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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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Descendents – Milo Goes To College
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@POWERPLANTRECORDS | PowerPlantRecords.com | Leave a positive Google review!Title: Descendents - Milo Goes To CollegeYear/Genre/Sub-Genre/City: 1982, Punk, Southern California Melodic Hardcore, Manhattan Beach, California 6/26Matrix #: NAR-012Condition: New (LM) | Members: Milo A (63' - Alive), Bill S (63' - Alive), Frank N (62' - 08'), Tony L (45' - Alive)Cultural Facts: Personal Struggle: Bill Stevenson later survived major health crises including a brain tumor and open-heart sur...
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Reagan Youth - Youth Anthems for the New Order ...
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@POWERPLANTRECORDS | PowerPlantRecords.com | Leave a positive Google review!Title: Reagan Youth - Youth Anthems For The New OrderYear/Genre/Sub-Genre/City: N/A, Punk, Anarcho-Punk, New York City, New York 7/26Condition: Grade not provided (JH) | Members: Dave I (64' - 93'), Paul B (N/A)Cultural Facts: Personal Struggle: Singer Dave Rubinstein’s girlfriend Tiffany Bresciani was murdered by serial killer Joel Rifkin in 1993; days later Rubinstein’s mother died in a car crash, and he died by s...
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@POWERPLANTRECORDS | PowerPlantRecords.com | Leave a positive Google review! Title: AC/DC – Highway To HellYear/Genre/Sub-Genre/City: 1979, Rock, Hard Rock, Sydney, AustraliaCondition: New Cultural Facts: Studio Lore: Their first album with producer Mutt Lange, who pushed obsessive tightening—takes, edits, and arrangements treated like engineering problems. Media Narrative: “Highway to Hell” fed the era’s moral-panic headlines; the band leaned into it as branding rather than retreating. ...
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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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Choking Victim - No Gods / No Managers
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@POWERPLANTRECORDS | PowerPlantRecords.com | Leave a positive Google review!Title: Choking Victim - No Gods / No ManagersYear/Genre/Sub-Genre/City: 1999, Punk, Crack Rock Steady Ska Punk, New York, New York Condition: New (TC) | Members: Stza (76' - Alive), Ezra K (N/A - Alive), Alec B (N/A - Alive), Shayne W (N/A - Alive), Skwert (N/A - Alive)Cultural Facts: Personal Struggle: The band's world was shaped by homelessness, addiction, squatting, police conflict, and instability, giving the re...
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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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Grateful Dead- Workingman's Dead
Title: Grateful Dead – Workingman’s DeadYear/Genre: 1970, Country RockCondition: New Cultural Fac...
Title: Grateful Dead – Workingman’s DeadYear/Genre: 1970, Country RockCondition: New Cultural Facts: Recorded quickly at Pacific High Recording in San Francisco after years of debt, busted sound systems, and LSD-era excess caught up with the band. Marked a turn toward harmony-heavy, song-focused writing influenced by The Band and Bakersfield country, with Robert Hunter’s storytelling at the center. The cover photo was shot in San Francisco’s Mission District, underscoring the album’s bl...
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Black Star – Mos Def & Talib Kweli Are Black S...
Title: Black Star – Mos Def & Talib Kweli Are Black StarYear/Genre: 1998, Hip-HopMatrix #: 02...
Title: Black Star – Mos Def & Talib Kweli Are Black StarYear/Genre: 1998, Hip-HopMatrix #: 0253786267Condition: New Cultural Facts: In 2006, Mos Def was arrested outside the MTV Video Music Awards for performing “Katrina Clap” from a flatbed truck without permission—a protest against government negligence after Hurricane Katrina. Both rappers named their group after Marcus Garvey’s Black Star Line, symbolizing Pan-African pride and self-determination. DJ Hi-Tek’s production blended ...
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