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@POWERPLANTRECORDS | PowerPlantRecords.com | Leave a positive Google review! Title: The Beatles –...
@POWERPLANTRECORDS | PowerPlantRecords.com | Leave a positive Google review! Title: The Beatles – Abbey RoadYear/Genre: 1969, RockCondition: New Cultural Facts: Studio Lore: Cut largely on EMI’s new 8-track setup; George brought in a Moog synth that quietly shows up across the sessions. Band Drama: Made during Apple business warfare and near-breakup silence—why the long “suite” feels like a last attempt to finish as a unit. Notable Myths: Paul’s barefoot walk fed the “Paul is dead” clue...
$32.98
1973, Glam Classic RockMatrix #: 0825646289431Condition: New, Re‑Sleeved (180g, Gatefold) Descri...
1973, Glam Classic RockMatrix #: 0825646289431Condition: New, Re‑Sleeved (180g, Gatefold) Description:Released in 1973, Aladdin Sane captured David Bowie at the height of his Ziggy-era fame, fusing flamboyant rock theatrics with sophisticated arrangements. Written largely while touring the U.S., the album reflects a more fragmented and decadent view of fame and modernity. Featuring tracks like “The Jean Genie” and “Time,” it balances raunchy blues-rock with avant-garde piano and theatrical f...
$28.99
The Jimi Hendrix Experience – Are You Experienced?
Title: The Jimi Hendrix Experience – Are You Experienced?Year/Genre: 1967, Psychedelic Roc...
Title: The Jimi Hendrix Experience – Are You Experienced?Year/Genre: 1967, Psychedelic RockMatrix #: RS 6261Condition: VG++ (cover has normal wear, vinyl sounds great) Cultural Facts: Recorded in London in 1966–67, the album redefined electric guitar technique and tone through Hendrix’s innovative use of feedback and distortion. The U.S. version differed from the U.K. release, omitting and rearranging songs like “Red House” and “Remember.” Its success made Hendrix an internationa...
$90.00
@POWERPLANTRECORDS | PowerPlantRecords.com | Leave a positive Google review! Title: Led Zeppelin ...
@POWERPLANTRECORDS | PowerPlantRecords.com | Leave a positive Google review! Title: Led Zeppelin – IIYear/Genre/Sub-Genre/City: 1969, Rock, Hard Rock, London, EnglandCondition: New Cultural Facts: Studio Lore: Recorded in pieces while touring—sessions stitched together across multiple studios, with engineer Eddie Kramer helping capture it on the run. Legal Trouble: Long-running songwriting-credit disputes followed this era, including high-profile cases over blues-based material and attrib...
$29.98
The Velvet Underground – Loaded
Title: The Velvet Underground – LoadedYear/Genre: 1970, RockCondition: New Cultural Facts: Reco...
Title: The Velvet Underground – LoadedYear/Genre: 1970, RockCondition: New Cultural Facts: Recorded as the band shifted from their downtown New York avant-garde roots toward a more song-focused approach under Atlantic’s Cotillion imprint. Lou Reed left shortly before release, so the album captures his final phase with the original Velvet Underground project. The title nods to label pressure for a record “loaded” with material suited to mainstream rock radio, reflecting tension between a...
$28.98
Johnny Cash Sings: The songs that made him famous
Title: Johnny Cash – Sings the Songs That Made Him FamousMatrix #: 9152274Condition: M (mint)Desc...
Title: Johnny Cash – Sings the Songs That Made Him FamousMatrix #: 9152274Condition: M (mint)Description: Pristine copy—sharp sleeve and glossy vinyl; plays flawlessly. Cultural Facts: 1958 – Memphis, TN. A cornerstone compilation from Cash’s early Memphis years, capturing his spare trio sound and freight-train rhythms. Breakout era highlights. Collects the run of singles that built his legend—concise story-songs, boom-chicka pulse, and Luther Perkins’s minimalist lead lines. After the ...
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Grateful Dead – American Beauty
Title: Grateful Dead – American BeautyYear/Genre: 1970, Psych RockCondition: New Cultural Facts:...
Title: Grateful Dead – American BeautyYear/Genre: 1970, Psych RockCondition: New Cultural Facts: Recorded in 1970 as the studio twin to Workingman’s Dead, marking the Dead’s shift from long acid jams into tightly written Americana. Made in California studios while the band was emerging from the Haight-Ashbury ’60s and leaning into country, folk, and barroom harmonies. The ornate “American Beauty/American Reality” cover art played into the era’s tension between idealized U.S. imagery an...
$27.98
King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard - Nonagon Infi...
Title: King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard – Nonagon InfinityYear/Genre: 2016, Psych RockMatrix ...
Title: King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard – Nonagon InfinityYear/Genre: 2016, Psych RockMatrix #: ATO0301Condition: New (gatefold, red/yellow/black mixed vinyl) Cultural Facts: Structured as a perfect loop—ending and beginning seamlessly—so the album can play endlessly without a break. The band rehearsed it as a continuous live set, pushing stamina to the limit during early performances. Fans noticed hidden “clues” woven throughout the track transitions, sparking theories about a larg...
$26.98
The Rolling Stones – (High Tide And Green Grass)
Year/Genre: 1966, Classic RockMatrix #: NPS 1Condition: VG (shows some wear but sounds good) Cult...
Year/Genre: 1966, Classic RockMatrix #: NPS 1Condition: VG (shows some wear but sounds good) Cultural Facts: Released by London Records as the Stones’ first U.S. compilation, capturing their rise before Aftermath. The photo shoot took place in Connecticut’s Long Island Sound marshlands, reflecting their scruffy British image. The U.K. version had a completely different tracklist and cover, highlighting transatlantic marketing tactics. Recommended for fans of The Who, The Kinks, or The...
$20.00
@POWERPLANTRECORDS | PowerPlantRecords.com | Leave a positive Google review! Title: Prince – 1999...
@POWERPLANTRECORDS | PowerPlantRecords.com | Leave a positive Google review! Title: Prince – 1999Year/Genre/Sub-Genre/City: 1982, Pop, Synth-Funk, Minneapolis, MNCondition: New Cultural Facts: Studio Lore: Prince played most instruments himself and treated the studio like a lab—stacking takes fast, then obsessing over tiny edits. Scene Ecology: The record sits inside the early “Minneapolis sound” ecosystem—Prince’s circle (The Time, Vanity 6, etc.) helped define a whole local network. P...
$34.98
Grateful Dead- Workingman's Dead
Title: Grateful Dead – Workingman’s DeadYear/Genre: 1970, Country RockCondition: New Cultural Fac...
Title: Grateful Dead – Workingman’s DeadYear/Genre: 1970, Country RockCondition: New Cultural Facts: Recorded quickly at Pacific High Recording in San Francisco after years of debt, busted sound systems, and LSD-era excess caught up with the band. Marked a turn toward harmony-heavy, song-focused writing influenced by The Band and Bakersfield country, with Robert Hunter’s storytelling at the center. The cover photo was shot in San Francisco’s Mission District, underscoring the album’s bl...
$27.98
Pink Floyd – Wish You Were Here
Title: Pink Floyd – Wish You Were HereYear/Genre: 1975, Progressive RockCondition: New Cultural F...
Title: Pink Floyd – Wish You Were HereYear/Genre: 1975, Progressive RockCondition: New Cultural Facts: Recorded at Abbey Road while the band was burnt out from sudden global fame after The Dark Side of the Moon. Built around themes of absence and industry burnout, reflecting their growing distrust of record-label executives and celebrity culture. During one session, former member Syd Barrett showed up unannounced, so changed in appearance that the band initially didn’t recognize him.
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Title: Journey – EscapeYear/Genre: 1981, Pop RockMatrix #: TC 37408Condition: EX++ Cultural Facts...
Title: Journey – EscapeYear/Genre: 1981, Pop RockMatrix #: TC 37408Condition: EX++ Cultural Facts: Escape became Journey’s biggest album, reaching #1 on the Billboard 200 and selling over 10 million copies in the U.S. alone. It introduced Jonathan Cain, whose addition to the lineup helped craft the anthemic sound behind “Don’t Stop Believin’,” “Open Arms,” and “Who’s Crying Now.” The cover, designed by Stanley Mouse, features a spaceship-scarab breaking free from a planet—symbolizing th...
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Pink Floyd – The Dark Side Of The Moon
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@POWERPLANTRECORDS | PowerPlantRecords.com | Leave a positive Google review! Title: Pink Floyd – The Dark Side Of The MoonYear/Genre/City: 1973, Progressive Rock, London, UKMatrix #: SMAS 11163Condition: EX Cultural Facts: Studio Lore: Engineer Alan Parsons helped build it from tape loops, clocks, and the “money” cash-register collage. Studio Lore: The spoken voices came from impromptu hallway interviews—staff and friends answering prompts, then edited into the record. Band Dr...
$44.98