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The Scorpions - Best of Scorpions volume 2
Title: Scorpions – Best of Scorpions Vol. 2Year/Genre/Sub-Genre/City: 1984, Rock, Hard Ro...
Title: Scorpions – Best of Scorpions Vol. 2Year/Genre/Sub-Genre/City: 1984, Rock, Hard Rock, Hanover, GermanyCondition: New Cultural Facts: Scene Ecology: A German band that broke internationally by living on the road—UK/US tours turning “European hard rock” into a global circuit in real time. Media Narrative: This era helped lock in the Scorpions’ two-track public identity: heavy stage aggression paired with ballad-friendly mainstream access. Business Moves: Compilations like t...
$19.98
Title: The Firm – The FirmYear/Genre/Sub-Genre/City: 1985, Rock, Hard Rock, London, EnglandCondit...
Title: The Firm – The FirmYear/Genre/Sub-Genre/City: 1985, Rock, Hard Rock, London, EnglandCondition: New Cultural Facts: Media Narrative: They picked the plain name “The Firm” to dodge the “supergroup” circus—Page and Rodgers wanted the project to feel like a band, not an event.Scene Ecology: The lineup was a cross-network splice: Zeppelin’s post-era orbit (Page) colliding with Bad Company’s world (Rodgers) in mid-’80s UK rock industry lanes.Band Drama: It was built as a clean slate after he...
$24.98
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@POWERPLANTRECORDS | PowerPlantRecords.com | Leave a positive Google review! Title: Sammy Hagar – VOAYear/Genre/City: 1984, Hard Rock, Los Angeles, CAMatrix #: GHS 24043Condition: VG+++ Cultural Facts: Media Narrative: Released just before Hagar joined Van Halen, it became retroactively framed as his last fully independent statement. Band Drama: His Van Halen entry later fueled “Hagar vs. Roth” factionalism that reshaped how fans split band eras. Scene Ecology: Part of the early-’...
$23.00
Title: Van Halen – Diver DownYear/Genre: 1982, Hard Rock Matrix #: BSK 3677Condition: EX Cultural...
Title: Van Halen – Diver DownYear/Genre: 1982, Hard Rock Matrix #: BSK 3677Condition: EX Cultural Facts: Created quickly to capitalize on their cover of “(Oh) Pretty Woman,” the album features five covers and showcases Van Halen’s humor and spontaneity. Eddie Van Halen expressed frustration with label pressure for more covers, leading him to build his own studio soon after. The red, white, and black diver flag cover symbolized the band “going underwater” with new ideas. Recommended fo...
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Van Halen – Women And Children First
Title: Van Halen – Women And Children FirstYear/Genre/City: 1980, Hard Rock, Pasadena, California...
Title: Van Halen – Women And Children FirstYear/Genre/City: 1980, Hard Rock, Pasadena, CaliforniaMatrix #: HS3415Condition: EX Cultural Facts: All Originals: This is the first Van Halen LP that’s all original material—no old rock ’n’ roll cover thrown in—so it reads like the moment they fully committed to being a writing band, not just a live-band-with-classics. Band Tension: By album three, the “how commercial should we be?” push-pull was real—this era is often framed as the start of Van Hal...
$32.98
Scorpions – Love At First Sting
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@POWERPLANTRECORDS | PowerPlantRecords.com | Leave a positive Google review! Title: Scorpions – Love At First StingYear/Genre/City: 1984, Hard Rock / Heavy Metal, Hannover, West GermanyMatrix #: 814 981-1 M-1Condition: EX Cultural Facts: Album Art: The original cover (with a tattooed “sting”) got swapped in some markets after complaints—an early MTV-era packaging fight. Scene Ecology: A key Hanover export—built on nonstop Europe-to-U.S. touring when German hard rock was finally cracking A...
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Chequered Past - Chequered Past
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@POWERPLANTRECORDS | PowerPlantRecords.com | Leave a positive Google review!Title: Chequered Past - Chequered PastYear/Genre/Sub-Genre: 1984, Rock, Hard RockMatrix #: ST-17123Condition: EX Cultural Facts: L.A. supergroup energy: nightlife scene where punk fallout met Sunset Strip excess in the early ’80s. Lineup stitched scenes together—Steve Jones (post–Sex Pistols), Clem Burke (Blondie), Michael Des Barres, Frank Infante—tribes sharing one room. A document of post-punk industr...
$24.98
Janis Joplin – I Got Dem Ol' Kozmic Blues Again...
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@POWERPLANTRECORDS | PowerPlantRecords.com | Leave a positive Google review!Title: Janis Joplin – I Got Dem Ol' Kozmic Blues Again Mama!Year/Genre/Sub-Genre: 1969, Rock, Blues RockMatrix #: KCS 9913Condition: VG+++ (worn with age but looks so sick and plays flawlessly) Cultural Facts: Port Arthur, Texas outsider who became a San Francisco symbol—Haight-era freedom colliding with real stigma around women onstage. A turning-point band shift after Big Brother, reflecting late-’60s pressure t...
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Robin Trower – Victims Of The Fury
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@POWERPLANTRECORDS | PowerPlantRecords.com | Leave a positive Google review!Title: Robin Trower – Victims Of The FuryYear/Genre/Sub-Genre: 1980, Rock, Blues RockMatrix #: CHR 1215Condition: EX Cultural Facts: UK guitarist pivoting from the Procol Harum world into a road-first solo career built on clubs, theaters, and steady touring. Arrived as Britain slid into Thatcher-era recession and unrest—hard-touring rock functioned as an escape for working crowds. Sits in the late-’70s “guitar h...
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Canned Heat – Canned Heat Cookbook: The Best of...
Title: Canned Heat – Canned Heat Cookbook: The Best of Canned HeatYear/Genre: 1969, Blues RockMat...
Title: Canned Heat – Canned Heat Cookbook: The Best of Canned HeatYear/Genre: 1969, Blues RockMatrix #: LST-11000Condition: VG+ (plays great; light cosmetic wear) Cultural Facts: Canned Heat grew out of the mid-’60s Los Angeles blues-collector scene, with members obsessively tracking down old 78s and forgotten players. The band’s name came from “Canned Heat Blues,” a 1928 song about drinking Sterno, tying them to the darker side of early Delta stories. Compilations like this framed them...
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Jimi Hendrix – Live at Woodstock (never played)
Title: Jimi Hendrix – Live at Woodstock (Box Set)Year/Genre: 1999, Psychedelic Rock / Blue...
Title: Jimi Hendrix – Live at Woodstock (Box Set)Year/Genre: 1999, Psychedelic Rock / Blues RockCondition: Like New never playedCultural Facts: Hendrix took the stage at 8:30 a.m. on the festival’s final day—after nearly half the crowd had gone home—delivering a two-hour set to about 40,000 of the original 400,000 attendees. His band for the show, Gypsy Sun & Rainbows, was assembled just days before and featured two drummers and a second guitarist, creating a looser, more chaot...
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Streetheart – Meanwhile Back in Paris
Title: Streetheart – Meanwhile Back in ParisYear/Genre: 1978, Hard RockMatrix #: KCA 92002Conditi...
Title: Streetheart – Meanwhile Back in ParisYear/Genre: 1978, Hard RockMatrix #: KCA 92002Condition: VG++Cultural Facts: Streetheart were part of the late-’70s Canadian rock wave alongside Trooper and Loverboy. Guitarist Paul Dean left after this record to form Loverboy, who found massive success in the ’80s. Their high-energy live shows in Western Canada earned them a loyal following before major U.S. recognition.Price Suggestions:NM: $25–$30VG+: $15–$20VG: $10–$12G: $5–$710/3/25
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Year/Genre: 1980 Blues RockCondition: VG Description: Emerging from Texas and deeply rooted in Ch...
Year/Genre: 1980 Blues RockCondition: VG Description: Emerging from Texas and deeply rooted in Chicago-style blues, Johnny Winter channels raw, high-voltage energy on Raisin’ Cain. This album showcases his fiery guitar work and gritty vocals, enhanced with covers of Dylan and boiled-down originals. Captured during a turbulent phase in his career, the record embodies late-’70s blues-rock resurgence and Winter’s enduring blues-shaman persona. A potent piece for collectors drawn to authentic Ame...
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Grand Funk Railroad – Live Album
Year/Genre/Sub-Genre/City: 1970, Rock, Hard Rock, Flint, MIMatrix #: SWBB 633Condition: VG+, soun...
Year/Genre/Sub-Genre/City: 1970, Rock, Hard Rock, Flint, MIMatrix #: SWBB 633Condition: VG+, sounds great, pretty scuffed up Cultural Facts: Band Drama: Their relationship with manager Terry Knight imploded into lawsuits and bitter public accusations over money and control. Media Narrative: Critics trashed them while crowds kept growing—an early template for “press hates it, people buy it” rock economics. Personal Struggle: Mark Farner has spoken about growing up in poverty with an abus...
$16.00
Title: Europe – The Final CountdownYear/Genre: 1986, Hard RockMatrix #: AL-40241Condition: Near M...
Title: Europe – The Final CountdownYear/Genre: 1986, Hard RockMatrix #: AL-40241Condition: Near Mint! Cultural Facts: Recorded in Stockholm and mixed in Zurich, this album marked Europe’s international breakthrough during the height of MTV’s glam era. The title track, originally a concert intro, became a No.1 hit in 25 countries and an anthem of 1980s excess. The band’s look and sound epitomized Scandinavian hard rock’s brief global dominance before grunge’s rise. Recommended for fans...
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