USED VINYL
The Cars – The Cars
$24.98
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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: The Cars | The Cars
Year/Genre/Sub-Genre/City: 1978, New Wave, Boston
Matrix #: 6E 135
Condition: VG+ sounds great (TC)
Cultural Facts:
- Personal Struggle Ric Ocasek had spent years in failed bands and dead-end scenes before this, arriving at success older and more hardened than many so-called new wave peers.
- Band Drama The Cars looked sleek and controlled, but their dynamic depended on tension between Ocasek’s detached writing and Benjamin Orr’s more direct charisma and vocal presence.
- Media Narrative Their debut helped make new wave commercially viable in America, translating art-school cool and synth textures into something radio could sell at a massive scale.
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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