{"title":"Comedy","description":"\u003cp\u003eComedy and spoken word records on vinyl. Find new and used comedy LPs at Power Plant Records in San Clemente, CA.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"cheech-chong-big-bambu","title":"Cheech \u0026 Chong ‎– Big Bambú","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"132\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"10\"\u003eTitle:\u003c\/strong\u003e Cheech \u0026amp; Chong – Big Bambú\u003cbr data-start=\"37\" data-end=\"40\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"40\" data-end=\"55\"\u003eYear\/Genre:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1972, Comedy \/ Spoken Word\u003cbr data-start=\"82\" data-end=\"85\" data-is-only-node=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"85\" data-end=\"98\"\u003eMatrix #:\u003c\/strong\u003e SP 77014\u003cbr data-start=\"107\" data-end=\"110\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"110\" data-end=\"124\"\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e VG+++ (comes w\/ rolling paper!)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"134\" data-end=\"155\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"134\" data-end=\"153\"\u003eCultural Facts:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col data-start=\"156\" data-end=\"514\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"156\" data-end=\"287\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"159\" data-end=\"287\"\u003eThe album’s original packaging mimicked a giant rolling paper pack, complete with a full-size paper insert in early pressings.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"288\" data-end=\"393\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"291\" data-end=\"393\"\u003eRecorded during the height of U.S. counterculture humor, it satirized hippie life and drug paranoia.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"394\" data-end=\"514\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"397\" data-end=\"514\"\u003eIts sketches reflected the duo’s rise from Los Angeles clubs to mainstream comedy through cannabis-centered satire.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"516\" data-end=\"607\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"516\" data-end=\"538\"\u003ePrice Suggestions:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"538\" data-end=\"541\"\u003eNM: $30–$35\u003cbr data-start=\"552\" data-end=\"555\"\u003eVG+: $22–$26\u003cbr data-start=\"567\" data-end=\"570\"\u003eVG: $15–$18\u003cbr data-start=\"581\" data-end=\"584\"\u003eG: $8–$10\u003cbr data-start=\"593\" data-end=\"596\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"596\" data-end=\"607\" data-is-last-node=\"\"\u003e11\/5\/25 LM\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-is-only-node=\"\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-end=\"644\" data-start=\"551\"\u003e8\/26\/25 sc \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-is-only-node=\"\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-end=\"644\" data-start=\"551\"\u003eSold on WN 9\/6\/25 KG  10\/7\/25 TC\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e sold 11\/17\/25\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-is-only-node=\"\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-end=\"644\" data-start=\"551\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e12\/20\/25 ob \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Power Plant Records","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40940573163707,"sku":"","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0095\/4204\/1658\/products\/R-791061-1324908776_jpeg.jpg?v=1626304570"},{"product_id":"robin-williams-reality-what-a-concept","title":"Robin Williams – Reality... 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What A Concept\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"135\" data-end=\"165\"\u003eYear\/Genre\/Sub-Genre\/City:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1979, Comedy, Stand-Up Comedy, San Francisco, California 5\/26\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"228\" data-end=\"241\"\u003eMatrix #:\u003c\/strong\u003e NBLP7162\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"251\" data-end=\"265\"\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e EX (LM) | Members: Robin W (51' - 14')\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"305\" data-end=\"324\"\u003eCultural Facts:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col data-start=\"325\" data-end=\"821\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1r8ptzs\" data-start=\"325\" data-end=\"479\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"328\" data-end=\"350\"\u003ePersonal Struggle:\u003c\/strong\u003e Williams later said John Belushi’s 1982 cocaine-and-heroin overdose scared him away from the same hard-partying Hollywood scene.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"tgco7f\" data-start=\"480\" data-end=\"651\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"483\" data-end=\"501\"\u003eScene Ecology:\u003c\/strong\u003e The album came out of the late-70s comedy-club boom, when San Francisco and LA stand-up still felt closer to counterculture theater than polished TV.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1ksemhx\" data-start=\"652\" data-end=\"821\" data-is-last-node=\"\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"655\" data-end=\"675\"\u003eMedia Narrative:\u003c\/strong\u003e Reality... What A Concept caught Williams right as Mork \u0026amp; Mindy made him famous, before the wild club act became a family-friendly movie persona.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e5\/13\/26 LM\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Power Plant Records","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44103776665787,"sku":"","price":18.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0095\/4204\/1658\/products\/R-5162141-1386204201-5937.jpg?v=1670884781"},{"product_id":"richard-pryor-that-ni-ers-crazy","title":"Richard Pryor – That Ni**er's Crazy","description":"\u003cp data-end=\"80\" data-start=\"0\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"80\" data-start=\"0\"\u003e@POWERPLANTRECORDS | PowerPlantRecords.com | Leave a positive Google review!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"229\" data-start=\"82\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"92\" data-start=\"82\"\u003eTitle:\u003c\/strong\u003e Richard Pryor - \u003cem data-end=\"130\" data-start=\"109\"\u003eThat Ni**er’s Crazy\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr data-end=\"133\" data-start=\"130\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"163\" data-start=\"133\"\u003eYear\/Genre\/Sub-Genre\/City:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1974, Comedy, Stand-Up Comedy, Los Angeles\u003cbr data-end=\"209\" data-start=\"206\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"223\" data-start=\"209\"\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e EX\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"252\" data-start=\"231\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"250\" data-start=\"231\"\u003eCultural Facts:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col data-end=\"984\" data-start=\"253\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-end=\"509\" data-start=\"253\" data-section-id=\"155k71y\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-end=\"274\" data-start=\"256\"\u003ePublic Scandal\u003c\/strong\u003e Pryor’s mainstream breakthrough came from refusing “clean” crossover comedy and speaking bluntly about race, sex, police, and American hypocrisy. 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Ballard, born in Cleveland, was a rising comedic actress who later became a household name on television, while Siegel was closely tied to New York’s cabaret scene and had written songs for Eartha Kitt and others. The album reflects the early 1960s trend of mixing light comedy with musical theater sensibilities, offering a glimpse into the crossover between stage, cabaret, and recorded entertainment during that era. 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