Classic Rock

Billy Joel – Glass Houses

Title: Billy Joel – Glass HousesYear/Genre: 1980, classic rock Matrix #: FC 36384Condition: VG+++...

Title: Billy Joel – Glass HousesYear/Genre: 1980, classic rock Matrix #: FC 36384Condition: VG+++ Near Mint (perfect, plays like new) Cultural Facts: Recorded at Joel’s home studio in Long Island, the album responded to the punk and new wave movements reshaping rock at the time. It earned Joel a Grammy for “Best Male Rock Vocal Performance” and solidified his status beyond piano ballads. The cover photo was shot through his real home’s glass window, symbolizing artistic vulnerability am...

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...

The Doors – The Doors

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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 AngelesMatrix #: Elektra EKS-74007Condition: EX (LM)Cultural Facts: Personal Struggle Morrison was already drinking hard and carrying the pressure of turning film-school ambition into a real band before the first album even hit. Studio Lore Most of it was cut fast after months of grinding L.A. club sets. “Light My Fire” came fr...

Fleetwood Mac – Then Play On

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@POWERPLANTRECORDS | PowerPlantRecords.com | Leave a positive Google review! Title: Fleetwood Mac - Then Play On Year/Genre/Sub-Genre/City: 1969 / Blues Rock / Psychedelic Blues / London Matrix #: RS-6368 Condition: VG (VZ) Cultural Facts: Band Drama This was the last Fleetwood Mac album with Peter Green as a central force, made while his mental health and disillusionment were starting to pull him away from the band. Personal Struggle Green was already becoming deeply uncomfortable...

The Moody Blues- Voices in the Sky

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@POWERPLANTRECORDS | PowerPlantRecords.com | Leave a positive Google review! Title: The Moody Blues – Voices In The SkyYear/Genre/Sub-Genre/City: 1984, Rock, Progressive Rock, Birmingham, EnglandMatrix #: 4228201551Condition: VG+, sounds great (TC) Cultural Facts: Band Drama: The band split in 1974 over burnout and money disputes; members pursued solo work before reuniting years later under label pressure. Personal Struggle: Justin Hayward dealt with severe stage anxiety early on, relying on ...

The Police – Synchronicity

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@POWERPLANTRECORDS | PowerPlantRecords.com | Leave a positive Google review! Title: The Police – SynchronicityYear/Genre/Sub-Genre/City: 1983,  New Wave, London, EnglandMatrix #: SP-3735Condition: VG+, sounds great Cultural Facts: Band Drama: Recorded with the band barely tolerating each other, often working separately and communicating through producers, with the breakup basically underway during sessions. Media Narrative: The album’s success locked them into stadium-scale fame, and the ...

Grateful Dead – In The Dark

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@POWERPLANTRECORDS | PowerPlantRecords.com | Leave a positive Google review! Title: Grateful Dead – In The DarkYear/Genre/Sub-Genre/City: 1987, Rock, Jam Rock, San Francisco, CaliforniaMatrix #: Arista AL-8452Condition: NM Cultural Facts: Media Narrative: “Touch of Grey” became their late-career pop breakthrough—MTV rotation turned a touring institution into a mainstream moment. Studio Lore: Built from tight live-style run-throughs—tracked around their Bay Area home base with the band ste...

David Bowie – "Heroes"

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@POWERPLANTRECORDS | PowerPlantRecords.com | Leave a positive Google review! Title: David Bowie – "Heroes" Year/Genre/Sub-Genre/City: 1977 / Rock / Art Rock / Berlin Matrix #: AFL1-2522 Condition: EX Cultural Facts: Studio Lore Recorded partly at Berlin’s Hansa Studio near the Wall, the sessions used unusual mic setups to capture Bowie’s voice growing more intense as he moved across the room. Personal Struggle Bowie had relocated to Berlin while trying to escape heavy cocaine use ...

The Jimi Hendrix Experience – Axis: Bold As Love

Year/Genre/Sub-Genre/City: 1967, Rock, Psychedelic Rock, London, EnglandMatrix #: RS 6281Conditio...

Year/Genre/Sub-Genre/City: 1967, Rock, Psychedelic Rock, London, EnglandMatrix #: RS 6281Condition: EX, sounds great, looks good, some light marks Cultural Facts: Album Art: UK cover used Hindu deities; it drew backlash for religious appropriation and later got swapped/edited in some markets. Studio Lore: A famous fiasco: the finished master was reportedly left in a taxi, forcing a quick rebuild/remix under pressure. Personal Struggle: Hendrix grew up poor and unstable in Seattle; his m...

The Doors – Greatest Hits

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@POWERPLANTRECORDS | PowerPlantRecords.com | Leave a positive Google review! Title: The Doors - Greatest HitsYear/Genre/Sub-Genre/City: 1980, Rock, Psychedelic Rock, Los Angeles, CaliforniaMatrix #: 5E-515Condition: EX, sounds great, looks great Cultural Facts: Media Narrative: Issued as the catalog was re-framed for a new generation, helping turn Morrison into a late-70s counterculture icon again. Legal Trouble: Morrison’s 1969 Miami arrest and 1970 conviction followed the band f...

The Grateful Dead – What A Long Strange Trip It...

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Title: The Grateful Dead – What A Long Strange Trip It’s Been: The Best Of The Grateful DeadYear/Genre/City: 1977, Psychedelic Rock (Compilation), San Francisco, CAMatrix #: ZW 3091Condition: EX Cultural Facts: [Label Shift]: This comp lands in the Arista era, when Clive Davis helped pull them into a more mainstream distribution lane after the mid-’70s slowdown and reset.[Taper Culture]: The Dead’s taping tolerance turned concerts into a parallel economy—traders, mail lists, and “com...

Blind Faith - Blind Faith

Year/Genre: 1969, Psych RockMatrix #: SD33-304Condition: EX, sounds great, looks great Cultural F...

Year/Genre: 1969, Psych RockMatrix #: SD33-304Condition: EX, sounds great, looks great Cultural Facts: Blind Faith formed in London from members of Cream and Traffic, a short-lived supergroup built from late-60s blues-rock royalty. They played their first major show in Hyde Park in 1969, drawing huge crowds while internal pressure and burnout were already mounting. The original UK/European cover image of a topless young girl holding a model plane triggered censorship debates and alterna...