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Jan & Dean – Gotta Take That One Last Ride
Year/Genre/City: 1975, Surf Rock, Los Angeles, CA Matrix #: UA-LA341-H2 Condition: EX, sound...
Year/Genre/City: 1975, Surf Rock, Los Angeles, CA Matrix #: UA-LA341-H2 Condition: EX, sounds great, looks good, light marks Cultural Facts: Legal Trouble: Jan Berry’s 1966 car crash ended the duo’s touring career, freezing their public image in a tragic, unfinished chapter that reshaped how the catalog was framed afterward. Family Ties: Their closest collaborator was Brian Wilson, who co-wrote and produced key material—an unusually deep Beach Boys connection that blu...
$40.00
Title: Paul McCartney - Tug Of War Year/Genre/Sub-Genre/City: 1982, Pop Rock, Beatles-Related ...
Title: Paul McCartney - Tug Of War Year/Genre/Sub-Genre/City: 1982, Pop Rock, Beatles-Related Art Pop, Liverpool, England 9/26 Matrix #: TC 37462 Condition: EX (LM) | Members: Paul M (42' - Alive) | Producer: George Martin Cultural Facts: Personal Struggle: “Here Today” was McCartney’s imagined conversation with John Lennon after Lennon’s 1980 murder, letting Paul say tender things the two guarded ex-bandmates rarely said plainly in life. Studio Lore: Tug Of War reunited ...
$28.00
Title : Mike Oldfield – Hergest Ridge Year/Genre/City : 1974, Progressive Rock, London, UK Matr...
Title : Mike Oldfield – Hergest Ridge Year/Genre/City : 1974, Progressive Rock, London, UK Matrix # : VI 2013 Condition : 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 Ecology : An early flagship for Virgin Records—O...
$22.00
Title: Van Halen – Diver Down Year/Genre: 1982, Hard Rock Matrix #: BSK 3677 Condition: EX...
Title: Van Halen – Diver Down Year/Genre: 1982, Hard Rock Matrix #: BSK 3677 Condition: EX Cultural Facts: Created quickly to capitalize on their cover of “(Oh) Pretty Woman,” the album features five covers and showcases Van Halen’s humor and spontaneity. Eddie Van Halen expressed frustration with label pressure for more covers, leading him to build his own studio soon after. The red, white, and black diver flag cover symbolized the band “going underwater” with n...
$17.98
Jimmy Buffett – Riddles In The Sand
Title : Jimmy Buffett – Riddles In The Sand Year/Genre/City : 1984, Pop Rock, Key West, FL Matr...
Title : Jimmy Buffett – Riddles In The Sand Year/Genre/City : 1984, Pop Rock, Key West, FL Matrix # : MCA-5512 Condition : VG+ Cultural Facts : Media Narrative : As “Parrothead” culture formed, Buffett shifted from songwriter to lifestyle figure—concerts became community rituals, not just shows. Scene Ecology : Key West wasn’t just a backdrop; it was a working circuit of bars, boats, and tourism economy that shaped his whole career pipeline. Political Science : He o...
$23.00
Title : Mike Oldfield – Airborn Year/Genre/City : 1979, Progressive Rock, Reading, UK Matrix # ...
Title : Mike Oldfield – Airborn Year/Genre/City : 1979, Progressive Rock, Reading, UK Matrix # : VA 13143 Condition : Excellent Cultural Facts : Studio Lore : Oldfield’s one-man-band method—layering parts obsessively and treating arrangement like construction rather than a “band take.” Band Drama : Long-running friction with Virgin over deadlines and direction; he kept trying to outrun the “Tubular Bells” shadow on each new LP. Media Narrative : By the late ’70s, pr...
$25.00
Title : The Heaters – Energy Transfer Year/Genre/City : 1973, Rock, Power Pop, Los Angeles, CA ...
Title : The Heaters – Energy Transfer Year/Genre/City : 1973, Rock, Power Pop, Los Angeles, CA Matrix # : NJC 36486 Condition : VG+, sounds good, looks great Cultural Facts : Scene Ecology : A deep-cut L.A. private-press type artifact—bands recording locally for regional sales, gigs, and word-of-mouth circulation. Studio Lore : These releases were often funded by the band, cut quickly, and pressed in small batches—more document than “campaign.” Media Narrative : R...
$14.98
Mike Oldfield – Five Miles Out
Title : Mike Oldfield – Five Miles Out Year/Genre/City : 1982, Progressive Rock, Reading, UK Ma...
Title : Mike Oldfield – Five Miles Out Year/Genre/City : 1982, Progressive Rock, Reading, UK Matrix # : are 37983 Condition : 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-negotiating. Media Narrative : A rare era where his n...
$19.98
The Kinks – State Of Confusion (Copy)
Year/Genre: 1983, Classic Rock Matrix #: AL8 8018 Condition: VG light wear, plays well C...
Year/Genre: 1983, Classic Rock Matrix #: AL8 8018 Condition: VG light wear, plays well Cultural Facts: Recorded at Konk Studios in London, owned by Ray Davies, during the band’s MTV-era resurgence. Includes “Come Dancing,” inspired by Davies’ late sister and one of their last major U.S. hits. The accompanying videos became staples on early MTV, helping introduce The Kinks to a new generation. 1/20/26 Tc
$18.00
The Marmalade – The Best Of The Marmalade
Title: The Marmalade – The Best Of The Marmalade Year/Genre/City: 1969, Pop Rock / Psychedel...
Title: The Marmalade – The Best Of The Marmalade Year/Genre/City: 1969, Pop Rock / Psychedelic Pop, Glasgow, Scotland Matrix #: BN 26553 Condition: VG+ Cultural Facts: UK Hit Machine: The Marmalade were part of the late-’60s British pipeline where sharp singles and TV-ready bands could break big fast—this comp is basically a snapshot of that “radio-first” era. Beatles Connection: They scored a major #1 with “Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da,” one of the most famous early examples of a ...
$15.00
The Challengers – The Challengers On The Move (...
Title: The Challengers – The Challengers On The Move (Surfing Around The World) Year/Genre/Ci...
Title: The Challengers – The Challengers On The Move (Surfing Around The World) Year/Genre/City: 1963, Surf Rock, Los Angeles, California Matrix #: Vault – LPV-102 Condition: G Cultural Facts: Surf Craze: Cut right at the moment surf culture went national—instrumental “surf LPs” became a teenage consumer product, sold alongside boards, beach movies, and the whole early-’60s California fantasy. Studio Muscle: The Challengers were part of the LA ecosystem where tight, profe...
$7.00
Huey Lewis & The News – Small World
Year/Genre/City : 1988, Pop Rock, San Francisco, CA Matrix # : OV 41622 Condition : EX, sounds ...
Year/Genre/City : 1988, Pop Rock, San Francisco, CA Matrix # : OV 41622 Condition : EX, sounds great; looks great Cultural Facts : Media Narrative : Post– Sports pivot—critics framed it as “can they escape the hits machine?” while the band tried to broaden the public picture. Studio Lore : Cut in their home-base orbit with a band-first workflow—tight rehearsals, then clean takes, not a patchwork of outside writers. Scene Ecology : Built from Bay Area bar-band circui...
$22.00
Manfred Mann's Earth Band – The Roaring Silence
Year/Genre/City : 1976, Progressive Rock, London, UK Matrix # : BSK 3055 Condition : VG+, sound...
Year/Genre/City : 1976, Progressive Rock, London, UK Matrix # : BSK 3055 Condition : VG+, sounds great; looks great Cultural Facts : Media Narrative : Their biggest hits often came from reinterpretations—turning outside songs into “Earth Band” identity sparked debate over authorship vs arrangement. Scene Ecology : A British prog act that toured like a hard-working club band—more circuit grind than stadium mystique in mid-’70s Europe. Album Art : The photomontage styl...
$20.00
Johnny Rivers – Johnny Rivers Rocks The Folk
Title: Johnny Rivers – Johnny Rivers Rocks The Folk Year/Genre: 1965, Pop Rock Matrix #: LP-12293...
Title: Johnny Rivers – Johnny Rivers Rocks The Folk Year/Genre: 1965, Pop Rock Matrix #: LP-12293 Condition: EX Cultural Facts: Cut during the mid-’60s folk-to-rock pivot, when “folk” material was getting electrified for AM radio and teen clubs. Produced by Lou Adler, a key LA power player who bridged the Sunset Strip scene to mainstream pop (and later launched major singer-songwriter careers). Rivers was a Whisky a Go Go regular—part of the same LA circuit that fed acts l...
$23.98
Johnny Rivers – The Very Best Of Johnny Rivers
Title: Johnny Rivers – The Very Best Of Johnny Rivers Year/Genre: 1975, Classic Rock Matrix #: LN...
Title: Johnny Rivers – The Very Best Of Johnny Rivers Year/Genre: 1975, Classic Rock Matrix #: LN-10120 Condition: Near Mint! Cultural Facts: Broke via Whisky a Go Go residency; cut a live LP as the club “go-go” wave went mainstream (Lou Adler). “Poor Side of Town” hit #1 (Nov 1966); same LA pop circle as Lou Adler/Mamas & Papas. Founded Soul City Records (1966); early home for the 5th Dimension—also for fans of Al Wilson. LN-10120 is a 1975 Liberty r...
$22.00
Title : Genesis – Spot The Pigeon Year/Genre/City : 1977, Progressive Rock Matrix # : EP 1800...
Title : Genesis – Spot The Pigeon Year/Genre/City : 1977, Progressive Rock Matrix # : EP 1800 Condition : 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 writing on a shorter format—one of those tracks fan...
$24.98
Traffic, Etc. – Welcome To The Canteen
Year/Genre/City : 1971, Prog Rock, London, UK Matrix # : UAS-5550 Condition : VG+, sounds great...
Year/Genre/City : 1971, Prog Rock, London, UK Matrix # : UAS-5550 Condition : VG+, sounds great; looks good; light marks Cultural Facts : Studio Lore : Recorded live at Fairfield Halls (Croydon, 1971), with guest spots from Dave Mason and Ric Grech. Band Drama : Documents the post–Blind Faith regrouping—Traffic had split in 1969, then re-formed around Winwood/Capaldi/Wood. Media Narrative : Early-’70s live LPs often shifted by territory; labels re-packaged track sele...
$22.00
Jimmy And The Mustangs – Jimmy And The Mustangs
Year/Genre/City : 1984, Classic Rock, Los Angeles, CA Matrix # : MCA-36009 Condition : EX, soun...
Year/Genre/City : 1984, Classic Rock, Los Angeles, CA Matrix # : MCA-36009 Condition : EX, sounds great; looks great Cultural Facts : Scene Ecology : Built out of the late-’70s/early-’80s SoCal punk ecosystem—same rooms, different roots vocabulary. Media Narrative : Early buzz came from “old-school revival” spectacle at Hollywood clubs like the Roxy/Whisky/Starwood. Band Drama : Constant lineup churn around frontman Jimmy Haddox—more of a rolling cast than a fixed, c...
$18.00
John Lennon/Yoko Ono – Double Fantasy
Year/Genre/Sub-Genre/City : 1980, Pop Rock, New York City, NY. Matrix#: GHS 2001 Condition : V...
Year/Genre/Sub-Genre/City : 1980, Pop Rock, New York City, NY. Matrix#: GHS 2001 Condition : VG+, sounds great, looks great Cultural Facts : Studio Lore : After a five-year recording break, Lennon approached these sessions like a reset—writing daily and treating the studio as a routine again. Media Narrative : Released weeks before his murder, it was reinterpreted overnight—from a comeback record to a global memorial object. Public Scandal : The album’s equal “his a...
$24.00
Anarchy on Abbey Road - A Punk Tribute to the B...
Title: Anarchy on Abbey Road – A Punk Tribute to the Beatles Year/Genre/Sub-Genre/City: 1996, ...
Title: Anarchy on Abbey Road – A Punk Tribute to the Beatles Year/Genre/Sub-Genre/City: 1996, Rock, Punk Rock, Various Cities Condition: New Cultural Facts: Scene Ecology: Early UK punks didn’t reject The Beatles so much as the industry that embalmed them—same love of short songs and hooks, different attitude toward “respect.” Political Science: Punk’s “anyone can start a band” ethos borrows from the Beatles’ pre-fame story: working-class kids, cheap gear, and obsessi...
$29.98
The Lovin' Spoonful – Do You Believe In Magic
Title: The Lovin’ Spoonful – Do You Believe In Magic Year/Genre/Sub-Genre: 1965 / Pop Rock ...
Title: The Lovin’ Spoonful – Do You Believe In Magic Year/Genre/Sub-Genre: 1965 / Pop Rock Matrix #: KLPS 8050 Condition: VG — shows light wear, but sounds good Cultural Facts: New York City’s mid-60s Greenwich Village scene wasn’t just “folk”—it was a crossroad of jug bands, blues nerds, and pop singles culture, and The Lovin’ Spoonful came out of that mix with a radio-ready version of old-time American fun. This album hit right as the U.S. youth culture pivoted from...
$18.00
Iron Butterfly – In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida
Title: Iron Butterfly - In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida Year/Genre/Sub-Genre/City: 1968, Psychedelic Rock, ...
Title: Iron Butterfly - In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida Year/Genre/Sub-Genre/City: 1968, Psychedelic Rock, Acid Rock/Heavy Psych, San Diego, California 6/26 Matrix #: SD 33250 Condition: VG, shows wear but sounds good TC | Members: Doug I (45' - 24'), Erik B (50' - 03'), Lee D (42' - 12'), Ron B (41' - 21') Cultural Facts: Studio Lore The title came from a slurred version of “In the Garden of Eden,” turning a simple phrase into one of psychedelic rock’s most famous accidental titles. S...
$18.98
Suzi Quatro – Suzi... And Other Four Letter Words
Year/Genre: 1979, Pop Rock Matrix #: RS-1-3064 Condition: EX, sounds great, looks great C...
Year/Genre: 1979, Pop Rock Matrix #: RS-1-3064 Condition: EX, sounds great, looks great Cultural Facts: Released in 1979, this album sits in the post-glam / pre-MTV transition where rock stars had to adapt fast—punk had already happened, disco was dominant, and hard rock was recalibrating for a new decade. Suzi Quatro’s significance goes beyond hits: she helped normalize the image of a woman fronting a hard-edged rock act while playing bass, influencing later generations ...
$24.00
The Crystal Mansion – Crystal Mansion
Year/Genre: 1969 / Pop Rock Matrix #: SKAO-227 Condition: VG, sounds good, some marks Cul...
Year/Genre: 1969 / Pop Rock Matrix #: SKAO-227 Condition: VG, sounds good, some marks Cultural Facts: Self-titled LPs like this were often meant to function as a straight “calling card” for clubs, radio programmers, and regional scenes—one record that told you who the band was and what lane they were trying to own. The late-’60s/’70s rock ecosystem had a huge middle tier of bands that lived on local gigs, small press, and word-of-mouth—records like this are artifacts of t...
$22.00
Title: Genesis - Live Year/Genre/Sub-Genre: 1973, Rock, Progressive Rock Matrix #: CAS 1666 ...
Title: Genesis - Live Year/Genre/Sub-Genre: 1973, Rock, Progressive Rock Matrix #: 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 into strikes and recession, when escapist stage worlds of...
$29.98
Chequered Past - Chequered Past
Title: Chequered Past - Chequered Past Year/Genre/Sub-Genre: 1984, Rock, Hard Rock Matrix #: ...
Title: Chequered Past - Chequered Past Year/Genre/Sub-Genre: 1984, Rock, Hard Rock Matrix #: ST-17123 Condition: EX Cultural Facts: L.A. supergroup energy: nightlife scene where punk fallout met Sunset Strip excess in the early ’80s. Lineup stitched scenes together—Steve Jones (post–Sex Pistols), Clem Burke (Blondie), Michael Des Barres, Frank Infante—tribes sharing one room. A document of post-punk industry churn: musicians regrouping fast as bands imploded and n...
$24.98
Title: The Doors – Morrison Hotel Year/Genre/Sub-Genre: 1970, Rock, Blues Rock Matrix #: EKS...
Title: The Doors – Morrison Hotel Year/Genre/Sub-Genre: 1970, Rock, Blues Rock Matrix #: EKS-75007 Condition: EX Cultural Facts: Los Angeles band reconnecting with a grittier identity as the Sunset Strip dream cooled and the city’s darker edges felt closer. The cover was shot at a real downtown L.A. hotel—rock mythology built from everyday skid-row geography and street-level tension. Came as the band’s public chaos intensified: arrests, censorship fights, and venu...
$35.00
Janis Joplin – I Got Dem Ol' Kozmic Blues Again...
Title: Janis Joplin – I Got Dem Ol' Kozmic Blues Again Mama! Year/Genre/Sub-Genre: 1969, Rock,...
Title: Janis Joplin – I Got Dem Ol' Kozmic Blues Again Mama! Year/Genre/Sub-Genre: 1969, Rock, Blues Rock Matrix #: KCS 9913 Condition: VG+++ (worn with age but looks so sick and plays flawlessly) Cultural Facts: Port Arthur, Texas outsider who became a San Francisco symbol—Haight-era freedom colliding with real stigma around women onstage. A turning-point band shift after Big Brother, reflecting late-’60s pressure to professionalize as scenes went from clubs to festiva...
$30.00
The Byrds – Mr. Tambourine Man
Title: The Byrds – Mr. Tambourine Man Year/Genre/Sub-Genre: 1965, Rock, Folk Rock Matrix #: ...
Title: The Byrds – Mr. Tambourine Man Year/Genre/Sub-Genre: 1965, Rock, Folk Rock Matrix #: CL 2372 Condition: VG++ (plays amazing, super quality, cover a tad worn but looks really cool) Cultural Facts: Los Angeles (Laurel Canyon/Hollywood) band forged at the Troubadour and Ciro’s, where folkies and rock kids merged scenes. A document of the “folk goes electric” flashpoint—youth politics, poetry culture, and amplifiers colliding as the ’60s accelerated. Came from ...
$44.40
Title: Cheap Trick – In Color Year/Genre/Sub-Genre: 1977, Rock, Power Pop Matrix #: PE 34884...
Title: Cheap Trick – In Color Year/Genre/Sub-Genre: 1977, Rock, Power Pop Matrix #: PE 34884 Condition: VG++ (sounds insane so good) Cultural Facts: Rockford, Illinois band that treated the Midwest bar circuit as a proving ground before the late-’70s arena pipeline. Their “two pretty / two weird” look played with teen-mag pop culture and comic-book personas as rock got more image-driven. Early Japan touring plugged them into a youth scene hungry for American rock ...
$28.00
Year/Genre/Sub-Genre: 1974 Pop Rock Matrix #: DSD 50168 Condition: VG+ (sounds great) Cul...
Year/Genre/Sub-Genre: 1974 Pop Rock Matrix #: DSD 50168 Condition: VG+ (sounds great) Cultural Facts: L.A. band built for the era of nonstop American touring—state fairs, arenas, and radio tie-ins as the new national circuit. Mid-’70s U.S. fatigue: post-Vietnam and post-Watergate, with pop culture leaning into humor and spectacle as release valves. The cover’s grotesque birth concept mirrored a time when rock imagery got more confrontational and body-horror seeped i...
$12.00
The Inmates – Shot In The Dark
Title: The Inmates – Shot In The Dark Year/Genre/Sub-Genre: 1982, Garage rock Matrix #: PD-1...
Title: The Inmates – Shot In The Dark Year/Genre/Sub-Genre: 1982, Garage rock Matrix #: PD-1-6302 Condition: VG+ Cultural Facts: UK band rooted in the late-’70s London-area pub circuit where R&B, mod revival, and punk crowds overlapped night to night. Part of the early-’80s “back to basics” swing—tight live bands pushing against arena-rock polish and synth-heavy trends. Their scene was built on constant gigging and shared bills, where reputation came from surv...
$18.98
Year/Genre: 1970, Classic Rock Matrix #: PRO 358 Condition: EX, sounds great, looks great ...
Year/Genre: 1970, Classic Rock Matrix #: PRO 358 Condition: EX, sounds great, looks great Cultural Facts: Issued at the dawn of 70s FM radio, it pulls together a cross-section of longhair rock aimed at dorm rooms and shared houses. Cheap double-album samplers like this were how small-town kids sampled “underground” bands without big-city record stores. The trippy collage-style cover art fits post-Woodstock youth culture, half idealistic and half suspicious of straig...
$18.00
Creedence Clearwater Revival – Cosmo's Factory
Year/Genre: 1970, Classic Rock Matrix #: 8402 Condition: VG+, sounds great, lots of light ma...
Year/Genre: 1970, Classic Rock Matrix #: 8402 Condition: VG+, sounds great, lots of light marks Cultural Facts: Creedence formed in El Cerrito, a working-class East Bay town across the bridge from San Francisco’s psychedelic center. In 1970 they were crisscrossing U.S. fairs, armories, and college gyms while Vietnam and protest footage filled the nightly news. “Cosmo’s Factory” was the nickname for their Oakland rehearsal warehouse, where they treated band life like...
$20.98
Rick Wakeman – Journey To The Centre Of The Earth
Year/Genre: 1974, Progressive Rock Matrix #: SP-3621 Condition: VG+, sounds great, looks gre...
Year/Genre: 1974, Progressive Rock Matrix #: SP-3621 Condition: VG+, sounds great, looks great Cultural Facts: Wakeman came out of West London’s session scene before becoming the keyboard star in Yes. This concept piece reworks Jules Verne at a time when British prog bands were turning classic literature into arena spectacles. Recorded live with orchestra and choir, it shows 70s rock operating almost like state-funded high art in big UK halls. Price Suggestio...
$16.00
Hatfield and the North – The Rotters’ Club
Title: Hatfield and the North – The Rotters’ Club Year/Genre: 1975, Prog Rock / Canterbury Sce...
Title: Hatfield and the North – The Rotters’ Club Year/Genre: 1975, Prog Rock / Canterbury Scene Condition: 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 o...
$29.98
Billy & The Beaters – Billy & The Beaters
Title: Billy & The Beaters – Billy & The Beaters Year/Genre: 1981, Blue-Eyed Soul/Pop ...
Title: Billy & The Beaters – Billy & The Beaters Year/Genre: 1981, Blue-Eyed Soul/Pop Rock Matrix #: AAA-1001 (Promo) Condition: EX Cultural Facts: Led by singer/songwriter Billy Vera, a longtime L.A. club fixture before mainstream chart success. Early performances of “At This Moment” appeared in this era; the song would later hit #1 in 1987 after being used on Family Ties . Captures the band’s early-’80s Los Angeles bar-band circuit moment, mixing R&B,...
$24.98
Title: Buddy Miles - Them Changes Year/Genre/Sub-Genre/City: 1970, Funk Rock, Soul Rock/Psyche...
Title: Buddy Miles - Them Changes Year/Genre/Sub-Genre/City: 1970, Funk Rock, Soul Rock/Psychedelic Funk, Omaha, Nebraska / Chicago, Illinois 6/26 Matrix #: SR61280 Condition: VG-, surface noise TC | Members: Buddy M (47' - 08') Cultural Facts: Scene Ecology Buddy Miles moved through Electric Flag, Band of Gypsys, and his own group, linking blues-rock, soul, funk, and psychedelic guitar culture in one career. Studio Lore “Them Changes” became his signature song after appe...
$19.98
Billy Thorpe – Children of the Sun
Title: Billy Thorpe – Children of the Sun Year/Genre: 1979, Pop Rock Matrix #: CPN 0221 Con...
Title: Billy Thorpe – Children of the Sun Year/Genre: 1979, Pop Rock Matrix #: CPN 0221 Condition: VG++ (very clean) Cultural Facts: Recorded in Los Angeles after Thorpe moved from Australia to chase the U.S. arena-rock market. Built as a loose sci-fi concept about humans leaving a ruined Earth, matching late-’70s space obsession. The title track became an FM AOR favorite, giving Thorpe his biggest stateside recognition. Price Suggestions: NM: $18–$24 VG+: $12–$16...
$17.98
Midnight Oil – Diesel and Dust
Title: Midnight Oil – Diesel and Dust Year/Genre: 1987, Alt Rock Matrix #: FC 40967 Conditi...
Title: Midnight Oil – Diesel and Dust Year/Genre: 1987, Alt Rock Matrix #: FC 40967 Condition: Mint Cultural Facts: Inspired by the band’s 1986 tour of remote Aboriginal communities in Australia. “Beds Are Burning” pushed land-rights politics into mainstream rock TV and radio worldwide. Singer Peter Garrett later entered Australian parliament, making this era central to his activist legacy. Price Suggestions: NM: $22–$28 VG+: $15–$20 VG: $10–$12 G: $5–$7 12/8/25 LM
$27.98
Billy Thorpe – 21st Century Man
Title: Billy Thorpe – 21st Century Man Year/Genre: 1980, Rock/Space Rock Matrix #: X6E-294 (...
Title: Billy Thorpe – 21st Century Man Year/Genre: 1980, Rock/Space Rock Matrix #: X6E-294 (Stereo) Condition: EX Cultural Facts: Recorded in Los Angeles after Thorpe relocated from Australia, aiming at the U.S. arena-rock market. The sci-fi concept and cover art tied into late-’70s/early-’80s futurist themes just as synths and lasers were hitting big tours. Though not a major U.S. chart hit, it became a cult favorite among fans of concept-heavy AOR and Australian e...
$19.98
Title: Rainbow – Down to Earth Year/Genre: 1979, Hard Rock Matrix #: PD-1-6221 Condition: ...
Title: Rainbow – Down to Earth Year/Genre: 1979, Hard Rock Matrix #: PD-1-6221 Condition: VG+ Cultural Facts: First Rainbow album with vocalist Graham Bonnet, who came from a pop background rather than the usual metal scene. Recorded in France at Château d’Hérouville and mixed in Los Angeles, reflecting the late-’70s big-budget rock circuit. Marked a shift toward more radio-oriented material, foreshadowing the band’s early-’80s MTV-era success. Price Suggestions: ...
$16.00
Title: Kalapana – Kalapana II Year/Genre: 1976, soft rock Matrix #: KALA-0002 Condition: VG+ (pl...
Title: Kalapana – Kalapana II Year/Genre: 1976, soft rock Matrix #: KALA-0002 Condition: VG+ (plays great; light wear) Cultural Facts: Released in 1976 as the band’s follow-up to their breakout debut during Hawaii’s rising local pop boom. Core songwriters Mackey Feary and Malani Bilyeu were becoming major figures in island contemporary music. The group’s clean harmonies earned them the “Beatles of Hawai‘i” nickname in regional press. Easy rec for fans of Seawind, Ce...
$29.00