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Elvis Costello - Talking Liberties
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@POWERPLANTRECORDS | PowerPlantRecords.com | Leave a positive Google review! Title: Elvis Costello – Talking LibertiesYear/Genre/City: 1978, New Wave, London, UKMatrix #: Talking LibertiesJC36839Condition: EX Cultural Facts: Media Narrative: Issued first in the U.S., it helped codify Costello’s early public persona through live takes and pointed between-song patter. Scene Ecology: Documents the late-’70s club-to-theater jump as UK punk/new wave acts rapidly became international tour...
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Drab Majesty – Modern Mirror (Staff Pick!)
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@POWERPLANTRECORDS | PowerPlantRecords.com | Leave a positive Google review! Title: Drab Majesty – Modern MirrorYear/Genre/Sub-Genre/City: 2019, Rock, Post-Punk, Los Angeles, CACondition: New Cultural Facts: Notable Myths: Deb Demure is a constructed persona—Drab Majesty treats the project like a “character” with its own mythology, not a typical frontman story. Scene Ecology: Came up through L.A.’s modern goth/post-punk circuit—small clubs, darkwave bills, and label nights acting as the s...
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Siouxsie And The Banshees – Once Upon A Time/Th...
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@POWERPLANTRECORDS | PowerPlantRecords.com | Leave a positive Google review! Title: Siouxsie And The Banshees – Once Upon A Time/The SinglesYear/Genre/Sub-Genre/City: 1981, Rock, Post-Punk, London, EnglandCondition: New Cultural Facts: Scene Ecology: Came out of the Bromley Contingent orbit—early UK punk’s fan-to-band pipeline where style, zines, and gigs formed a whole ecosystem. Band Drama: Early years had constant drummer churn; keeping Siouxsie/Severin as the fixed core became the ban...
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Devo – Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo!
Title: Devo – Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo!Year/Genre: 1978, New Wave/Post-PunkCondition: Ne...
Title: Devo – Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo!Year/Genre: 1978, New Wave/Post-PunkCondition: New Cultural Facts: Produced by Brian Eno in Cologne, Germany, linking Devo to the experimental krautrock scene.2. The title references a line from the 1932 film Island of Lost Souls, reflecting the band’s mix of satire and pop culture critique.3. Initially polarizing, the album later became a touchstone for both punk minimalism and the emerging new wave aesthetic.
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Cyndi Lauper – She's So Unusual
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@POWERPLANTRECORDS | PowerPlantRecords.com | Leave a positive Google review! Title: Cyndi Lauper - She's So UnusualYear/Genre/Sub-Genre/City: 1983, Pop, New Wave, Queens, New YorkMatrix #: FR 38930Condition: EX+ Cultural Facts: Band Drama: Before solo fame, Lauper fronted Blue Angel; after the group flopped, she was sued by her manager and pushed into bankruptcy. Media Narrative: Lauper’s image was sold as quirky fun, but she was also pushing against how women were packaged and controlled...
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@POWERPLANTRECORDS | PowerPlantRecords.com | Leave a positive Google review! Title: Bauhaus – In the Flat FieldYear/Genre/Sub-Genre/City: 1980, Rock, Gothic Rock, Northampton, EnglandCondition: New Cultural Facts: Studio Lore: Recorded quickly at Wellingborough’s Beck Studios on a tight budget, with the band pushing for stark control rather than a polished “major” sound. Band Drama: Power tensions were baked in early: Peter Murphy’s frontman dominance vs. the rest of the band’s musical au...
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@POWERPLANTRECORDS | PowerPlantRecords.com | Leave a positive Google review! Title: The Cure – Seventeen SecondsYear/Genre/Sub-Genre/City: 1980, Rock, Post-Punk, Crawley, EnglandCondition: New Cultural Facts: Studio Lore: Recorded at Morgan Studios with Mike Hedges; budget limits pushed restraint, and Robert Smith kept the arrangements deliberately sparse. Band Drama: The lineup was shifting and tense; key members were already drifting out, and Smith started consolidating control as the b...
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The Soft Moon – Criminal (Staff Pick!)
Title: The Soft Moon – CriminalYear/Genre: 2018, Post-PunkCondition: New Cultural Facts: The So...
Title: The Soft Moon – CriminalYear/Genre: 2018, Post-PunkCondition: New Cultural Facts: The Soft Moon is the project of musician Luis Vasquez, who wrote and recorded this album largely alone, continuing his pattern of treating the band as a one-person studio vehicle. Created while Vasquez was living between Europe and the U.S., the record reflects his fixation on guilt, identity, and family history within the broader darkwave/post-punk underground. Released on Sacred Bones Records, it ...
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@POWERPLANTRECORDS | PowerPlantRecords.com | Leave a positive Google review!Title: Blancmange - Happy FamiliesYear/Genre/Sub-Genre/City: 1982, Synth-Pop, New Wave/Electro-Pop, Harrow, London, England 6/26Matrix #: 90053-1Condition: VG+ LM | Members: Neil A (58' - ), Stephen L (54' - )Cultural Facts: Scene Ecology Blancmange came out of Britain’s early-80s synth-pop boom, but their odd humor and art-school weirdness kept them from feeling like a normal glossy New Romantic act. Studio Lore H...
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Whirr - Sway (Ghost Marble Vinyl STAFF PICK!!!)
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@POWERPLANTRECORDS | PowerPlantRecords.com | Leave a positive Google review!Title: Whirr - SwayYear/Genre/Sub-Genre/City: 2014, Alternative, Shoegaze, Modesto, California 5/26Condition: New (VZ) | Members: N/ACultural Facts: Personal Struggle: Whirr came from the low-margin DIY shoegaze circuit, where heavy touring, loud rooms, and small-label pressure made survival part of the work. Public Scandal: The band’s later reputation was damaged by offensive online comments, leading to label bac...
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Flash And The Pan – Lights In The Night
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@POWERPLANTRECORDS | PowerPlantRecords.com | Leave a positive Google review!Title: Flash And The Pan - Lights In The NightYear/Genre/Sub-Genre/City: 1980, Electronic, New Wave Art Pop, Sydney, Australia 5/26Matrix #: JE 36432Condition: EX (LM) | Members: Harry V (46' - 17'), George Y (46' - 17')Cultural Facts: Personal Struggle: Harry Vanda and George Young had already lived through the Easybeats’ collapse, turning early fame into a long second act behind the scenes. Family Ties: George Yo...
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@POWERPLANTRECORDS | PowerPlantRecords.com | Leave a positive Google review!Title: Cola - The GlossYear/Genre/Sub-Genre/City: 2024, Alternative, Post-Punk Indie Rock, Montreal, Quebec 5/26Matrix #: FTK-274Condition: Sealed (LM) | Members: N/ACultural Facts: Personal Struggle: Cola formed after Ought ended, turning the uncomfortable job of starting over into a quieter second act rather than a dramatic breakup story. Scene Ecology: The band connects Montreal’s art-punk history to a leaner po...
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Spiritual Cramp - Spiritual Cramp
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@POWERPLANTRECORDS | PowerPlantRecords.com | Leave a positive Google review!Title: Spiritual Cramp - Spiritual CrampYear/Genre/Sub-Genre/City: 2023, Punk, Post-Punk Garage Punk, San Francisco, California 5/26Matrix #: BGM 0005Condition: MINT (VZ) Cultural Facts: Personal Struggle: Public trauma is not the center here, so the pressure is cultural: keeping punk dangerous without turning it into costume or nostalgia. Scene Ecology: Spiritual Cramp came out of Bay Area hardcore and p...
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Billy Idol – White Wedding (WHITE VINYL)
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@POWERPLANTRECORDS | PowerPlantRecords.com | Leave a positive Google review!Title: Billy Idol - White WeddingYear/Genre/Sub-Genre/City: 1982, Alternative, New Wave Hard Rock, London, England 5/26Matrix #: EPC 5002Condition: VG+ (VZ) | Members: Billy I (55' - Alive)Cultural Facts: Personal Struggle: Idol survived a near-fatal 1990 motorcycle crash that crushed his leg, cutting into his film plans and hard-partying momentum. Media Narrative: White Wedding’s church imagery, sneer, a...
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@POWERPLANTRECORDS | PowerPlantRecords.com | Leave a positive Google review!Title: The B-52's - Wild PlanetYear/Genre/Sub-Genre/City: 1980, Alternative, New Wave Dance Rock, Athens, Georgia 5/26Matrix #: BSK 3471Condition: EX (CC) | Members: Fred S (51' - Alive), Kate P (48' - Alive), Cindy W (57' - Alive), Ricky W (53' - 85'), Keith S (53' - Alive)Cultural Facts: Personal Struggle: Ricky Wilson’s 1985 AIDS-related death later reshaped the band’s story, turning their party image into someth...
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@POWERPLANTRECORDS | PowerPlantRecords.com | Leave a positive Google review!Title: Talk Talk - Talk TalkYear/Genre/Sub-Genre/City: 1982, Alternative, New Wave Synth-Pop, London, England 5/26Matrix #: DLP-19001Condition: EX (VZ) | Members: Mark H (55' - 19'), Lee H (62' - Alive), Paul W (62' - Alive), Simon B (N/A)Cultural Facts: Personal Struggle: Mark Hollis later stepped away from the industry almost completely, choosing family and privacy over the constant pressure to keep perform...
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@POWERPLANTRECORDS | PowerPlantRecords.com | Leave a positive Google review!Title: DEVO - Peek-a-Boo!Year/Genre/Sub-Genre/City: 1982, New Wave, Synthpunk, Akron, Ohio 5/26Matrix #: 29906-0 ACondition: EX (VZ) | Members: Mark M (50' - Alive), Gerald C (48' - Alive), Bob M (52' - 14'), Bob C (52' - Alive), Alan M (54' - 13')Cultural Facts: Personal Struggle: DEVO’s worldview was shaped by the 1970 Kent State shootings, where Gerald C knew victims and saw state violence turn campus life into t...
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A Flock Of Seagulls – Modern Love Is Automatic
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@POWERPLANTRECORDS | PowerPlantRecords.com | Leave a positive Google review!Title: A Flock Of Seagulls - Modern Love Is AutomaticYear/Genre/Sub-Genre/City: 1981, New Wave, Synthpop, Liverpool, England 5/26Matrix #: Condition: EX (VZ) | Members: Mike S (57' - Alive), Ali S (53' - Alive), Frank M (59' - Alive), Paul R (57' - Alive)Cultural Facts: Personal Struggle: Mike S worked as a hairdresser before the band broke, and the image that made them famous also boxed them into a punchline...
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@POWERPLANTRECORDS | PowerPlantRecords.com | Leave a positive Google review! Title: The Clash - Sandinista!Year/Genre/Sub-Genre/City: 1980, Rock, Post-Punk, London, EnglandMatrix #: E3X 37037Condition: EX (KG) Cultural Facts: Band Drama: Mick Jones and Joe Strummer were already drifting apart over direction, money, and burnout; the split came not long after. Personal Struggle: Strummer carried deep grief after his brother’s suicide, a wound that shadowed his politics, restlessness, and sel...
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Grouper – Dragging a Dead Deer Up a Hill (Staff...
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@POWERPLANTRECORDS | PowerPlantRecords.com | Leave a positive Google review! Title: Grouper – Dragging a Dead Deer Up a HillYear/Genre/Sub-Genre/City: 2008, Electronic, Ambient Folk, Portland, OregonCondition: New Cultural Facts: Studio Lore: Made in a home-recording world where tape hiss, room tone, and imperfect takes are part of the final composition, not a demo stage. Scene Ecology: Came out of the Pacific Northwest overlap of ambient, folk, and experimental DIY scenes, shared bills a...
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@POWERPLANTRECORDS | PowerPlantRecords.com | Leave a positive Google review! Title: The Tubes – Remote ControlYear/Genre/Sub-Genre/City: 1979, Rock, New Wave, San Francisco, CaliforniaMatrix #: SP-4751Condition: VG+ Cultural Facts: Band Drama: The band clashed with A&M over costs and direction, nearly getting dropped as their theatrical vision collided with label expectations. Personal Struggle: Years of elaborate stage shows left members financially strained despite notoriety,...
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