Plastic Factory (track)
by Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band
Year: 1967
From the album Safe As Milk (track #9)
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Plastic Factory appears on the following album(s) by Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band:
- Safe As Milk (track #9) (this album) (1967)
- Electricity (track #8) (1998)
- The Buddah Years (track #7) (compilation) (2006)
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Track ratings | Avg. track rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 04/10/2026 16:12 | bonnequestion | 16,952 | 74/100 |
| ! | 12/11/2025 02:58 | Exist-en-ciel | 166,947 | 71/100 |
| ! | 11/20/2025 06:18 | plasmicmist | 7,586 | 91/100 |
| ! | 08/12/2025 03:48 |  AAL2014 | 40,001 | 76/100 |
| ! | 08/06/2025 11:00 | ShenBapiro | 6,173 | 77/100 |
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This track is rated in the top 21% of all tracks on BestEverAlbums.com. This track has a Bayesian average rating of 77.3/100, a mean average of 76.7/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 77.4/100. The standard deviation for this track is 14.2.
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