1971 MOTHERS OF INVENTION ZAPPA FILLMORE JAPAN PROMO BLUE LABEL LP W/ OBI INSERT

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1971 - THE MOTHERS - FILLMORE EAST - JUNE 1971 - JAPANESE 12" VINYL RECORD REPRISE BLUE LABEL PROMO LP - INCLUDES THE ORIGINAL JAPANESE PROMO OBI - ALSO INCLUDES THE JAPANESE ONLY INSERT WITH THE SONG LYRICS WRITTEN BOTH IN JAPANESE AND ENGLISH - REPRISE BLUE LABEL PROMO - P-8151R - CHECK OUT THE PHOTOS -

HERE IS SOME INFORMATION ABOUT JAPANESE PROMO LPS;

Vinyl LP   Japanese vinyl releases are premium quality pressings much sought after by
audiophiles and collectors alike. In the 1960s Toshiba pioneered top quality
red vinyl pressings using their trademark ‘Ever-Clean’ process this utilised
a special ingredient intended to prevent the build-up of static electricity on
the vinyl. Japanese pressings are synonymous with quality - the vinyl shines like
no other vinyl everything about their releases feels special. When US audiophile
label Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab first released their series of high quality
pressings the records were manufactured in Japan. The sonic quality of Japanese
pressings is considered to be among the best in the world and in addition they
are beautifully presented their covers usually printed on better quality heavy
stock paper and often including a bonus lyric insert with dual language Japanese
& English text.

As with most other countries Japan produced promotional LPs in advance of the
commercial release for marketing purposes. There are numerous different forms of
promotional LP; these vary from plain white labels simply bearing a catalogue
number to customised white labels similar in design to the finished label copy
but without any of the colour or artwork - basically just a white label with black
print. The most common forms of promotional LP are those that appear to be
finished stock albums but on closer inspection are designated promotional on the
label. Whilst some actually state ‘Promo or Sample’ in English most of these
simply display the Japanese Kanji character set equivalent - shown below







Nearly all Japanese LPs were issued with an ‘obi’ - literally translated this
means ‘sash’ and is derived from the obi (sash) worn around the traditional
kimono dress. This delicate paper strip usually wrapped around the left side of
the album cover often contains marketing information and album content details
all printed in Japanese kanji and ~kana script. Obi designs can be as varied as
the LPs they adorn and some seriesÂ’ of obi designs can be as collectable as the
artistsÂ’ albums they decorate. However not all promotional LPs were issued with
the obi - the LP was often distributed before the obi was produced - it is rarer
to find a promo with an obi than it is without one especially on first pressings.
They are more common on promo copies of reissue albums as the timing is not quite
so important as for a brand new release so there was more time to put the whole
package together.

SIDE ONE CONTAINS: LITTLE HOUSE I USED TO LIVE IN - THE MUD SHARK - WHAT KIND OF FOLL DO YOU THINK WE ARE? - BWANA DIK - LATEX SOLAR BEEF - WILLIE THE PIMP PART ONE.

SIDE TWO CONTAINS: WILLIE THE PIMP PART TWO - DO YOU LIKE MY NEW CAR? - HAPPY TOGETHER - LONESOME ELECTRIC TURKEY - PEACHES EN REGALIA - TEARS BEGAN TO FALL.

MOST IF NOT ALL JAPANESE LPS WERE MADE WITH SUPERIOR QUALITY COMPARED TO ALL OTHER COUNTRIES AND THAT INCLUDED THE ALBUM COVERS. BUT JAPANESE PROMOS ARE EVEN BETTER THAN THEIR STOCK COPIES IF THAT'S POSSIBLE. THAT'S BECAUSE THE PROMOS ARE THE FIRST LPS THAT ARE PRESSED FROM THE PLATES AFTER TEST PRESSINGS. NOT TO MENTION THAT THE REPRISE BLUE LABEL PROMOS WERE ONLY MADE FOR JAPANESE PRESSINGS.

HEAVY CARDBOARD ALBUM COVER. NO SEAM SPLITS. THERE'S REALLY NOTHING THAT I COULD CALL EDGE OR SPINE WEAR. SOME YELLOWING IN PLACES, SPECIALLY NEAR THE EDGES. . CAN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE PROMO OBI. A LIGHT RECORD INDENTATION ON THE INSERT WITH MAYBE A LITTLE YELLOWING. BUT ACTUALLY IT'S A REAL NICE INSERT. 

THE RECORD PLAYS GREAT. BECAUSE NOT ONLY IS IT PRESSED ON GREAT QUALITY VINYL, BUT IT'S A JAPANESE PROMO. WHEN I MOVED BOTH SIDES OF THE RECORD AROUND UNDER A 100 WATT LIGHT BULB, THE PLAYING SURFACES ARE VIRTUALLY PERFECT. MAYBE A MICROSCOPIC SCUFFS SOMEWHERE I MISSED, AND SCUFFS ON THE TRAIL OFFS . THE RECORD COMES WITH THE ORIGINAL PLASTIC JAPANESE INNER SLEEVE THAT CAME WITH THE LP. BUT NOW I PUT IT INSIDE OF ANOTHER PAPER INNER SLEEVE TO REINFORCE IT. HOWEVER, YOU CAN ALWAYS REMOVE THE ORIGINAL PLASTIC SLEEVE OUT OF THE PAPER SLEEVE IF YOU WANT TO KEEP EVERYTHING COMPLETELY ORIGINAL. BUT I THINK THE WAY I HAVE IT NOW IS MUCH BETTER. BUT WAIT..., THERE'S MORE, BECAUSE DUE TO THE FACT THAT WEEZE TIGHT, I'M GONNA GIVE YEZ A PLASTIC OUTER SLEEVE ABSOLUTELY FREE.

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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 AND EXCITING FRANK ZAPPA AND RELATED ITEMS ARE STILL LURKING IN THERE. THE ADMISSION REMAINS ABSOLUTELY FREE. . SO WADDA YEZ WAITIN' FOR, HUH?