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The Whitest Boy Alive - Rules (Super Staff Pick!)
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@POWERPLANTRECORDS | PowerPlantRecords.com | Leave a positive Google review!Title: The Whitest Boy Alive - RulesYear/Genre/Sub-Genre/City: 2009, Electronic, Indie Dance, Berlin, Germany 5/26Condition: New (BC) | Members: N/ACultural Facts: Personal Struggle: Erlend Øye built much of his career around relocation, distance, and outsider life between Norway and Berlin, turning social awkwardness into quiet charisma. Studio Lore: The band’s identity came from strict limits: clean arrangements...
$32.98
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@POWERPLANTRECORDS | PowerPlantRecords.com | Leave a positive Google review!Title: The Who - HooligansYear/Genre/Sub-Genre: 1981, Classic RockMatrix #: R262450Condition: VG+ (sounds great) Cultural Facts: London band tied to mod culture and postwar youth tribes—style as class politics in public. Issued as Britain entered Thatcher-era tension; “hooligan” language echoed moral panic about young men, football, and street violence. A post-Keith Moon period artifact, reflecting how th...
$20.00
Title: The Who – It’s HardYear/Genre: 1982, Classic RockMatrix #: W1-23731Condition: Mint. perfec...
Title: The Who – It’s HardYear/Genre: 1982, Classic RockMatrix #: W1-23731Condition: Mint. perfection, plays incredible and looks flawless. Cultural Facts: The final studio album featuring bassist John Entwistle and drummer Kenney Jones before the band’s initial breakup. Includes “Eminence Front,” a rare Who track driven by Pete Townshend’s synthesizer groove rather than guitar. Recorded during a turbulent period marked by Townshend’s sobriety struggles and the band’s changing identity...
$27.00
Year/Genre/Sub-Genre/City: 1970, Rock, Hard Rock, London, EnglandMatrix #: DL 79175Condition: EX,...
Year/Genre/Sub-Genre/City: 1970, Rock, Hard Rock, London, EnglandMatrix #: DL 79175Condition: EX, sounds great, looks great Cultural Facts: Album Art: Packaged to resemble a bootleg, complete with inserts (fake contract, photos, ephemera) to mess with collectors. Studio Lore: The first release was trimmed down hard for punch/price; much more of the show circulated later in expanded editions. Personal Struggle: Keith Moon’s alcoholism and drug use spiraled through the ’70s; he died in 19...
$36.00
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@POWERPLANTRECORDS | PowerPlantRecords.com | Leave a positive Google review!Title: The Who – The Who By NumbersYear/Genre/Sub-Genre/City: 1975, Hard Rock, LondonMatrix #: MCA 2161Condition: VG+ (sounds great) (TC)Cultural Facts: Personal Struggle Townshend wrote much of this while fighting writer’s block, depression, and anxiety about turning 30 and aging out of rock. Band Drama The band came in worn down after a long break and the Tommy film period; the sessions dragged as boredom and ...
$24.98
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@POWERPLANTRECORDS | PowerPlantRecords.com | Leave a positive Google review! Title: The Who – TommyYear/Genre/Sub-Genre/City: 1969, Rock, Rock Opera, London, EnglandMatrix #: MCA2-10005Condition: VG+ Cultural Facts: Band Drama: Pete Townshend’s control grew sharply here, shifting The Who further from a gang dynamic into a songwriter-led machine. Personal Struggle: Townshend later said childhood sexual abuse and deep psychological turmoil fed the album’s themes of trauma, silence, a...
$24.98
Title: Various – The Wild Angels (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)Year/Genre/Sub-Genre/City: 1...
Title: Various – The Wild Angels (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)Year/Genre/Sub-Genre/City: 1966, Rock, Soundtrack, Various / USAMatrix #: DT-5043Condition: VG+, sounds great, some very light marks (CC) Cultural Facts: Public Scandal: The film portrayed outlaw biker culture, drawing backlash for glorifying violence and lawlessness during a tense social period. Personal Struggle: Peter Fonda wrestled with personal trauma from his mother’s suicide and public expectations tied to his fami...
$25.00
Third World – All The Way Strong
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@POWERPLANTRECORDS | PowerPlantRecords.com | Leave a positive Google review!Title: Third World – All The Way StrongYear/Genre/Sub-Genre: 1983, ReggaeMatrix #: BL 38687Condition: VG+ (sounds great) Cultural Facts: Kingston band formed in the early ’70s, carrying reggae into U.S./UK touring circuits alongside the Jamaican diaspora. Early-’80s Jamaica: election-era violence and austerity at home while reggae became an export identity abroad. As dancehall rose, roots groups had to navigate ...
$18.00
Year/Genre: 1968, Soul / R&BMatrix #: SD 8170Condition: VG, sounds great overall; one track h...
Year/Genre: 1968, Soul / R&BMatrix #: SD 8170Condition: VG, sounds great overall; one track has loud pops; light surface marks Cultural Facts: Late-’60s Atlantic compilation built from mid-decade soul 45s. Issued as an LP sampler so radio hits were finally easy to own in album form. Tracks were cut at studios tied to the Atlantic/Stax/Muscle Shoals soul network. Good pick for fans of Otis Redding, Wilson Pickett, Sam & Dave, and Motown comps. Price Suggestions:NM: $18–$22VG+...
$14.00
Year/Genre/City: 1982, New Wave, LondonMatrix #: FA 4131091Condition: EX, sounds great, looks goo...
Year/Genre/City: 1982, New Wave, LondonMatrix #: FA 4131091Condition: EX, sounds great, looks good with some light marksCultural Facts:Band Drama: The album documents the final phase of the group’s larger lineup just before slimming down to the trio that defined their global breakthrough. Scene Ecology: Rooted in London’s post-punk club circuit, the band moved between art-school spaces and dance-oriented venues during a rapidly shifting early-’80s scene. Media Narrative: Later success caused ...
$25.00
Three Dog Night - Around the World With The Thr...
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@POWERPLANTRECORDS | PowerPlantRecords.com | Leave a positive Google review! Title: Three Dog Night - Around The World With The Three Dog Night Year/Genre/Sub-Genre/City: 1973 / Pop Rock / Live Rock / Los Angeles Matrix #: DSY-50138 Condition: VG+ (VZ) Cultural Facts: Band Drama Three Dog Night were huge by this point, but the band’s three-frontman setup always carried internal tension over identity, spotlight, and who the public saw as the real face of the group. Media Narrative This live...
$18.00
Year/Genre/Sub-Genre: 1974 Pop RockMatrix #: DSD 50168Condition: VG+ (sounds great) Cultural Fact...
Year/Genre/Sub-Genre: 1974 Pop RockMatrix #: DSD 50168Condition: VG+ (sounds great) Cultural Facts: L.A. band built for the era of nonstop American touring—state fairs, arenas, and radio tie-ins as the new national circuit. Mid-’70s U.S. fatigue: post-Vietnam and post-Watergate, with pop culture leaning into humor and spectacle as release valves. The cover’s grotesque birth concept mirrored a time when rock imagery got more confrontational and body-horror seeped into mainstream art. P...
$12.00
Three Dog Night – Golden Bisquits
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@POWERPLANTRECORDS | PowerPlantRecords.com | Leave a positive Google review! Title: Three Dog Night – Golden BisquitsYear/Genre/City: 1971, Pop Rock, Los Angeles, CAMatrix #: 1971 Dunhill DSX 50098Condition: EX Cultural Facts: [Three Singers]: Their identity was built around having three lead vocalists trading songs, which also meant internal competition—who gets the spotlight, who gets the money, who gets the credit. [Industry Machine]: They were a hits factory run through outside writers a...
$19.98
Thrice – Identity Crisis (Marble Blue!, CLASSIC...
Title: Thrice – Identity CrisisYear/Genre: 2000, Post-HardcoreCondition: New Cultural Facts: Re...
Title: Thrice – Identity CrisisYear/Genre: 2000, Post-HardcoreCondition: New Cultural Facts: Recorded quickly on a minimal budget, the album documents the band before their later stylistic shifts, locking in lyrics and arrangements they’d soon outgrow. Early pressings circulated heavily through DIY hardcore networks and church-adjacent punk scenes, creating tension over how the band was perceived culturally. Thrice later distanced themselves from parts of the record, making it a snapsho...
$32.98
Thrice – The Illusion of Safety (Staff Pick!)
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@POWERPLANTRECORDS | PowerPlantRecords.com | Leave a positive Google review! Title: Thrice – The Illusion of SafetyYear/Genre: 2002, Post-HardcoreCondition: New Cultural Facts: Broke through the early-2000s “all-ages pipeline” of VFWs, church halls, and DIY promoters—where bands toured like youth groups with amps. The record’s legacy is tied to the era’s mixed bills: punk, hardcore, and emo scenes overlapping nightly, before genres hardened into separate lanes. Fans still treat it as th...
$28.98
Tiktaalik - Time Kills The Last Kind EP
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@POWERPLANTRECORDS | PowerPlantRecords.com | Leave a positive Google review!Title: Tiktaalik - Time Kills The Last Kind EPYear/Genre/Sub-Genre/City: 2024, Punk, DIY Hardcore Punk, Southern California 5/26Condition: New (LM) | Members: N/ACultural Facts: Personal Struggle: Public biographical details on the members are limited, so the human angle stays with the record’s extinction-themed title rather than invented trauma. Scene Ecology: Tiny regional releases like this are how local punk sc...
$17.98
Year/Genre: 1979, Rock / New WaveMatrix #: SP4773Condition: VG++ (plays great, very light w...
Year/Genre: 1979, Rock / New WaveMatrix #: SP4773Condition: VG++ (plays great, very light wear) Cultural Facts: Released in 1979 as Curry’s second solo album, cut while he was still best known for The Rocky Horror Picture Show. Issued on A&M, recorded between acting commitments as labels tried to position him as a credible rock frontman. Arrived during the late-’70s shift from glam and theatrical rock into early MTV-era video culture, which Curry would later tap into. Price ...
$21.98
Title: Tim Curry – Read My LipsYear/Genre: 1978, Rock / Glam PopMatrix #: SP-4717Condition: VG+ n...
Title: Tim Curry – Read My LipsYear/Genre: 1978, Rock / Glam PopMatrix #: SP-4717Condition: VG+ no issues Cultural Facts: Released while Curry was still riding the surreal fame of Rocky Horror, leading many fans to attend shows in full costume. Sessions drew from his London theatre background—Curry insisted on dramatic, character-driven vocal takes. Early promo appearances often confused viewers who only knew him as Dr. Frank-N-Furter, adding to the cult mystique around his music career...
$19.98
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@POWERPLANTRECORDS | PowerPlantRecords.com | Leave a positive Google review! Title: Tim Curry – Read My LipsYear/Genre/Sub-Genre/City: 1978, Rock, Art Rock, London, EnglandMatrix #: SP-4717Condition: VG Cultural Facts: Media Narrative: Already famous as Dr. Frank-N-Furter, Curry fought being boxed in as a cult character actor while trying to launch a serious music career. Scene Ecology: Straddled theater, film, and rock at a time when crossover artists were often treated as novelt...
$22.00
Tina Turner – Break Every Rule
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@POWERPLANTRECORDS | PowerPlantRecords.com | Leave a positive Google review! Title: Tina Turner – Break Every RuleYear/Genre/City: 1986, Rock / Pop Rock, Nutbush, TNMatrix #: PJ-12530Condition: VG+ Cultural Facts: Media Narrative: This album cemented Turner’s post-comeback autonomy, reframing her not as a revival act but as a sustained global headliner. Band Drama: Coming after her split from Ike Turner, her solo catalog was closely scrutinized as proof of independence rather than reinven...
$17.00
Title Fight – The Last Thing You Forget
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@POWERPLANTRECORDS | PowerPlantRecords.com | Leave a positive Google review! Title: Title Fight – The Last Thing You ForgetYear/Genre/Sub-Genre/City: 2009, Rock, Melodic Hardcore, Kingston, PennsylvaniaCondition: New Cultural Facts: Scene Ecology: A northeastern small-town DIY product, built through basements, VFW halls, and tight regional touring more than press or radio. Studio Lore: Early recordings were done fast and practical, meant to be played live immediately, not labored over as ...
$12.98
Title: Buddy Miles – We Got To Live Together
Title: Buddy Miles – We Got To Live TogetherYear/Genre: 1970, Funk/SoulMatrix #: SR-61313Conditio...
Title: Buddy Miles – We Got To Live TogetherYear/Genre: 1970, Funk/SoulMatrix #: SR-61313Condition: VG+ plays perfectDescription: Released in 1970 on Mercury, this album finds drummer and vocalist Buddy Miles—best known for his work with Jimi Hendrix’s Band of Gypsys, stepping out with his own funk-driven rock fusion. Recorded quickly after Band of Gypsys, it carries the same raw energy, blending heavy grooves with socially conscious themes. A key snapshot of the post-Hendrix era, the record ...
$16.98