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Title: No Doubt – Tragic KingdomYear/Genre: 1995, Alternative RockMatrix #: B0022088-01Condition:...
Title: No Doubt – Tragic KingdomYear/Genre: 1995, Alternative RockMatrix #: B0022088-01Condition: New (Re-sleeved)Cultural Facts: While recording Tragic Kingdom, Gwen Stefani was still working shifts at a department store in Anaheim—she’d go from folding clothes to tracking vocals that would soon play on MTV. The band’s orange stage theme came from a real fruit theft—Tom Dumont once borrowed a box of oranges from a local grove to decorate their early gigs. “Don’t Speak” was originally w...
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Cigarettes After Sex – Cigarettes After Sex
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@POWERPLANTRECORDS | PowerPlantRecords.com | Leave a positive Google review! Title: Cigarettes After Sex – Cigarettes After SexYear/Genre/Sub-Genre/City: 2017, Rock, Dream Pop, El Paso, TXCondition: New Cultural Facts: Studio Lore: Frontman Greg Gonzalez treated the project like a controlled studio world—slow, minimal output and tight oversight rather than band-style churn. Scene Ecology: Their audience grew globally through YouTube/streaming algorithms and late-nigh...
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@POWERPLANTRECORDS | PowerPlantRecords.com | Leave a positive Google review! Title: Mac DeMarco – 2Year/Genre: 2012, Indie RockCondition: New Cultural Facts: After Makeout Videotape, he rebuilt the project as a solo identity—same friends/circuit, new character. Captured Tracks pushed it through blog-era indie infrastructure (cassette culture, small-room tours) before streaming dominance. The “Mac” stage persona (beer-soaked antics, pranks) became a scene meme that he later publicly tone...
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PORTISHEAD - DUMMY (Staff Pick!)
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@POWERPLANTRECORDS | PowerPlantRecords.com | Leave a positive Google review! Title: Portishead – DummyYear/Genre/Sub-Genre/City: 1994, Electronic, Trip Hop, Bristol, EnglandCondition: New Cultural Facts: Scene Ecology: Came out of Bristol’s post–Wild Bunch ecosystem alongside Massive Attack/Tricky, but stayed separate from their crews and press circuits. Media Narrative: Helped popularize “trip-hop” as a press term, which the band regularly pushed back on in interviews. Album Art: The c...
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Khruangbin – Con Todo El Mundo
Title: Khruangbin – Con Todo El MundoYear/Genre: 2018, Funk / SoulMatrix #: DOC153LPCondition: Ne...
Title: Khruangbin – Con Todo El MundoYear/Genre: 2018, Funk / SoulMatrix #: DOC153LPCondition: New (Sealed)Cultural Facts: The album title means “With All the World,” a phrase bassist Laura Lee’s Mexican-American grandfather used when she asked who he loved most. Recorded in a remote Texas barn, the trio aimed to blend Thai funk, Iranian pop, and dub into a single global sound. Khruangbin’s minimalist stage setup and vintage gear became part of their visual identity, emphasizing mood ov...
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The Velvet Underground & Nico – The Velvet Unde...
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@POWERPLANTRECORDS | PowerPlantRecords.com | Leave a positive Google review! Title: The Velvet Underground & Nico – The Velvet Underground & NicoYear/Genre/Sub-Genre/City: 1967, Rock, Art Rock, New York CityCondition: New Cultural Facts: Scene Ecology: Anchored in Andy Warhol’s Factory scene; the band operated like a downtown art project as much as a rock group. Album Art: Warhol’s banana cover originally used a peelable sticker—packaging as pop-art, not just a sleeve. Legal Tro...
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Two Door Cinema Club - Tourist History (Staff P...
Title: Two Door Cinema Club – Tourist HistoryYear/Genre: 2010, Indie RockCondition: New Cultural ...
Title: Two Door Cinema Club – Tourist HistoryYear/Genre: 2010, Indie RockCondition: New Cultural Facts: Debut album from a trio of school friends from Bangor and Donaghadee in Northern Ireland who first gained attention through early MySpace buzz. Released just as UK blog culture and BBC Introducing were pushing guitar bands from regional scenes onto international festival stages. The title nods to the nonstop touring grind that followed, with the group spending much of the early 2010s ...
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Geese – Getting Killed (Staff Pick!)
Title: Geese – Getting KilledYear/Genre: 2025, Indie Rock / Art RockCondition: New (sealed) Cultu...
Title: Geese – Getting KilledYear/Genre: 2025, Indie Rock / Art RockCondition: New (sealed) Cultural Facts: Tracked in roughly ten days with Kenny Beats between tour legs, a sprint that forced same-day writing and commit-now decisions. Sessions ran like a “pressure cooker”: phones parked, parts decided by midnight bounce-downs—no next-day do-overs. Followed a lineup shift after founding guitarist Foster Hudson’s exit, pushing the group into a new working dynamic onstage and in studio.
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My Bloody Valentine - Loveless
Title: My Bloody Valentine – LovelessYear/Genre: 1991, Alternative / ShoegazeMatrix #: CRELP 060 ...
Title: My Bloody Valentine – LovelessYear/Genre: 1991, Alternative / ShoegazeMatrix #: CRELP 060 (Colored Vinyl)Condition: New Cultural Facts: Recorded over two years in 19 studios, the album nearly bankrupted Creation Records due to its extreme production costs. Kevin Shields spent months experimenting with tremolo-arm techniques, creating the genre’s signature “glide guitar” effect. Legend says Shields destroyed several amps during the sessions chasing the perfect sustained feedback ...
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@POWERPLANTRECORDS | PowerPlantRecords.com | Leave a positive Google review! Title: Alice in Chains – DirtYear/Genre/Sub-Genre/City: 1992, Rock, Grunge, Seattle, WACondition: New Cultural Facts: Studio Lore: Tracked with producer Dave Jerden during a high-pressure window as the band was breaking; sessions were shaped around keeping performances tight amid chaos. Band Drama: Layne Staley’s addiction was escalating, creating a long-term touring and reliability crisis that haunted the band f...
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C418 – Minecraft - Volume Alpha (GREEN VINYL) S...
Title: C418 – Minecraft: Volume AlphaYear/Genre: 2011, Soundtrack / AmbientCondition: New Cultura...
Title: C418 – Minecraft: Volume AlphaYear/Genre: 2011, Soundtrack / AmbientCondition: New Cultural Facts: Composed by German musician Daniel Rosenfeld (C418) using simple software tools while Minecraft was still in early beta. Initially a low-key digital release, it grew in parallel with the game’s shift from niche indie project to global phenomenon. Its devoted following helped push game soundtracks into record shops and ambient circles, treated as stand-alone listening rather than jus...
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American Football- American Football (Blue Smok...
Year/Genre: 1999, Midwest Emo / Indie RockMatrix #: PRC-025LPCondition: NEWCultural Facts: ...
Year/Genre: 1999, Midwest Emo / Indie RockMatrix #: PRC-025LPCondition: NEWCultural Facts: Recorded in Champaign-Urbana, Illinois, amid the late-’90s Midwest emo surge centered around Polyvinyl Records. Known for its intricate dual-guitar interplay that influenced math rock and the 2010s emo revival scene. Members later collaborated with artists linked to American Football and Owen, solidifying its legacy in the Midwest indie circuit. 10/25/23 AH | 2/22/24 ob 1 8/21/25 ob ...
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Tracy Chapman - Tracy Chapman (Staff Pick)
Title: Tracy Chapman – Tracy ChapmanYear/Genre: 1988, Alternative Rock / FolkMatrix #: 60774-1Con...
Title: Tracy Chapman – Tracy ChapmanYear/Genre: 1988, Alternative Rock / FolkMatrix #: 60774-1Condition: New 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 pressing...
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@POWERPLANTRECORDS | PowerPlantRecords.com | Leave a positive Google review! Title: Stone Temple Pilots – CoreYear/Genre/Sub-Genre/City: 1992, Rock, Grunge, San Diego, CACondition: New Cultural Facts: Band Drama: Weiland’s addiction and rehab cycles became a constant internal pressure point that reshaped tours, recording schedules, and band trust. Media Narrative: Early press painted them as “grunge opportunists,” and the backlash stuck even as the band built a separate audience outside S...
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Vampire Weekend - Vampire Weekend
Title: Vampire Weekend – Vampire WeekendYear/Genre: 2008, Indie RockCondition: New Cultural Facts...
Title: Vampire Weekend – Vampire WeekendYear/Genre: 2008, Indie RockCondition: New Cultural Facts: Debut album by a group of Columbia University students who started out playing campus parties and small New York venues. Early buzz spread through music blogs and file-sharing, making them a key example of late-2000s “blog rock” breaking into the mainstream. Their mix of preppy imagery and borrowed global pop references sparked debates about class, privilege, and cultural tourism in indie ...
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@POWERPLANTRECORDS | PowerPlantRecords.com | Leave a positive Google review! Title: MGMT – Oracular SpectacularYear/Genre/Sub-Genre/City: 2007, Pop, Neo-Psychedelia, Brooklyn, NYCondition: New Cultural Facts: Studio Lore: Cut with producer Dave Fridmann, who pushed maximal sessions and weird textures—an outside hand shaping how their college-project songs scaled up.Media Narrative: The band later distanced themselves from being defined by the big hits, creating a long-running “audience vs int...
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Jesus and Mary Chain- Psychocandy (Rare Color)
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@POWERPLANTRECORDS | PowerPlantRecords.com | Leave a positive Google review! Title: The Jesus and Mary Chain – PsychocandyYear/Genre: 1985, Alternative RockCondition: New Cultural Facts: Early gigs were notorious for being extremely short and confrontational—sometimes ending in chaos, which became part of the band’s marketing myth. The Reid brothers’ internal volatility became a long-running storyline; walk-offs and cancellations were almost a parallel “text” to the records. It hit as U...
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Smashing Pumpkins – Siamese Dream (COLOR)
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@POWERPLANTRECORDS | PowerPlantRecords.com | Leave a positive Google review! Title: Smashing Pumpkins – Siamese DreamYear/Genre/Sub-Genre/City: 1993, Rock, Alternative Rock, Chicago, ILCondition: New Cultural Facts: Studio Lore: Corgan re-tracked many guitar and bass parts himself during tense sessions; producer Butch Vig ran a strict, perfectionist workflow. Band Drama: Drummer Jimmy Chamberlin’s substance issues were already a pressure point, foreshadowing later implosions in the band’s...
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Title: The xx – xxYear/Genre: 2009, IndieCondition: New Cultural Facts: The xx began as school ...
Title: The xx – xxYear/Genre: 2009, IndieCondition: New Cultural Facts: The xx began as school friends in South London, emerging from a small circle of bands linked to the indie and fashion scenes around the city. Much of the album was recorded at the XL in-house studio during late-night sessions, with the group working quietly in the off-hours of a larger commercial space. The stark “X” artwork became a widely recognized symbol, turning up on posters, fashion pieces, and bedroom walls ...
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Vampire Weekend – Modern Vampires Of The City
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@POWERPLANTRECORDS | PowerPlantRecords.com | Leave a positive Google review! Title: Vampire Weekend – Modern Vampires Of The CityYear/Genre/Sub-Genre/City: 2013, Rock, Indie Rock, New York City, NYCondition: New Cultural Facts: Studio Lore: Marked their shift into a more meticulous, edit-heavy process—Ezra Koenig treated arrangements like drafts, revising constantly rather than “capturing a band.” Media Narrative: The “privileged prep-school band” discourse followed them for years; this a...
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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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The Seatbelts – Cowboy Bebop (Staff Pick!)
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@POWERPLANTRECORDS | PowerPlantRecords.com | Leave a positive Google review! Title: The Seatbelts – Cowboy BebopYear/Genre/Sub-Genre/City: 1998, Soundtrack, Anime Soundtrack, Tokyo, JapanCondition: New Cultural Facts: Scene Ecology: The Seatbelts were a studio “project band” assembled around composer Yoko Kanno—top Tokyo session players rotating as needed. Studio Lore: Recorded like a TV scoring job on a deadline: fast sessions, genre-hopping charts, and precision players reading tough pa...
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Oasis – MTV Unplugged COLOR (Staff Pick!)
Title: Oasis – MTV UnpluggedYear/Genre: 1996, Britpop / AcousticCondition: New Cultural Facts: ...
Title: Oasis – MTV UnpluggedYear/Genre: 1996, Britpop / AcousticCondition: New Cultural Facts: Filmed at London’s Royal Festival Hall (Aug ’96): Liam pulled out last-minute, watched from the balcony heckling while Noel sang lead. It aired at peak tabloid feud, becoming public “Noel can front the band” proof just weeks before the Knebworth moment. The performance circulated for years as broadcast rips/bootlegs, turning a one-night TV booking into a long-running fan artifact.
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The Marías – Submarine (Rare COLOR Staff Pick)
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@POWERPLANTRECORDS | PowerPlantRecords.com | Leave a positive Google review! Title: The Marías – SubmarineYear/Genre/Sub-Genre/City: 2024, Pop, Indie Pop, Los Angeles, CACondition: New Cultural Facts: Family Ties: Frontwoman María Zardoya grew up between Puerto Rico and Atlanta; bilingual identity became a core part of the band’s public story. Scene Ecology: Built in L.A.’s modern indie circuit where playlists, small-room residencies, and festival slots function like the new “tour ladder....
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Slint – Spiderland (180 G Staff Pick!)
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@POWERPLANTRECORDS | PowerPlantRecords.com | Leave a positive Google review! Title: Slint – SpiderlandYear/Genre: 1991, Post-RockCondition: New (180g) Cultural Facts: Recorded over four days at River North Studios in Chicago while the band was on the verge of breaking up. The cover photo by Will Oldham shows the band in a flooded quarry and became a stark visual marker of early ’90s indie minimalism. Initially modest in impact, it later became a key reference point for post-rock, math ...
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Alvvays – Alvvays (Staff Pick!)
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@POWERPLANTRECORDS | PowerPlantRecords.com | Leave a positive Google review! Title: Alvvays – AlvvaysYear/Genre/Sub-Genre/City: 2014, Rock, Indie Pop, Toronto, ONCondition: New Cultural Facts: Scene Ecology: Built momentum through Canada’s indie pipeline—small clubs, campus radio, and festival slots that function like a national touring circuit. Studio Lore: Recorded with Chad VanGaalen, whose hands-on, home-studio approach shaped the band’s early working rhythm behind the scenes. Media...
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