1969 STRAIGHT THE G.T.O.s PERMENANT DAMAGE Zappa Psych

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RARE ORIGINAL ~ 1969 FIRST PRESSING ~ BIGGIE COLLECTIBLE!                      

                    THE G.T.O.'s

    Girls Together Outrageously

        PERMENANT  DAMAGE

                                   USA - STRAIGHT Records - STS 1059

Original 1969 first pressing in thick gatefold cover ... the legendary Lost Angeles female crew doin' their thing...Zappa's darlings of the hip culture California scene fling their meat in your head space ...yeah, a turned on affair ... they even lured JEFF BECK to throw some gtr solos in the matter of what matters, not to forget The Mothers Of Invention are all over this platter produced by ZAPPA.

This 17-track aural document is arguably more sociological than musical in nature. Frank Zappa's insatiable curiosity into human behavior -- especially with regard to all manner of sexual deviance and the so-called "lunatic fringe" -- became the subject of several releases on his ironically titled Straight Records vanity label. However, Permanent Damage (1969) is additionally unique for including an interesting aggregate of late-'60s musical talent, ranging from Monkee Davy Jones to Lowell George & even Jeff Beck & Rod Stewart. The moniker G.T.O.'s stands for "Girls Together Outrageously," which describes the hippie group whose stated primary directive was to bed as many pop and rock stars as they possibly could. Such is the subject matter of the vast majority of both the spoken word and musical numbers on the album. As is the case with most Zappa-related projects, the results vacillate wildly between the ridiculous "Miss Christine's First Conversation With the Plaster Casters of Chicago" and "Miss Pamela's First Conversation With the Plaster Casters of Chicago" to the comparatively sublime "Captain's Fat Theresa Shoes," a tribute to Captain Beefheart's odd choice of footwear. Concurrent Mothers of Invention keyboardist Don Preston also contributes a darkly beautiful musical arrangement on "TV Lives." Additionally, there are a few non-musical inclusions, such as "Wouldn't It Be Sad if There Were No Cones?" and "Moche Monster," both of which provide a unique, if not somewhat inspired, perspective into the young ladies' social interactions. The most infamous member to have come through the ranks of the G.T.O.'s is Miss Pamela (aka Pamela des Barres), whose tell-all novel -I'm With the Band (1987) was an international bestseller.

1. The Eureka Springs Garbage Lady 
2. Miss Pamela and Miss Sparky discuss STUFFED BRAS and some of their early gym class experiences
3. Who's Jim Sox?
4. Kansas and the BTO's
5. The Captain's Fat Theresa Shoes Wouldn't It Be Sad If There Were No Cones?
6. Do Me In Once And I'll Be Sad, Do Me In Twice And I'll Know Better (Circular Circulation)
7. The Moche Monster
8. TV Lives
9.  Rodney
10. I Have A Paintbrush In My Hand To Color A Triangle
11. Miss Christine's First Conversation With The Plaster Casters Of Chicago
12. The Original GTO's
13. The Ghost Chained To The Past, Present, And Future (Shock Treatment)
14. Love On An Eleven Year Old Level
15. Miss Pamela's First Conversation With The Plaster Casters Of Chicago
16. I'm In Love With The Ooo-Ooo Man

Frank Zappa--Producer
Lowell George--Producer (7,11)
Sparky (Sparkie Parker)--Composer
David Jones--Composer

Miss Christine--Vocals
Miss Cinderella--Vocals
Miss Mercy--Vocals
Miss Pamela--Vocals
Miss Sandra--Vocals
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Ian Underwood--Keyboards (1, 5, 14, 17)
Don Preston--Synthesizer (9)
Roy Estrada--Bass (1, 5, 14, 17)
Jimmy Carl Black--Drums (1, 5, 14, 17)
Frank Zappa--Tambourine (17)
Nicky Hopkins--Keyboards (14)
Craig Doerge--Keyboards (1, 5, 14, 17)
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Jeff Beck--Guitar (1, 14)
Rod Stewart--Vocals (14)
Rodney Bingenheimer--vocals (10)
Lowell George (7, 11)
Russ Titleman (7, 11)
Ry Cooder--guitar (11)    

CONDITION: The gatefold cover is solid on all parts, having but some, a little bit only, of light shelf wear that should not bother most sensible collectors (40 year old underground rock relic) ... in collectible keeper shape, pounce on it...always a hard find, even in the sixties, an investment item 40 years later...

The vinyl in original STRAIGHT RECORDS inner sleeve(mint)...the vinyl is "EX" (excellent), no problems, all bright and shiny clean...hard to see but only a few little inner sleeve paper scuffs, no harm, plays like a champ !  

      A cool addition to anyone's music library!

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