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Frank Ocean - Blond RARE! (2xLP, Colored Vinyl)
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@POWERPLANTRECORDS | PowerPlantRecords.com | Leave a positive Google review!Title: Frank Ocean - BlondYear/Genre/Sub-Genre/City: 2016, R&B, Alternative R&B Art Pop, New Orleans, Louisiana 8/26Condition: New (BC) | Members: Frank O (87' - )Cultural Facts: Personal Struggle: Hurricane Katrina destroyed much of Frank Ocean’s recording setup in New Orleans and forced him to relocate to Los Angeles. What began as a temporary move to keep making music became the turning point that led to ...
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Frank Ocean – Channel Orange (Rare 2xLP + Color...
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@POWERPLANTRECORDS | PowerPlantRecords.com | Leave a positive Google review! Title: Frank Ocean – Channel OrangeYear/Genre/Sub-Genre/City: 2012, R&B, Alternative R&B, Los Angeles, CACondition: New Cultural Facts: Media Narrative: He published a deeply personal Tumblr letter days before release, but he refused to turn it into a rollout—no big TV victory lap, just the work sitting there with the context hanging over it. That restraint became part of the legend: the industry wanted a s...
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Stevie Wonder – Songs In The Key Of Life (Inclu...
Title: Stevie Wonder – Songs In The Key Of LifeYear/Genre/Sub-Genre/City: 1976, R&B, Progress...
Title: Stevie Wonder – Songs In The Key Of LifeYear/Genre/Sub-Genre/City: 1976, R&B, Progressive Soul, Detroit, Michigan Matrix #: T13-340C2Condition: EX, sounds great, some light marks (CC) Cultural Facts: Personal Struggle: Born six weeks early, Wonder lost his sight from retinopathy of prematurity, worsened by incubator oxygen. Political Science: He used “Happy Birthday” and public pressure to help push the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday campaign. Studio Lore: After turning 21,...
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Sam Cooke – The Best Of Sam Cooke (Staff Pick!)
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@POWERPLANTRECORDS | PowerPlantRecords.com | Leave a positive Google review! Title: Sam Cooke – The Best Of Sam CookeYear/Genre/Sub-Genre/City: 1962, R&B, Soul, Chicago, IllinoisCondition: New Cultural Facts: Legal Trouble: Oct 1963, Shreveport: a pre-booked room was refused under segregation; Cooke was arrested for “disturbing the peace” and jailed overnight. Public Scandal: Dec 11, 1964: shot at LA’s Hacienda Motel by manager Bertha Franklin; ruled justifiable homicide, but friends ...
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@POWERPLANTRECORDS | PowerPlantRecords.com | Leave a positive Google review! Title: Prince – 1999Year/Genre/Sub-Genre/City: 1982, Pop, Synth-Funk, Minneapolis, MNCondition: New Cultural Facts: Studio Lore: Prince played most instruments himself and treated the studio like a lab—stacking takes fast, then obsessing over tiny edits. Scene Ecology: The record sits inside the early “Minneapolis sound” ecosystem—Prince’s circle (The Time, Vanity 6, etc.) helped define a whole local network. P...
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@POWERPLANTRECORDS | PowerPlantRecords.com | Leave a positive Google review! Title: Stevie Wonder – Talking Book Year/Genre/Sub-Genre/City: 1972, Soul, Progressive Soul, Detroit Matrix #: Tamla T-319-L Condition: VG Cultural Facts: Legal Trouble After turning 21, Stevie let his Motown contract expire and fought for creative control, royalties, and ownership before making this record. Studio Lore He built much of the album with Malcolm Cecil and Robert Margouleff, using TONTO synth systems ...
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Michael Jackson – Off The Wall
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@POWERPLANTRECORDS | PowerPlantRecords.com | Leave a positive Google review!Title: Michael Jackson - Off the WallYear/Genre/Sub-Genre/City: 1979, Pop, Disco Funk R&B, Gary, Indiana 8/26Condition: New (BC) | Members: Michael J (58' - 09') | Producer: Quincy JonesCultural Facts: Personal Struggle: Michael later spoke openly about being physically punished and emotionally intimidated by his father, Joe Jackson, during the Jackson 5 years. He said simply seeing his father could m...
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@POWERPLANTRECORDS | PowerPlantRecords.com | Leave a positive Google review!Title: Van Morrison - MoondanceYear/Genre/Sub-Genre/City: 1970, R&B, Celtic Soul, Belfast, Northern Ireland 5/26Matrix #: WS-1835Condition: EX sounds amazing (VZ) | Members: Van M (45' - Alive)Cultural Facts: Personal Struggle: Morrison left Belfast for the U.S. after Them, carrying contract fights and exile-like distance from home into his early solo work. Studio Lore: Moondance was built with jazz-t...
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Stevie Wonder – Songs In The Key Of Life
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@POWERPLANTRECORDS | PowerPlantRecords.com | Leave a positive Google review!Title: Stevie Wonder - Songs In The Key Of LifeYear/Genre/Sub-Genre/City: 1976, Soul, Progressive Soul, Detroit, Michigan 5/26Matrix #: Tamla 1976 T13-340C2Condition: EX (LM) | Members: Stevie W (50' - Alive)Cultural Facts: Personal Struggle: Wonder was born premature and became blind as an infant, then entered the music industry as a child under Motown’s intense control. Studio Lore: The album...
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Title: Pointer Sisters - Energy Year/Genre/Sub-Genre/City: 1978, Soul, Pop Soul, Oakland Matrix #...
Title: Pointer Sisters - Energy Year/Genre/Sub-Genre/City: 1978, Soul, Pop Soul, Oakland Matrix #: P-1 Condition: NM, sounds great, looks great Cultural Facts: Personal Struggle The sisters were raised in a strict minister’s household in Oakland, where secular music was discouraged, so pop success meant pushing past their church upbringing. Band Drama This came right after Bonnie left the group, forcing Ruth, Anita, and June to rebuild the act as a trio. Media Narrative Energy was the res...
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Snoh Aalegra – Ugh, Those Feels Again (SUPER St...
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@POWERPLANTRECORDS | PowerPlantRecords.com | Leave a positive Google review! Title: Snoh Aalegra – Ugh, Those Feels AgainYear/Genre/Sub-Genre/City: 2019, R&B, Alternative R&B, Los Angeles, CACondition: New Cultural Facts: Media Narrative: Prince heard her early work, reached out, and she’s said he mentored her for a couple years before his 2016 death. Scene Ecology: Moved from Sweden to L.A. (2012) and later plugged into No I.D.’s ARTium circle without a radio-first pathway. Fam...
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Sly & The Family Stone – Stand!
Title: Sly & The Family Stone – Stand!Year/Genre: 1969, Funk / Soul / Psychedelic Rock...
Title: Sly & The Family Stone – Stand!Year/Genre: 1969, Funk / Soul / Psychedelic RockMatrix #: BN 26456Condition: VG+ (light scuffs, plays strong) Cultural Facts: Released during the height of the Civil Rights era, it blended social commentary with radical optimism. Features “Everyday People,” a unifying anthem against prejudice inspired by Sly Stone’s own interracial band. The album’s raw mix and layered production shaped the direction of 1970s funk and soul. For fans of ...
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Otis Redding - In Person at the Whisky A Go Go
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Grand Funk Railroad – E Pluribus Funk
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@POWERPLANTRECORDS | PowerPlantRecords.com | Leave a positive Google review!Title: Grand Funk Railroad - E Pluribus FunkYear/Genre/Sub-Genre/City: 1971, Funk Rock/Arena Rock, Flint, Michigan 6/26Matrix #: SW-853Condition: VG+, sounds good, has some light marks CC | Members: Mark F (48' - ), Don B (48' - ), Mel S (51' - )Cultural Facts: Album Art The original round silver “coin” cover played off the title’s Latin joke, turning the LP itself into a fake piece of American currency. Political ...
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@POWERPLANTRECORDS | PowerPlantRecords.com | Leave a positive Google review! Title: Blood Orange – Negro SwanYear/Genre/Sub-Genre/City: 2018, R&B, Alternative R&B, New York City, New YorkCondition: New Cultural Facts: Studio Lore: Largely self-produced by Dev Hynes, built from a tight inner-circle of collaborators instead of a writer-camp machine. Media Narrative: Positioned as a statement on Black vulnerability and masculinity, landing during a heated 2018 moment of U.S. race and...
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@POWERPLANTRECORDS | PowerPlantRecords.com | Leave a positive Google review!Title: Wild Cherry - Wild CherryYear/Genre/Sub-Genre/City: 1976, Funk, Funk Rock and Disco, Mingo Junction, Ohio 8/26Matrix #: PE-34195Condition: VG+ (LM) | Members: Wild Cherry (N/A)Cultural Facts: Notable Track: “Play That Funky Music” became the band’s defining song, combining hard-rock guitar with a dance-floor funk groove and Rob Parissi’s shouted vocal. Personal Struggle: Wild Cherry had struggled to ...
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