Green Day
Dookie
Reprise Records
1994
25 years ago this week, I added this unknown band to our station’s playlist. The label freaked out over the “too-early add.” The band’s management sent me a bottle of Jameson. And after they sold many millions of CDs, they sent me this.
Talk smack all you want about Green Day — I don’t care, still like this record!
Sponge
Rotting Piñata
WORK Group Records / Sony Music
1994
Sponge was a favorite band of mine in the 90s. My radio station was one of the first to play these guys outside of their native Detroit, so the band’s management and label sent me a gold record when they hit 500,000 units in sales.
This was my first gold record I ever received from a band and I was thrilled!!!
Then … I unwrapped it and realized they spelled my name wrong. Oh, well. I still love this album, the band, and the gift.
Various Artists
Kiss My Ass: Classic Kiss Regrooved
Mercury Records
1994
I generally dislike tribute albums. But this Kiss tribute from 1994 was cool and the red vinyl version was even cooler! It featured some great signature bands of the 90s including Gin Blossoms, Toad The Wet Sprocket, and Lenny Kravitz.
Garth Brooks’ performance of my favorite Kiss song, “Hard Luck Woman” made me a Garth fan!
Alice in Chains
Jar Of Flies / SAP EP
1994
Columbia Records
Alice in Chains’ 1994 Jar of Flies was released as a rare vinyl EP packaged with their earlier EP from 1992, SAP.
Even more rare is this colored orange and blue version.
Since the SAP record had only 5 tracks, it was a one-sided record with a cool vinyl etching on the back!
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