{"product_id":"kansas-point-of-know-return-2","title":"Kansas – Point Of Know Return","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"82\" data-end=\"254\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"127\" data-end=\"142\"\u003eYear\/Genre:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1977, Progressive Rock\u003cbr data-start=\"181\" data-end=\"184\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"184\" data-end=\"197\"\u003eMatrix #:\u003c\/strong\u003e JZ 34929\u003cbr data-start=\"206\" data-end=\"209\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"209\" data-end=\"223\"\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e EX, sounds great, looks great\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"256\" data-end=\"277\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"256\" data-end=\"275\"\u003eCultural Facts:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col data-start=\"278\" data-end=\"991\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"278\" data-end=\"529\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"281\" data-end=\"529\"\u003eReleased in 1977, this album hit at the exact moment prog-rock ambition was starting to collide with the cultural reset of punk—big arrangements and virtuoso chops suddenly had to justify themselves in a world leaning toward speed and simplicity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"530\" data-end=\"761\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"533\" data-end=\"761\"\u003eKansas came out of the American Midwest rather than the usual coastal rock hubs, and their success reflects how ’70s arena rock built a national circuit where “regional” bands could become massive through touring and FM radio.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"762\" data-end=\"991\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"765\" data-end=\"991\"\u003eThe band’s identity—classical-leaning instrumentation mixed with hard-rock drive—shows the era’s belief that rock could be both popular and formally ambitious, before the genre splintered into narrower subcultures in the ’80s.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"993\" data-end=\"1067\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"993\" data-end=\"1015\"\u003ePrice Suggestions:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"1015\" data-end=\"1018\"\u003eNM: $14–18\u003cbr data-start=\"1028\" data-end=\"1031\"\u003eEX: $12–15\u003cbr data-start=\"1041\" data-end=\"1044\"\u003eVG+: $9–11\u003cbr data-start=\"1054\" data-end=\"1057\" data-is-only-node=\"\"\u003eVG: $6–8\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"622\" data-start=\"0\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e5\/29\/25 KG UPDATED 6\/25\/25 - EK \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e1\/3\/26 CC\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Power Plant Records","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46669660717243,"sku":"","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0095\/4204\/1658\/files\/R-788029-1416020861-8732.jpg?v=1748566913","url":"https:\/\/power-plant-records.myshopify.com\/products\/kansas-point-of-know-return-2","provider":"Power Plant Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}