Classic Rock

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Led Zeppelin – Led Zeppelin

Title: Led Zeppelin – Led ZeppelinYear/Genre: 1969, Hard Rock / Blues RockMatrix #: 812279...

Title: Led Zeppelin – Led ZeppelinYear/Genre: 1969, Hard Rock / Blues RockMatrix #: 8122796641Condition: New (sealed) Cultural Facts: Jimmy Page paid for the sessions himself and refused to tell Atlantic Records who played on the record until it was finished. John Bonham’s drumming on “Communication Breakdown” was so fast that early listeners thought it was two drummers. The band’s name came from a joke by The Who’s Keith Moon, who said their project would “go down like a lead ba...

$27.98

Black Sabbath - Paranoid

Title: Black Sabbath – ParanoidYear/Genre: 1970, Heavy MetalCondition: New Cultural Facts: Seco...

Title: Black Sabbath – ParanoidYear/Genre: 1970, Heavy MetalCondition: New Cultural Facts: Second studio album by Birmingham’s Black Sabbath, rush-recorded in 1970 as the band was suddenly breaking out in Europe. Originally intended to be titled “War Pigs,” the name was changed to Paranoid amid concerns over the album’s antiwar themes. Its dark, riff-centered approach and lyrics about war, madness, and social collapse made it one of the defining early heavy metal records.  

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David Bowie - Aladdin Sane

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...

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Black Sabbath – Vol. 4

Title: Black Sabbath – Vol. 4Year/Genre: 1972, Heavy MetalCondition: New Cultural Facts: Record...

Title: Black Sabbath – Vol. 4Year/Genre: 1972, Heavy MetalCondition: New Cultural Facts: Recorded in 1972 at the Record Plant in Los Angeles during a period of heavy touring and rampant cocaine use within the band. Features “Snowblind,” whose open references to cocaine reportedly made the label nervous about promotion and presentation. Marked a more experimental phase for Sabbath, bringing piano, mellotron, and denser arrangements into their heavy metal template.

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Rush - 2112 (Staff Pick!)

Title: Rush – 2112Year/Genre: 1976, Prog RockCondition: New Cultural Facts: Written after the c...

Title: Rush – 2112Year/Genre: 1976, Prog RockCondition: New Cultural Facts: Written after the commercial disappointment of Caress of Steel, the album was made under label pressure to go more mainstream—Rush responded by opening with a 20-minute narrative suite instead. Its storyline, set in a future totalitarian society that bans individual creativity, drew heavily on dystopian literature and was originally dedicated to the ideas in Ayn Rand’s Anthem. The record’s success on tour and in...

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Marty Robbins ‎– Gunfighter Ballads And Trail S...

Title: Marty Robbins – Gunfighter Ballads and Trail SongsYear/Genre: 1959, CountryCondition: New ...

Title: Marty Robbins – Gunfighter Ballads and Trail SongsYear/Genre: 1959, CountryCondition: New (colored vinyl, limited edition) Cultural Facts: Recorded in Nashville in 1959 as Robbins leaned fully into Western storytelling, echoing old radio serials and dime novels. Arrived during the height of TV and film cowboy mania, helping fix the romantic image of the lone gunfighter in country music. Its success strengthened the “singing cowboy” tradition, influencing later outlaw and country-...

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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- 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...

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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.

$34.98