Frank Zappa / Mothers 2 LP Lot: Only In It for the Money & Just Another Band LA
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Frank Zappa / Mothers 2 LP Lot: We're Only In It for the Money & Just Another Band From L.A.
We're Only In It for the Money - V6 5405
Original 1968 US pressing of The Mothers Of Invention's "We're Only In It for the Money" on the Verve label. Original "uncensored" edit.
Grading:
Sleeve: G Solid, shelf-wear, repaired top seam splits, gatefold
Vinyl: VG- sounds good, but has some light paper scuffs which cause light background crackles throughout
Notes:
We're Only in It for the Money is the third studio album by the Mothers of Invention, released on March 4, 1968. As with the band's previous two albums, We're Only in It for the Money is a concept album, and satirizes left and right-wing politics, particularly the hippie subculture, as well as the Beatles' album Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band.
For some pressings of the album, MGM/Verve censored several tracks without Zappa's knowledge, involvement or permission. On the song "Absolutely Free", the line "I don't do publicity balling for you anymore" was edited by MGM to remove the word "balling", changing the context of the sentence. Additionally, on "Let's Make The Water Turn Black", the line "and I still remember Mama, with her apron and her pad, feeding all the boys at Ed's Cafe" was removed. Zappa later learned that this line was censored because an MGM executive thought that the word "pad" referred to a sanitary napkin, rather than a waitress's order pad. The dialogue segment in "Concentration Moon" was also re-edited, making it seem that he was calling the Velvet Underground "Frank Zappa's group." Zappa later declined to accept an award for the album upon being made aware of the censorship, stating "I prefer that the award be presented to the guy who modified this record, because what you're hearing is more reflective of his work than mine."
Just Another Band From L.A. - MS 2075
1970s US pressing of Frank Zappa & The Mothers' "Just Another Band From L.A." LP on the Reprise label.
Grading:
Sleeve: VG Solid, shelf-wear, no splits, legible spine
Vinyl: VG Sounds great, but has a few scattered light background crackles
Notes:
Just Another Band from L.A. is a live album, released in 1972. It was recorded live on August 7, 1971 in Pauley Pavilion on the campus of UCLA in Los Angeles. A notable inclusion on this album is "Billy the Mountain", Zappa's long, narrative parody of rock operas, which were gaining popularity at that time. Often overlooked by reviewers, this album marks an important period in the band's career due to the extensive use of Flo & Eddie of The Turtles - unfortunately the band would be dissolved at the end of their 1971 tour, when an angry fan pushed Zappa off the stage in London's Rainbow Theatre, leaving Zappa wheelchair-bound for nearly a year.
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