FRANK ZAPPA "Hot Rats" UK REPRISE 1st PRESS RSLP 6356

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	$		78

FRANK ZAPPA "Hot Rats" UK REPRISE 1st PRESS RSLP 6356
Nr MINT MacNeill GF, STEAMBOAT LABELS, SUPERB AUDIO!!!


FRANK ZAPPA
Hot Rats


HERE WE HAVE A SUPERB UK REPRISE (RSLP 6356) VERY FIRST PRESSING (October 1969) OF FRANK ZAPPA'S CLASSIC, "Hot Rats" LP

PRESSED ON QUALITY HEAVYWEIGHT VINYL WITH THE FIRST ISSUE REPRISE TRI-COLOUR STEAMBOAT LABELS AND THE FIRST RSLP 6356 A1 / RSLP 6356 B1 MATRIX NUMBERS THE LP IS HOUSED IN THE ORIGINAL MATTE GATEFOLD SLEEVE "Printed and made by MacNeill Press Ltd., London, S.E.1" WHICH IS IN STUNNING CONDITION!!

OVERALL, A TREMENDOUS UK 1969 1st PRESS, PLAYS BEAUTIFULLY THROUGHOUT!!! WITH OUTSTANDING AUDIO!! TOP COPY!!

Aside from the experimental side project Lumpy Gravy, Hot Rats was the first album Frank Zappa recorded as a solo artist without the Mothers, though he continued to employ previous musical collaborators, most notably multi-instrumentalist Ian Underwood.
Other than another side project -- the doo wop tribute Cruising With Ruben and the Jets -- Hot Rats was also the first time Zappa focused his efforts in one general area, namely jazz-rock.
The result is a classic of the genre. Hot Rats' genius lies in the way it fuses the compositional sophistication of jazz with rock's down-and-dirty attitude -- there's a real looseness and grit to the three lengthy jams, and a surprising, wry elegance to the three shorter, tightly arranged numbers (particularly the sumptuous "Peaches en Regalia").
Perhaps the biggest revelation isn't the straightforward presentation, or the intricately shifting instrumental voices in Zappa's arrangements -- it's his own virtuosity on the electric guitar, recorded during extended improvisational workouts for the first time here.
His wonderfully scuzzy, distorted tone is an especially good fit on "Willie the Pimp," with its greasy blues riffs and guest vocalist Captain Beefheart's Howlin' Wolf theatrics.
Elsewhere, his skill as a melodist was in full flower, whether dominating an entire piece or providing a memorable theme as a jumping-off point.
In addition to Underwood, the backing band featured contributions from Jean-Luc Ponty, Lowell George, and Don "Sugarcane" Harris, among others; still, Zappa is unquestionably the star of the show.
Hot Rats still sizzles; few albums originating on the rock side of jazz-rock fusion flowed so freely between both sides of the equation, or achieved such unwavering excitement and energy.

"HOT CATS, HOT RITZ, HOT ROOTS, HOT SOOTS
HOT MEAT, HOT RATS, HOT CATS, HOT ZITZ, HOT ROOTS, HOT SOOTS"

Track Listing:
Side 1: Peaches En Regalia / Willie The Pimp / Son Of Mr. Green Genes
Side 2: Little Umbrellas / The Gumbo Variations / It Must Be A Camel

LABELS: The labels are CLEAN and BRIGHT with NO marks, NO unwanted writing and hardly ANY evident spindle traces!!!
VINYL Visual: Both surfaces have their original DEEP, GLOSSY SHEEN!!! Side One has a couple of marks/paper scuffs but these have VERY LITTLE actual audio consequence - a real testament to the quality of this thick vinyl, deep cut press, Side Two is virtually UNMARKED!!!
VINYL Audio: The audio is absolutely OUTSTANDING!! - CRYSTAL CLEAR, VERY STRONG, RICH and VIBRANT!! There are NO scratches, NO sticks/jumps and barely ANY pops/surface noise (really hardly ANY!!). There is NO discernible groove-wear and NO distortion on the LP!!!! Overall, a SUPERB playing copy of this much sought after original 1969 first pressing!!! Must be very critically graded EXCELLENT(+) for audio!!! NOT over-graded in ANY way as I use STRICT RECORD COLLECTOR grading standards!!!
SLEEVE: The original MATTE cover is in STUNNING condition!! Almost MINT and easily the best example of this easily worn sleeve I have ever seen!! YOU WOULD BE HARD PRESSED TO LOCATE A FINER FIRST ISSUE SLEEVE!!!!

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THIS REALLY IS A SUPERB COPY!! OUTSTANDING!!! AND AS THE UK ORIGINAL 1969 TRI-COLOUR STEAMBOAT LABEL FIRST PRESSING - VERY SCARCE!!!
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POST & PACKING
UK: 1st Class: £4.00 (Recorded Delivery)
EU: Airmail: £5.00 (Insured & Signed For: £8.50)
INTERNATIONAL: Airmail: £8.00 (Insured & Signed For: £11.50)

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