1968 FRANK ZAPPA MOTHERS RUBEN AND THE JETS GERMAN LP NO DESERI W/ BONUS INSERTS

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1968 - CRUISING WITH RUBEN & THE JETS - 12" VINYL RECORD GERMAN PRESSING - VERVE RECORDS MANUFACTURED BY DEUTSCHE GRAMMOPHON - 710 020. THE GERMAN PRESSING IS THE ONLY ONE THAT I'VE EVER SEEN OR KNOWN ABOUT THAT DOESN'T INCLUDE THE SONG "DESERI". THEY EVEN REMOVED THE SONG TITLE AND LYRICS FROM THE INSIDE OF THE FOLD-OUT. I DON'T KNOW WHY THEY DID IT AND NEVER BOTHERED TO ASK SCHICKELGRUBER OVER THERE ABOUT IT. MAYBE IT HAD SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE LYRICS LIKE WE COULD SHARE A LOVE DIVINE. YOU KNOW HOW THEY FEEL ABOUT SHARING LOVE. IT'S A LAMINATED ON ONE SIDE FOLD-OPEN COVER WITH THE BACK PART THAT FEELS LIKE THERE'S A WHOLE OTHER BACK SECTION GLUED BACK THERE. A LITTLE RING WEAR, CORNER BUMPS, SMALL CREASES, EDGE WEAR. THE SEAM ON THAT SECTION IS STARTING TO SEPARATE A FEW INCHES AT THE RECORD SLOT. THERE REALLY MIGHT BE ANOTHER COMPLETE BCK COVER GLUED TO IT. I DON'T WANNA SEPARATE IT TO FIND OUT. INSIDE WHICH ISN'T LAMINATED LOOKS PRETTY NICE. CHECK OUT THE PHOTOS AND JUDGE IT YO'SELF. THE RECORD VISUALLY HAS WHAT LOOKS LIKE A COUPLE AREAS OF SCUFFS ON THE FIRST AND BEGINNING OF THE SECOND SONG ON SIDE A. A FEW LIGHT HAIRLINES. SIDE B HAS SOME SMALL AREAS THAT LOOK LIKE SCUFFS OR MAYBE SCRAPES ON THE FIRST SONG SIDE B "LATER THAT NIGHT" THAT PRODUCED SOME LIGHT SURFACE NOISE, A FEW POPS AND A CLICK. THERE'S ALSO A FEW CLICKS ON "LOVE OF MY LIFE". I PLAYED BOTH SIDES ALL THE WAY THRU AND THERE'S NO SKIPS OR STICKS ANYWHERE. IT ALL STILL SOUNDS PRETTY GOOD. THE RECORD ORIGINALLY CAME IN A PLAIN WHITE PAPER INNER SLEEVE WHICH I PUT BACK INSIDE OF THE COVER AND PUT THE RECORD IN A NICE PLASTIC LINED INNER SLEEVE. THE ALBUM COMES IN A PLASTIC OUTER SLEEVE FOR ALL YOU PLASTIC PEOPLE.

THIS IS THE MOTHERS OF INVENTION RUBEN & THE JETS, WHICH WERE A LOT BETTER MUSICALLY IN MY OPINION THAN THE 70'S VERSION BAND WHO HAD COMPLETELY DIFFERENT MEMBERS - SOME PEOPLE OVERLOOK THE FACT THAT RAY COLLINS WAS THE LEAD SINGER OF THE MOTHERS. WELL IF YOU'VE NEVER HEARD THIS ALBUM YOU WON'T OVERLOOK HIM NOW. RAY COLLINS AND THEY HAD ROY ESTRADA SINGING HIS FALSETTO BACKGROUND VOCALS. THESE GUYS COULD REALLY PULL THIS KIND OF MUSIC OFF, ALTHOUGH IT WAS RELEASED MAYBE 10 YEARS TOO LATE - BUT WAIT...., THERE'S MORE..., BECAUSE AFTER HEARING THIS MUSIC SOME PEOPLE WILL MOST LIKELY WANT TO KNOW HOW TO COMB AND SET A JELLYROLL AND WILL GET A STRONG URGE TO DO THE BOP. SO DUE TO THE FACT THAT WEEZE TIGHT, I'M GONNA INCLUDE SOME INSERTS THAT WILL PROVIDE THE VERY INFORMATION YOUR BEHIND SEEKS. THERE-FORE FOR YOUR DANCIN' AND GROOMING PLEASURE I'M INCLUDING COPIES OF THE OLD MASTERS VERSIONS OF THE INSERTS. SO WHAT MORE COULD YOU POSSIBLY WANT? HUH?  

SIDE A POOTS FORTH: CHEAP THRILLS - LOVE OF MY LIFE - HOW COULD I BE SUCH A FOOL? - I'M NOT SATISFIED - JELLY ROLL GUM DROP - ANYTHING - 

SIDE B OOZES OUT: LATER THAT NIGHT - YOU DIDN'T TRY TO CALL ME - FOUNTAIN OF LOVE - NO NO NO - ANY WAY THE WIND BLOWS - STUFF UP THE CRACKS.   

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