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Research Turtles
 
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Price: $11.00
Artist: Research Turtles
Manufacturer: self-released
 
 
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2009 RELEASE!  Research Turtles were born on the bayou in the musical no-man’s-land of Lake Charles, Louisiana. Brothers and founders Jud and Joe Norman inherited their love of music from their father and uncle, the former introducing them to the Beatles and buying them their first guitars, and the latter, from Los Angeles, mailing them shoe boxes full of CDs they’d never heard by bands like The Kinks, Pavement, and Velvet Underground. From the Everly Brothers, through the British Invasion, into the New Wave, the punk era Ramones, and the Neil Young/Nirvana/Foo Fighters grunge guitars, these guys, like all great artists, are a product of their love of music, honoring the past, while simultaneously being able to bring something new to the table. "Despite their roots down south, the band sounds like an import, with British-invasion influenced riffs and effortlessly harmonized vocals that capture listeners and plunge them straight back to the early days of the Beatles and The Who. It propels them past the country-and-death-metal-studded swamp of their origin and into the clouds of melodic, pop-infused rock and roll. From the soaring vocals of the opening track, 'Let’s Get Carried Away,' to the harder-edged 'Cement Floor,' to the low, steady swing of 'Into a Hole,' their full-length debut shows that they’re a band that knows where they come from but don’t give a damn. In fact, 'Cement Floor' is one of my tracks of 2009 with its thundering guitars crashing around the speakers. Jud Norman writes all the songs – reaching into his pop roots. Fans of Jellyfish, Cheap Trick, Splitsville and The Grip Weeds will need to make room in their collections for this record. It would be easy to dismiss this record after the first listen but give this 2 to 3 listens as the songs and the melodies start working their way into the system. One of the best debuts I’ve heard in a long time. If you like melodic rock with great songs then I can strongly recommend it." - Andrew Riggs/Americana UK  GREAT!!!!!

 
Saturnine
Price: $14.00
Artist: Armchair Oracles
Manufacturer: Kool Kat Musik
Description:

RELEASE ON THE KOOL KAT LABEL!  “Saturnine” is the sixth album from Armchair Oracles, who were dubbed “masters ... read more »

Alexandria Sunrise
Price: $20.00
Artist: Ashley Naylor
Manufacturer: El Reno Records
Description:

Ashley Naylor’s fi ... read more »

Live @ The Performance Center, Cambridge, MA 1974
Price: $22.00
Artist: Badfinger
Manufacturer: Renaissance Records
Description:

Badfinger were a Welsh rock band formed in Swansea in 1961. Their best-known lineup consisted of Pete Ham (guitar), Mike Gibbins (drums), Tom Evans (bass), and Joey ... read more »

Would You Believe
Price: $16.00
Artist: Billy Nicholls
Manufacturer: Immediate Records
Description:

YES, BELIEVE IT!  The highly prized Immediate Records treasure finally gets an official worldwide release almost 60 years after the 1 ... read more »

Shouting At The Moon
Price: $16.00
Artist: Brinsley Schwarz
Manufacturer: Fretsore Records
Description:

Brinsley Schwarz returns with “Shouting At The Moon”, a record representing the third part of a trilogy that began with his debut solo release “Unexpected” in 2016 and “Tangled” in 2021.& ... read more »

Surveillance
Price: $14.00
Artist: Chris Lund
Manufacturer: self-released
Description:

“Surveillance” is Chris Lund’s third solo record, and the follow to 2022’s hard-rocking “Indian Summer”.  “Chris Lund is a read more »

C'mon, Accept Your Joy!
Price: $10.00
Artist: Chris McKay & the Critical Darlings
Manufacturer: self-released
Description: LAST COPY!  Terrific and very impressive 2005 debut from this Athens, GA band that fuses both 70's/80's American and Brit-inspired guitar-led, good old-fashioned, classic power pop!  "Expressive and dynamic power pop with songs that have melodic depth as well as memorab ... read more »

Serving You...
Price: $16.00
Artist: Cream Soda
Manufacturer: Spinout Nuggets Records
Description:

Cream Soda are a trio of late teens hailing from the Medway Delta,UK offering punk rocked Power Pop, fused with 60’s Freakbeat and Garage, as well as the late 80’s indie stuff.  read more »

Sparks On The Tarmac
Price: $12.00
Artist: D. Rogers
Manufacturer: Popboomerang Records
Description: LIMITED STOCK!!  Welcome to the mind of musician/producer D. Rogers. On his third album, 2009's “Sparks On The Tarmac”, he beautifully covers themes of travel, change, developments, construction, destruction, escape, and taking stock. In the tradition of Josh Pyke, Elliott ... read more »

Spiders & The Sun
Price: $13.00
Artist: David Lisko
Manufacturer: Majestic Records
Description:

After 40 years with Infidels and stints in such Youngstown, OH bands as The 8 Balls and The Smarties, Dave Lisko has gone solo with “Spiders & the Sun,” a record that was born during the COVID-19 pandemic.&nbs ... read more »

Around The Power Pop Tree
Price: $14.00
Artist: David Woodard
Manufacturer: Kool Kat Musik
Description:

RELEASE ON THE KOOL KAT LABEL!  It had been a while since o ... read more »

Everything Belongs
Price: $14.00
Artist: David Woodard
Manufacturer: Kool Kat Musik
Description:

RELEASE ON THE KOOL KAT LABEL!  Let’s get this straig ... read more »

Astor Place
Price: $14.00
Artist: Edward Rogers
Manufacturer: Think Like A Key Records
Description:

Edward Rogers delivers his most intimate album in four years with “Astor Place” - a deeply personal collection shaped by five years of introspection and songwriting.  From childhood memories of Birmingham's ... read more »

Are You There?
Price: $14.00
Artist: Fontanarosa
Manufacturer: Howlin' Banana Records
Description:

LIMITED STOCK!  Fontanarosa used to be the solo project of Paul Verwaerde (Monotrophy), who ... read more »

Airshow
Price: $10.00
Artist: Francine
Manufacturer: Q Division Records
Description:

LIMITED STOCK!!  2006 release.  read more »

The Roar Of Silence
Price: $11.00
Artist: Greg Pope
Manufacturer: Octoberville Records
Description:

The “Pope Of Pop” is back!!  Greg Pope is a Nashville based power pop artist whom you may or may not have heard on the radio, though his songs have likely made it into your living room via T ... read more »

So Far
Price: $17.00
Artist: Honey Smugglers
Manufacturer: Ultramarine Records
Description:

12/12 RELEASE!  One of those 80’s/90’s "indie hopefuls" was Honey Smugglers, a ... read more »

Never Forever
Price: $14.00
Artist: Infidels
Manufacturer: Majestic Records
Description:

“Never Forever” is Youngstown, OH’s Infidels 4th overall record and first since 2003’s “All For Nothing”!  The group consists of read more »

Listening To Understand
Price: $14.00
Artist: Jim Trainor
Manufacturer: Kool Kat Musik
Description:

RELEASE ON THE KOOL KAT LABEL!  “Listening To Understand”, Jim Trainor’s second full-length release and Kool K ... read more »

King Of Queens
Price: $20.00
Artist: Keith Streng
Manufacturer: Foo Manchu Records
Description:

The first solo album from Keith Streng, the legendary guitarist of The Fleshtones, the greatest garage rock band in the world!  Featuring 12 tracks that span from psychedelic rock to '70s rock, with a strong ... read more »

The Same Old Wasted Wonderful World
Price: $15.00
Artist: Motion City Soundtrack
Manufacturer: Epitaph Records
Description:

After a ten-year absence that left a palpable void in the hearts of millennial emo kids, Motion City Soundtrack are finally back-and yes, i ... read more »

Big Blue Heart
Price: $10.00
Artist: Ron Flynt and The Blue Hearts
Manufacturer: King Ya Ya Records
Description:

LIMITED STOCK!!  Released in 2000, this is Ron Flynt’s (co-founder of 20 ... read more »

Written By Ronnie D’Addario
Price: $16.00
Artist: Ronnie D'Addario
Manufacturer: Omnivore Records
Description:

A 13 track collection of songs written by the father of Brian & Michael D'Addario (The Lemon Twigs), performed by Ronnie, The Lemon Twigs, Todd Rundgren, Mac De ... read more »

One Week Off
Price: $11.00
Artist: Ryan Allen
Manufacturer: self-released
Description: Here’s Ryan providing the backdrop of “One Week Off” - “W ... read more »

Idle Hands
Price: $14.00
Artist: Seth Timbs
Manufacturer: Kool Kat Musik
Description: RELEASE ON THE KOOL KAT LABEL!  read more »

Balloon Balloon Balloon
Price: $16.00
Artist: Sharp Pins
Manufacturer: K Records
Description:

Fall in love again with “Balloon Balloon Balloon”.  read more »

Shindig! Magazine - Issue #170
Price: $13.00
Artist: Shindig! Magazine - Issue #170
Manufacturer: Shindig Magazine
Description:

COMING SOON!  Humble Pie are the cover stars:read more »

Based On The Best Seller
Price: $16.00
Artist: Sloan
Manufacturer: Yep Roc Records
Description:

Dim the lights and pull back the curtain!  The 14th studio album from Sloan is read more »

87
Price: $14.00
Artist: Smash Palace
Manufacturer: Think Like A Key Records
Description:

Smash Palace's "87" resurrects the album that should have followed their acclaimed 1985 Epic Records debut.  “read more »

Farther From Near
Price: $13.00
Artist: Tad Overbaugh
Manufacturer: Rum Bar Records
Description: In the mood for some top-notch roots rock pop?  A lit ... read more »

Here and Nowhere
Price: $16.00
Artist: The Autumn Defense
Manufacturer: Yep Roc Records
Description:

After a ten-year break from the studio, The Autumn Defense pick up right where they left off on their long-anticipated sixth album, Here and Nowhere. Infusing the band's breezy, har ... read more »

A Means For Social Commentary
Price: $6.00
Artist: The Broadcast Debut
Manufacturer: self released
Description: LIMITED STOCK!!  A very impressive 2005 debut by this Seattle band.  Terrific, quietly powerful, nicely sung, mostly keyboard (ie, electric + acoustic piano)-led, atmospheric pop!  Not to worry, it certainly ain't wimpy - there are still plenty of strategically pla ... read more »

The Cords
Price: $14.00
Artist: The Cords
Manufacturer: Slumberland Records
Description:

Scottish teenagers, Ava and Grace Tedeschi, twang and bang on things respectively and their love of 80’s and 90’s vintage indie shines through on this, their self-titled debut.  “’Fabulist’ sets ... read more »

The Cocaine Drain Album
Price: $16.00
Artist: The Cowsills
Manufacturer: Omnivore Records
Description:

Their storied 1978 album produced by Chuck Plotkin (Bruce Springsteen, Bob Dylan) makes it's official debut.  The Cowsills' story is now one of legend.  From their beginnings ... read more »

How Do You Feel?
Price: $15.00
Artist: The Feel Alrights
Manufacturer: Zero Hour Records
Description:

The Feel Alright’s lineup features rock royalty, Nick Sheppard from The Clash, Nick Dudman from End of Fashion, Greg Hitchcock from The Bamboos and You Am I and  ... read more »

Introducing...The Gnomes
Price: $18.00
Artist: The Gnomes
Manufacturer: Dog Meat Records
Description:

Introducing the Bayside Beat of The Gnomes! Although they emerged from Melbourne bayside outer suburbs onto the local live scene with their fresh and spirited indie-rock update of the ... read more »

Don't Spoil The Fun
Price: $13.00
Artist: The Goods
Manufacturer: Dandy Boy Records
Description:

EN ROUTE!!  Oakland power pop outfit The Goods arrive with their long-awaited full- ... read more »

Miniskirts & Rainbows: The Iveys Anthology Vol. 5
Price: $16.00
Artist: The Iveys
Manufacturer: Y&T Records
Description:

“Miniskirts And Rainbows” includes 19 tracks by The Iveys recorded between 1966 and 1969, of which, only ONE has ever been heard by serious ... read more »

Box
Price: $11.00
Artist: The Jacks
Manufacturer: Mega Dodo Records
Description:

The story of The Jacks begins in the summer of 1971, although its creators, Walter K and Mitch G had no idea at the time. They were 15, and what does a 15 year old know?  With m ... read more »

Sound On Sound
Price: $17.00
Artist: The Leaking Machine
Manufacturer: Jenny’s Feather Factory Records
Description:

The third album from Birmingham's power pop/powerhouse trio, actually named after their debut album recorded as Rockingham, “Sound On Sound” launches the new label for former BBC presenter Adrian Gold ... read more »

Love Chant
Price: $16.00
Artist: The Lemonheads
Manufacturer: Fire Records
Description:

After years of writing, wandering, and starting over, Evan Dando returns with “Love Chant”, the first Lemonheads studio album of original ... read more »

In The Red
Price: $16.00
Artist: The Prize
Manufacturer: Antifade Records
Description:

Since forming in 2021, The Prize has established itself as one of Melbourne's premier rock and roll outfits.  They read more »

Let It Be (3 CD Deluxe Edition)
Price: $30.00
Artist: The Replacements
Manufacturer: Rhino Records
Description:

The Replacements' “Let It Be (Deluxe Edition)”, 3CD archival edition celebrates their seminal 1984 album, widely hailed as an indie rock cornerstone and consistentl ... read more »

A Brief History Of Blindness
Price: $16.00
Artist: The Salt Collective
Manufacturer: Propellor Records
Description:

“A Brief History of Blindness” is a follow-up to “Life”, the critically acclaimed 2023 album debut from French songwriter-guitarist Stéphane Schück's international collaborative proj ... read more »

Maybe
Price: $12.00
Artist: The Sonny Wilsons
Manufacturer: self-released
Description:

Formed in 2020 by college buddies Adam Yancey and Allen Couch, read more »

Less Of Everything...
Price: $33.00
Artist: The Split Squad
Manufacturer: Foo Manchu Records
Description:

IMPORT/VINYL-ONLY RELEASE!  read more »

Mersey Christmas
Price: $15.00
Artist: The Spongetones
Manufacturer: self-released
Description:

15 Holiday-flavored tunes! A mix of both the familiar ("It Came Upon A Midnight Clear", "The Christmas Song", "Jingle Bells", "Blue Christmas" and "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen") along with some original ... read more »

Scarecrow II
Price: $15.00
Artist: The Telephone Numbers
Manufacturer: Slumberland Records
Description:

The Telephone Numbers have established themselves as a crucial part of San Francisco's fertile indie music scene, sharing members with The ... read more »

The Sun Sessions
Price: $9.00
Artist: The Vibeke Saugestad Band
Manufacturer: Rum Bar Records
Description:

Vibeke Saugestad is now a US-based Norwegian power pop singer and songwriter with a powerful voice, catchy melodies, and an energetic stage presence.  She got her breakthrough in Norway in the mid ... read more »

High Up In The Trees
Price: $10.00
Artist: The Webstirs
Manufacturer: Pressmark Records
Description:

Chicago indie-rock veterans The Webstirs return with “High Up in the Trees”, their seventh - and most captivating -album to date. Building on the chemist ... read more »

Christmas
Price: $16.00
Artist: The Weeklings
Manufacturer: JEM Records
Description:

Continuing their tradition of tinkering with Beatlesque themes, The Weeklings throw another curve ball by mashing the holiday classic “Must Be Santa” with the iconic “Helter Skelter”, tra ... read more »

Sun Studio Session
Price: $9.00
Artist: The Successful Failures
Manufacturer: FDR Records
Description:

On May 1, 2025, The Successful Failures (Mick Chorba, Ron Bechamps, Rob Martin, Pete Smith) spent 7 hours hanging out on hallowed ground: 7 Union St, Memphis, TN - Sun Studio.  While on tour the band ... read more »

A Carnival Of Grey & White
Price: $15.00
Artist: Trolley
Manufacturer: Easter Records
Description:

It's 2025 and Milwaukee power-poppers Trolley are celebrating their 30th year with the release of "A Carnival of Grey &  ... read more »

Ugly Things Magazine - Issue #70
Price: $12.00
Artist: Ugly Things Magazine - Issue #70
Manufacturer: Ugly Things
Description:

DUE MID-DECEMBER!  POP ART is the cover story in a ... read more »

Super Fluff Forever
Price: $14.00
Artist: Vanity Mirror
Manufacturer: We Are Busy Bodies Records
Description:

For those just tuning into their programme, Vanity Mirror is the name under which the transnational musical duo of Canadian singer-songwri ... read more »

A Kool Kat Kristmas Volume Two
Price: $15.00
Artist: Various Artists
Manufacturer: Kool Kat Musik
Description:

R U ready for Kristmas?? Well the kool kats and fine felines on the Kool Kat label roster in 2014 (along with some of our favorite non-label artists) certainly are on the second installment of our Holida ... read more »

A Kool Kat Kristmas
Price: $15.00
Artist: Various Artists
Manufacturer: Kool Kat Musik
Description:

When was the last time a great pop Holiday record was released?  With contributions from both artists currently or soon to be on Kool Kat, this quite possibly could be just what the pop masses order ... read more »

The Kool Kat Kristmas Stocking Stuffer Bundle
Price: $25.00
Artist: Various Artists
Manufacturer: Kool Kat Musik
Description: Get both volumes of "A Kool Kat Kristmas" for just $25! ... read more »

A Kool Kat Kristmas Vol. 3
Price: $15.00
Artist: Various Artists
Manufacturer: Kool Kat Musik
Description:

Welcome to “A Kool Kat Kristmas Volume 3”!  It had been five years since we released “Volume 2”, and a followup release was long overdue.  This time around I’m happy (and proud) to ... read more »

Cool Yule
Price: $12.00
Artist: Various Artists
Manufacturer: Optional Art Records
Description:

Released in 1996, “Cool Yule” is a compendium of cool, original Christmas songs from the power pop and indie pop underground, a grunge-free celebration of a favorite holiday, replete with hints of 60’s harmonies, cat ... read more »

Drops Of Gold - The Best Of Vegas With Randolph (2LP)
Price: $35.00
Artist: Vegas With Randolph
Manufacturer: Caged Giant Records
Description:

VINYL-ONLY RELEASE!  Vegas With Randolph’s music has been called “ebullient, unaba ... read more »