USED VINYL
Zappa - Joe's Garage Act 1
$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: Frank Zappa – Joe’s Garage
Year/Genre/City: 1979, Psych Rock, Los Angeles, CA
Matrix #: SRZ 1-1603
Condition: VG+ sounds great
Cultural Facts:
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Political Science: A satire of censorship and moral panic—written as backlash brewed toward “obscenity” policing in late-’70s pop culture.
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Studio Lore: Built from dense edits and overdubs; Zappa treated takes like raw footage, then assembled the “story” in post-production.
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Media Narrative: The rock-opera framing let him mock the industry’s gatekeepers—critics, labels, and taste-makers cast as characters in the machine.
1/27/26 TC
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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