1963 BABY RAY FERNS WORLD'S GREATEST SINNER - DONNA 7" WLP PROMO - FRANK ZAPPA

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AUGUST 8TH 1963 - BABY RAY AND THE FERNS - HOW'S YOUR BIRD / THE WORLD'S GREATEST SINNER - 7" VINYL RECORD - 45 RPM WHITE LABEL PROMO SINGLE - DONNA RECORDS - 1378 - IF YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT THIS IS SINGLE IS YOU WON'T BE BUYING IT ANYWAY - HOWEVER, I WILL ADD SOME OF MY PERSONAL OBSERVATIONS ABOUT THIS SINGLE AFTER THE USUAL OBLIGATORY CRUD POOT FORTH BELOW - BUT WAIT..., THERE'S MORE.., BECAUSE IF YEZ BUY IT BEFORE MIDNIGHT TONITE YOU'LL RECEIVE FREE SHIPPING TO ANY LOCATION THAT I'M SELLING IN THE WORLD . SO DON'T DELAY, AND SOON YOU'LL BE SMELLING THE REEKING BUNS OF THE POSTAL EMPLOYEE BRINGING THIS RARE AND EXCITING PROMO SINGLE TO YOUR VERY OWN PAYPAL VERIFIED ADDRESS - OK LARRY?    

ON MARCH 14TH 1963, FRANK ZAPPA MADE AN APPEARANCE ON THE STEVE ALLEN TV SHOW WHERE HE PERFORMED A CONCERTO WITH STEVE ON A BICYCLE. FRANK TALKED ABOUT THE MAKING OF THE WORLD'S GREATEST SINNER FILM, , OF WHICH THIS SONG WAS THE TITLE THEME. HE ALSO SAID THAT THE SONG "HOW'S YOUR BIRD" WAS GOING TO BE RELEASED ALONG WITH IT THE FOLLOWING WEEK AND TOLD PEOPLE TO GO BUY IT, DUE TO IT BEING WONDERFUL. HOWEVER, THERE MUST NOT HAVE BEEN VERY MANY OF THESE SINGLES MADE AS I'VE ONLY SEEN A COUPLE OF EM' IN MY 40+ YEARS OF FRANK ZAPPA COLLECTING / TRADING.

SO HERE'S SOME GOOD AND PERHAPS SOME BAD NEWS, DEPENDING ON HOW YOU LOOK AT IT:

IN MY OPINION IN THE U.S.A. IT'S ALL GOOD NEWS. NOT ONLY HAVE YOU FINALLY FOUND IT AFTER SEARCHING ALL OF YOUR LIFE BEFORE SOME POTATO HEAD IN IDAHO WAS ABLE TO BUY IT, BUT PRIORITY MAIL SHIPPING IN A BOX WITH INSURANCE IS ABSOLUTELY FREE.

OUTSIDE OF THE U.S.A., IT STILL MIGHT BE GOOD NEWS DEPENDING ON THE COUNTRY IN WHICH YOU RESIDE. BECAUSE PRIORITY MAIL SHIPPING WITH SOME INSURANCE AND A TRACKING NUMBER IS ALSO ABSOLUTELY FREE. HOWEVER, DEPENDING ON THE COUNTRY WHERE YOU LIVE, THE GOVERNMENT, KING, QUEEN OR DICTATOR MIGHT DEMAND THAT YOU PAY SOME OUTRAGEOUS IMPORT FEE OR TAX . SO IF THAT'S THE CASE IT'S YOUR RESPONSIBILITY TO PAY, OR YOU MIGHT BE TAKEN AWAY IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT FOR A RIDE ON THE IRON SAUSAGE. . OK LARRY?

FIRST OF ALL, YOU'LL NOTICE THE RED "X" THAT HAD BEEN WRITTEN ON THE "HOW'S YOUR BIRD" SIDE LABEL. THAT'S BECAUSE IT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE THE PLUG SIDE. . BUT NATURALLY AS WAS THE CASE WITH MOST OF FRANK'S SONGS IT NEVER HAPPENED.

BOTH SIDES PLAY GOOD AND LOUD WITH A LITTLE SURFACE NOISE NOISE OF COURSE, BUT NOTHING THAT, AT LEAST I WOULDN'T EXPECT FROM A 51 YEAR OLD PROMO SINGLE. I'M NOT SOPHISTICATED TECHNOLOGICALLY ENOUGH TO PUT THE ACTUAL SOUND FILES ON A LISTING. I'M AN ANALOG PERSON LIVING IN A DIGITAL WORLD. HOWEVER, I'VE LISTENED, COLLECTED, SOLD MORE RECORDS THAN YEZ CAN SHAKE YER STICK AT. VISUALLY, MOVING BOTH SIDES OF THE RECORD AROUND UNDER A 100 WATT LIGHT BULB, THERE'S A FEW LIGHT SURFACE MARKS. HEY, I DON'T USE THE M- VG+ TYPE OF GRADINGS. I PLAY THE ENTIRE SIDES OF EVERY RECORD I LIST. I'LL TELL YA' HOW IT SOUNDS AND THEN DESCRIBE THE LABELS AND SURFACES. BUT AN HONEST GRADING WOULD BE VG AND THAT MEANS VERY GOOD FOLKS, NOT THE EBAY VERSION WHICH OFTEN MEANS VERY CRAPPY. NATURALLY THE RECORD COMES WITH A HIGH QUALITY COLLECTOR'S TYPE OF SLEEVE AND A PLASTIC OUTER SLEEVE. OK LARRY?

FREE PRIORITY MAIL SHIPPING WITH INSURANCE IN THE U.S.A.

FREE PRIORITY INTERNATIONAL AIR MAIL SHIPPING WITH SOME INSURANCE TO CANADA.

FREE PRIORITY INTERNATIONAL AIR MAIL SHIPPING WITH SOME INSURANCE TO ANY OTHER LOCATION IN THE WORLD. , THE RIPOFF REPUBLIC OR THE PILFER ISLANDS }.

HEY LARRY, YOU STILL HANGING AROUND WAY DOWN HERE? WELL, SINCE IT'S OBVIOUS THAT YOU HAVE NOTHING BETTER TO DO TONITE SIMPLY CHECK OUT MY OTHER FRANK ZAPPA AND THE MOTHERS OF INVENTION, CAPTAIN BEEFHEART AND HIS MAGIC BAND, PLUS MORE FRANK ZAPPA / CAPTAIN BEEFHEART RELATED ARTISTS AND GROUPS THAN YEZ CAN SHAKE YER STICK AT, AND AS IF THAT WEREN'T ENOUGH I'VE ADDED SOME COOL PSYCHEDELIC / HARD ROCK ARTISTS FOR YOUR DANCING AND DINING PLEASURE SUCH AS: CAPTAIN BEYOND, ROOT BOY SLIM AND THE SEX CHANGE BAND, BLUE CHEER WITH THE LEGENDARY DICKIE PETERSON,TIM BUCKLEY, ALICE COOPER, MOUNTAIN WITH THE PORTLY LESLIE WEST AND THE EXTREMELY COOL FELIX PAPPAPARDI AND MANY OTHERS IN MY E-BAY STORE: SIR RICHARD PUMP A LOAF'S BAKERY WHERE THE BUNS ARE ALWAYS HOT AND THE MUFFINS JUST MIGHT BE PERSUADED INTO REMOVING THEIR ROSETTAS FOR A GEEZER SUCH AS YOURSELF. THE ADMISSION REMAINS ABSOLUTELY FREE. . SO WADDA YEZ WAITIN' FOR, HUH?