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Title: Dire Straits – Dire StraitsYear/Genre/Sub-Genre/City: 1978, Rock, Classic Rock, London, En...
Title: Dire Straits – Dire StraitsYear/Genre/Sub-Genre/City: 1978, Rock, Classic Rock, London, England Matrix #: BSK 3266Condition: VG+, sounds great, some light marks (CC) Cultural Facts: Personal Struggle: Mark Knopfler’s father fled Hungary in 1939 to escape the Nazis; that refugee history sat behind the band’s rise. Band Drama: Tensions between Mark and his brother David later got so bad that David quit during the next album’s sessions. Scene Ecology: “Sultans of Swing” first brok...
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@POWERPLANTRECORDS | PowerPlantRecords.com | Leave a positive Google review! Title: Queen - The GameYear/Genre/Sub-Genre/City: 1980, Rock, Pop Rock, London, EnglandMatrix #: 5E-513Condition: VG+ Cultural Facts: Studio Lore: Recorded at Musicland Studios in Munich, it was the first Queen album to feature synthesizers, a real shift for a band that had publicly avoided them before. Media Narrative: Its success pushed Queen deeper into global mainstream culture, with “Another One Bite...
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@POWERPLANTRECORDS | PowerPlantRecords.com | Leave a positive Google review! Title: The Doors – The DoorsYear/Genre/Sub-Genre/City: 1967, Rock, Psychedelic Rock, Los Angeles, CaliforniaMatrix #: EKS - 74007Condition: VG++ looks great, sounds great! (VZ) Cultural Facts: Public Scandal: Jim Morrison’s arrests and onstage incidents, especially the Miami 1969 case, turned the band into a national controversy over obscenity and performance boundaries. Scene Ecology: Built out of the Su...
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@POWERPLANTRECORDS | PowerPlantRecords.com | Leave a positive Google review! Title: Steely Dan - Pretzel LogicYear/Genre/Sub-Genre/City: 1974, Rock, Jazz Rock, New York City, New YorkMatrix #: MCA-37042Condition: VG+ Cultural Facts: Band Drama: By this point Becker and Fagen were already moving away from being a real band, relying more on hired players and tighter personal control. Studio Lore: Jeff "Skunk" Baxter later said session demands were so exact that Steely Dan became a proving g...
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The Rolling Stones – It's Only Rock 'N Roll
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@POWERPLANTRECORDS | PowerPlantRecords.com | Leave a positive Google review! Title: The Rolling Stones – It’s Only Rock ’N RollYear/Genre/City: 1974, Blues Rock, London, EnglandMatrix #: COC-79101Condition: VG+ Cultural Facts: [Member Exit]: It’s the last Stones album with Mick Taylor; the band’s accounts of his departure include disputes over credit, money, and feeling undervalued inside a machine that couldn’t slow down. [Session Web]: Keith Richards’ circle overlapped heavily w...
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Led Zeppelin – Physical Graffiti
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@POWERPLANTRECORDS | PowerPlantRecords.com | Leave a positive Google review! Title: Led Zeppelin – Physical GraffitiYear/Genre/Sub-Genre/City: 1975, Rock, Hard Rock, London, EnglandMatrix #: 2-LP Swan Song SS 2-200Condition: EX Cultural Facts: Legal Trouble: Ongoing plagiarism accusations shadowed the band’s catalog in the ’70s, fueling quiet settlements and reputation battles. Band Drama: By this era, excess and isolation were routine; touring stress and substance use deepened internal d...
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David Bowie – Aladdin Sane (OG 1973'!) Staff Pick!
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@POWERPLANTRECORDS | PowerPlantRecords.com | Leave a positive Google review! Title: David Bowie – Aladdin Sane Year/Genre/Sub-Genre/City: 1973 / Rock / Glam Rock / London Matrix #: LSP 4852 Condition: EX (Excellent condition) Cultural Facts: Studio Lore Written while Bowie was traveling between the UK and U.S., the album reflects his fascination with America’s mix of glamour, violence, and cultural excess. Political Science The “Aladdin Sane” persona has often been read as a crack...
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Led Zeppelin - In Through the Out Door
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@POWERPLANTRECORDS | PowerPlantRecords.com | Leave a positive Google review!Title: Led Zeppelin - In Through The Out DoorYear/Genre/Sub-Genre/City: 1979, Rock, Hard Rock and Progressive Rock, London, England 8/26Matrix #: SS 16002Condition: VG+ (LM) | Members: Robert P (48' - ), Jimmy P (44' - ), John Paul J (46' - ), John B (48' - 80')Cultural Facts: Production Style: John Paul Jones took a larger creative role, using synthesizers and keyboards to give songs such as “All My Love” and...
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Title: Bob Dylan – Planet WavesYear/Genre: 1974, Folk RockMatrix #: 7E-1003Condition: VG+ (vinyl ...
Title: Bob Dylan – Planet WavesYear/Genre: 1974, Folk RockMatrix #: 7E-1003Condition: VG+ (vinyl is spotless, plays great)Cultural Facts: Dylan reunited with The Band for this album, marking their first studio collaboration since the late ’60s. Recorded quickly in upstate New York, its rawness contrasted with his earlier polished studio work. Released just ahead of the 1974 Dylan–The Band tour, one of the first arena-scale rock tours in the U.S.Price Suggestions:NM: $40–$50VG+: $28–$35V...
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@POWERPLANTRECORDS | PowerPlantRecords.com | Leave a positive Google review! Title: The Doors – Morrison HotelYear/Genre/Sub-Genre/City: 1970, Rock, Blues Rock, Los Angeles, CAMatrix #: EKS 75007Condition: EX very clean Cultural Facts: Legal Trouble: The band was operating under the shadow of Jim Morrison’s 1969 Miami obscenity case and the press circus around it. Album Art: The cover photo was taken at L.A.’s Morrison Hotel by Henry Diltz, turning a real downtown spot into a perm...
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@POWERPLANTRECORDS | PowerPlantRecords.com | Leave a positive Google review! Title: Aerosmith - Rocks Year/Genre/Sub-Genre/City: 1976 / Hard Rock / Blues Hard Rock / Boston Matrix #: PC-34165 Condition: VG (VZ) Cultural Facts: Personal Struggle This was made at the height of Aerosmith’s rise, when constant touring, drugs, and exhaustion were already becoming part of the band’s daily reality behind the swagger. Band Drama The group sounded locked in here, but the same chemistry that...
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Jefferson Airplane – Surrealistic Pillow
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@POWERPLANTRECORDS | PowerPlantRecords.com | Leave a positive Google review! Title: Jefferson Airplane – Surrealistic PillowYear/Genre/Sub-Genre/City: 1967, Rock, Psychedelic Rock, San Francisco, CaliforniaMatrix #: LSP-3766Condition: VG Cultural Facts: Media Narrative: Grace Slick joined right before this album and brought “White Rabbit” and “Somebody to Love” from her previous band, The Great Society, shifting the group’s identity overnight. Studio Lore: Cut in late 1966 with producer R...
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Title: The Doors – The Soft ParadeYear/Genre/Sub-Genre/City: 1969, Rock, Psychedelic Rock...
Title: The Doors – The Soft ParadeYear/Genre/Sub-Genre/City: 1969, Rock, Psychedelic Rock, Los Angeles, CaliforniaMatrix #: EKS-75005Condition: EX Cultural Facts: Legal Trouble: Morrison’s March 1969 Miami obscenity arrest detonated their touring prospects; venues and media treated the band as a liability. Band Drama: The brass/strings push exposed a control fight—Morrison’s disengagement grew while the others tried to steer the project. Media Narrative: The backlash era began h...
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@POWERPLANTRECORDS | PowerPlantRecords.com | Leave a positive Google review!Title: Lou Reed - Rock N Roll AnimalYear/Genre/Sub-Genre/City: 1974, Rock, Glam Rock, New York, New York 7/26Matrix #: APL1-0472Condition: VG+ (LM) | Members: Lou R (42' - 13')Cultural Facts: Personal Struggle: Reed’s early solo years were tangled with addiction, sexuality tabloid fixation, and pressure to survive outside The Velvet Underground’s cult shadow. Studio Lore: Recorded live at Howard Stein’s Academy of ...
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The 13th Floor Elevators – The Psychedelic Soun...
Title: The 13th Floor Elevators – The Psychedelic Sounds of the 13th Floor ElevatorsYear/G...
Title: The 13th Floor Elevators – The Psychedelic Sounds of the 13th Floor ElevatorsYear/Genre: 1966, Psychedelic RockMatrix #: 2RS 2245Condition: Mint Cultural Facts: Considered the first album to ever use the word “psychedelic” in its title, predating the genre’s explosion nationwide. Tommy Hall played an amplified jug through a microphone, giving the band its unmistakable, swirling pulse. Roky Erickson recorded many vocals under the influence of LSD, which the band openly cred...
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Cream – Fresh Cream (1st Press!)
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@POWERPLANTRECORDS | PowerPlantRecords.com | Leave a positive Google review!Title: Cream - Fresh CreamYear/Genre/Sub-Genre/City: 1966, Rock, Blues Rock Psychedelic Rock, London, England 7/26Matrix #: SD 33-206Condition: VG++ (CC) | Members: Eric C (45' - Alive), Jack B (43' - 14'), Ginger B (39' - 19')Cultural Facts: Scene Ecology: Fresh Cream helped launch the power-trio idea, with guitar, bass, and drums all pushed up front instead of hiding behind a singer. Studio Lore: The album jumps...
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Jimi Hendrix – Experience Hendrix (The Best Of ...
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@POWERPLANTRECORDS | PowerPlantRecords.com | Leave a positive Google review!Title: Jimi Hendrix - Experience Hendrix (The Best Of Jimi Hendrix)Year/Genre/Sub-Genre/City: 1997, Psychedelic Rock, Electric Blues Rock, Seattle, Washington 6/26Matrix #: 88985447871Condition: EX, sounds great, looks good, some light marks (LM) | Members: Jimi H (42' - 70')Cultural Facts: Personal Struggle: Hendrix grew up through poverty, family instability, and his mother’s death when he was 15, losses that foll...
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