tolokonnikova from Pussy Riot. She's very politically aware and not only a musician but an activist in my eyes. On the mic she's very intimidating and powerful (several times I thought she was going to crash into us during the performance!) but behind the merch table she is very sweet and soft spoken. There was a cool moment when the lead singer of Snail Mail and her friend started skanking during Priests set. Katie encouraged it. Katie also had a moment when she climbed on top of the drum kit and played around with the hanging lights. 

Sadly I didn't have a lot of cash on me and just purchased their album. The zine for sale looked pretty amazing though. I told Katie I saw them open for Ought at PhilaMoca and she said, "Thanks for coming back!" Ahhhh I love her. Today I played their new album non-stop. My favorite stand-out tracks are: Nicki, No Big Bang, Suck, and Nothing Feels Natural. The whole album is mind-blowing. I have a soft spot for their first album but this one exceeded all expectations. I highly recommend all my Sleater-Kinney fans to check out Priests. Lance Bangs is a fan so I'm assuming Corin is on board too. Here are some more shots from the show....

.philly punk rock flea market 2016

This was the first time I attended. Around 250 vendors packed into a decent sized warehouse. Jewelry. Vintage. Art. Records. Books. Cassettes. Basically any music lovers paradise of quirky / arty finds. What was great about the flea market? You can also buy tickets for Union Transfer or Boot and Saddle shows free of those evil fees! I bought my tickets for Adult Mom, Hinds, Ladyhawke, and Belly. All for a bit under $60. Day 1 of the Flea Market was fantastic. My friend and I walked over from her house as the weather was perfection! First major find was tons of great 80s and random pins. I added a bunch to my current collection...

It was amazing to find a PIL pin on top of the pile. Forever I've been meaning to find one / buy one so the PIL gods were clearly in my favor! These two girls had a great mix of Empire Records, Beetlejuice, Clueless, Golden Girls, and feminist pins. That's where I got the Rex Manning and Day-oh! ones from.

In terms of tees my brother lost my Ramones shirt so I bought a new one. The Nine Inch Nails was a vintage find of $5. The Nirvana shirt however was a bit pricey since it was from 1992. They are carefully washed now and free of musty funk ;) In terms of records I had severe ADHD looking through EVERYTHING. This stand from Iris Records had a "Riot Grrrl" box. Filled with Sleater-Kinney albums I already own but was super happy to pull out Corin Tucker's "Kill My Blues." Then I found a red copy of Sonic Youth's "Goo" that I snatched up. When I first walked into the warehouse there was a table filled with rad night lights. Broad City is my favorite as I grabbed one for me and a surprise one for a friend. Who can resist Wayne and Garth earrings? The Breakfast Club ones were in the $1 bin so why not! Towards the end of our venture we stopped at Crust which is a vegan bakery. We both grabbed a cookie sandwich that was just excellent and extremely thick to bite into without tasting like rocks / sand ;)

Day 2 consisted of all new vendors minus a small handful that were there from the day before. Pretty much most of the same record vendors were there. I didn't really find any albums and didn't dig too deeply. Since I love Transparent and Heart I bought "Dreamboat Annie." A woman close by sold rock n'roll pillows but her Sex Pistols tote took my interest instead. I saw Patti Smith at New Yorker Festival last October and she performed "Because the Night." I bought the 7" single. A man sold candles for $5 as I eyed up the Bowie / Labyrinth / Jesus one. The feminist tables were awesome. Originally I bought a shirt that said "Feminism is not a dirty word" but traded it for the "Girls Just Wanna Have Fundamental Human Rights" instead. Another woman was selling empowering quotes that were on post-cards and prints. I liked the "Fuck Your Beauty Standards" one the best. Plan to frame that in the bathroom. Adding to my pins I found a few Bowie, one Pearl Jam, a Stone Roses, The Clash (I gave my first Clash pin to Carrie), and a Blondie. My last stop before leaving was random as I took one more walk down the first row. Within eye shot I spotted PJ Harvey's "Rid of Me" on cassette for $4! That was a great find!  I also bumped into my other friend who got a 7 Year Bitch album. She always finds great stuff too.

One of the record merchants handed me a flyer which advertised Punk Rock Flea in Asbury Park on June 4th. Guess what? I'm there! I highly recommend PRF and want to take as many friends as possible next time. There's one around Christmas so woohoo! Bring lots of cash though, many vendors do not accept credit cards.

.march vinylmeplease haul

I'm so far behind on entries! Been having some internet difficulties but now everything is a-okay! My March haul wasn't that huge which is a good thing for me. Anything to save money. What I tend to do is look at the list of records posted on the VMP message board for the membership store a few days before the link is posted. I listen on Spotify. If I like what I hear, I buy. 

March purchases were: Day Wave - Headcase / Hard to Read, Sunflower Bean - Human Ceremony, and Future DS2. Future was the only album I have not listened to yet but their show sold out instantly in Philly. Lapsley I never heard of but that was the "Album of the Month." She is really great. I don't know how to accurately describe her sound but it's a combination of Gems, Portishead, Cocteau Twins, etc. Day Wave is shoe-gazy California surfer songs and Sunflower Bean reminds me of The Sundays a tad. They have a very 90s feel. I'm so sad I missed them at Kung Fu Necktie but I will try to see them another time.

.vinyl me please february

The album of the month is Big Bill Broonzy Sings Folk Songs. I'm pretty diverse in my tastes so I'm curious to give it a listen. Here's what I bought from the membership store....

Grimes - Geidi Primes
First Grimes album? The songs on here are not as produced as her latest albums but being a completist I picked it up nonetheless.

Lizzo - Big Grrrl Small World
Lizzo opened for Sleater-Kinney. That's how I first heard of her. The band usually has amazing openers when they tour. I did not see Lizzo at any of the shows I attended but was drawn to her first album LizzoBangers when listening on Spotify. I really need to pick this one up too. Her latest single she's been promoting on Instagram "My Skin" which has a powerful message of loving yourself no matter your size, shape, color. Being a Missy Elliot fan I highly recommend Lizzo.

Savages - Adore Life
I was hooked after listening to their previous album on Spotify, I actually went back to the online store and purchased Adore Life a week later. This album has taunted me for the past week displayed in tons of record stores. I kept telling myself, "Any day now! It's coming in the mail! Hold on!" My favorite song is "Surrender." I CANNOT wait to see them in late March. It got to the point where I was actually considering Irving Plaza and taking the late train home to see them perform. Luckily they are playing closer to me so I don't have to go through that ordeal.

.weekend haul

What started off as a Friday to find PJ Harvey cds for friends (scored Stories and Rid of Me) turned into a weekend of other finds. Seriously I need help. Is there a support group I can join?

Heading to Tunes I picked up these two albums. I noticed Rhino was re-releasing a good handful of The Replacements albums. Let It Be is a great one so I picked that up. Ever have a really cool friend in your childhood years? One where you were dying to know what they were listening to next? Meg was that cool friend for me. If it wasn't for her I would've never even heard of Cibo Matto in my high school years. They were so different and unique with their sound. The first few songs off of Viva la Woman I'd have on heavy rotation. When I saw the album on display I had to pick it up. The album is actually a reddish-orange color! Rad! In terms of cds, I don't really collect anymore but when I saw a copy of Slant 6 and Heavens to Betsy I could not pass that up. Total score!

Saturday I ventured off to my favorite record store Innergroove in Collingswood. Immediately I went to the "B" tab for Bowie. There was a $60 rare German album, a late 80s one that I haven't really heard much about, and Pinups. I really want to collect more of 70s Bowie so I went for Pinups. Being an Elvis Costello fan I was pleased to find Almost Blue and a Police album I don't own with a good mix of songs. My golden find was in the "Just In" section. I love browsing through here because these are random trade-ins or add-ins. As soon as I saw the Kill Rock Stars compilation from 1991-1992 I had the biggest smirk on my face. The songs are everything from Bratmobile, Bikini Kill, Nirvana, Courtney Love, Mecca Normal, etc. How random to find some Olympia scene things this weekend! The riot grrrl goddesses were working in my favor.

Scored!: Bowie - Pinups, Kill Rock Stars compilation, Police - Ghost in the Machine, Elvis Costello - Almost Blue, Cibo Matto - Viva la Woman, The Replacements, Let It Be.

On second thought: (albums I put back) Patti Smith Group - Wave, The Faint - Danse Macabre, this 50s album compilation of female do-wop bands. I might pick that up another time.

Customers: I was the only girl in Tunes. At Innergroove there was a mix of ages. The owner Dave is cool. He knows his shit. He informed me that RSD 2016 is looking dire from the lists and pleaded with me to ditch my Cros. :) I think I talked his ears off about Sleater-Kinney.  

Yesterday my dad found a copy of Hunky Dory at the flea market for $1. If that spins without skipping he found GOLD!

.vinyl me please and the 90s

Back in September I decided to join Vinyl Me Please. It's an online vinyl club for vinyl lovers. You can select how long you'd like to sign up for (I chose a year) and every month you get an album free of shipping. Then once a month VMP has something called the "membership store." On this day you better log in as soon as it opens otherwise the chances of getting what you really want are slim. They sell merch, turntables, and limited editions of records. After your select what you want in your cart, you receive a confirmation email when your package is ready to be shipped. When they opened their membership store in December I went a little overboard. Why? It was mostly 90s albums which were my high school years!

Everyone remembers what music they listened to in high school. Some of it was cringe-worthy (the big Europop explosion ugh) but some of it was great (my friends would always look to me at lunch to humor them with some Woo-Ha! Busta Rhymes lyrics). Whatever you make of it, those were years you never forget. Here are the 8 albums I ordered from the membership store....

1) Alanis Morissette - Jagged Little Pill
Remember first discovering her music? It was the summer of 1995 when my grandparents watched my brother and I since my parents were away. They gave each of us spending money one day for the mall. Because Ill Communication was sold out at FYE, Alanis was my other choice. The stand-out track for me was "Ironic" but was so miserable when it became over-played. As I got older "You Learn" really grew on me as I put it as a throwback on mix tapes for people. At one point I bought the acoustic version of this album which is really fantastic but lost it somehow. This album brings back memories of being 14 and jumping on my best friend's trampoline. To think "You Oughta Know" was in reference to Dave Coulier. Dave Coulier!

2) A Tribe Called Quest - Midnight Marauders
I never listened to them in high school. This is simple wanting to extend my hip-hop / r&b collection. Listening to this album yesterday just blew me away. Highly recommended.

3) Cat Power - Moon Pix
Chan Marshall was introduced to me in college by a Canadian pen pal. My favorite CP song of all time is "Metal Heart." There's just something so eerie and haunting about that song. I love it.

4) Oasis - What's the Story Morning Glory
When I took Art I freshman year our teacher let us listen to the radio. Wonder Wall and Supernova always came on during our block. So I equate this particular class with Oasis. Overall it's my favorite Oasis cd. Even some of my non-loving music friends had this particular cd in their collection. If you want to discover Oasis, start with this one. And Definitely Maybe of course.

5) Eels - Electro-shock Blues
This cd is just bizarre, depressing, and dream-like all combined. Some of the songs are catchy like "Hospital Food" and some sound like lullabies or tall tales "Ps - You Rock My World." I kind of discovered this band on my own in college. When I visited my friend in Virginia, I remember buying this in Richmond's Plan 9 as it barely left my discman for weeks upon returning home.

6) TLC - CrazySexyCool
Who did not reenact these songs with their best friends at weekend parties? I remember my friend having her 15th birthday down the shore and this album was on rotation most of the night. We'd crack up laughing at the phone call track every time (there's a surprise ending), squatting to the floor trying to do the "Diggin On You" dance, and taking turns singing different verses of "Waterfalls." Those were the days when P. Diddy was called Sean Puffy Combs and hip hop artists were dropping in on a track for a "yeah" or an "uh-huh." That was collaboration 90s style.

7) Pavement - Slanted and Enchanted
I'm surprised I got into them SOOOO LATE. I heard the song "Cut Your Hair" when I saw the Brady Bunch Movie in the mid-90s and dug it. I'm also surprised because they were on Matador records which is the same label as Liz Phair was at the time. At least I'm into them now. Rob Sheffield constantly talked about Pavement when I read Love is a Mix Tape so that made me want to investigate the band more. I love the song "Debaser," especially the beginning intro. It gets me pumped for Friday nights and the weekend.

8) Sunny Day Real Estate - Diary
I think Carrie Brownstein was good friends with one of the band members who taught her guitar? I'm going to have to edit this post until I look this up because it will drive me nuts. Anyway this was more of a discovery buy. I didn't know anything about the band but heard a lot about them. Their style is pop / punk / emo. Not my favorite genre of music. Some songs stand out more than others. I did recommend this band to my brother who is majorly into this particular genre.

Nada Surf - High / Low
This was the Vinyl Me Please "Album of the Month" for January. The first thing I thought was, "Does this album contain the song Popular?!" It does indeed. Although I was never popular in high school I can laugh at it's sarcastic tone, especially the video. This vinyl is golden yellow and the artwork is a black and white still of the band. Rad stuff.

So there you have it. Since I went a bit overboard in December I'm heavily cutting back this month on albums from the store. That and the fact that I barely know any of the artists in January's shop. Until the next entry, what were some of your favorite bands / albums in high school?

.albums purchased in 2015

Be warned this is a MONSTER of a list. I did not buy all of these albums brand new. A good majority came from flea markets, yard sales, or used. There are others that I got through Vinyl Me Please. So here you go all 98 of them...

Grimes: Visions / Art Angels
Caribou: Our Love
Doomtree: All Hands
Bad Brains: Bad Brains
Sleater-Kinney: Sleater-Kinney / Call the Doctor / The Hot Rock / All Hands on the Bad One / One Beat / The Woods
Marianne Faithful: Broken English 
Erasure: The Innocents
Grace Jones: Nightclubbing / Fame / Slave to the Rhythm
Patti Smith Group: Radio Ethiopia / Easter
The Motels: Little Robbers
St. Vincent: Marry Me / Actor / Strange Mercy / St. Vincent
Phil Collins: No Jacket Required
Elvis Costello: Taking Liberties
Prince and the Revolution: Purple Rain
Devo: Freedom of Choice
Four Tet: Pink
Blessed Feathers: There Will Be No Sad Tomorrow
B-52's: Whammy / Wild Planet / Live 8.24.79
Bikini Kill: Bikini Kill / Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah
Chvrches: Bones of What You Believe / Every Eye Open
Suzanne Vega: Solitude Standing
Wild Flag: Wild Flag
Portishead: Dummy
Janis Joplin: Pearl
Ex Hex: Rips
Television: Marquee Moon
Miguel: Wildheart
PJ Harvey: To Bring You My Love
Lou Reed: Transformer
Punk 45 Vol 2: Underground Punk 1977-1981
Rolling Stones: Let It Bleed
The Graduate Soundtrack
David Bowie: Let's Dance
Duran Duran: Duran Duran
Fast Times at Ridgemont High Soundtrack
Fugazi: Fugazi
The Human League: Dare
The Moody Blues: The Other Side of Life
Pretty in Pink Soundtrack
Split Enz: True Colors
Bruce Springsteen: Tunnel of Love
Kurt Vile: I Believe I'm Goin' Down
The Stone Roses: The Stone Roses
The Strokes: Is This It
Sonic Youth: Evol
Rilo Kiley: The Execution of All Things / More Adventurous
Run the Jewels: Run the Jewels / Pt. 2
Radiohead: In Rainbows / King of Limbs
Johnny Marr: Playland
Ryan Adams: Demolition
Jeff Buckley: Grace
The Decemberists: The Crane Wife
Depeche Mode: Violator
The Dismemberment Plan: Uncanny Valley
Dresden Dolls: The Virginia Monologues
Garbage: Garbage
High Fidelity Soundtrack
Garden State Soundtrack
Joanna Newsom: Divers
M83: Saturdays Youth
Gems: Kill the One You Love
Nils Frahm: Spaces
Tamaryn: Crane Kiss
Yes: Fragile
Green Day: Dookie
X-Ray Spex: Peel Sessions and Singles
Torres: Sprinter
Black Sabbath: Paranoid
Girlpool: Before the World Was Big
Nada Surf: High/Low
A Tribe Called Quest: Midnight Marauders
Alanis Morissette: Jagged Little Pill
Cat Power: Moon Pix
Oasis: What's the Story
Pavement: Slanted and Enchanted
TLC: CrazySexyCool
The Eels: Electro-Shock Blues
Sunny Day Real Estate: Diary
The Spells: Age of Backwards EP

Records as Gifts!
No Doubt: Tragic Kingdom
Sleater-Kinney: No Cities to Love