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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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@POWERPLANTRECORDS | PowerPlantRecords.com | Leave a positive Google review! Title: The Offspring – SmashYear/Genre/Sub-Genre/City: 1994, Rock, Punk Rock, Huntington Beach, CaliforniaCondition: New Cultural Facts: Scene Ecology: Orange County punk that scaled up through touring and KROQ-era infrastructure, bridging backyard shows and national alternative radio. Studio Lore: Recorded with Thom Wilson, who pushed discipline and clarity while keeping the band’s core decision-making intact. ...
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The Velvet Underground – Loaded
Title: The Velvet Underground – LoadedYear/Genre: 1970, RockCondition: New Cultural Facts: Reco...
Title: The Velvet Underground – LoadedYear/Genre: 1970, RockCondition: New Cultural Facts: Recorded as the band shifted from their downtown New York avant-garde roots toward a more song-focused approach under Atlantic’s Cotillion imprint. Lou Reed left shortly before release, so the album captures his final phase with the original Velvet Underground project. The title nods to label pressure for a record “loaded” with material suited to mainstream rock radio, reflecting tension between a...
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A Tribe Called Quest – Midnight Marauders (Staf...
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@POWERPLANTRECORDS | PowerPlantRecords.com | Leave a positive Google review! Title: A Tribe Called Quest – Midnight MaraudersYear/Genre/Sub-Genre/City: 1993, Hip Hop, Jazz Rap, Queens, New YorkCondition: New Cultural Facts: Studio Lore: Recorded at Battery Studios with the “tour guide” interludes voiced by a studio engineer’s modified speech synth—an in-house idea turned concept glue. Band Drama: This era was the beginning of the slow fracture: creative tension between Q-Tip and Phife gre...
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System Of A Down – System Of A Down
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@POWERPLANTRECORDS | PowerPlantRecords.com | Leave a positive Google review! Title: System of a Down – System of a DownYear/Genre/Sub-Genre/City: 1998, Rock, Alternative Metal, Los Angeles, CACondition: New Cultural Facts: Political Science: Armenian diaspora identity was baked in early—genocide memory and immigrant politics showed up in how they spoke publicly, not just in lyrics. Studio Lore: Recorded with Rick Rubin, who pushed a stripped, performance-forward approach—less studio...
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Nirvana – In Utero (Staff Pick!)
Title: Nirvana – In UteroYear/Genre: 1993, GrungeCondition: New Cultural Facts: Recorded with e...
Title: Nirvana – In UteroYear/Genre: 1993, GrungeCondition: New Cultural Facts: Recorded with engineer Steve Albini in rural Minnesota after the band grew uncomfortable with how polished Nevermind had become. The original back-cover fetus art and some song titles drew pressure from big-box chains, leading to censored alternate packaging. Seen by the band as a corrective to sudden fame, it was released less than a year before Kurt Cobain’s death, adding to its bleak mythology.
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Mastodon – Leviathan (SPLATTER VINYL) (Staff Pi...
Title: Mastodon – LeviathanYear/Genre: 2004, Metal / Progressive MetalMatrix #: RR 6622-1Conditio...
Title: Mastodon – LeviathanYear/Genre: 2004, Metal / Progressive MetalMatrix #: RR 6622-1Condition: New Cultural Facts: A concept album inspired by Moby-Dick, it fused literary ambition with sludge-metal ferocity, redefining 2000s heavy music. Recorded in Atlanta, it earned universal acclaim and positioned Mastodon as leaders of the American metal resurgence. The band’s turbulent early years included Brent Hinds’ near-fatal assault in 2007 and the later loss of early member Eric Saner....
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Title: Tool – OpiateYear/Genre: 1992, Metal/AlternativeMatrix #: 72445-11027-1Cultural Facts: R...
Title: Tool – OpiateYear/Genre: 1992, Metal/AlternativeMatrix #: 72445-11027-1Cultural Facts: Released on Zoo Entertainment, the EP introduced Tool’s fusion of metal precision and art-rock intensity. “Hush” protested music censorship, aligning the band with the early ’90s free-speech movement in rock. Early live shows supporting Opiate helped Tool secure major tours with Rollins Band and Fishbone before their breakthrough LP. 10/29/2022 | Updated: 2/6/24 CK | 2/29/24 OB 2 8/19/25 TC(s...
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