Have you ever entered a record store and suddenly become lost? It’s an all too common side effect of their expansive inventory.
Fear not, here are 10 must have albums that you may have forgotten that you wanted or never knew that you wanted. These titles should keep you grounded in the event that you find yourself overwhelmed by your options this Record Store Day (or any day really.) Not your standard Beatles/Stones/Pink Floyd list, it’s Record Store Day after all, it’s time to geek out!
Radiohead Kid A
The crowning achievement of a rock band that tried something completely different.
Tame Impala Lonerism
By taking the best of the psychedelic sounds of the late ’60s to early ’70s and reviving them in the 21st century, Tame Impala found the recipe for this must own album.
My Bloody Valentine Loveless
This musical equivalent of a controlled demolition won’t come cheap and it won’t be easily found, but if you have the means to acquire it, you’ll love the end result.
Fleetwood Mac Tusk
No disrespect to Rumours but Tusk has Fleetwood Mac pushing their musicianship into another stratosphere.
T. Rex The Slider
Electric Warrior made them household names but The Slider with all of it’s glam rock goodness made Marc Bolan and T. Rex legends.
The National High Violet
This was an XRT Listener favorite in 2010 and for good reason. No rainy day deserves to be enjoyed without a few rotations of The National’s High Violet
The Pixies Surfer Rosa
The first of the 1-2 punch delivered by The Pixies in the ’80s. Surfer Rosa boasts a raw sound not found on Doolittle, in part thanks to the presence of Chicago’s own Steve Albini behind the board.
Beat Happening Beat Happening
Where’d all this lo-fi business come from? Many would say this album. Beat Happening proves that less is more.
Love Forever Changes
Released the same year and on the same label as The Doors’ self-titled debut and Strange Days, this gem failed to receive much in the way of promotional support but remains a must have.
The Clash London Calling
It’ll look great next to the copy you should already own.
