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A double album of tuned-down guitar epics, balancing noise and melody at the band's peak. Sprawling and influential. An alt-rock cornerstone. Released in 1988, it's a key entry in Sonic Youth's run.
On vinyl: Vintage copies and modern reissues both circulate — worth comparing condition and remaster notes before you buy.
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Tracks from this album on our lists
- Teen Age Riot on Best Songs of the 1980s
We don't reproduce full tracklists — only the songs from this record we've featured in our best-of lists.
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