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1978 new wave 0349784600, New Vinyl This debut album is a pioneering work of post-punk and new wa...
1978 new wave 0349784600, New Vinyl This debut album is a pioneering work of post-punk and new wave, featuring tracks like "Jocko Homo" and "Uncontrollable Urge." It's a satirical exploration of societal conformity and technological alienation 12/3/24 TC
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Title: The Police - Synchronicity Year/Genre/Sub-Genre/City: 1983, New Wave, London Matrix #: SP-...
Title: The Police - Synchronicity Year/Genre/Sub-Genre/City: 1983, New Wave, London Matrix #: SP-3735 Condition: EX, sounds great, looks great Cultural Facts: Personal Struggle Sting came from a working-class shipyard town in North East England, and that ambition to escape small-town limits fed his growing need for control. Band Drama The album was made in heavy tension, with Sting, Stewart Copeland, and Andy Summers often recording in separate rooms as the band started coming apart. Medi...
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The Cure – MTV Unplugged (Color)
Title: The Cure – MTV UnpluggedYear/Genre: 1991, Alternative Rock / Goth RockCondition: New Cultu...
Title: The Cure – MTV UnpluggedYear/Genre: 1991, Alternative Rock / Goth RockCondition: New Cultural Facts: Recorded for MTV in 1991, the set included rare acoustic versions of songs like “Just Like Heaven” and “A Letter to Elise.” Robert Smith joked between songs that the band had “no idea how to play quietly,” breaking the show’s usual somber tone. The broadcast became a sought-after bootleg after MTV declined to release it commercially despite fan demand. +1 3/29/25 - EK
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Cocteau Twins – Heaven Or Las Vegas (Staff Pick!)
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@POWERPLANTRECORDS | PowerPlantRecords.com | Leave a positive Google review! Title: Cocteau Twins – Heaven or Las VegasYear/Genre/Sub-Genre/City: 1990, Rock, Dream Pop, Grangemouth, ScotlandCondition: New Cultural Facts: Studio Lore: Made while the band was relocating and working through a chaotic personal period, with sessions shaped by exhaustion and constant travel. Band Drama: Love triangle tension was real: Elizabeth Fraser’s relationship with Robin Guthrie ended, and her later partn...
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The Police – Ghost In The Machine
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@POWERPLANTRECORDS | PowerPlantRecords.com | Leave a positive Google review! Title: The Police | Ghost In The Machine Year/Genre/Sub-Genre/City: 1981, New Wave, London Matrix #: SP-3730 Condition: EX (VZ) Cultural Facts: Personal Struggle Sting was pushing harder toward a broader artistic identity here, carrying the pressure of fame while already straining against the limits of being just one-third of a band. Band Drama By this point the Police were hugely successful but internally tense,...
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@POWERPLANTRECORDS | PowerPlantRecords.com | Leave a positive Google review!Title: The B-52's - The B-52'sYear/Genre/Sub-Genre/City: 1979, Pop/Rock, New Wave, AthensMatrix #: BSK 3355Condition: EX (LM)Cultural Facts: Personal Struggle The band came out of pure outsider energy, not pro-musician polish. Fred Schneider was already older than most new-wave breakouts, and the group built itself from art-school misfit chemistry. Scene Ecology This debut helped turn Athens, Georgia into a...
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Depeche Mode – Early Demos (Color)
Title: Depeche Mode – Early Demos 1980–1981Year/Genre: 2015, New Wave / SynthpopCondition: New (C...
Title: Depeche Mode – Early Demos 1980–1981Year/Genre: 2015, New Wave / SynthpopCondition: New (Color Vinyl) Cultural Facts: Features rare demos recorded in Basildon before the band signed to Mute Records. Early versions of “Photographic” and “New Life” were cut using homemade drum machines and borrowed synths. Some recordings were tracked in Vince Clarke’s bedroom, using a tape deck balanced on an ironing board. 2 April 2023|Updated: 4/13/2024 CC-2| Ah 6/14/24 | EK 10/18/24 +3 1 sold...
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The Cramps - Tales From The Cramps
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@POWERPLANTRECORDS | PowerPlantRecords.com | Leave a positive Google review! Title: The Cramps | Tales From The Cramps Year/Genre/Sub-Genre/City: 1990, Rock, Psychobilly, New York City Matrix #: CAVE 001 Condition: M/NM/SEALED (VZ) Cultural Facts: Personal Struggle Lux Interior and Poison Ivy built the band around total outsider identity, turning obsession, sleaze, and social alienation into a full artistic world rather than just a look. Band Drama The Cramps stayed unusually cente...
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The Clash - London Calling (1st Press!!!)
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@POWERPLANTRECORDS | PowerPlantRecords.com | Leave a positive Google review! Title: The Clash – London Calling (1st pressing!!!) Year/Genre/Sub-Genre/City: 1979 / Punk / Post-Punk / London Matrix #: E2 36328 Condition: EX Cultural Facts: Studio Lore Producer Guy Stevens pushed chaotic energy in the studio, famously throwing chairs and creating a tense environment to capture the band’s urgency. Band Drama The Clash were under heavy pressure from their label for recording a double a...
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Year/Genre: 1979, New Wave/RockMatrix #: SRK-6083Condition: VG+++ it's pristine Cultural Facts: F...
Year/Genre: 1979, New Wave/RockMatrix #: SRK-6083Condition: VG+++ it's pristine Cultural Facts: Fronted by American Chrissie Hynde, the band emerged from London’s punk and new wave scene, bridging U.S. and UK influences.2. The album was released on New Year’s Day 1980 in the UK, an unusual launch date that underscored its breakout impact.3. Two members of this lineup, James Honeyman-Scott and Pete Farndon, died within three years, cementing the record as their definitive statement.
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Wire – Pink Flag (Staff Pick!)
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@POWERPLANTRECORDS | PowerPlantRecords.com | Leave a positive Google review! Title: Wire – Pink FlagYear/Genre/Sub-Genre/City: 1977, Rock, Punk Rock, London, EnglandCondition: New Cultural Facts: Scene Ecology: Wire came out of art-school London, treating punk like a design problem—minimal materials, strict rules, fast execution. Studio Lore: Recorded quickly and cheaply, with the band pushing for “no filler” discipline—more like a manifesto than an album cycle. Media Narrative: Their r...
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NIN & PETER MURPHY!- Where Darkness Doubles (Co...
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@POWERPLANTRECORDS | PowerPlantRecords.com | Leave a positive Google review! Title: Peter Murphy & Trent Reznor – Where Darkness Doubles, Where Light Pours InYear/Genre/Sub-Genre/City: 2026, Rock, Gothic Rock, Northampton, England / Cleveland, OhioCondition: New Cultural Facts: Scene Ecology: A rare bridge between two separate worlds—’80s UK goth infrastructure and ’90s U.S. industrial—built by overlapping fanbases rather than radio formats. Studio Lore: Framed as a true duet, not a “...
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The Cure – Three Imaginary Boys (Rare Studio Cu...
Year/Genre: 2004, Post-Punk Matrix #: FIRE067 Condition: Mint Description:Released in 2004, Three...
Year/Genre: 2004, Post-Punk Matrix #: FIRE067 Condition: Mint Description:Released in 2004, Three Imaginary Boys Demos compiles early recordings from The Cure’s 1979 debut period, capturing the band before their ascent as post-punk icons. These demos reflect the stripped-down aesthetic of late-’70s British youth culture, when minimal resources and urgency shaped a new sound emerging from Crawley, far from London’s main scene. Robert Smith’s early vocal takes and skeletal guitar lines illustra...
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Gary Numan – The Pleasure Principle (Staff Pick!)
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@POWERPLANTRECORDS | PowerPlantRecords.com | Leave a positive Google review! Title: Gary Numan – The Pleasure PrincipleYear/Genre/Sub-Genre/City: 1979, Pop, Synth-Pop, London, EnglandCondition: New Cultural Facts: Studio Lore: Recorded at The Roundhouse with a deliberate “no guitars” rule, forcing arrangement decisions onto synths and bass like a design constraint. Media Narrative: UK press framed him as cold and robotic, turning the persona into a culture-war argument about authenticity ...
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