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Hard Rock : Blues Rock
Title: Various Artists – California BluesYear/Genre/Sub-Genre/City: 1970, Blues, Electric Blues, ...
Title: Various Artists – California BluesYear/Genre/Sub-Genre/City: 1970, Blues, Electric Blues, Various / USAMatrix #: KST 9003Condition: VG+, some pops and light background noise but still sounds great, looks good with some marks (CC) Cultural Facts: Scene Ecology: These compilations pulled from small regional labels, preserving West Coast blues players who often never reached national audiences. Personal Struggle: Many featured artists worked day jobs while recording, facing poverty and...
$14.00
Blue Öyster Cult – On Your Feet Or On Your Knees
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@POWERPLANTRECORDS | PowerPlantRecords.com | Leave a positive Google review! Title: Blue Öyster Cult – On Your Feet Or On Your KneesYear/Genre/Sub-Genre/City: 1975, Rock, Hard Rock, Long Island, New YorkMatrix #: PG 33371Condition: EX (LM) Cultural Facts: Media Narrative: Early critics accused the band of flirting with occult and fascist imagery, creating controversy that followed them through the 70s. Personal Struggle: Eric Bloom dealt with hearing strain from relentless touring, forcing...
$23.98
Robin Trower – Long Misty Days
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@POWERPLANTRECORDS | PowerPlantRecords.com | Leave a positive Google review! Title: Robin Trower – Long Misty DaysYear/Genre/Sub-Genre/City: 1976, Rock, Blues Rock, Southend-on-Sea, EnglandMatrix #: CHR-1107Condition: VG+ Cultural Facts: Band Drama: By this period he was dealing with constant lineup churn, with the “Robin Trower” name functioning more like a solo brand than a stable band unit. Media Narrative: He spent years getting framed as “the Hendrix guy,” a comparison that s...
$19.98
Soundtrack From The Film Jimi Hendrix
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@POWERPLANTRECORDS | PowerPlantRecords.com | Leave a positive Google review! Title: Soundtrack From The Film Jimi Hendrix Year/Genre/Sub-Genre/City: 1973 / Rock / Psychedelic Rock / Seattle Matrix #: 2RS 6841 Condition: EX Cultural Facts: Media Narrative Issued after Hendrix’s death, the film and soundtrack helped shape the first big wave of posthumous mythology around him, turning unfinished history into public legend. Personal Struggle Hendrix dealt with exhaustion, isolation, and inten...
$44.98
Year/Genre/Sub-Genre/City: 1970, Rock, Hard Rock, London, EnglandMatrix #: DL 79175Condition: EX,...
Year/Genre/Sub-Genre/City: 1970, Rock, Hard Rock, London, EnglandMatrix #: DL 79175Condition: EX, sounds great, looks great Cultural Facts: Album Art: Packaged to resemble a bootleg, complete with inserts (fake contract, photos, ephemera) to mess with collectors. Studio Lore: The first release was trimmed down hard for punch/price; much more of the show circulated later in expanded editions. Personal Struggle: Keith Moon’s alcoholism and drug use spiraled through the ’70s; he died in 19...
$36.00
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@POWERPLANTRECORDS | PowerPlantRecords.com | Leave a positive Google review! Title: Y&T – In Rock We TrustYear/Genre/City: 1984, Hard Rock / Heavy Metal, Oakland, CAMatrix #: LP 1984 A&M SP-5007Condition: EX visible wear but plays great Cultural Facts: [Name Change]: They began as Yesterday & Today in the Bay Area and shortened the name to Y&T in the early ’80s, often described as a practical rebrand to avoid confusion and tighten their identity. [Major Label]: By this album t...
$24.98
Scorpions – Best Of Rockers 'N' Ballads
Year/Genre/Sub-Genre/City: 1989, Rock, Hard Rock, Hannover, GermanyMatrix #: 422 842 002-1 Q-1Con...
Year/Genre/Sub-Genre/City: 1989, Rock, Hard Rock, Hannover, GermanyMatrix #: 422 842 002-1 Q-1Condition: EX, sounds great, some light marks Cultural Facts: Public Scandal: Their 1976 Virgin Killer cover was censored/banned in multiple countries and still gets debated. Political Science: Their late-’80s USSR visits fed into “Wind of Change” becoming tied to the Cold War’s public mood shift. Personal Struggle: Klaus Meine nearly lost his voice in the early ’80s (vocal damage), requiring s...
$38.00
Year/Genre/Sub-Genre/City: 1978, Rock, Hard Rock, New York City, New YorkMatrix #: NBLP 7100-2Con...
Year/Genre/Sub-Genre/City: 1978, Rock, Hard Rock, New York City, New YorkMatrix #: NBLP 7100-2Condition: EX, sounds great, looks great, some light marks Cultural Facts: Band Drama: Released during peak ego clashes; Peter Criss was drifting from the group, and Ace Frehley was battling substance issues as control tightened around Paul and Gene. Legal Trouble: Their merchandising empire led to constant contract disputes and lawsuits over licensing, money, and ownership of the Kiss brand. M...
$45.00
Rod Stewart / Faces – Live Coast To Coast - Ove...
Title: Rod Stewart / Faces – Live Coast To Coast - Overture And BeginnersYear/Genre/City: 1974, B...
Title: Rod Stewart / Faces – Live Coast To Coast - Overture And BeginnersYear/Genre/City: 1974, Blues Rock / Pub Rock (Live), London, EnglandMatrix #: N/ACondition: VG+ Cultural Facts: [Last Chapter]: It’s often described as the band’s final album statement—released as the Faces were actively unraveling, with Rod’s solo rise and internal drift already pulling the group apart. [Member Exit]: The recordings come from late 1973, right after bassist Ronnie Lane left; the band brought in Tetsu Yam...
$24.98
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...
$17.98
Helloween – Keeper of the Seven Keys (Staff Pick!)
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@POWERPLANTRECORDS | PowerPlantRecords.com | Leave a positive Google review! Title: Helloween – Keeper of the Seven KeysYear/Genre/Sub-Genre/City: 1987, Metal, Power Metal, Hamburg, GermanyCondition: New Cultural Facts: Scene Ecology: Helped define the German power-metal lane alongside the Hamburg scene, which ran parallel to but distinct from U.S. thrash networks. Band Drama: Vocalist Michael Kiske’s rise made them bigger fast, but the pressure cooker later fed conflicts that reshaped th...
$32.98
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...
$30.00
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...
$19.00
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...
$99.98
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
$24.99
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...
$19.00
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