Mans’ Ruin 1995 - 2001
Below is the only remaining digital evidence of the once great
Californian Stoner Rock record label ‘Mans’ Ruin’. Founded by the legendary
concert poster artist Frank Kozik in 1994 its’ first
releases in 1995 where under the slogan of ‘Empty Pleasures and Desperate
Measures’ referring to the ‘intoxicate requirement’ to be employed before
listening to the records. Originally all records were pressed on either 7” or
10” vinyl making them highly collectable but as popularity increased CDs were
slowly introduced. The original ‘Queens of the Stone Age’ album, Fu Manchus’
greatest workings, John Garcias’ follow up project after the demise of Kyuss,
Eyehategods’ side – project 'Suplecs' are highlights of the labels success. Hard
to find Melvins' side project
After over two hundred emancipates of early and original releases
from bands some now finally recognised for their talents and beliefs in this
great genre the label filled for bankruptcy in late 2001 and collapsed due to
financial exhaustion. The Mans’ Ruin Empire had stretched from the sun baked
desert of the Joshua Tree to the dark depths of the streets of
Those highlighted blue are those recommended by
both the Sons of Alpha Centauri and associates as material too good to rot in
the record industry vaults. Get hold of them if you can.
Sons of the Alpha Centauri – July 2003
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CAT.# |
TITLE |
FORMAT |
EDITION |
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Experimental Audio Research (E.A.R.) |
10" |
2500 |
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Useless Playboys |
7" |
3000 |
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Tards |
7" |
1500 |
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Dale Crover |
7" |
3000 |
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Dwarves |
7" |
3000 |
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Blag Dahlia |
7" |
3000 |
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Killdozer |
10" |
3000 |
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Frank Kozik |
Book |
500 Signed / 7500 Unsigned |
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Useless Playboys |
N/A |
N/A |
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Pervis "s/t" |
7" |
2000 |
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Steelpole Bathtub |
7" |
3000 |
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Outsideinside |
7" |
2000 |
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Monomen "s/t" |
7" |
2000 |
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Melvins |
10" |
5000 |
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Kyuss |
10" |
5000 |
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Brutal Juice |
7" |
3000 |
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Protein |
7" |
2000 |
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Roadsaw |
7" |
1500 |
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Tree |
7" |
2500 |
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Auntworm "s/t" |
7" |
1000 |
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X-Cops "s/t" |
7" |
2000 |
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The Hellacopters "Supershitty To The
Max!" |
CD |
N/A |
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Nomads |
7" |
2000 |
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Unsane |
7" |
3000 |
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Barkmarket |
12" |
1600 |
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7 Year Bitch "Miss Understood" |
7" |
2500 |
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Daddy Longhead "s/t" |
10" |
2000 |
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Cowslingers "s/t" |
7" |
2000 |
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Hammerlock |
CD |
N/A |
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The Onyas "Live For Rejection" |
7" |
2000 |
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Flux "s/t" |
7" |
1500 |
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Cosmic Psychos "s/t" |
7" |
2000 |
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The Clarke Nova "Highway Star" |
7" |
2000 |
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Helios Creed "s/t" |
7" |
2000 |
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Chrome "s/t" |
10" |
2000 |
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Gamma Ray |
7" |
2000 |
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The Action Suits "Cancer
Father" |
7" |
2000 |
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Tree "This Land" |
7" |
2000 |
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Daddy Longhead |
CD |
N/A |
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Trailer Hitch |
CD |
N/A |
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The Heads "s/t" |
10" |
2000 |
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Demonics |
7" |
2000 |
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The Ton Ups "s/t" |
7" |
2000 |
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Hammerlock |
7" |
1500 |
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Infested "s/t" |
7" |
3000 |
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Six Minute War Madness "s/t" |
7" |
1500 |
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Drooler "s/t" |
7" |
1200 |
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Fu Manchu |
10" |
5000 |
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Barkmarket "L.Ron" |
12" |
2500 |
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Earthlings?
"s/t" |
CD |
N/A |
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CAT.# |
TITLE |
FORMAT |
EDITION |
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Dwarves |
7" |
2500 |
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UltraViolentBoozeCatastrophe
"Electric Honky" |
10" |
2500 |
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Sex Pistols |
7" |
3000 |
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Polar Bear "s/t" |
12" |
2000 |
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Viletones |
7" |
2000 |
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Sex Pistols |
7" |
5000 |
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Magic Dirt "s/t" |
10" |
2500 |
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Croatan "Terror In My Pants" |
7" |
N/A |
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Shyster |
CD |
N/A |
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Croatan "Violent Passion
Surrogate" |
CD |
N/A |
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Chrome "Tidal Forces" |
CD |
N/A |
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Schweinhund "Bastard" |
7" |
1500 |
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Kyuss/Queens of the
Stone Age "split" |
CD |
N/A |
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Zeke |
7" |
1500 |
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Killdozer "The Last Waltz" |
CD |
N/A |
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Adam Parfrey |
CD |
N/A |
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Los Cowslingers "Mexican
Blackbird" |
7" |
1200 |
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Mover |
CD |
N/A |
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Unsane "Amrep Christmas" |
CD |
N/A |
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Fireballs |
7" |
1500 |
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Electric Wizard/Orange
Goblin "split" |
CD |
N/A |
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10" |
2000 |
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Acid King |
10" |
1500 |
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Speedbuggy |
10" |
1500 |
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Mensclub "s/t" |
10" |
1200 |
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Solarized "Neanderthal |
CD |
N/A |
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Honky "Ten Inches" |
10" |
1500 |
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The Heads "Mao Tinnitus" |
10" |
1000 |
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FuckEmos "Celebration" |
10" |
N/A |
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FuckEmos "Celebration!" |
CD |
N/A |
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Desert Sessions Vol. I
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10" |
N/A |
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Desert Sessions Vol.
II |
10" |
1000 |
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Electric Wizard |
10" |
1500 |
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Orange Goblin |
10" |
1200 |
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CD |
N/A |
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Hot Rod Honeys |
CD |
N/A |
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Altamont/Acid King split |
CD |
N/A |
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An Estrus Benefit "Flaming
Burnout!" Compilation |
CD |
N/A |
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Sex Pistols |
7" |
1000 |
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Drunk Horse
"s/t" |
CD |
N/A |
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Helios Creed "Activated
Condition" |
CD |
N/A |
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Desert Session Vol. 1
& 2 |
CD |
N/A |
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Hai Karate "s/t" |
10" |
1000 |
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Hai Karate |
CD |
N/A |
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Fang |
10" |
1500 |
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The Heads "The
Time Is Now!" |
CD |
N/A |
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Gearhead Compilation "500 Miles To
Glory" |
CD |
N/A |
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Entombed |
10" |
N/A |
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Natas
"Delmar" |
CD |
N/A |
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CD |
N/A |
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CAT.# |
TITLE |
FORMAT |
EDITION |
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Greenmachine
"Damn" |
CD |
N/A |
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Acid King "Busse Woods" |
CD |
N/A |
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Idiots/Jack Saints "SFI/Sweatin’
Like A Whore" |
10" |
2000 |
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Idiots/Jack Saints "SFI/Sweatin’
Like A Whore" |
CD |
N/A |
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Gluecifer |
10" |
1500 |
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Electric Frankenstein |
10" |
3000 |
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Electric Frankenstein "Listen Up
Baby!" |
CD |
N/A |
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The Hookers |
10" |
2000 |
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Cheap Dates
"s/t" |
CD |
1500 |
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Desert Sessions 3 |
10" |
3000 |
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Desert Sessions 4 |
10" |
N/A |
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Desert Sessions Vol. 3
& 4 |
CD |
N/A |
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Candysnatchers / Cheap Dates |
CD |
N/A |
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Hangnail "One
Million Layers BC" |
10" |
1500 |
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Hellacopters / Gluecifer "Respect
The Rock American |
CD |
N/A |
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Entombed "Black JuJu" |
CD |
N/A |
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Ton Ups |
CD |
N/A |
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Desert Sessions Vol. 5
"Poetry For The Masses: Sea Shed Shithead by the |
10" |
N/A |
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Desert Sessions Vol. 6
"Poetry For The Masses: |
10" |
N/A |
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Desert Session Vol. 5
& 6 |
CD |
N/A |
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Valis/Kitty Kitty
"s/t" |
10" |
N/A |
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Angel Rot "Unlistenable Hymns Of
Indulgent Dam |
CD |
N/A |
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Demonics "Formaldehyde
Injection" |
CD |
N/A |
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FuckEmos "Can Kill You" |
CD |
N/A |
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FuckEmos "Black Helicopters" |
CD |
N/A |
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Soul Preacher "Sonic
Witchcraft" |
CD |
N/A |
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Iron Monkey
"We’ve Learned Nothing" |
10" |
N/A |
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10" |
N/A |
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Iron Monkey
"We’ve Learned Nothing"/ |
CD |
N/A |
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Nebula "Sun
Creature" |
CD |
N/A |
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Dozer "In The
Tail Of A Comet" |
CD |
N/A |
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Dozer "In The
Tail Of A Comet" |
10" |
1500 |
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Vodka Collins |
CD |
1500 |
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Demonics "Demons On Wheels" |
CD |
N/A |
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Goatsnake "Flower
Of Disease" |
CD |
N/A |
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Cavity
"Supercollider" |
CD |
N/A |
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CDEP |
N/A |
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The Vectors "Some Raging Rock N
Roll" |
10" |
N/A |
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Fatso Jetson
"Flames For All" |
10" |
1500 |
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Fatso Jetson
"Flames For All" |
CD |
N/A |
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Lost Goat "Equator" |
CD |
N/A |
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Stone Fox "Totally Burnt" |
CD |
N/A |
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L7 "Live |
CD |
N/A |
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CD |
N/A |
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Stisism |
CD |
N/A |
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Turbonegro "Apocalypse Dudes" |
CD |
N/A |
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10" |
1500 |
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LP |
3000 |
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Bulemics "Blurred
Vision And Twisted Thoughts" |
10" |
1500 |
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CD |
N/A |
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CAT.# |
TITLE |
FORMAT |
EDITION |
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CD |
N/A |
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Hellacopters |
10" |
N/A |
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GreenMachine "The
Earth Beater" |
10" |
1500 |
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GreenMachine "The
Earth Beater" |
CD |
N/A |
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Fu Manchu |
10" / CD |
N/A |
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Fu Manchu "Eatin’
Dust" |
CD |
N/A |
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Sons of Otis " |
CD |
N/A |
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Beaver "Lodge" |
10" |
1500 |
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Beaver "Lodge" |
CD |
N/A |
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Mass "s/t" |
CD |
N/A |
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Fu Manchu
"Godzilla’s Eatin Dust" |
LP |
N/A |
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Hammerlock "Anthems For
Outlaws" |
CD |
N/A |
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Robots "The Day Of The Robots" |
CD |
N/A |
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Earthlings? Box Set |
3x10" |
1500 |
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Goatsnake
"Goatsnake I" |
CD |
N/A |
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Unida "Coping
With The Urban Coyote" |
CD |
N/A |
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CD |
N/A |
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Tummler "Queen To
Bishop VI" |
CD |
N/A |
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FuckEmos
"Airshow" |
CD |
N/A |
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Brant Bjork
"Jalamanta" |
CD |
N/A |
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Hot Rod Honeys "Hungry And
Horny" |
CD |
N/A |
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Euroboys "1999 Man" |
CDEP |
N/A |
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Che "Sounds Of
Liberation" |
CD |
N/A |
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Natas "Ciudad De
Brahman" |
CD |
N/A |
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Antiseen "Southern
Hostility"/"Eat More Possum |
CD |
N/A |
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Hellstomper "Hillbilly
Motherfucker" |
CD |
N/A |
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Men Of Porn "Porn
American Style" |
CD |
N/A |
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High On Fire "The
Art Of Self Defence" |
CD |
N/A |
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Euroboys "Long Days Flight Till
Tomorrow" |
CD |
N/A |
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Euroboys "Long Days Flight Till
Tomorrow" |
12x2 |
2000 |
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Sons Of Otis
"Spacejumbofudge" |
CD |
N/A |
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Earthlings?
"Human Beans" |
CD |
N/A |
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Acid King/The Mystick
Krewe Of Clearlight |
CD |
N/A |
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Melvins
"Electroretard" |
CD |
N/A |
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Drunk Horse
"Tanning Salon/Biblical Proportions" |
CD |
N/A |
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Croatan "Curse Of The Red
Queen" |
CD |
N/A |
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Operator Generator |
CD |
N/A |
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Dozer "Madre De
Rios" |
CD |
N/A |
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Beaver " |
CD |
N/A |
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Backbiter/Elope " |
CD |
N/A |
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Suplecs "Sad
Songs Better Days" |
CD |
N/A |
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Suplecs
"Wrestlin’ With My Lady Friend" |
CD |
N/A |
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CD |
N/A |
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Bottom "Feels So Good When You're
Gone" |
CD |
N/A |
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Disengage "Obsessions Become
Phobias" |
CD |
N/A |
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The Cutthroats 9 |
CD |
N/A |
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T.V.EYE VIDEO MAGAZINE |
VHS |
N/A |
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