Year/Genre: 1986, Pop Rock
Matrix #: 9 25447-1
Condition: EX, sounds great, looks great

Cultural Facts:

1. Released in 1986, Graceland landed during a period when American pop was opening up to global sounds—while also raising real questions about power, credit, and who gets to “borrow” from whom in the music economy.

2. The South Africa connection put the album in the middle of apartheid-era politics and the cultural boycott debate, turning a pop record into a public argument about art, activism, and ethics.

3. Beyond the controversy, it helped mainstream an idea that became common later: pop music as a network of cross-border scenes, where radio hits can be built from local styles far from the U.S./UK industry centers.

Price Suggestions:
NM: $18–24
EX: $16–20
VG+: $12–15
VG: $8–11

1/3/26 CC 1/25/24 ob