1968 FRANK ZAPPA MOTHERS OF INVENTION MONEY USA VERVE MONO YELLOW LABEL PROMO LP

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FEBRUARY 4TH 1968 - THE MOTHERS OF INVENTION - WE'RE ONLY IN IT FOR THE MONEY - RARE ORIGINAL U.S.A. MONO YELLOW LABEL PROMO - IN THE U.S.A. THE ONLY TRUE MONO PRESSINGS OF " WE'RE ONLY IN IT FOR THE MONEY " WERE ONLY PRESSED ON PROMO RECORDS AND ALL OF THE NORMAL STOCK COPIES PRESSED AND RELEASED HERE IN THE U.S.A. WERE IN STEREO - NOW THERE WERE SOME STOCK COPIES PRESSED IN MONO OF THIS LP IN OTHER COUNTRIES LIKE THE U.K. FOR EXAMPLE, BUT THIS IS A U.S.A. PRESSING AND THE MOTHERS OF INVENTION RECORDS WERE PRESSED HERE FIRST - BY THE WAY IN THE U.S.A. VERVE RECORDS MOTHERS RELEASES THE PREFIX "V" MEANS MONO AND "V6" MEANS STEREO IN THE CATALOG NUMBERS. SO WAT DOES THIS MEAN INQUIRING MINDS WANNA KNOW? WELL IF YOU'VE NEVER HEARD AN ORIGINAL UNREMASTERED MONO PRESSING OF THESE EARLY MOTHERS OF INVENTION LPS THE FIRST THING THAT YOU'LL NOTICE IS THAT THEY SOUND MUCH DIFFERENT THAN EVEN THE ORIGINAL STEREO RELEASES. YOU CAN HEAR WHAT FRANK RECORDED IN ALL OF THOSE LAYERS THAT HE PUT ON THIS ALBUM BETTER FOR EXAMPLE. IF YOU'VE LISTENED TO THIS ALBUM A LOT IN STEREO AND / OR THE REMASTERED VERSIONS , YOU JUST MIGHT THIN K YOU'RE LISTENING TO A DIFFERENT ALBUM. WELL MAYBE NOT BUT YOU'LL CERTAINLY BE AWARE OF SOME THINGS THAT HAD BEEN RECORDED ON THIS LP WHICH JUST MIGHT NOT HAVE CAUGHT YOUR ATTENTION YET - ANYWAY THIS IS THE VERVE RECORDS YELLOW LABEL USA MONO PROMO - V-5045 THEY DIDN'T BOTHER PRINTING A SPECIAL CATALOG NUMBER ON THE ALBUM COVER AND JUST USED THE ONES THAT THEY MADE FOR THE STOCK COPIES - BUT MAKE NO MISTAKE ABOUT IT, THE RECORD IS A U.S.A. MONO PRESSING - CHECK OUT THE PHOTOS WHICH ARE NOW LOCATED NEAR THE TOP OF LISTINGS TO AVOID PEOPLE'S HAIRPIECES FALLING OFF IF FORCED TO LOOK DOWN OK LARRY?

I'VE SEEN MONO USA PRESSINGS OF THIS LP SELL BETWEEN $200 TO $400 OFTEN IN THE PAST. THE COVER HAS PLENTY OF WEAR BUT THE RECORD IS ENJOYABLE WITH SOME SURFACE NOISE OF COURSE . SO HERE'S YOUR CHANCE TO GRAB ONE THAT'S AT LEAST PLAYABLE FOR MUCH LESS. OK LARRY?

SIDE ONE CONTAINS: ARE YOU HUNG UP? - WHO NEEDS THE PEACE CORPS? - CONCENTRATION MOON - MOM & DAD - BOW TIE DADDY - HARRY, YOU'RE A BEAST - WHAT'S THE UGLIEST PART OF YOUR BODY? - ABSOLUTELY FREE - FLOWER PUNK - HOT POOP.

SIDE TWO CONTAINS: NASAL RETENTIVE CALIOPE MUSIC - LET'S MAKE THE WATER TURN BLACK - THE IDIOT BASTARD SON - LONELY LITTLE GIRL - TAKE YOUR CLOTHES OFF WHEN YOU DANCE - WHAT'S THE UGLIEST PART OF YOUR BODY? - MOTHER PEOPLE - THE CHROME PLATED MEGAPHONE OF DESTINY.

COVER HAS RING WEAR AND SEAM SPLITS. SOME LIGHT NUMBERS WRITTEN ON THE BACK COVER NEAR THE TOP LEFT EDGE THAT YOU'LL PROBABLY NOT SEE IN THE PHOTO. THE RING WEAR AND GENERAL WEAR IS MORE ON THE FRONT AND BACK COVERS THAN INSIDE OF THE GATEFOLD. THE SEAM SPLITS ARE ON THE TOP SEAMS, NONE ARE COMPLETELY SPLIT ACROSS BUT GETTING THERE. THE BOTTOM SEAMS JUST HAVE EDGE WEAR. A COUPLE OF INCHES SEAM SPLIT IN THE CENTER OF THE SPINE INSIDE OF THE GATEFOLD THAT DIDN'T SPLIT ENTIRELY THRU THE CARDBOARD. THIS COVER IS 45 YEARS OLD AND HAS PLENTY OF WEAR FOLKS. HOWEVER IT SEEMED TO DO THE JOB WHICH IS HOLD THE RECORD BECAUSE THE RECORD STILL PLAYS PRETTY GOOD WITH NO SKIPS, NO POPS AND NO CLICKS. READ BELOW AND CHECK OUT THE PHOTOS WHICH SHOW THE COVER AND MIGHTA' SAVED ME ALL OF THIS TIME DESCRIBING IT. OK LARRY?

HERE'S THE GOOD PART. I PLAYED BOTH SIDES OF THE RECORD ON A DENON DP-1200 TURNTABLE WITH A DENON MOVING COIL CARTRIDGE HOOKED UP TO A HEAD AMP. AND BOTH SIDES PLAYED LIKE YOU MIGHT EXPECT A 45 YEAR OLD RECORD TO PLAY, YES THERE WAS SURFACE NOISE BUT NONE EVER OVERPOWERED THE MUSIC WHICH YOU CAN HEAR REALLY WELL , AND I'M TELLING YA' IF YOU'VE ONLY HEARD THE STEREO VERSION , THIS MONO VERSION WILL SOUND DIFFERENT. YOU'LL BE ABLE TO BETTER HEAR WHAT WAS GOING ON IN SOME OF THE BACKGROUND LAYERS THAN ON STEREO VERSIONS AND IT'S FAR, FAR BETTER THAN ANY REMASTERED VINYL OR CD VERSION. . MOVING BOTH SIDES OF THE RECORD 'ROUND N' 'ROUND UNDER A 100 WATT LIGHT BULB, YES OF COURSE THERE'S SOME SCUFFS / SURFACE MARKS BUT NONE CREATED ANY CLICKS, POPS OR SKIPS ON MY TURNTABLE WITH THE CARTRIDGE THAT TRACKS BOTH SIDES OF THE RECORD GROOVE. SO IT'LL PROBABLY PLAY THRU ON YOUR TURNTABLE WITH THE QUARTER TAPED TO THE TOP OF THE CARTRIDGE SHELL. .THE RECORD COMES WITH A COLLECTOR'S TYPE OF HIGH QUALITY INNER SLEEVE..., BUT WAIT, THERE'S MORE. BECAUSE DUE TO THE FACT THAT WEEZE TIGHT, I'M GONNA GIVE YEZ BEHIND A PLASTIC OUTER SLEEVE ABSOLUTELY FREE.

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HEY LARRY, YOU STILL HANGING AROUND WAY DOWN HERE? WELL CHECK OUT MY OTHER FRANK ZAPPA AND THE MOTHERS OF INVENTION, CAPTAIN BEEFHEART AND HIS MAGIC BAND, TIM BUCKLEY, LARRY " WILD MAN " FISCHER , THE GTO'S , PLUS MORE FRANK ZAPPA / CAPTAIN BEEFHEART RELATED ARTISTS THAN YOU COULD SHAKE YO' STICK AT. , AND AS IF THAT WEREN'T ENOUGH I'VE ADDED SOME OTHER 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, SIR LORD BALTIMORE, JETHRO TULL, KING CRIMSON, STEVE VAI, GENESIS, MOUNTAIN WITH THE PORTLY LESLIE WEST AND THE EXTREMELY COOL FELIX PAPPALARDI AND MANY OTHERS IN MY E-BAY STORE.

HEY JOE, DOES YOUR WIFE / GIRLFRIEND AND OR MISTRESS, LOOK LIKE A CROSS BETWEEN AN INDUSTRIAL VACUUM CLEANER AND A CHROME PLATED PIGGY BANK WITH MARITAL AIDS STUCK ALL OVER IT'S BODY? OF COURSE SHE DOES MY SON, BUT JUST SUCK IT UP AND DON'T BECOME A HEAD JOB. HEY, I'VE GOT IT, JUST BLOW RIGHT ON UP TO THE TOP OF THIS PAGE AND VISIT MY E-BAY STORE: SIR RICHARD PUMP A LOAF'S BAKERY. SOME RARE YET EXTREMELY HIP FRANK ZAPPA AND RELATED ITEMS ARE LURKING IN THERE. THE ADMISSION REMAINS ABSOLUTELY FREE. . SO WADDA YEZ WAITIN' FOR, HUH?