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@POWERPLANTRECORDS | PowerPlantRecords.com | Leave a positive Google review! Title: Nirvana – NevermindYear/Genre/Sub-Genre/City: 1991, Rock, Grunge, Seattle, WACondition: New Cultural Facts: Album Art: The baby-cover model grew up and later sued, arguing exploitation; the case kept resurfacing decades after the image became pop culture wallpaper. Studio Lore: The band initially resisted the “cleaner” direction, but Butch Vig’s sessions and hard editing choices ended up reshaping how ’90s...
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Frank Ocean – Channel Orange (2xLP Colored Vinyl)
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@POWERPLANTRECORDS | PowerPlantRecords.com | Leave a positive Google review! Title: Frank Ocean – Channel OrangeYear/Genre/Sub-Genre/City: 2012, R&B, Alternative R&B, Los Angeles, CACondition: New Cultural Facts: Media Narrative: He published a deeply personal Tumblr letter days before release, but he refused to turn it into a rollout—no big TV victory lap, just the work sitting there with the context hanging over it. That restraint became part of the legend: the industry wanted a s...
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@POWERPLANTRECORDS | PowerPlantRecords.com | Leave a positive Google review! Title: Taylor Swift – LoverYear/Genre/Sub-Genre/City: 2019, Pop, Synth-Pop, Nashville, TNCondition: New Cultural Facts: Legal Trouble: Her first album after leaving Big Machine; the masters dispute became an ongoing public business story running parallel to every release. Media Narrative: The rollout leaned into “ownership and adulthood” framing—press treated it as a new chapter marker, not just another pop era. ...
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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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@POWERPLANTRECORDS | PowerPlantRecords.com | Leave a positive Google review! Title: Eminem – The Slim Shady LPYear/Genre/Sub-Genre/City: 1999, Hip Hop, Hardcore Hip Hop, Detroit, MICondition: New Cultural Facts: Studio Lore: Dr. Dre didn’t just “sign” him—he had Eminem re-record vocals and tighten performances until the delivery matched a major-label standard. Scene Ecology: Eminem’s pre-fame life ran through Detroit hip-hop battles and local radio; that circuit was his proving ground bef...
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@POWERPLANTRECORDS | PowerPlantRecords.com | Leave a positive Google review! Title: Michael Jackson – BadYear/Genre: 1987, PopCondition: EX, sounds great, very scuffed up Cultural Facts: The Prince collaboration was planned but collapsed—one of the era’s biggest “what if” pop moments, with both camps wary of sharing the spotlight. Jackson built his own insulated workflow around this period, leaning on controlled studio access and a tight inner circle as tabloid pressure intensified....
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@POWERPLANTRECORDS | PowerPlantRecords.com | Leave a positive Google review! Title: Olivia Rodrigo – GUTSYear/Genre/Sub-Genre/City: 2023, Pop, Pop Rock, Los Angeles, CACondition: New Cultural Facts: Legal Trouble: After the “deja vu” credit dispute era, she entered this cycle with heightened scrutiny on songwriting credits and influence politics. Media Narrative: Her second-album rollout became a test of “can the hype survive?”—press framed it as a post-viral durability check, not just mu...
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@POWERPLANTRECORDS | PowerPlantRecords.com | Leave a positive Google review! Title: Olivia Rodrigo – SourYear/Genre/Sub-Genre/City: 2021, Pop, Pop Rock, Los Angeles, CACondition: New Cultural Facts: Media Narrative: The “driver’s license” moment turned her into a full-on internet storyline—fans treated the album like a season of TV, not just songs. Legal Trouble: Credit controversies (Paramore/Taylor Swift writers) made her early career a case study in modern “influence policing” an...
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Billie Eilish – Singles, Rarities & Remixes (Co...
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@POWERPLANTRECORDS | PowerPlantRecords.com | Leave a positive Google review! Title: Billie Eilish – Singles, Rarities & RemixesYear/Genre/Sub-Genre/City: 2020, Pop, Alternative Pop, Los Angeles, CACondition: New (Color Vinyl) Cultural Facts: Family Ties: Billie and Finneas grew up in a working-actor/musician household where performance was normal but money wasn’t—this is why their early strategy was “make it at home, keep control, don’t wait for permission.” Media Narrative: Her early...
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Taylor Swift- The Life Of A Showgirl 1st Press ...
Title: Taylor Swift – The Life of a ShowgirlYear/Genre: 2025, PopMatrix #: (first press, glitter ...
Title: Taylor Swift – The Life of a ShowgirlYear/Genre: 2025, PopMatrix #: (first press, glitter orange)Condition: NM / Like New (Glitter Orange Variant) Cultural Facts: The album was conceived during the European leg of her Eras Tour and largely recorded between shows in Sweden with longtime collaborators Max Martin and Shellback. The opening track, “The Fate of Ophelia,” references Shakespeare’s tragic character; Swift’s imagery—drowning motifs, submerged visuals—is tied to the 19th-ce...
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Sabrina Carpenter - Short N Sweet
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@POWERPLANTRECORDS | PowerPlantRecords.com | Leave a positive Google review! Title: Sabrina Carpenter – Short n’ SweetYear/Genre: 2024, PopCondition: New Cultural Facts: Media Narrative: A post-Emails pivot into full mainstream pop stardom, with the rollout built for meme-speed clips and headline-friendly one-liners. Scene Ecology: Came up through the Disney-to-pop pipeline, but this era is when she fully “graduated” into the adult pop touring circuit. Public Scandal: Her public dating/...
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Elton John – Captain Fantastic And The Brown Di...
Title: Elton John – Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt CowboyYear/Genre: 1975, Piano Rock / Sin...
Title: Elton John – Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt CowboyYear/Genre: 1975, Piano Rock / Singer-SongwriterMatrix #: MCA-2142Condition: VG+ Cultural Facts: A concept album about Elton John and Bernie Taupin’s early struggles as unknown musicians in London. Became the first album in history to debut at #1 on the Billboard chart. Fans treasured the original inserts—posters, booklets, and lyric books—many of which were taped to bedroom walls and rarely survived intact. Price Suggesti...
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Year/Genre/City: 1970, Pop, Downey, CAMatrix #: SP 4271Condition: VG++, sounds great, looks okay ...
Year/Genre/City: 1970, Pop, Downey, CAMatrix #: SP 4271Condition: VG++, sounds great, looks okay with lots of light marks Cultural Facts: Family Ties: Karen and Richard Carpenter ran the project as a closed sibling unit, with Richard controlling arrangements while Karen resisted being framed only as a voice. Studio Lore: Their meticulous overdubbing and mic discipline reflected an engineer-first mindset, favoring control-room precision over band spontaneity. Media Narrative: The album f...
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Whitney Houston – Whitney Houston
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@POWERPLANTRECORDS | PowerPlantRecords.com | Leave a positive Google review! Title: Whitney Houston – Whitney HoustonYear/Genre/City: 1985, Pop/R&B, Newark, NJMatrix #: AL8 8212Condition: EX Cultural Facts: Family Ties: Raised inside a pro music network—Cissy Houston’s circle and cousin Dionne Warwick gave her early, real industry access. Media Narrative: One of the first Black women positioned as an across-formats MTV pop star, forcing mainstream TV and radio gatekeepers to shift. ...
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Chappell Roan – The Rise And Fall Of A Midwest ...
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@POWERPLANTRECORDS | PowerPlantRecords.com | Leave a positive Google review! Title: Chappell Roan – The Rise And Fall Of A Midwest PrincessYear/Genre/Sub-Genre/City: 2023, Pop, Synth-Pop, Springfield, MOCondition: New Cultural Facts: Media Narrative: The “Midwest Princess” persona was built like a stage show—costume, character, and choreography treated as core songwriting tools. Scene Ecology: Came up through the modern pop grind: early EPs, long support slots, and a fanbase that grew via...
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@POWERPLANTRECORDS | PowerPlantRecords.com | Leave a positive Google review! Title: Taylor Swift – 1989Year/Genre: 2014, PopCondition: New Cultural Facts: Media Narrative: Her “full-pop” pivot landed with a carefully built NYC-era image shift—friends, fashion, and tabloid culture baked into the rollout. Album Art: The Polaroid-style cover and handwritten scrawl turned “instant nostalgia” into branding, copied across 2010s pop packaging. Legal Trouble: The album later became ground zero ...
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pop and rock CD looks really good cd intact 1/22/26 ob
pop and rock CD looks really good cd intact 1/22/26 ob
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Ace Of Base – The Sign (Staff Pick!)
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@POWERPLANTRECORDS | PowerPlantRecords.com | Leave a positive Google review! Title: Ace of Base – The SignYear/Genre/Sub-Genre/City: 1993, Pop, Euro Pop, Gothenburg, SwedenCondition: New Cultural Facts: Political Science: The band’s early history carried controversy around Ulf Ekberg’s teenage involvement with far-right groups in Sweden, later publicly disavowed. Studio Lore: The breakout sound leaned on Denniz Pop’s Cheiron-adjacent Stockholm method—tight programming and hook engin...
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Albert Hammond – It Never Rains In Southern Cal...
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@POWERPLANTRECORDS | PowerPlantRecords.com | Leave a positive Google review! Title: Albert Hammond – It Never Rains In Southern CaliforniaYear/Genre/City: 1972, Pop, London, UKMatrix #: KZ 31905Condition: VG+ Cultural Facts: Song Afterlife: The title track became bigger than Hammond’s own artist identity—he spent decades “owning” a hit that the culture treated like a saying. Writer Life: Hammond lived the pro songwriter grind, placing songs for other artists and letting “the author” outla...
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