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Punk was not born in a studio or at a conservatory. It was born in a dive bar on the Bowery and in London rehearsal rooms where nobody could really play. These are the ten albums that turned it into a genre.

Eight vinyl releases that have just landed. Adéla's debut on Capitol Records, a Linkin Park live album from São Paulo, a new Anthrax record, the legendary Alice In Chains unplugged set, and anniversary editions from George Michael, Phil Collins and Beyoncé.

Heavy metal was not born in America but in Birmingham. In 1965 a press in a sheet metal factory took the tips of two fingers off seventeen year old Tony Iommi's right hand. Doctors told him he was finished with the guitar. He made thimbles from a washing-up liquid bottle, strung banjo strings and tuned down. These are the ten albums British metal stands on.

Boom bap was not born in an expensive studio. It came from a turntable, a pile of old records and one sampler. A producer found four seconds of drums on a soul album, looped them and put rap on top. These are the ten albums it all stands on. You should not be missing a single one at home.

The synthesizer was a luxury for a long time. In the sixties it took up a whole studio wall and cost as much as a car. Then it got smaller, it got cheaper, and by the early eighties even a broke band could get one. These are the ten albums 80s synth-pop stands on. You should not be missing a single one at home.

In the early 90s a wave came out of Seattle that swept away hairspray and long guitar solos alike. Grunge mixed the dirty sound of fuzz pedals, heavy riffs and punk honesty. We are counting down the ten albums the genre could not exist without, from number ten to number one.

At the turn of the millennium the world was taken over by a genre that mixed heavy riffs from seven-string guitars, hip-hop rap, funky bass and DJ scratches. Nu metal was loud, honest and angry, and it defined a whole generation. We picked 10 albums without which the genre would not be what it is, and we tell the story of each one.

August is a real harvest for vinyl collectors. Fresh releases from Marilyn Manson, Prince and Smashing Pumpkins arrive, plus reissues of classics from Sepultura, the Rolling Stones and Mos Def. Check out 8 records that have just landed in our shop.

July 2026 is a feast for vinyl collectors. A new Jack White, the long-awaited Charli XCX, sharp metalcore from Loathe and a reissue of a hip-hop classic from Nas. Check out 7 records that have just arrived in our shop.

It is evening by the fire, everyone wants to sing and... the guitar stayed home, because it did not fit in the car. Sound familiar? For the road there is a pile of small musical instruments that you simply throw in a backpack and they play great. We look at travel guitars, the guitalele, the kalimba and the cajon, which replaces a whole drum kit at the campfire.