Tracy Chapman - Tracy Chapman RARE (Staff Pick)

Title: Tracy Chapman – Tracy ChapmanYear/Genre: 1988, FolkMatrix #: 60774-1Condition: Mint Cultur...

Title: Tracy Chapman – Tracy ChapmanYear/Genre: 1988, FolkMatrix #: 60774-1Condition: Mint Cultural Facts: Chapman performed “Fast Car” live at the Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute—hours after an equipment failure forced her to play solo, launching her into the spotlight. The album’s sessions were recorded in just eight weeks with minimal overdubs, keeping the performances close to their demo roots. College radio DJs were the first to circulate early test pressings, helping the reco...

John Denver – John Denver's Greatest Hits

Year/Genre: 1973, Country RockMatrix #: CPL1-0374Condition: VG+, sounds great, very light marks C...

Year/Genre: 1973, Country RockMatrix #: CPL1-0374Condition: VG+, sounds great, very light marks Cultural Facts: Released in 1973 and quickly became Denver’s first #1 album on the Billboard 200, with a long chart run (176 weeks). It spotlights his songwriter side: “Leaving on a Jet Plane” was written by Denver and hit #1 in 1969 via Peter, Paul and Mary—same folk-pop lane as Jim Croce / Cat Stevens fans. In 1975, Denver’s CMA Entertainer of the Year win triggered backlash; presenter Ch...

Neil Young – After The Gold Rush

Title: Neil Young – After The Gold RushYear/Genre: 1970, Folk RockMatrix #: MSK 2283Condition: Ne...

Title: Neil Young – After The Gold RushYear/Genre: 1970, Folk RockMatrix #: MSK 2283Condition: Near Mint- includes poster size lyric sheet  Cultural Facts: Written during Young’s time living in Topanga Canyon, the album reflected California’s environmental and countercultural anxieties at the dawn of the ’70s. Recorded with members of Crazy Horse and a young Nils Lofgren, it blended fragile folk with distorted rock. Its apocalyptic tone and introspective lyrics captured post-’60s disill...

Cat Stevens ‎– Tea For The Tillerman

Title: Cat Stevens | Tea For The Tillerman Year/Genre/Sub-Genre/City: 1970, Rock, Folk Rock, Lond...

Title: Cat Stevens | Tea For The Tillerman Year/Genre/Sub-Genre/City: 1970, Rock, Folk Rock, London Matrix #: SP 4280 Condition: EX, sounds great, looks great (CC) Cultural Facts: Personal Struggle Stevens had recently survived a near-fatal bout of tuberculosis, and the brush with death reshaped both his writing and his search for meaning. Studio Lore Producer Paul Samwell-Smith helped frame the album with a warm, stripped-down sound that let Stevens’s voice and songwriting carry the emoti...