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Stereolab 's fifth studio album from 1997, and arguably their best! Their sound here had tightened up even more (read: less rock-ish) since Emperor T

Ahh, this one brings me back. The Dust Brothers -produced sophomore album from the Beastie Boys , when the OG white rappers were turning their sound

My favorite jazz record of all time . Anytime a record can both drive you mad and ease your soul at different times is classic in my eyes. This Impul

You all know the "Think" break. You've heard it on "It Takes Two" and countless hip hop, B-more and jungle records. And by now you know it comes from

Antena's Camino Del Sol is a classic work of dark psychedelic pop, made way back in 1982. It meets all reissue hype requirements: Factory Records con

First time domestic reissue of this classic from B-Music and Light In The Attic. This deluxe version pressed on crystal clear wax features glossy gat

"Remastered 2LP vinyl version of the classic 1987 compilation originally released via the legendary Factory Records. Substance compiles all of New Or

This is one of those records that you can take to your grave. Arguably Yusef Lateef 's most popular and well-received works, Eastern Sounds is one of

This was the first LP released on Greensleeves, and it couldn't get much more classic than this. It's basically a showcase for Dr. Alimantado , compi

20th anniversary edition! To celebrate 2 decades with one of MF DOOM's most beloved projects, Big Dada have made the album available in its original

Official import pressing of MBV's Loveless ! This reissue was overseen by Kevin Shields and is fully analog cut, resulting in the truest representati

It's impossible to overstate how important this debut LP was when it was originally released in October 1990. Nowhere was the pinnacle of a year in w

What can you say about Minor Threat that hasn't already been said? The DC punk band, fronted by Ian MacKaye , launched the straight edge hardcore mov

Fresh off high-profile remixes and collaborations with A Tribe Called Quest , Janet Jackson and The Pharcyde , Jay Dee aka J Dilla was eager to draw

Daft Punk 's 1997 debut album took the raw foundation of Chicago house to prog rock levels of high concept and grandiosity... looking over the odd ph

High quality 180 gram import of the British synthpop titans' 1990 full-length. Depeche Mode 's first album of the 90s saw the group taking a new appr

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 up.

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 this

After a spell of being aggravatingly out of print, Daft Punk 's Discovery finally repressed on their own Daft Life imprint. Here's Woodman's OG Lab r

Blackboard Jungle Dub is one of the benchmark dub albums - an all-time great for reggae music, one of Lee Perry 's most highly regarded and widely kn

Originally released in 1987, Sign 'O' The Times is the 9th album from Prince . Recorded between 1986 and 1987 during sessions for three full-lengths

Wow, official 2LP vinyl reissue of this seminal 1992 rave album. I'm not gonna lie, this was my shit back then and it still kinda is (even though som

This official Bad Boy reissue of Ready To Die is obviously a much welcome release - finally making one of the greatest hip hop albums of all time ava

What can I say about this album? Easily in the top 10 of all time, there is no way to pick favorites on this album. Not even one okay track on here.

Common 's first album (Can I Borrow A Dollar?) had some promise, but he really solidified himself with Resurrection , one of the best full lengths of

You might've listened to this back when it first came out, but it's definitely worth a revisit. I know my ears were a little more biased a decade and

This is one of the most respected dub albums of all time, featuring Augustus Pablo 's finest instrumentals run through the King Tubby version machine

Conspiracy theorists say technology and ideas develop in linear motion . TVs started with sound only (radio), then color, then stereo sound, then rem

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 bevy

Absolutely essential Brazilian jazz funk from Arthur Verocai. What was a rather deep cut at the beginning of this century has become an indispensable

An indispensible artifact from an era when the Aphex Twin could do no wrong. In the mid 90s, Richard D. James led the charge of the IDM world, lived

It’s hard to imagine a world today without Kid A. In October of 2000, the incorporation of sampling, synthesizers and computers in rock music was any

HEAD LIKE A HOLE, BLACK AS YOUR SOUL!!! Nine Inch Nails debut album reissued in all its original glory. Back in 89 I was just a young goth trying to

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 St

Official reissue of The Strokes debut album. Is This It was originally released back in 2001 and pretty much set it off for the NYC band consisting o

Mos' classic full length solo debut, back on official double vinyl! Black On Both Sides is one of the crown jewels in the Rawkus catalog - an essenti

Original Lab review: Third full length from the UK trip hop powerhouse. I know you've all been waiting for another installment from our favorite down

HEAD LIKE A HOLE, BLACK AS YOUR SOUL!!! Nine Inch Nails debut album reissued in all its original glory. Back in 89 I was just a young goth trying to

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 y

20th anniversary pressing of Portishead's classic 1994 debut, now on 180 gram vinyl. I don't care what kind of music you listen to, production-wise,

Classic '94 full length from Guru and Primo on official double vinyl. Hard To Earn was finally supposed to make Gang Starr go gold, but was once agai

Dreampop essential! By the time Cocteau Twins released Heaven Or Las Vegas , they had been perfecting their singular sound for nearly 10 years, recor