Promo LP FRANK ZAPPA & MOTHERS “One Size Fits All” DISCREET ‘75 orig EXC

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Artist:  FRANK ZAPPA & THE MOTHERS OF INVENTION

Title:   “One Size Fits All” 

Label:   DISCREET ~ DS 2216.  Promotional copy.  Stereo pressing on medium weight vinyl.  Labels (“Promotion – Not For Sale”) are yellow with black text.  Front cover sticker is Pink with black lettering.

Year:  1975

Condition:  

DISC:  EXC with 100% of original gloss. Appears to have some light hairlines which did not affect play at all.  Labels are clean.  Fidelity is superb.  Plays super strong and clean.         

JACKET:  Gatefold jacket is NEAR MINT- with nice colorful artwork.   Front panel has promotional sticker on it.  Seams, spine, and surfaces are close to flawless.  Inside gatefold is clean and pristine.  Just a pinch of cornerwear but nothing serious.   Back cover has a slight hint of ringwear starting to develop.  Overall a beautiful jacket.   

Track Listing:  

Side One:

• Inca Roads
• Can’t Afford No Shoes
• Sofa No. 1
• Po-Jama People   

Side Two:

• Florentine Pogen
• Evelyn, A Modified Dog
• San Ber’dino
• Andy
• Sofa No. 2

Album Review:

“Released soon after the Live: Roxy & Elsewhere,  One Size Fits All contained more of the material premiered during the 1973-1974 tour, but this time largely re-recorded in the studio.  The band remains the same: George Duke, Napoleon Murphy Brock, Chester Thompson, Tom Fowler, and Ruth Underwood.  Johnny "Guitar" Watson overdubbed some vocals and Captain Beefheart (credited as Bloodshot Rollin' Red) played some harmonica ("when present," state the liner notes).  The previous album focused on complex music suites.  This one is more song-oriented, alternating goofy rock songs with more challenging numbers in an attempt to find a juste milieu between Over-Nite Sensation and Roxy & Elsewhere. "Inca Roads," "Florentine Pogen," "Andy," and "Sofa" all became classic tracks and live favorites.  These are as close to progressive rock (a demented, clownish kind) Zappa ever got.  The obscurity of their subjects, especially the flying saucer topic of "Inca Roads," seem to spoof prog rock clichés.  The high-flying compositions are offset by "Can't Afford No Shoes," "Po-Jama People," and "San Ber'dino," more down-to-earth songs. Together with Zoot Allures,  One Size Fits All can be considered as one of the easiest points of entry into Zappa's discography.  The album artwork features a big maroon sofa, a conceptual continuity clue arching back to a then-undocumented live suite (from which "Sofa" was salvaged) and a sky map with dozens of bogus stars and constellations labeled with inside jokes in place of names.  An essential third-period Zappa album.” 

(review courtesy of François Couture, allmusic.com) 

Guaranteed to be original and authentic PROMO pressing,  which were often superior to commercial pressings to give them the best sound for DJ broadcasting purposes.   

This is not a bootleg or reissue.

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