USED VINYL
Roland Kirk – The Inflated Tear
$28.00
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- 4.6 on Google — real shop reviews
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- Family-run in San Clemente for over 10 years
The record
Title: Roland Kirk - The Inflated Tear
Year/Genre/Sub-Genre/City: 1968, Jazz, Post-Bop/Spiritual Jazz, Columbus, Ohio / New York, New York 6/26
Matrix #: SC 1502
Condition: VG+, sounds great, some marks TC | Members: Roland K (35' - 77')
Cultural Facts:
- Personal Struggle Kirk became blind in early childhood, then built one of jazz’s most physical performance languages, using circular breathing and multiple horns at once without turning it into a gimmick.
- Studio Lore The Inflated Tear helped frame Kirk as more than a novelty multi-instrumentalist, mixing blues roots, spiritual jazz feeling, flute work, and hard-edged tenor playing into one identity.
- Scene Ecology Kirk stood between mainstream jazz clubs and the avant-garde, pulling older swing and blues language into the freer, more politically charged jazz climate of the late 1960s.
6/2/2026 CC
What collectors say
4.6 stars on Google (about 60 reviews, as listed publicly in October 2026) · Read Google reviews
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★★★★★
This place is a little tucked away but easy to find. Though it’s not a big shop, it has a great selection of records at great prices! The guy who helped me out at the counter was friendly and really helpful! If I were in the area again, I would definitely go back.
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★★★★★
Power plant records is the best! Great selection of vinyl, the owner and staff are super cool and one of the best things about them are the local shows they put on at Stuft Pizza to support local punk bands like Repeater and Simulator (aka Current Location).
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