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Zen ArcadeHüsker Dü
Alternative & Indie · 1980s

Zen Arcade

Released 1984Alternative & Indie
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A sprawling, ambitious hardcore-into-melody double album. Bold and influential. A genre landmark. Released in 1984, it's an early landmark for Hüsker Dü.

On vinyl: Vintage copies and modern reissues both circulate — worth comparing condition and remaster notes before you buy.

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