Nirvana – MTV Unplugged In New York (live acoustic album by American grunge band) Alice In Chains – Jar Of Flies (American grunge) Green Day – Dookie (American pop punk, major label debut) Weezer – Weezer (American power pop/alternative, debut) Pearl Jam – Vitalogy (American grunge) They Might Be Giants – John Henry (American alternative/college rock, first album recorded as a full band as opposed to as a duo) Beastie Boys – Ill Communication (American hip-hop) Tom Petty – Wildflowers (American heartland rock) Helmet – Betty (American noise rock/alternative mtal) Beck – Mellow Gold (American alternative rock/anti-folk) Beck – One Foot In The Grave (American lo-fi anti-folk) Sonic Youth – Experimental Jet Set, Trash and No Star (American experimental rock) Various – Nativity In Black: A Tribute to Black Sabbath (covers of Ozzy-era Black Sabbath songs by the likes of Megadeth, Faith No More, Sepultura and others) Veruca Salt – American Thighs (American alter