Prog

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Jethro Tull ‎– War Child

Title: Jethro Tull – War ChildYear/Genre: 1974, Progressive RockMatrix #: CHR 1067Condition: Viny...

Title: Jethro Tull – War ChildYear/Genre: 1974, Progressive RockMatrix #: CHR 1067Condition: Vinyl  Near Mint Cultural Facts: Originally planned as a full-length film project with the same name, the movie was scrapped mid-production due to budget issues. The album reflects Ian Anderson’s satirical take on fame and religion during a time of burnout from Tull’s concept-album streak. Includes musicians from London Symphony Orchestra arranged for the aborted film. Recommended for fans of ...

$39.00

Zappa - Joe's Garage Act 1 (with lyric book)

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@POWERPLANTRECORDS | PowerPlantRecords.com | Leave a positive Google review! Title: Frank Zappa – Joe’s GarageYear/Genre/City: 1979, Rock, Los Angeles, CAMatrix #: SRZ 1-1603Condition: NM Cultural Facts: Political Science: A satire of censorship and moral panic—written as backlash brewed toward “obscenity” policing in late-’70s pop culture. Studio Lore: Built from dense edits and overdubs; Zappa treated takes like raw footage, then assembled the “story” in post-production. Media Narrati...

$28.98

Jethro Tull – Aqualung

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@POWERPLANTRECORDS | PowerPlantRecords.com | Leave a positive Google review!Title: Jethro Tull – AqualungYear/Genre/Sub-Genre: 1971, Rock, Progressive RockMatrix #: CHR-1044Condition: VG++ Cultural Facts: UK band centered around Ian Anderson, coming out of the late-’60s club circuit as prog became a youth subculture with its own dress, venues, and rituals. Early-’70s Britain: class tension, welfare-state arguments, and public suspicion of outsiders—turned into characters and social snapsh...

$28.98

Gentle Giant – Interview

Year/Genre: 1976, Progressive RockMatrix #: ST-11532Condition: VG+ cover is scuffed but the vinyl...

Year/Genre: 1976, Progressive RockMatrix #: ST-11532Condition: VG+ cover is scuffed but the vinyl is perfectDescription: Released in 1976 on Capitol, Interview was the eighth studio album by British progressive rock band Gentle Giant. Known for complex arrangements and shifting time signatures, the record satirizes media interviews while showcasing the group’s experimental mix of rock, jazz, and classical influences. It reflects the mid-1970s peak of prog’s ambition before the genre’s commerc...

$18.50

Yes – Tormato

Title: Yes – Tormato Year/Genre: 1978, Progressive Rock Matrix #: SD 19202 Condition: VG some lig...

Title: Yes – Tormato Year/Genre: 1978, Progressive Rock Matrix #: SD 19202 Condition: VG some light crackle Description:Released in 1978 on Atlantic Records, Tormato captured Yes at the tail end of their classic ’70s run, just before lineup changes reshaped the band. Recorded in London, the album featured the familiar core of Jon Anderson, Chris Squire, Steve Howe, and Rick Wakeman, but critics and fans noted growing tensions and uneven production. Its odd title and tomato-splattered cover be...

$9.98

King Crimson – In The Court Of The Crimson King

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@POWERPLANTRECORDS | PowerPlantRecords.com | Leave a positive Google review! Title: King Crimson – In The Court Of The Crimson KingYear/Genre/Sub-Genre/City: 1969, Rock, Progressive Rock, London, EnglandCondition: New Cultural Facts: Band Drama: The original lineup started splintering almost immediately—members began exiting within months, turning “King Crimson” into Fripp’s revolving-door concept early on. Album Art: The cover face wasn’t a label brief—it was painted by programmer/artist...

$34.98

Zappa - Joe's Garage Act 1

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@POWERPLANTRECORDS | PowerPlantRecords.com | Leave a positive Google review! Title: Frank Zappa – Joe’s GarageYear/Genre/City: 1979, Psych Rock, Los Angeles, CAMatrix #: SRZ 1-1603Condition: VG+ sounds great Cultural Facts: Political Science: A satire of censorship and moral panic—written as backlash brewed toward “obscenity” policing in late-’70s pop culture. Studio Lore: Built from dense edits and overdubs; Zappa treated takes like raw footage, then assembled the “story” in post-product...

$24.98

The Moody Blues – Days Of Future Passed

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@POWERPLANTRECORDS | PowerPlantRecords.com | Leave a positive Google review! Title: The Moody Blues – Days Of Future PassedYear/Genre/City: 1967, Progressive Rock, Birmingham, UKMatrix #: DES 18012Condition: EX Cultural Facts: Studio Lore: Made with the London Festival Orchestra as a Deram/DSS demo project, then reshaped into a band-led day-in-the-life suite. Media Narrative: Helped establish the rock “concept album” idea in the late ’60s, bridging pop singles culture and longer-form LP l...

$45.00

Mike Oldfield – Hergest Ridge

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@POWERPLANTRECORDS | PowerPlantRecords.com | Leave a positive Google review! Title: Mike Oldfield – Hergest RidgeYear/Genre/City: 1974, Progressive Rock, London, UKMatrix #: VI 2013Condition: EX Cultural Facts: Studio Lore: Recorded at Virgin’s The Manor as the high-pressure follow-up to Tubular Bells, with Oldfield layering many parts himself. Album Art: Named after Hergest Ridge on the England–Wales border, tying the record’s identity to a real place he’d spent time around. Scene Ecol...

$22.00

Mike Oldfield – Five Miles Out

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@POWERPLANTRECORDS | PowerPlantRecords.com | Leave a positive Google review! Title: Mike Oldfield – Five Miles OutYear/Genre/City: 1982, Progressive Rock, Reading, UKMatrix #: are 37983Condition: EX Cultural Facts: Studio Lore: Oldfield’s one-man-band workflow—layered parts built piece-by-piece, with him controlling arrangement and overdub architecture. Band Drama: This period sits inside his long tension with the “Tubular Bells” shadow—expectations that he kept resisting and re-negotiati...

$19.98

Supertramp ‎– Paris

Year/Genre/City: 1980, Prog Rock, London, EnglandMatrix #: SP-6702Condition: EX, sounds g...

Year/Genre/City: 1980, Prog Rock, London, EnglandMatrix #: SP-6702Condition: EX, sounds great, looks good, a few very light marks Cultural Facts: Tour Peak: Recorded during the Breakfast in America world-tour era—this is basically the “stadium-level” snapshot of Supertramp at their biggest commercial moment. Paris Nights: Captured at the Pavillon de Paris shows (late 1979), when live albums were a major way rock bands proved they could actually deliver the hits beyond the studio. Band...

$35.00

Genesis – Spot The Pigeon

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@POWERPLANTRECORDS | PowerPlantRecords.com | Leave a positive Google review! Title: Genesis – Spot The PigeonYear/Genre/City: 1977, Progressive RockMatrix #: EP 1800Condition: VG++ Cultural Facts: Lineup Snapshot This EP captures Genesis right in the middle of their late-’70s transition—after Peter Gabriel’s exit, while the band was tightening into a leaner, more rhythmic version of prog. Hidden Gem “Inside and Out” became a cult favorite because it showcases the band’s deeper, moodier wr...

$24.98

Genesis - Live

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@POWERPLANTRECORDS | PowerPlantRecords.com | Leave a positive Google review!Title: Genesis - LiveYear/Genre/Sub-Genre: 1973, Rock, Progressive RockMatrix #: CAS 1666 (pink label)Condition: EX Cultural Facts: Captures the early UK prog circuit—university halls, civic theaters, and youth clubs where long-form rock became its own subculture. A snapshot of the Gabriel-era band as theatre and music fused, reflecting Britain’s art-school mindset in the early ’70s. Made as Britain slid i...

$29.98

Hatfield and the North – The Rotters’ Club

Title: Hatfield and the North – The Rotters’ ClubYear/Genre: 1975, Prog Rock / Canterbury SceneCo...

Title: Hatfield and the North – The Rotters’ ClubYear/Genre: 1975, Prog Rock / Canterbury SceneCondition: New Cultural Facts: Second album by Hatfield and the North, built from veterans of the English Canterbury scene, including ex-members of Caravan, Egg, and Matching Mole. Its title later inspired British author Jonathan Coe’s 2001 novel The Rotters’ Club, a rare case of a prog LP lending its name to contemporary literature. The record sits at the crossroads of mid-’70s UK art-rock an...

$29.98

Aphrodite's Child – Best Of Aphrodite's Child

Title: Aphrodite's Child – Best Of Aphrodite's ChildYear/Genre: 1982, Prog Rock / Psych PopMatrix...

Title: Aphrodite's Child – Best Of Aphrodite's ChildYear/Genre: 1982, Prog Rock / Psych PopMatrix #: 9279 573Condition: VG++ (very clean copy; high-end VG+ with light handling only) Cultural Facts: Italian 1982 budget reissue in Mercury’s “Serie Successo / Pop Stars” line, revisiting late-’60s singles and album cuts. Sequencing leans on “End of the World,” “Rain and Tears,” “It’s Five O’Clock” and other European hits rather than the heavier 666 material. Issued a decade after the band s...

$18.98

Mannheim Steamroller – Fresh Aire III

Title: Mannheim Steamroller – Fresh Aire IIIYear/Genre: 1979, New Age / Progressive RockMatrix #:...

Title: Mannheim Steamroller – Fresh Aire IIIYear/Genre: 1979, New Age / Progressive RockMatrix #: AG-365Condition: VG+ (die-cut gatefold) Cultural Facts: Conceived around the theme of “imagination,” it continued the group’s blend of baroque structure and modern electronics. The elaborate die-cut gatefold sleeve became a visual trademark that fans collected like fine art objects. The Fresh Aire series helped legitimize instrumental concept albums at a time dominated by disco and arena ro...

$24.98

Peter Gabriel – Security

Title: Peter Gabriel – SecurityYear/Genre: 1982, Progressive RockMatrix #: GHS 2011Condition: Nea...

Title: Peter Gabriel – SecurityYear/Genre: 1982, Progressive RockMatrix #: GHS 2011Condition: Near Mint! Cultural Facts: This album, released in the U.S. under the title Security, marked Peter Gabriel’s fourth solo studio effort and his first major exploration into world-music influences and digital recording techniques.  The U.S. pressing on Geffen Records (catalogue GHS 2011) was manufactured by Specialty Records Corporation, making the matrix details and label variant important to coll...

$26.00

Emerson, Lake & Palmer – Tarkus

Year/Genre: 1971 Progressive RockMatrix #: SD 9900Condition: VG+ Plays very clean. Description: F...

Year/Genre: 1971 Progressive RockMatrix #: SD 9900Condition: VG+ Plays very clean. Description: Formed in London, Emerson, Lake & Palmer emerged as one of the defining acts of British progressive rock. Tarkus, their second album, is centered around a 20-minute title suite that blends classical influences, philosophical themes, and aggressive rock instrumentation. Keith Emerson’s virtuosic Hammond organ and Moog synthesizer work drive the suite, while Greg Lake’s vocals and Carl Palmer’s p...

$24.00