FRANK ZAPPA/MOTHERS Over-Nite Sensation SCARCER ORIG UK A1/B1 EX+ LP – LOVELY.

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Artist or Band: THE MOTHERS

Album Title: Over-Nite Sensation

Producer(s): Frank Zappa

TRACK LIST:

Side 1: Camerillo Brillo; I’m the Slime; Dirty Love; Fifty-Fifty.

Side 2: Zomby Woof; Dinah Moe-Humm; Montana.

Label: Discreet original with matt surfaces that have a gentle hint of texturing.

Label Conditions: Both very clean, fresh and attractive with any of the tiny few spindle traces ultra fine and faint.

Catalogue Number: K 41000

Mode / Speed: Stereo / 33.3 rpm.

Warps or Lateral Movement: Assume all records I offer have no significant warping or lateral movement to cause sound or tracking issues. All should play fine even on budget turntables.

Weight of this Record: 127 grams.

Country of Manufacture: England

Rarity: Moderate (for a Zappa album), this was a fairly ‘popular’ album within his catalogue, finding genuine first pressings hardly played with a clean little worn cover is less easy.

Original Year of Release: 1973

Matrix Nos: K 41000 A1 / K 41000 B1 [‘1’ matrixes are relevant for a first issue in this case, slightly later ones were ‘2’]

Musicians: Frank Zappa – guitar, vocals; Tom Fowler – bass; Bruce Fowler – trombone; Ralph Humphrey – drums; Sal Marquez – trumpet and vocals; Ruth Underwood – marimba, vibes and percussion; Ian Underwood – flute, clarinet, alto and tenor saxophones; George Duke – keyboards and synthesisers; Jean-luc Ponty – violin and baritone violin.

Brief Artist & Album Info: I remember clearly to this day, visiting my local music shop in Halstead town centre in my school dinner hour just to get this new Mothers album which I had pre-ordered – they did not stock albums like this. It came as no great surprise to hear a new band play a very different kind of music, predictable Frank wasn’t. This began the famed ‘Discreet’ era. Over time it has become a Zappa classic and one the most popular within his vast catalogue. It did particularly well in America where it remained in the charts for best part of a year. The cover, easily one of the most risque ever made, gives clues to the contents inside. The Songs were somewhat lewd and crazy, delivered with rampaging intensity and recorded with great clarity. The cover was custom-made to follow Zappa’s instructions and was created by the talented David McMacken, an air-brush artist who had designed the 200 Motels poster and album cover. This certainly pushed new boundaries and remains controversial. This album, the first Zappa and his band made on the new Discreet label, is a classic. A brilliant band and some of the finest musicians to have the ‘Mothers’ name. The line-up seen above and what fantastic music they made. Brilliant jazz-tinged rock numbers, with some blistering solos and most with great toe-tapping melody and top-quality sound. One song in particular quickly gained fame: ‘Dinah Moe Humm’ a typically bizarre Zappa sexual encounter that I cannot detail here, but this infamous song still amuses – radio material this isn’t – it became a live favourite. Even if the early Mothers were too extreme for most, this particular band and album found him a new audience and many regard as one of Zappa’s finest. This was the beginning of a new phase for his career, the following albums Apostrophe and Live at the Roxy were quite popular and sales began to rise. This very clean copy should please his loyal fans and a good place to begin a collection of his music.

Cover Grade and Format: EXCELLENT: and arguably better. An unlaminated gatefold format with matt, smooth surfaces, this has the original red ‘DISCREET’ logo on the front. Printed and made in England by MacNeill Press, includes the plain white inner sleeve.

Cover Front and Back: Brilliant artwork with minimal traces of any rubbing (a tiny one near the bottom fold) and no sticker issues (of which this is intolerant), or fading. Any marks, blemishes or creasing minimal, few and faint. The lack of ring wear is always good news news as well. Cover-protection for most of its time has ensured this has less wear than most seen.

Cover Inner Gatefold: Practically as made, very impressive and unaged.

Top & Bottom Edges: All remain straight with few traces of rubbing, most on the bottom back right end, but even this small.

Right Edge(s), and Type: The front has little wear at all. The back entrance edges have a little thickening.

Spine and Text: A very fine spine that is more often seen rubbed, faded and worn which this has almost entirely avoided. Solid, straight with barely any compression. Also folded square, so the edges meet up flush and parallel. All text is unworn and the surface graphic virtually the same.

Corners: Any tip rubs small and light with very fine and most near excellent shape retained with no knocks.

Cover Summary: A very fine all round example of this classic wear-prone 1970’s cover, one that could prove difficult to find much better. This was often seen with huge stickers on the front that obscured a lot of the artwork, and they are near impossible to remove. This is a graphic fans do not want to hide and this strong item should please many collectors. The plain white unlined inner is included in Excellent condition. The paper only gently darkened with a mild crease to one corner. Both window circles crisp and untorn, all edges naturally intact. This has the ‘PATENT NO. 1,125,555,’ text.

Vinyl Condition/Visual Grading: EXCELLENT(+): arguably better. A very fine visual copy that is very clean with equally fine shine and solidly pressed. A copy with minimal plays on all the evidence with any surface traces minimal, wispy and faint as seen critically under bright light. No penetrating stylus scratches, viewed in average room light, hardly anything even registers. Visually a super record that should please many, if not most collectors.

Album Played For Grading: Yes. [I play ALL records I offer before submitting to Ebay, also the record is played in its entirety unless clearly stated otherwise. I do NOT play snippets or joining grooves to check for sound quality and quietness – I play from the beginning to end via clinically revealing equipment, all listed further down.]

Sound Quality and Audio Grading: This Zappa/Mothers classic plays even above it’s high visual grading with barely anything to fault. Offering strong, distortion-free sound, all frequencies are sharp and clear – sound quality is very high with a wide dynamic range and very detailed sound. Any surface sounds are minimal indeed, a very clean pressing with no tracking issues* or inherent pressing noises. Few available copies will outperform this early first pressing I feel sure. Both channels are clean and sharp, I am certain this record has been played very lightly and has been generally well stored and carefully handled, within a non-smoking environment. Nothing spoilt my pleasure when play-grading this lovely record. It will prove very difficult to find significantly better and can be strongly recommended.

* As played-graded on a high-end Linn LP12 Sondek turntable with Ittok Mk II arm and Ortofon Quintet Black moving coil cartridge tracking at 2 grams. Records are a ‘contact’ format, and few will avoid the odd minor sound blemish.

I am one of the most established sellers on Ebay, trading since 2001 and offering the finest records I can find. I pride myself on offering a variety of genres to keep my site as interesting as possible. I will rarely offer any record that falls below a true Excellent grading, unless its of a certain rarity which will justify offering a lesser grade. I try, to the best of my ability to describe as accurately and as honesty all elements of the items I offer for sale. You may notice I only submit records quite sparingly on Ebay as I Play-Grade every record I offer in their entirety – also on higher-end equipment – not just bits to guess a grade – visuals alone do not always tell a true story. I will try to mention any defects or flaws no matter how small that I notice to be fair as possible to any interested collector – I am very fussy and my buyers have the right to be too. Every record I offer, whether it be a common or rare item deserves the same respect as far as I am concerned and will be treated the same – just because an item is rare does not always mean it’s good. I get just as much pleasure offering a relatively common record in near mint condition as the real rare items. All the pictures I use for your guidance are the item being offered with no digital enhancements. Room light factors can make things vary sometimes, that is hard to control, especially in winter. I hope the item below is to your liking – any questions can be emailed and I will do my best to answer you. I am enthusiastic, and have a fair degree of knowledge about many genres and I promise quality items. Please assume all records I offer have NO jumps, sticks, major warps or writing on covers or labels unless clearly stated to the contrary. Thanks for your interest and Good luck – MIKE.

Deck: Linn LP12/Hercules/Cirkus with Ittok Mk II arm and Ortofon Quintet Black moving coil cartridge (tracks at 2 grams). Amps: Naim Supernait 2 with Project USB phono stage and Tellerium Black interconnects. Speakers: B&W 805 Nautilus (bi-wired with Tellurium Black terminated cable) with REL subwoofer. All records I offer on Ebay are cleaned on a professional Nessie vacuum machine before play-grading for the cleanest and best possible sound and will include a brand new lined inner and protective cover too. Pictures taken with a Nikon D7500 DSLR Camera.

PACKING – THIS IS WHAT YOU GET.

What You Get: To confirm to the strict Ebay rules on shipping, I must now send ALL my packets ‘Signed-For’ with NO exceptions. Both buyers and sellers want their packets to have a safer journey and this is not a bad thing.

PLEASE NOTE: I now exercise my right to open a dispute after the Ebay rule of TWO days if no payment is received. I will then cancel the dispute to end the bid, again after the mandatory FOUR days and then offer the item to the runner-up or relist. The non-payer will also be blocked from my Ebay site as will any suspicious bids or bid bid retractions. Small businesses need prompt payment to trade and these strict rules WILL be applied.

SHIPPING COSTS & CONDITIONS – THESE comply with EBAY’S RULES - PLEASE READ CAREFULLY:

Posting & Packing: UK & CHANNEL ISLANDS all now sent via Recorded Delivery:

1 LP (FIRST-CLASS Recorded Delivery with Standard Royal Mail Insurance) [Signed For] = £4.75

1 LP (Special Delivery with Standard £500 Maximum Insurance) [Signed For, Next Day] = £7.50. (this includes insurance of £500). Add £1 per extra LP.

Posting & Packing: EUROPE & SCANDINAVIA. (Airmail Only):

1 LP (Small Packet ‘Signed For’ with Standard Royal Mail Insurance [£50 maximum]) = £12.50 (enhanced Royal Mail insurance is an optional extra £3). Add £2 per extra LP.

Posting & Packing: ALL OVERSEAS (non-European) e.g. USA (ANY PART OF); South America; New Zealand; Australia; Canada; Japan and other Far East; (Airmail Only: I NEVER use Surface Mail):

1 LP (Small Packet ‘Signed For’ with Standard Royal Mail Insurance [£50 maximum]) = £16.50 (£17.50 for double sets). Add £3 per extra LP. (enhanced Royal Mail insurance is an optional extra £3)

Payment Conditions:

I prefer PayPal or cheque from UK winning bidders. I only accept PayPal from overseas bidders or direct payment into my bank account.

Potential Bidders: I will cancel any bids I feel are time-wasters. A maximum 2 days for communication and 7 days for payment to arrive – if not I will relist the item or offer to the runner-up.

My Guarantee: If any winning bidder is not satisfied with their purchase I will offer a complete refund if the item is returned in the same condition is was sent e.g. as per the listing pictures.

SOME GENERAL GUIDES TO WEAR AND CONDITIONS TO HELP YOU DECIDE

My Use of Description Terminology: Surface Marks = Superficial, usually light marks, hairlines or light scuffs that rarely sound. Scratch = a needle mark that goes below the record’s surface, some will sound, some will not, my play-grade will inform. Original = a record that has been pressed with the first label design which does NOT necessarily mean a very first pressed record. First Pressing = A record that I believe or know to be a genuine very first pressed record. I do not claim to always know for sure, and that’s why I state the stamper and matrix numbers if at all possible, for those who claim to know what they all mean, the information is there for the collector to decide. I prefer to use terms like ‘Early Copy’ rather than ‘First Pressing’ if I am not totally sure. Surface Sound = Mild, light sound, usually light crackle or similar. Distortion = Break up of the actual sound caused by groove wear or damage from a chipped stylus – the most undesirable form of unwanted sound, vintage mono records were the most prone to this happening but not exclusively so. The symptoms of distortion are high frequency clipping, moderate constant crackle or an echo type sound quality. Violin, piano and vocals are most prone to groove-wear distortion. Feathering = Fraying or softening of the entry edge of a cover. Covers with feathered entrance edges are more likely to have had the actual record inserted and removed more than a non-feathered, sharp-edged cover which are always far more attractive. Set Off, a printer’s term for dark ink leaving mild residue on pale or white ink when rested upon. e.g. when a gatefold cover has black ink closed against white, this can leave some black residue on the pale area – this is mostly unavoidable or course.