Rihanna

Vinyl Records and Rare LPs:

	A Girl Like Me Used - LP - 6165 New, Unplayed 2006 2LP With Insert. more
	Anti New - LP - B0025134-01 Sealed 2017 2LP Original Housed In A Tri-Fold Cover With Genuine Braille Front And Back. Also Includes Five Lithographs. A Decade Into Her Career, Rihanna Remains A Hypnotic Presence. Brooding, Erotic, And Deceptively Diverse, Anti Coolly Jumps From Oozing Slow Jams ("Kiss It Better") To Bubbling Pop Confections (The Futurist Dancehall-Lite Drake Collaboration "Work") To Serrated Experiments (The Vaguely Industrial "Woo") And Throwback Comfort Food ("Love On The Brain," "Higher"). As Always, Her Voice Remains The Star, With Charisma Pouring Like Smoke Out Of The Speakers. “By The End Of Anti, Rihanna May Not Arrive At Any Definitive Conclusions About Her Art But She's Allowed Herself To Be Unguarded And Anti-Commercial, Resulting In Her Most Compelling Record To Date." — Allmusic more
	Anti New - LP - B0025134-01 Sealed 2023 2LP tri-fold reissue. Standard black vinyl pressing. All sides are embossed with braille. Includes series of 5 lithographs printed on sleek, glossy photo paper. No hype sticker. "Anti existed as an album cycle before it existed as an album -- arguably long before Rihanna knew what form her eighth album would take, either. Work on Anti began in the autumn of 2014 and proceeded in semi-public, progress being measured in Instagram posts and tweets, along with intermittent singles, each released to white-hot anticipation but none metamorphosing into massive hits. When Anti finally appeared in January 2016 -- three years after Unapologetic and months later than expected -- it bore none of these 2015 singles, a move that suggests a tacit acknowledgment that neither the curiously muted Kanye West and Paul McCartney collaboration "FourFiveSeconds" nor the unrestrained roar of "Bitch Better Have My Money" functioned as appropriate anchors for the album. Then again, neither would've felt at home on the cloistered Anti, the first of Rihanna's records to feel constructed as a front-to-back album. Such a sustained sensibility distinguishes Anti from its predecessors, records where album cuts often felt like afterthoughts. That's not the case with Anti. This is an album whose heart lies within its deep cuts. Mood matters more than either hooks or rhythm: it's a subdued, simmering affair, its songs subtly shaded yet interlocked to create a vibe caught halfway between heartbreak and ennui. The latter has always been a specialty of Rihanna -- her distance from her material was at once appealing and alienating -- so hearing her lean into "Love on the Brain" and "Higher" is something of a revelation: her voice is hoarse and ravaged, yet she's also controlled and precise, knowing how to hone these imperfections so her performance echoes classic soul while feeling fresh. These songs come at the end of the album, after a series of songs that drift and wonder, the sound of an artist trying to figure out not only what her album is but who she is. By the end of Anti, Rihanna may not arrive at any definitive conclusions about her art but she's allowed herself to be unguarded and anti-commercial, resulting in her most compelling record to date." All Music Guide - Stephen Thomas Erlewine more
	Good Girl Gone Bad New - LP - 107881 Sealed, Out Of Print 2007 Original With Custom Hype Sticker On Shrink. Features The Hit "Umbrella" With Jay-Z. more
	Good Girl Gone Bad Used - LP - B0008968 2007 2LP Vinyl With Custom Hype Sticker And Insert. more
	Good Girl Gone Bad Used - LP - B0008968 2007 2LP Original With Custom Insert. Both LPs Appear Glossy. Features The Hit "Umbrella" With Jay-Z. Black Marker Slash Over Bar Code. more
	Good Girl Gone Bad New - LP - B0008968-01 Sealed 2007 with hype sticker. "Good Girl Gone Bad" by Rihanna is the third studio album by the Barbadian artist, released on May 30, 2007. The album marked a significant shift in Rihanna's musical style and public image, transitioning from her earlier Caribbean-inspired sound to a more mainstream pop and R&B direction. This transformation is exemplified in the album's production, which features contributions from prominent producers like Timbaland, Tricky Stewart, and Ne-Yo, among others. The record includes a mix of upbeat tracks and emotional ballads, showcasing Rihanna's vocal versatility and establishing her as a dominant force in the global music scene. The album features several hit singles, including "Umbrella," "Don't Stop the Music," and "Disturbia," which contributed to its commercial success and critical acclaim. "Umbrella," in particular, became a defining anthem of the late 2000s, earning Rihanna her first Grammy Award for Best Rap/Sung Collaboration. The album's themes explore love, empowerment, and independence, resonating with a wide audience and reinforcing Rihanna's status as a pop icon. "Good Girl Gone Bad" not only solidified her career but also influenced the music landscape by blending pop, dance, and R&B elements in innovative ways. more
	Good Girl Gone Bad: The Remixes New - LP - B0012603 Sealed 2009 Original With Custom Hype Sticker On Shrink. more
	Music Of The Sun Used - LP - 82617 2005 2LP With Insert. New, Unplayed. more
	Music Of The Sun New - LP - B0004937 Sealed 2005 2LP Original With Custom Hype Sticker On Shrink. more
	Rated R New - LP - B0025455-01 Sealed, Latest Repress Of The Original 2017 Release. ""Russian Roulette," Released Weeks Prior To Rated R, Just Hinted At Rihanna's Sudden Desire To Provoke. Even With The Realization That It Is Metaphorical, The Song Startles With Its Hesitant Gasps, Spinning Cylinders, And Verses That Are Glacially Paced, Where A Cold Piano Line And The Slight Inflections In Rihanna's Voice Are Front And Center. And Then There’s An Audible Shudder Followed By A Discharged Bullet -- The Abrupt End To One Of Rated R’s Most Restrained Moments. It’s Not The Only Instance Where Rihanna’s Rise In Fame, Combined With Being The Victim In The Decade’s Highest-profile Felonious Assault, Added Up To A Perfect-storm Scenario For A Creative Overhaul. Rated R Is More Like Good Girl Gone Evil, Or Abused Girl Full Of Vengeful Rage, Not Good Girl Gone Bad, Where The Only Casualties Were Some Dishes. The Closest The Set Gets To Upbeat Pop Is “rude Boy,” And By Any Standard It Is Stern; Needless To Say, There Is Quite A Difference Between “can You Get It Up?” And “you Can Stand Under My Umbrella.” Much Of This Daring Album Is Absolutely Over The Top, Bleak And Sleek Both Lyrically And Sonically, But It’s Compelling, Filled With As Many Memorably Belligerent Lines -- Two Of Which, “i Pitch With A Grenade/swing Away If Ya Feeling Brave” And “i’m Such A Fuckin’ Lady,” Set The Tone Early On -- As A Rap Album Made Ripe For Dissection. “g4l,” Over A Low-slung And Sleek Production, Is The Most Fantastical Of All, In Which Rihanna Leads A Band Of Homicidal Women, Opening With “i Lick The Gun When I’m Done ‘cause I Know That Revenge Is Sweet” And “any Mothaf*cka Wanna Disrespect/playin’ With Fire Finna Get You Wet.” The Breakup Song, “fire Bomb,” Even Though It Is Also Metaphorical, Is A Close Second In Terms Of Lyrical Extremity: “i Just Wanna Set You On Fire So I Won’t Have To Burn Alone.” Some Of The Breathers -- The Songs That Are Less Intense -- Hold The Album Back Since Rihanna Sounds Detached From Them. The One Exception Is The Wistful, Bittersweet “photographs,” A Rare Instance Of The Singer Dropping Her Guard, But It Really Sticks Out Since It Is Surrounded By Material That Has Her Taking The Variably Authentic Roles Of Abused Lover, Dominatrix, And Murderer. Whether The Album Seems Ridiculous Or Spectacular (Or Both), Rihanna's Complete Immersion In The Majority Of The Songs Cannot Be Disputed. That Is The One Thing That Is Not Up For Debate." AMG Review By Andy Kellman. more
	Talk That Talk New - LP - B0025456-01 Sealed, Latest Press Of The First Vinyl Issue From 2017. Housed In A Gatefold Jacket. Album First Released In 2011. "Despite Sounding Rushed To Capitalize On Fourth Quarter Sales, 2010’s Loud Proved That Rihanna’s Reign Indeed Would Not Let Up. The Album’s First Three Singles Topped The Hot 100. A Fourth One Merely Went Top Ten. Just As Loud Was Losing Its Grip, During The Fourth Quarter Of 2011, Rihanna Fired Again With Another Number One Single, “We Found Love” -- Its Success More Likely Due To The Singer’s Ecstatic Vocal Than Calvin Harris' Shrill, Plinky Production. While Talk That Talk Is Built Like Another Singles-Chart-Devouring Machine, It’s Both More Rounded And Less Random Than Loud. “We Found Love” And “Where Have You Been” -- The Latter With A Quote From Geoff Mack's “I’ve Been Everywhere” And Echoes Of The Chorus From Adele’s “Rolling In The Deep” -- Function As Place-holding Dance Tracks, And There Are A Couple Empty Anthems And Ballads In The Drippy “We All Want Love” And The Bombastic “farewell.” It’s The Darker And Dirty-Minded Material That Tends To Be Most Effective -- Where Rihanna Is More Alive And Believable, Where Her Collaborators Provide The Most Adventurous Productions. In The Bangladesh-Produced “Cockiness (Love It),” One Of The Most Hypnotic And Wicked Beats Of The Last Decade, Rihanna Absolutely Relishes The Chance To Sing-Taunt “Suck My Cockiness, Swallow My Persuasion.” Two Of Stargate And Esther Dean's Three Contributions -- The Desperate, XX-Sampling “Drunk On Love“ (“Nothing Can Sober Me Up”) And The Prowling “Roc Me Out” -- Pack More Sleek Menace Than Rated R's “g4l” And Loud’s “s&m.” The Album’s Best Track, However, Is The Wholly Sweet And Flirtatious “Watch N’ Learn,” Featuring A Dizzying Hit-Boy Beat -- Rat-A-Tat Snares, Swirling/Swelling Synthesizers, Irresistible Plucked Melodies -- That Is Even More Unique In The Context Of 2011 Pop Radio Than His Work On Kanye West And Jay-Z's “Ni**as In Paris.” Behind Good Girl Gone Bad And Rated R, This Is Rihanna's Third Best Album To Date. Minus The Fluff, It's Close To The Latter's Equal." AMG Review By Andy Kellman. more
	Unapologetic New Import - 00602557079838 Sealed 2023 2LP reissue. "Unapologetic" is the seventh studio album by Barbadian singer Rihanna, released on November 19, 2012, through Def Jam Recordings and SRP Records. The album was recorded between June and November 2012, during her Diamonds World Tour, and features a mix of pop, EDM, and R&B styles. Its cover features a black-and-white image of Rihanna with handwritten words and phrases, reflecting the album's themes of love and triumph over adversity. The album includes hits like "Diamonds," "Stay," featuring Mikky Ekko, and "Pour It Up," showcasing Rihanna's versatile vocal range and her ability to blend various musical genres seamlessly. The vinyl edition of "Unapologetic" offers a rich, immersive listening experience, highlighting the album's dynamic production and Rihanna's emotive delivery. The physical format allows fans to appreciate the intricate details of the music and the warmth of the analog sound. The album received mixed to positive reviews from critics, who praised Rihanna's vocal performance and the cohesive yet diverse production. "Unapologetic" debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200 chart, marking Rihanna's first number-one album in the United States, and received accolades for its bold and honest exploration of personal themes. It remains a significant entry in Rihanna's discography, showcasing her growth as an artist and her willingness to take creative risks. more