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October 7th
The Cars - Candy-O [Rocktober Limited Edition Ultra Clear LP]
Released on 13 June, 1979, Candy-O is the Cars’ second album. The band recorded again with Queen producer Roy Thomas Baker (he also produced the Cars’ 1st album). It hit #3 on the U.S. Billboard album chart and the first single, “Let’s Go”, took the Cars into the top 15 on the Billboard hot 100 singles chart for the first time. Candy-O is an RIAA certified 4X platinum album in the U.S. alone.
The Cars - Panorama [Rocktober Limited Edition Cobalt Blue LP]
Released 12 August, 1980, Panorama is the Cars’ third album. It hit #3 on the U.S. Billboard top 200 chart and the single “Touch and Go” reached #37 on the Billboard hot 100 chart. Panorama is a pure fan favorite.
The Talking Heads - Remain In Light [Rocktober Limited Edition Solid White LP]
Way back in 1980, the original wave of Talking Heads fans were pleasantly stunned to hear Remain in Light, produced and co-written by Brian Eno, on which Byrne and company are joined by guitar god Adrian Belew, and funk legends Bernie Worrell (keyboards) and Steven Scales (percussion), among others, for a fuller, funkier sound nobody imagined they had in them. The first three songs are long, layered, full-body dance parties, with incessantly repeated phrases (musical and lyrical), and increasingly catchy melodic hooks that won't let go for days. "Once in a Lifetime" was the big hit, but the rockingest track is the third, "The Great Curve," after which the songs get more linear and subdued. It's still great stuff, right through to the especially Eno-like droner, "The Overload," but the second half is maybe better to sleep to than dance to. Which is fine: after the exuberance of the first three songs, you'll need a little nap.
October 14th
Television - Marquee Moon [Rocktober Limited Edition Ultra Clear LP]
Includes See No Evil; Venus; Friction; Torn Curtain ; the title track, and more.
The Stooges - The Stooges [Rocktober Limited Edition Whiskey LP]
Eponymous debut studio album by the American rock band. Released in August 1969, the album is considered a landmark proto-punk release. It features the singles 'I Wanna Be Your Dog' and '1969'.
The Stooges - Fun House [Rocktober Limited Edition Red/Black LP]
Fun House is the second studio album by American rock band The Stooges. It was released on July 7, 1970 by Elektra Records. Though initially commercially unsuccessful, Fun House developed a strong cult following.
October 21st
The B-52s - Wild Planet [Rocktober Limited Edition Ultra Clear w/ Blue Splatter LP]
The second album by The B-52’s, released in 1980. Features the songs Private Idaho, Give Me Back My Man, and Party Out Of Bounds.
The B-52s - The B-52s [Rocktober Limited Edition Ultra Clear w/ Red Splatter LP]
The debut album from The B-52’s. Contains the singles Rock Lobster, Planet Claire, and Dance This Mess Around.
The B-52s - Mesopotamia [Rocktober Limited Edition Ultra Clear w/ Orange Splatter LP]
Produced by David Byrne, the set features “Loveland,” “Deep Sleep,” “Mesopotamia,” Cake, “ “Throw That Beat In The Garbage Can,” and ‘Nip It In The Bud.” It will contain the US mixes that were on the original North American release. Limited to 3,000 copies worldwide.
October 28th
The Sex Pistols' only studio album, 1977's Never Mind the Bollocks, Here's the Sex Pistols was called "just about the most exciting rock & roll records of the Seventies" in Rolling Stone's original review. A quarter-century later, with none of the album's scathing fury and massive influence diminished, the magazine ranked this title #41 on it's list of the "500 Greatest Albums of All Time" and rightly deemed it, "the Sermon on the Mount of English punk. This album is now available on 180-gram virgin vinyl.
From their early days playing small pubs in Australia to their huge international success throughout the '80s, INXS straddled the line between 'the peoples' band' and 'jet-setting rock stars' and succeeded on both levels. With great songs and the Sex-God swagger of vocalist Michael Hutchence, INXS have rightly earned their 'legendary' status in the Rock history books. Shabooh Shoobah features the hits 'The One Thing', 'Don't Change' and 'To Look at You'. Universal.
INXS - The Swing [Rocktober Limited Edition Bluejay Opaque LP]
1984 album from the Australian superstars. From their early days playing small pubs in Australia to their huge international success throughout the '80s, INXS straddled the line between 'the peoples' band' and 'jet-setting rock stars' and succeeded on both levels. With great songs and the Sex-God swagger of vocalist Michael Hutchence, INXS have rightly earned their 'legendary' status in the Rock history books. The Swing features the hits 'Original Sin', 'I Send a Message', and 'Burn for You'. Universal.
Kyuss - Blues For The Red Sun [Rocktober Limited Edition Gold LP]
Blues For The Sun was the second studio album by American Stoner Rock band Kyuss, released in 1992. The album incorporates Acid Rock, Grunge, Psychedelic Rock, Space Rock, and Doom Metal, and has been compared to such acts as Black Sabbath, Hawkwind, Blue Cheer, and Alice in Chains. The album is considered a pioneer to the Stoner Metal genre.