Modern Pop

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Taylor Swift - Lover

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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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Michael Jackson – Thriller

Title: Michael Jackson – ThrillerYear/Genre: 1982, Pop/R&B Cultural Facts: Jackson grew up ...

Title: Michael Jackson – ThrillerYear/Genre: 1982, Pop/R&B Cultural Facts: Jackson grew up in Gary, Indiana’s Black working-class neighborhoods before the family moved into the Motown machine in Los Angeles. By 1982 he was navigating fame as a young Black star in an industry still segregated in radio formats and MTV programming. The album’s long-form videos and horror-film imagery turned music promos into mini-movies, reshaping how TV and pop culture interacted. Price Suggestions:...

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Olivia Rodrigo - GUTS

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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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Olivia Rodrigo ‎– Sour

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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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Prince - 1999 (Staff Pick!)

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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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Bjork - Vespertine

Title: Björk – VespertineYear/Genre: 2001, Art PopCondition: New Cultural Facts: Written while ...

Title: Björk – VespertineYear/Genre: 2001, Art PopCondition: New Cultural Facts: Written while Björk was retreating from mainstream attention after intense press scrutiny around her film work and earlier albums. Built with laptop producers like Matmos and experimental programmers, it became a key early-2000s meeting point between electronic art music and pop. The Vespertine tour used small ensembles, choirs, and custom music boxes, staged in theaters and opera houses instead of arenas t...

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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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Carpenters ‎– Close To You

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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Taylor Swift - 1989

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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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Adele ‎– 19

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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Eminem - The Marshal Mathers LP

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@POWERPLANTRECORDS | PowerPlantRecords.com | Leave a positive Google review! Title: Eminem – The Marshall Mathers LPYear/Genre/Sub-Genre/City: 2000, Hip Hop, Hardcore Hip Hop, Detroit, MICondition: New Cultural Facts: Album Art: The cover is Eminem sitting outside his childhood home on Dresden St in Detroit—after the album blew up, the address became a fan pilgrimage spot. Studio Lore: A lot of the record was built in intense, fast sessions with Dr. Dre, with Eminem writing constantly and...

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Pink – Missundaztood

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@POWERPLANTRECORDS | PowerPlantRecords.com | Leave a positive Google review! Title: P!nk – MissundaztoodYear/Genre/Sub-Genre/City: 2001, Pop, Pop Rock, Philadelphia, PACondition: New Cultural Facts: Band Drama: She fought her label’s early “R&B-pop” image and pushed for more rock-leaning collaborators, turning the album into a public pivot. Studio Lore: Built with Linda Perry, whose hands-on writing/producing style shaped the project like a co-authored reset rather than a label packag...

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Ariana Grande – Thank U, Next

2019 Pop B0029653-01 Condition: New Vinyl in New Sleeve  Released in 2019, this album features hi...

2019 Pop B0029653-01 Condition: New Vinyl in New Sleeve  Released in 2019, this album features hits like "7 rings" and the title track "thank u, next." It showcases Grande's pop prowess and personal growth, blending catchy melodies with introspective lyrics.. 6/15/24 KG

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Billy Joel – 52nd Street

Title: Billy Joel – 52nd StreetYear/Genre: 1978, Rock / PopMatrix #: FC 35609Condition: EX Cultur...

Title: Billy Joel – 52nd StreetYear/Genre: 1978, Rock / PopMatrix #: FC 35609Condition: EX Cultural Facts: Released Oct 1978 and tracked at A&R’s West 52nd St rooms with producer Phil Ramone. Won Album of the Year at the 22nd Grammys (Ramone/Joel). Title nods to Manhattan’s old jazz strip + CBS/Columbia HQ on W 52nd, a NYC industry power move. If you collect Steely Dan, Boz Scaggs, Paul Simon, or Donald Fagen, this sits nearby. 1/16/26 LM 11/6/23 ob

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