THE MOTHERS OF INVENTION Freak Out (Verve) Frank Zappa RARE French 1st Press EX
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THE MOTHERS OF INVENTION Freak Out! (Verve 710 003) Frank Zappa RARE French 1st Press EX
RARE French first pressing of Frank Zappa and The Mothers Of Invention`s debut album "Freak Out!" on Verve Records (June 1966). This, the original French first pressing was released in early 1967.
"The Mothers of Invention, a talented but warped quintet, have fathered an album poetically titled Freak Out! which could be the greatest stimulus to the aspirin industry since the income tax. The two record set, which is selling for the price of one LP as an attraction to teen-agers, contains some potent satire but the group often meanders into excesses of abstraction, blunting their numbers to pointlessness." - Pete Johnson/Los Angeles Times, August 1966.
GRADING:
EX COVER with a bit of allround wear. Please see photos for details.
- Front-laminated single-sleeve cover with twin-flipback unlaminated back.
- Minor wear to the corners, as shown.
- A few light creases to the (very delicate) spine, front and back.
- Light record imprint on the front cover only.
- One or two small "chips" to the opening edge.
EX RECORD, played a few times over the years.
- Very passable vinyl on both sides, with fine audio reproduction throughout.
- Some light hairlining, primarily from sleeve removal.
- Some background crackle in between (some) tracks, as well as in quiet passages.
- Three tiny parallel "scratchlets" (at the beginning of "The Return Of The Son Of Monster Magnet") cause two light swishes of crackle.
- Original dark blue first-pressing Verve Records labels without any visible spindle wear.
- The matrix stamps in the run-off grooves read "710 003 A ? 1967" and ""710 003 B ? 1967"
- This record is fully certified to be an original French first pressing of "Freak Out!", released in early 1967.
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