VA - INCLINED PLANE 7" (SIMPLE MACHINES [SMR-006], 1993) [USA]

VA - Inclined Plane 7"

(Simple Machines – [SMR-006], 1993) [USA]

A 7" compilation single released on Simple Machines as part of a 'machine' series where each release was titled after a simple machine. Released in 1993, it was the sixth and final installment of the series. Featuring:

01. Tsunami - Beauty Pt. II

02. Superchunk - Baxter

03. Rodan - Darjeeling

04. Unrest - Winona Ryder

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YO LA TENGO - ROCKET #9 7" (PLANET RECORDS [PUNK 016], 1997) [USA]

Yo La Tengo - Rocket #9 7"

(Planet Records – [PUnK 016], 1997) [USA]

Another 7" single release from 1997 by Yo La Tengo, this time featuring, oddly, a cover of Sun Ra's classic "Rocket #9"

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YO LA TENGO - SUGARCUBE 7" (MATADOR [OLE 272-7], 1997) [USA]

Yo La Tengo - Sugarcube 7"

(Matador – [OLE 272-7], 1997) [USA]

Quite possibly the most popular single song from Yo La Tengo? or maybe it is just for me -- but I do love 'Sugarcube' and especially the funny music video with Bob Odenkirk and David Cross, haha. Released in 1997 on Matador.

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ARCTIC MONKEYS - BLACK TREACLE 7" (DOMINO [RUG449, DNO 903], 2012) [ENG]

Arctic Monkeys - Black Treacle 7"

(Domino – [RUG449, DNO 903], 2012) [ENG]

I know they're quite a popular band, Arctic Monkeys, but I have honestly never listened to them before hearing this 7" ep released in 2012 on Domino. I mainly sought it out because the B-Side features Richard Hawley, also a Sheffield native. 

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PROJEKT A-KO & HOROWITZ - SPLIT 7" EP TWELVE (FILTHY LITTLE ANGLES [FILTHY 012], 2008) [SCOT/ENG]

Projekt A-Ko & Horowitz - Split 7" EP Twelve

(Filthy Little Angels – [Filthy 012], 2008) [SCOT/ENG]

A split 7" between Scottish group Projekt A-Ko, featuring members of Urusei Yatsura in another band named after a Japanese anime. Also on the split is English group Horowitz which I know nothing about!

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MOGWAI & MAGOO - SPLIT 7" (FIERCE PANDA [NING 47], 1998) [SCOT/ENG]

Mogwai & Magoo - Split 7"

(Fierce Panda – [NING 47], 1998) [SCOT/ENG]

A split 7" between Mogwai, of Scotland, and Magoo, of England, each doing a cover song of Black Sabbath with unique and interesting takes. 

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URUSEI YATSURA & THE DELGADOS - STOLEN ECTASY 45 CHAPTER THREE - SPLIT 7" (100 GUITAR MANIA RECORDS [100GM-18], 1995) [SCOT]

Urusei Yatsura & The Delgados

Stolen Ecstasy 45 Chapter Three - Split 7"

(100 Guitar Mania Records [100GM-18], 1995) [SCOT]

Split 7" on red vinyl from the Japanese label 100 Guitar Mania Records between two Scottish bands; Urusei Yatsura & The Delgados. The third chapter as part of the label's Stolen Ecstasy 45 Series, that always features international groups paired together. Happy valentine's day!!

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THE ADVENTURE BABIES - CAMPER VAN EP 12" (FACTORY [FAC 319], 1991) [ENG]

The Adventure Babies - Camper Van EP 12"

(Factory – [FAC 319], 1991) [ENG]

The first EP release from Manchester, England group The Adventure Babies from 1991 is this 12" on Factory Records. Catchy indie rock or neo-acoustic.

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VA - FLEX YOUR SPECS: THE RINGING EAR RECORDS SAMPLER CD (RINGING EAR RECORDS [RER 014], 1996) [USA]

VA - Flex Your Specs: The Ringing Ear Records Sampler CD

(Ringing Ear Records – [RER 014], 1996) [USA]

A compilation sample CD release from Ringing Ear Records from about 1996. It has some lo-fi indie / pop punk tracks -- the ones that stand out for me are obviously New Sweet Breath, Sinkhole, and Huffy!

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