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Year/Genre/Sub-Genre/City: 1960, Pop, Teen Pop, Oklahoma City, OKMatrix #: E 3828Condition: VG+, ...
Year/Genre/Sub-Genre/City: 1960, Pop, Teen Pop, Oklahoma City, OKMatrix #: E 3828Condition: VG+, sounds great, looks good, some light marks Cultural Facts: Family Ties: “Teen Angel” was written by his sister Jean Dinning (with her husband Red Surrey), then became his signature hit. Media Narrative: The song sat in the early-’60s “teen tragedy” wave and was considered too morbid by some stations. Personal Struggle: Dinning died by suicide in 1986, ending his life at 52 after years out of...
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Title: Kissing the Pink – NakedYear/Genre/Sub-Genre/City: 1983, Pop, Synth-pop / New Wave, London...
Title: Kissing the Pink – NakedYear/Genre/Sub-Genre/City: 1983, Pop, Synth-pop / New Wave, London, EnglandMatrix #: ATLANTIC 80080Condition: NM Cultural Facts: Band Drama: Vocalist Sylvia Griffin left before the album was even finished; the band moved forward without her and never returned to that lineup. Studio Lore: Cut at AIR Studios with Colin Thurston in the orbit—serious post-punk studio muscle behind a band marketed as “new pop.” Media Narrative: A UK Top 20 single put them brief...
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Randy Newman – Little Criminals
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@POWERPLANTRECORDS | PowerPlantRecords.com | Leave a positive Google review! Title: Randy Newman – Little CriminalsYear/Genre/City: 1977, Singer-Songwriter, Los Angeles, CAMatrix #: BSK 3079Condition: EX Cultural Facts: Media Narrative: Newman’s “unreliable narrator” approach confused casual listeners—songs read like confessions, but he wrote as characters and satire. Scene Ecology: A Brill Building-era craftsman who became an L.A. songwriter’s songwriter, moving between pop albums and Ho...
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@POWERPLANTRECORDS | PowerPlantRecords.com | Leave a positive Google review! Title: Noah Kahan – Stick SeasonYear/Genre/Sub-Genre/City: 2022, Pop, Folk Pop, Strafford, VTCondition: New Cultural Facts: Studio Lore: Built with a tight collaborator core (including long-time co-writer/producer Gabe Simon), keeping the writing voice consistent across versions. Scene Ecology: The “folk-pop” boom of the early 2020s ran on touring + TikTok clips; Kahan’s live growth fed the record’s long afterlif...
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Tina Turner – Break Every Rule
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@POWERPLANTRECORDS | PowerPlantRecords.com | Leave a positive Google review! Title: Tina Turner – Break Every RuleYear/Genre/City: 1986, Rock / Pop Rock, Nutbush, TNMatrix #: PJ-12530Condition: VG+ Cultural Facts: Media Narrative: This album cemented Turner’s post-comeback autonomy, reframing her not as a revival act but as a sustained global headliner. Band Drama: Coming after her split from Ike Turner, her solo catalog was closely scrutinized as proof of independence rather than reinven...
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Title: Tommy Tutone – Tommy Tutone 2Year/Genre/Sub-Genre/City: 1981, Pop, Power Pop, San Francisc...
Title: Tommy Tutone – Tommy Tutone 2Year/Genre/Sub-Genre/City: 1981, Pop, Power Pop, San Francisco, CACondition: New Cultural Facts: Media Narrative: “867-5309/Jenny” became a real-world nuisance number—people called strangers nonstop, and businesses dodged it in ads and forms. Scene Ecology: A Bay Area power-pop band that broke nationally as MTV and Top 40 started rewarding tight, hook-first “new wave adjacent” rock. Band Drama: The hit’s shadow followed them for life—later releases we...
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@POWERPLANTRECORDS | PowerPlantRecords.com | Leave a positive Google review! Title: Olivia Dean – MessyYear/Genre/Sub-Genre/City: 2023, R&B, Neo-Soul, London, EnglandCondition: New Cultural Facts: Studio Lore: Built with a tight, repeat-collaborator circle instead of a huge pop “camp,” keeping the writing voice consistent across the whole album.Scene Ecology: Grew out of the modern UK soul circuit where live rooms still matter—jazz clubs, festival bills, and slow word-of-mouth touring.Med...
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Lana Del Rey – Did you know that there’s a tunn...
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@POWERPLANTRECORDS | PowerPlantRecords.com | Leave a positive Google review! Title: Lana Del Rey – Did you know that there’s a tunnel under Ocean BlvdYear/Genre/Sub-Genre/City: 2023, Pop, Indie Pop, Los Angeles, CACondition: New Cultural Facts: Media Narrative: The album title points to the Jergins Tunnel in Long Beach—an old pedestrian tunnel turned local ghost-story landmark that became a pop-culture symbol. Scene Ecology: Her late-career phase runs on cult fandom and festival-scale sho...
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@POWERPLANTRECORDS | PowerPlantRecords.com | Leave a positive Google review! Title: BLACKPINK – The AlbumYear/Genre/Sub-Genre/City: 2020, Pop, K-Pop, Seoul, South KoreaCondition: New Cultural Facts: Media Narrative: Their first full album arrived after years of “event” singles; the scarcity strategy became part of how fans measured the group’s power. Scene Ecology: Built through the K-pop trainee-to-global pipeline—label-controlled training, visuals, and touring infrastructure scaled like...
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Dua Lipa – Future Nostalgia (Gatefold)
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@POWERPLANTRECORDS | PowerPlantRecords.com | Leave a positive Google review! Title: Dua Lipa – Future NostalgiaYear/Genre/Sub-Genre/City: 2020, Pop, Dance-Pop, London, EnglandCondition: New Cultural Facts: Family Ties: Born to Kosovar-Albanian parents; she’s been vocal about diaspora identity and Kosovo humanitarian causes as her profile grew. Media Narrative: The album leaked early in 2020; she moved the release up, turning a potential setback into a “drop it now” moment. Scene Ecology...
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Frankie Avalon – Frankie Avalon
Year/Genre/City: 1959, Pop, Philadelphia, PAMatrix #:CHL-5001 Condition: VG+, sounds great; prett...
Year/Genre/City: 1959, Pop, Philadelphia, PAMatrix #:CHL-5001 Condition: VG+, sounds great; pretty scuffed up Cultural Facts: Media Narrative: Teen-idol pop ran on TV appearances and clean image control—records were one piece of a larger publicity machine. Scene Ecology: Tied to the Philadelphia singles ecosystem around American Bandstand, where local talent could flip into national visibility fast. Studio Lore: LPs in this lane were often assembled quickly with staff arrangers and hous...
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Elvis Presley - Fun in Acapulco
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@POWERPLANTRECORDS | PowerPlantRecords.com | Leave a positive Google review!Title: Elvis Presley - Fun in AcapulcoYear/Genre/Sub-Genre: 1963, Pop, SoundtrackMatrix #: LSP-2756Condition: EX Cultural Facts: Made at peak “Hollywood Elvis,” when movie roles became a controlled, reliable pipeline after the chaos of early rock ’n’ roll fame. Part of a wave of early-’60s travel fantasies—America exporting leisure and tourism myths while the Cold War stayed in the background. Elvis was navigati...
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Various – Gold & Platinum Volume Two
Title: Various – Gold & Platinum Volume TwoYear/Genre: 1979, Rock/PopMatrix #: 1P 7726Conditi...
Title: Various – Gold & Platinum Volume TwoYear/Genre: 1979, Rock/PopMatrix #: 1P 7726Condition: Sealed (unopened copy) Cultural Facts: Compilations like this were built for living-room stereos in North American suburbs, bundling familiar radio favorites onto a couple LPs. They reflect the moment when young listeners stopped buying singles and families invested in big home hi-fi systems. Sets branded around “gold” and “platinum” turned record collecting into a kind of curated trophy...
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Lee Hazlewood – Back on the Street Again
Year/Genre: 1977, Country PopMatrix #: 5C 062-32553Condition: VG+++ perfect condition Cultural Fa...
Year/Genre: 1977, Country PopMatrix #: 5C 062-32553Condition: VG+++ perfect condition Cultural Facts: Recorded during Hazlewood’s years living in Sweden, where he relocated after leaving the U.S. music industry spotlight.2. Known for his collaborations with Nancy Sinatra in the 1960s, this period showed him reinventing his career abroad.3. Hazlewood’s distinctive baritone and offbeat lyrical style influenced artists from Nick Cave to Jarvis Cocker. Price Suggestions: NM: $22–$28VG+: $16–$20VG...
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Taylor Swift – Midnights (Jade Green Edition)
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@POWERPLANTRECORDS | PowerPlantRecords.com | Leave a positive Google review! Title: Taylor Swift - Midnights LP (Jade Green)Year/Genre/Sub-Genre/City: 2022, Pop, Synth-Pop, Nashville, TennesseeMatrix #: 2445790050Condition: NM (LM) Cultural Facts: Personal Struggle: Swift has said years of paparazzi and body scrutiny fed disordered eating and distorted how she saw herself. Public Scandal: Her masters fight with Scooter Braun turned a private contract dispute into one of pop’s biggest publi...
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Phil Collins – No Jacket Required
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@POWERPLANTRECORDS | PowerPlantRecords.com | Leave a positive Google review! Title: Phil Collins - No Jacket RequiredYear/Genre/Sub-Genre/City: 1985, Pop, Pop Rock, London, EnglandMatrix #: 81240-1Condition: EX (LM) Cultural Facts: Media Narrative: Collins faced backlash for overexposure; critics framed him as inescapable on radio and TV, creating a public fatigue moment. Personal Struggle: His first marriage collapsed during this period; he’s spoken about recording while dealing w...
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Elton John – Rock Of The Westies
Title: Elton John – Rock Of The Westies Year/Genre: 1975, Pop Matrix #: MCA 2163 Condition: VG++ ...
Title: Elton John – Rock Of The Westies Year/Genre: 1975, Pop Matrix #: MCA 2163 Condition: VG++ plays great! Description:Released in 1975 on MCA Records, Rock Of The Westies marked a lineup shift for Elton John, introducing new band members Caleb Quaye and Roger Pope while highlighting Davey Johnstone’s growing influence on guitar. Recorded at Caribou Ranch in Colorado, the album came during Elton’s commercial peak, when he was releasing chart-topping records annually while touring relentles...
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Sam Coffey And The Iron Lungs – Sam Coffey And ...
Genre: RockStyle: Power Pop In pop section
Genre: RockStyle: Power Pop In pop section
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