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Using these LP names was like wearing steak underwear into a lion's den.

Oh, how the mighty had fallen.

Everything from sweltering surf-rock to tunes best played at full volume with the windows rolled down.

The music business can be mean, especially when wealth is involved.

Here are the essentials for any collector.

It was a decade of excess ... and some great songs.

A look at those we've lost.

Some LPs that initially failed to create much commercial interest ended up growing in both fan and critical estimation.

There's way more to the band than surfing, cars and girls.

The most essential recordings from the bands that shaped a genre.