10 Must Own 90’s Alternative Rock Vinyl Records

The 90’s were packed full of ground breaking rock albums, many of which dominated the charts after Nirvana’s Nevermind broke open the flood gates. In this video we call out ten albums from that era that we consider to be “must own” records in your collection. Maybe an album you forgot about, or one that’s been overshadowed a bit. Tune-in to check out our picks.
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[@aylamave]

Thoroughly enjoyed watching this. Definitely hard to whittle it to a list of 10 from all the great records released in the 90's. Great picks...especially "Grace" that record is timeless.

[@kenjones6441]

Good choices. Just missing a Pixies one.

[@vinyladdiction]

Very cool thanks for vidéo NTX Vinyl

[@NTXVinyl]

Sure thing!

[@JBLClassic]

A trip down memory lane, great stuff! Throw in Pavement Slanted & Enchanted also!

[@NTXVinyl]

Right on! Thanks for watching 👌🏼

[@krissakatuskadero3134]

I’m late to this video but 2 more that I love would be Brad “Shame” and Silverchair “Frogstomp”.

[@Dropkickpunk76]

Frogstomp was a great album

[@MargueritaMarguero]

Amazing selection! I remember each one of those when they came out at the time....Long live 90's

[@NTXVinyl]

Thanks! and amen to that!

[@alexvorobev1320]

very good taste, even though all of them are so different, they are all great!! Nice compilation!

[@NTXVinyl]

Thanks Alex!

[@MargueritaMarguero]

I would add L7 "Bricks are Heavy "

[@dawnpatrol700]

It sucks that when these came out, vinyl was all but gone. Finding these on vinyl back then was a chore. I was going to record conventions since 89, and still couldn't find a lot of these

[@WPorta1969]

An underrated record from the 90s that I love and still holds up today is Satchel’s “The Family”. That record was produced by Stone Gossard.

[@NTXVinyl]

Forgot all about that album! Good call

[@cjbates123]

Really enjoyed your list. A few other great 90's alternative rock albums: Cake "Fashion Nugget", Sunny Day Real Estate "Diary", Weezer "Blue Album", Green Day "Dookie"

[@NTXVinyl]

Thanks man! Those are all incredible as well. Such a great era of music

[@woutwout8398]

The first couple of Suede albums, especially Dog Man Star and The Verve's Urban Hymns.

[@CoreysChannel]

Glad to see FNM KFAD pop up in this list! Filter, yep. Mad Season perhaps has aged the best aside from RHCP?

[@CoreysChannel]

I'll toss in Built To Spill - Keep It Like A Secret.

[@dimebagdave77]

A cool list..👍I was wondering if A.I.C. would be represented and I wasn't disappointed.believe it or not after MANY years of collecting I've just gotten around to trying to price my collection (who knows, what the future may bring).just wanted some record left for my family who don't really realize or care much😁so to avoid my daughter selling my Mad Season for $15 after I'm gone I tagged each one.your Discogs videos helped immensely

[@NTXVinyl]

Good to hear!

[@henrywaller4297]

NIN - Pretty Hate Machine Bush - Sixteen Stone Smashing Pumpkins - Mellon Collie (if we all could afford to buy it) STP - Core LIve - Throwing Copper Soul Asylum - Grave Dancers Union Wallflowers - Bringing Down The Horse Jane's Addiction - Ritual de lo Habitual Stabbing Westward - Wither Blister Burn and Peel White Zombie - Astro Creep 2000 Bjork - Post

[@NTXVinyl]

Hell yeah. Fantastic list!

[@Dropkickpunk76]

Stabbing Westward was a great band.

[@dawnpatrol700]

I was managing a CD store at the time. The reps would give me all the vinyl promos cause No one wanted them or had a turntable- I got Hey Man Nice Shot and Dose and a Korn yellow vinyl promo on 12inch. Never found the full vinyl Short Bus till recently

[@flaviojosefo7130]

Sad you didn't include any Cranberries record, such an underappreciated band

[@Kevlarel84]

That Chili Peppers album was more than just a great alternative album. It was one of my all time favorites across all genres. I had that in equal rotation along with my Black Crows, ZZ Top, AC/DC, and Pantera. The Chili Peppers were at a peak musically but also the sound and production on that album is some of the all time best in the history of popular music. I was hoping Screaming Trees would make your list. They weren't really on most of my friend's radar but I had them in heavy rotation for a while. You did mention them at least. Days of the New was also another big one for me and I still listen to it on occasion.

[@NTXVinyl]

Real tough to pick just 10. Totally forgot about that Days of the New record.

[@Kevlarel84]

@@NTXVinyl I'll bet it was hard to narrow it down to 10. When people say alternative or grunge my mind usually goes to the early 90s, but the later 90s stuff like Days of the New is some of my favorite.

[@michaelackley5773]

Great picks!! Love you included Filter I listened to that album for almost a month straight when it came out and love Mad Season there is a big story behind that album you should look up one of my favourite songs was Long Gone Day with Mark Lanegean singing on it him an Layne wrote the song together Layne wrote a line then handed paper to Mark to write a line. Also Layne an Mark were such good friends they split the royalties with him just to help him out..have you heard Marks 1st solo album The Winding Sheet? It's awesome you should check it out.. Great video!!!

[@nechadi]

Some others, aside from the obvious missing ones (Aenima, Downward Spiral, OK Computer, etc) Achtung Baby Urban Hymns August and Everything After Jar of Flies Dummy Homogenic Last Splash To Bring you my love Mezzanine Gish So tonight that I might see Miseducation of Lauryn Hill

[@NTXVinyl]

Oh yeah….those are all fabulous albums!

[@PaleVillian]

Great video, just ordered Jeff Buckley off of Amazon.

[@rohnnyjotten3985]

Very US based list, a UK list of alternative 90s must haves would be very different. I find it highly interesting to think about how 2 cultures who shared so much in common with musical tastes and trends from late 50s to 70s suddenly after that became so different. I blame hair metal, the US went crazy for it and the UK said, nope......we've never been on the same path since.🤣

[@NTXVinyl]

absolutely! I only know what I know. What would be some comparable releases in the UK in this era? I'm curious!

[@Dropkickpunk76]

What About Bush, Oasis, Elastica, The Verve. There were a few that made a dent in the US market and are considered classics of the era.

[@MargueritaMarguero]

@@Dropkickpunk76 Those bands are a joke in comparison with the ones listed. Just saying.....

[@raymonddouglas1222]

Oasis were one of the biggest bands in the world in the 90s.

[@dawnpatrol700]

Ween -chocolate and cheese or the Mollusk. Brad - Shame. Urge Overkill - saturation. Lemonheads - Shame about ray. Jawbreaker - Unfun.

[@thetownspeople6486]

Chili Peppers BSSM was great but Stadium Arcadium is their best.

[@NTXVinyl]

I honestly can't stomach any RHCP album past Californication. Just not my jam.

[@thetownspeople6486]

@@NTXVinyl wow, last record with John Frusainte who hit his peak on this album. Double Album masterpiece like Physical Graffiti, Beatles White Album, Exile on Main Street. I agree all the stuff after with Josh on guitar really wasn’t that great. Listen to Wet Sand again and tell me that’s not a great tune. Blood, Californication and Staduim are all great. I consider Stadium the second to last great rock record released. Only Van Halen’s A Different Kind of Truth is better IMO this century.

[@thetownspeople6486]

Music is subjective but that’s a weak list.