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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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The Smiths – The Queen Is Dead (Rare Studio Cut...
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@POWERPLANTRECORDS | PowerPlantRecords.com | Leave a positive Google review! Title: The Smiths – The Queen Is Dead Sessions Year/Genre: 1985, Post-PunkCondition: New, repackaged at Power Plant Cultural Facts: Mid-era “studio leak” culture: rough takes circulated through cassette trading and grey-market pressings, long before official archive releases. The band’s internal stress was already public—press feuds, touring strain, and money-control arguments feeding a collapse narrative in real...
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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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@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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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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Mazzy Star- She Hangs Brightly (Staff Pick!)
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@POWERPLANTRECORDS | PowerPlantRecords.com | Leave a positive Google review! Title: Mazzy Star – She Hangs BrightlyYear/Genre/Sub-Genre/City: 1990, Rock, Alternative Rock, Los Angeles, CACondition: New Cultural Facts: Band Drama: David Roback came from the Paisley Underground (Rain Parade, Opal); Opal’s collapse and lineup shifts directly birthed Mazzy Star. Media Narrative: Hope Sandoval kept a famously low-profile stance—minimal interviews and limited press, which became part of the ban...
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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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The Cranberries – Everybody Else Is Doing It, S...
Title: The Cranberries – Everybody Else Is Doing It, So Why Can’t We?Year/Genre: 1993, Alternativ...
Title: The Cranberries – Everybody Else Is Doing It, So Why Can’t We?Year/Genre: 1993, Alternative RockCondition: New Cultural Facts: Debut album by Limerick, Ireland band The Cranberries, released after several years of demo tapes and small-town gigs. Dolores O’Riordan joined after answering an ad for a singer, transforming early instrumental demos by writing her own melodies and lyrics. The band grew up during the period of conflict in and around Northern Ireland, a political backdrop...
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Elliott Smith - Either Or (Staff Pick!)
Title: Elliott Smith – Either/OrYear/Genre: 1997, Indie FolkCondition: New Cultural Facts: Reco...
Title: Elliott Smith – Either/OrYear/Genre: 1997, Indie FolkCondition: New Cultural Facts: Recorded between Portland home setups and local studios, it documents Smith’s transition from band member in Heatmiser to solo focus. Released on Kill Rock Stars, it was his last fully indie-label album before signing to a major for the follow-up. Several songs were later used by Gus Van Sant in Good Will Hunting, bringing a deeply underground songwriter sudden mainstream attention.
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Angine De Poitrine - Vol. II (Staff Pick!)
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@POWERPLANTRECORDS | PowerPlantRecords.com | Leave a positive Google review!Title: Angine De Poitrine - Vol. IIYear/Genre/Sub-Genre/City: 2026, Experimental, Math Rock, Saguenay, Québec 6/26Condition: New (BC) | Members: N/ACultural Facts: Personal Struggle: Khn and Klek went from local DIY weirdos with day jobs to sudden viral attention, keeping anonymity and handmade gear while the internet tried to turn them into a spectacle. Notable Myths: Their paper-mâché masks, time-traveler lore, ...
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Primus-1986-1988 Studio Cuts (Color)
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@POWERPLANTRECORDS | PowerPlantRecords.com | Leave a positive Google review! Title: Primus – 1986–1988 Studio CutsYear/Genre/Sub-Genre/City: 1988, Rock, Alternative Metal, San Francisco Bay Area, CACondition: New Cultural Facts: Band Drama: Early Primus was defined by constant lineup churn—especially behind the kit—before the “classic” era stabilized. Scene Ecology: They grew out of the late-’80s Bay Area club circuit where metal, funk, punk, and art-rock overlapped in the same rooms. N...
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Interpol - Turn on the Bright Lights (Staff Pick!)
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@POWERPLANTRECORDS | PowerPlantRecords.com | Leave a positive Google review!Title: Interpol - Turn on the Bright LightsYear/Genre/Sub-Genre/City: 2002, Rock, Post-Punk Revival Indie Rock, New York City, New York 8/26Condition: New (BC) | Members: Paul B (78' - ), Daniel K (74' - ), Carlos D (74' - ), Sam F (68' - )Cultural Facts: Band Lore: Daniel Kessler met Carlos Dengler in a philosophy class at NYU and asked him to join even though Carlos had largely given up playing music. Kessler had ...
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Kate Bush – The Whole Story (Color Staff Pick!)
Title: Kate Bush – The Whole StoryYear/Genre: 1986, Art PopCondition: New (colored vinyl hits com...
Title: Kate Bush – The Whole StoryYear/Genre: 1986, Art PopCondition: New (colored vinyl hits compilation) Cultural Facts: Released at a point when Kate Bush was pulling back from standard pop promo, serving as a snapshot of her first decade of work. Bush was famously championed early by Pink Floyd’s David Gilmour, who helped fund and produce her first professional demos as a teenager. The collection highlights how she shifted UK pop toward theatrical, literary songwriting that later in...
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Bjork – Unplugged! (MARBLED VINYL)
Title: Björk – MTV Unplugged 1994Year/Genre: 1994, Art PopCondition: New Cultural Facts: Captur...
Title: Björk – MTV Unplugged 1994Year/Genre: 1994, Art PopCondition: New Cultural Facts: Captures Björk’s appearance on MTV Unplugged in New York in 1994, shortly after her Debut album pushed her from Icelandic cult favorite to international solo artist. Features her touring band reworking material in an intimate TV studio setting, mixing strings, keyboards, and small percussion instead of full club volume. The performance showed how comfortably she moved between pop TV formats and avan...
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The Stone Roses – The Stone Roses (Staff Pick!)
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@POWERPLANTRECORDS | PowerPlantRecords.com | Leave a positive Google review!Title: The Stone Roses - The Stone RosesYear/Genre/Sub-Genre/City: 1989, Rock, Madchester Indie Rock, Manchester, England 8/26Condition: New (BC) | Members: Ian B (63' - ), John S (62' - ), Mani (62' - ), Reni (64' - )Cultural Facts: Human Connection: Ian Brown and John Squire became friends as teenagers long before The Stone Roses existed, bonding over punk and music while growing up around Greater Manchester. That...
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