Stone Temple Pilots on VINYL!

They only released two of their albums on vinyl in the U.S. and I've got them both available here! They just so happen to be two of their best, too!

Stone Temple Pilots, often abbreviated to STP, are an American rock band that consists of Scott Weiland (lead vocals), brothers Robert DeLeo (bass guitar, vocals) and Dean DeLeo (guitar), and Eric Kretz (drums, percussion).

The band found immediate success with the release of their debut album Core in 1992, which is certified 8× platinum by the RIAA. STP went on to become one of the most commercially successful rock bands of the 1990s, selling nearly 40 million records worldwide, including 17.5 million units in the United States. The band has had 16 top ten singles on the Billboard rock charts, seven of which peaked at #1, and one #1 album for Purple in 1994. That same year, the band won a Grammy for "Best Hard Rock Performance" for the song "Plush" from the album Core. Stone Temple Pilots were also ranked #40 on VH1's The 100 Greatest Artists of Hard Rock.

Weiland's continual drug offenses caused multiple concert cancellations and band separations. These setbacks resulted in the creation of various alternate bands by each of the band members (see The Magnificent Bastards, Talk Show, Army of Anyone, Velvet Revolver) and two solo albums by Weiland. Kretz would go on to launch Bomb Shelter Studios in Los Angeles. The band's separation in 2003 lasted five years. Stone Temple Pilots reunited in April 2008 with a successful 71-date tour and the band's eponymous sixth studio album was released on May 25, 2010.

Stone Temple Pilots - Tiny Music... Songs from the Vatican Gift Shop (1996)

SOLD! $63.59

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Atlantic Records: 82871-1 Original U.S. First Pressing

Format: 12" LP

Includes: Original Lyrics/Photo Insert

Cover Condition:Near Mint - Pulled from the shelf only a few times and always stored vertically in a protective poly sleeve.

Vinyl Condition: Near Mint - Only played a few times, still like new!

Release Info: Tiny Music... Songs from the Vatican Gift Shop is the third album by American rock band Stone Temple Pilots, released on March 26, 1996 on Atlantic Records. Tiny Music displays a drastic change in the band's sound, featuring music strongly influenced by 60s rock and bands such as The Beatles. After a brief hiatus in 1995, STP regrouped to record Tiny Music, living and recording the album together in a mansion in Santa Barbara, California. The album had three singles reach #1 on the Mainstream Rock Tracks chart, including "Big Bang Baby", "Lady Picture Show", and "Trippin' on a Hole in a Paper Heart."

In 1995, lead singer Scott Weiland was caught and convicted of buying crack cocaine. He was sentenced to one year's probation. Issues with drug use did not clear up after his sentence, and STP was forced to cancel most of their 1996-1997 tour for Tiny Music. Because of the tour cancellation, Tiny Music did not receive as much exposure as initially intended. The album was certified 2× platinum but was not as commercially successful as STP's first two albums.

1. "Press Play" Stone Temple Pilots 1:21
2. "Pop's Love Suicide" D. DeLeo, S. Weiland 3:40
3. "Tumble in the Rough" S. Weiland 3:18
4. "Big Bang Baby" R. DeLeo, S. Weiland 3:21
5. "Lady Picture Show" R. DeLeo, S. Weiland 4:06
6. "And So I Know" R. DeLeo, S. Weiland 3:56
7. "Trippin' on a Hole in a Paper Heart" E. Kretz, S. Weiland 2:54
8. "Art School Girl" R. DeLeo, S. Weiland 3:32
9. "Adhesive" R. DeLeo, S. Weiland 5:31
10. "Ride the Cliché" D. DeLeo, S. Weiland 3:15
11. "Daisy" R. DeLeo 2:13
12. "Seven Caged Tigers" D. DeLeo, S. Weiland 4:17

Stone Temple Pilots - Purple (1994)

SOLD! $88.00

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Atlantic Records: 82607-1 Original U.S. First Pressing

Format: 12" LP

Includes: Original Lyrics/Photo Insert

Cover Condition:Near Mint - Pulled from the shelf only a few times and always stored vertically in a protective poly sleeve.

Vinyl Condition: Near Mint - Only played a few times, still like new!

Release Info: Purple is the second album released by the American alternative rock band Stone Temple Pilots, on June 7, 1994 on Atlantic Records. It spawned three singles — "Big Empty", "Vasoline", and "Interstate Love Song" — and two promotional singles ("Pretty Penny" and "Unglued"). The album was a big success for the band, debuting at #1 and remaining there for three weeks, and being certified 6× platinum.

In 2006, the album was ranked number 73 on Guitar World magazine's list of the 100 greatest guitar albums of all time.

The album's first single, "Big Empty", made its debut at STP's MTV Unplugged acoustic performance in 1993. The song would later appear on the soundtrack to The Crow. The Crow soundtrack reached number #1 in 1994 and a couple of weeks later, Purple reached the top of the charts, thus making two for the band in 1994.

While Purple still features strong elements of hard rock and grunge like its predecessor, Core, the album displays the band developing a more unique sound influenced by other genres, such as the psychedelic rock evident in "Lounge Fly" and "Silvergun Superman", the country vibes of "Interstate Love Song" and ragtime elements of "Big Empty".

The album title, "Purple," is written as a Chinese character on the cover, and nowhere else on the packaging (including along the spine). When asked about the title in an interview, vocalist Scott Weiland replied "It's my favorite color. It's the color of bruises."

On the cover of the cassette version of Purple, the child is holding the Chinese letter in his hand, and it is not in the corner. There are two pressings of the actual disc in Purple CDs. One version has flowers on it and another has dragon scales.

1. "Meatplow" Robert DeLeo, Dean DeLeo, Scott Weiland 3:37
2. "Vasoline" R. DeLeo, D. DeLeo, Weiland, Eric Kretz 2:56
3. "Lounge Fly" R. DeLeo, Weiland 5:18
4. "Interstate Love Song" R. DeLeo, Weiland 3:14
5. "Still Remains" R. DeLeo, D. DeLeo, Weiland 3:33
6. "Pretty Penny" D. DeLeo, Weiland 3:42
7. "Silvergun Superman" R. DeLeo, D. DeLeo, Weiland 5:16
8. "Big Empty" D. DeLeo, Weiland 4:54
9. "Unglued" R. DeLeo, Weiland 2:35
10. "Army Ants" D. DeLeo, Weiland 3:46
11. "Kitchenware & Candybars" R. DeLeo, Weiland 8:07