ZAPPA/MOTHERS We’re Only In It For The Money N/M LP inc REVERSE COVER

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Album Title: We’re Only In It For The Money

Label/Format: Verve with matt, smooth surfaces.

Label Conditions: Both very clean, fresh and attractive with any of the very few spindle marks light, fine and faint. This super copy appears hardly played.

Cat Number: SELECT 2317 034

Producer: Frank Zappa

Executive Producer: Tom Wilson

TRACK LIST:

Side 1: Are You Hung Up?; Who Need the Peace Corps; Concentration Moon; Mom and Dad; Telephone Conversation; Bow Tie Daddy; Harry, Your a Beast; What’s the Ugliest Part of Your Body?; Absolutely Free; Flower Punk; Hot Poop.

Side 2: Nasal Retentive Calliope Music; Let’s Make the Water Turn Black; The Idiot Bastard Son; Lonely Little Girl; Take Your Clothes Off When You Dance; What’s the Ugliest Part of Your Body (reprise); Mother People; The Chrome Plated Megaphone of Destiny.

What’s on Offer and Rarity: At first glance, this may appear to be a regular Select 1970s pressing, but the difference is the cover. When originally conceived, this controversial cover was to be the perfect ‘Sgt Pepper’ parody, in other words, the female dressed Mothers were to appear inside the gatefold as per The Beatles on their famous album. This was objected too and the cover was reversed. But this one has been manufactured so it naturally folds with the ‘Pepper’ front appearing as Zappa wanted it to e.g. on the outside. These ‘incorrect’ folding covers are rare and considerably harder to find than the standard ones – almost certainly manufactured in a tiny batch to keep the album available during the mid-1970s. This cover CANNOT be forced to do this without severe damage to the spine fold and I have seen very few of these covers that will actually do this. It NATURALLY opens this way only, it cannot be folded both ways, in fact this will not go beyond flat as seen in the picture. Whether made in error like this or deliberately for a tiny run – I do not know – that being honest, but for sure, very few of these even exist. This monumental album over the years has actually gained in accolades for its importance (as has most this great man’s music). The record plays nigh-on perfectly and without digital enhancements or censoring – this is the version I would always want to listen to my choice and this copy does it maximum justice.

Original Year of Release: 1968. This copy was repressed in 1972 onwards and is radically different to the 1960s without the heavy censoring.

Matrix Nos: 2317034 A//1 420 1 2 6 & 2317034 B//1 420 1 2 5

Mode / Speed: Stereo / 33.3 rpm.

Weight of this Record: 113 grams. Quite light but superbly pressed on pure vinyl with top sound.

Musicians: From left to right: Frank Zappa – Guitar, piano, vocals; Billy Mundi - drums, vocal; Bunk Gardner – All woodwinds, mumbled vocal; Roy Estrada – Electric bass, vocal; Don Preston - keyboards; Jimmy Carl Black (The Indian of the Group) – drums, trumpet, vocals; Ian Underwood - piano, saxophones. Motorhead Sherwood (not pictured on the front, he is seen face-on, on the red inside left) - soprano and baritone saxophones. Guest: Eric Clapton contributes some vocals.

Brief Artist & Album Info: It’s been some time since I offered any copy of my favourite album ever. These early Zappa albums were treasured by the few and totally misunderstood by the majority – he put the sneer into underground rock. The brilliant satire of the Sgt Pepper cover should have guaranteed extra sales, but it only peaked in the UK, it only peaked at a lowly 31 in the UK and similarly in the United States. Zappa’s scathing wit homed in on modern middle-class America and the West Coast hippies and his fears of what was to later emerge. Nineteen songs of avant garde rock, psychedelia doo-wop, some almost routine pop and hilarious dialogue, which was so hip it has never dated. Zappa made us confront the obvious, and the results were alarming. This album reconstructs music and then turns it inside out - it was so far ahead of its time, as was the man himself, few but the open-minded could accept it. A surreal collage, a psychedelic masterwork that blends together to form the perfect ‘alternative’ album for that crazy time. Treated voices, strange sounds, a needle being scratched over a record, sections recorded backwards, phasing, short classical interludes, surf sounds and finally the band going off their heads on ‘The Chrome Plated Megaphone of Destiny’ which was Zappa’s answer to ‘A Day in the Life’ from the more famous album. It’s almost incredible how so much entertainment and sound can be compressed onto an album that lasts less than 40 minutes. Among all the weirdness (Zappa describes this as a ‘monstrosity’ on the cover’s inner) there are stark messages: ‘Who Needs the Peace Corps’ ran through a list of Frisco cliches, Augustus Stanley Owsley III, the scene’s acid-maker; the ‘psychedelic dungeons’ that were the hippie clubs; Bill Graham’s celebrated venue, the Fillmore. Zappa’s criticism of the hippies wasn’t just grouchy; it was urgent, political and frightening. ‘Concentration Moon’ gave warnings about the internment camps Richard Nixon was readying for non-conformists, while ‘Mom and Dad’ was a chilling premonition of how establishment forces would respond to the anti-war movement (in 1971, when the National Guard University, Zappa’s lyric became a prophecy and a bloody reality). ‘Absolutely Free’ mocked flower Power and the album concludes with ‘The Chrome Plated Megaphone of Destiny’, an outrageous sonic-montage designed to outdo George Martin’s ‘mind blowing’ orchestration at the end of Sgt Pepper. This band were not pretty but special, very special indeed and the originality of this album and all Zappa’s early works is undeniable. Now what makes owning the Select repress so important? Well it is very different to the UK first pressing. There are several versions of this album, a highly controversial record that has varying degrees of cuts, edits and censoring. This reissue is considered THE definitive version for most, with most parts back in place as the censorship relaxed. This copy has hardly any editing and is much for it. Heard here to maximum advantage on a hardly played record. Always great to see the cover the way Zappa wanted it made as well – these are very rare indeed and this one refuses to close any other way bar the ‘WRONG’ way, so the Pepper spoof is replicated as it should have been.

Cover Condition and Details: EXCELLENT(+): an unlaminated gatefold format with matt, smooth surfaces. This one has a standard ‘one-way’ fold, but closes in the opposite direction to normal ones making it a very rare variant. Printed and made in England by Howard’s Printers Ltd and includes the Polydor style inner sleeve.

Cover Front: The front in this rare case NOT being the Mothers in dresses. Superb as seen, this has hardly anything to really fault bar a tiny rub on the bottom left corner. Nice to be able to view this the way Frank originally wanted it. Money hailed the arrived of Cal Schenkel, Zappa’s most suggestive visual interpreter. It replicates Sgt Pepper brilliantly, but turns it all around. It was photographed by Jerrold Schatzberg in his New York studio. The blue sky of The Beatles classic now becomes a black thunderstorm with lightning flashing. The flowers for the band name now are vegetables and the band are attired in dresses. The Mothers were flanked by executive producer Tom Wilson on one side, and Jimi Hendrix on the other. A photo of manager Herb Cohen’s daughter, Lisa, was placed in Hendrix’s arms. The lady on the right of Frank is Gail Zappa (sadly recently deceased), heavily pregnant with Moon Unit (his daughter). Darker images of guests appear, MGM lawyers insisted on printing bars across the eyes of anyone in the collage who was still alive (other than players or those involved I would presume): their paranoia simply made the collage still more dark and sinister. In the sleeve notes, Zappa advised listeners to read ‘In the Penal Colony’, a short story by Franz Kafka that dealt with homoerotic abuse, colonialism and military/judicial atrocity – this album and cover remain a disturbing experience to this very day..

Cover Back: Again replicating ‘Pepper’s’ red back cover. This again has little to fault and looks impressive.

Cover Gatefold Inner: This incorrectly being the yellow spread of The Mothers attired in dresses, this being practically as-made and not exposed to handling like it usually is.

Top & Bottoms Edges: All are thick, straight and flush, they lie dead flat and natural. The top pair are largely unworn, with just a small rub on the front centre. The front bottom has a patchy rubbing, the back hardly anything.

Right Edge(s), and Type: Now being incorrectly folded (or was it?), the opening for storage is now on the front, these edges being largely sharp with any thickening little and light. The back is closed with a real tucked and folded edge, any rubbing to it’s surface being little, gentle and light .

Spine and Text: The tradition spine with text is now on the inside as my picture shows, all the text is pristine. The fold on this cover is strictly ‘one-way’, I have seen one or two of these that fold both ways, this does not, and I consider this the rarest of the fold variants made. This spine is totally natural, it is totally impossible to fake or force. The cover lies dead flat naturally with NO force or distortion whatsoever. Be totally assured of this 100% guaranteed fact. So the outer spine now is plain red, it has a few small light surface chips and a moderate rub near the bottom. Still very solid, straight, crisp and without compression.

Corners: Most of the corners are crisp and neat, a little rubbing with most on the bottom left that had a moderate rub/scuff. Very fine to excellent shape retained.

Cover Summary: Possibly the rarest Zappa cover of them all, I have seen very few that fold ‘inside out’, this being the only one that only naturally folds just the one way. An album I have seen a number of times as a standard Select pressing, and one I am always searching for. Only a tiny number of these were made and sent out to retailers. Certainly an interesting, rare variant for the serious Zappa collector.

The Inner Sleeve: EXCELLENT: A Polydor soft-lined inner that has darkened around the seam adhesive area. Minimal creasing and two perfect window circles. No edge splits and the lining fresh and intact.

Vinyl Condition/Visual Grading: PRACTICALLY MINT: a superb, barely played copy with lovely shine and quite solidly pressed. There is barely a blemish to be seen, even under angled light. The audio quality and detail is wonderful, arguably the most psychedelic record ever and this stereo mix is unique to vinyl. Put this with the rare fold cover variant and you have a fantastic copy, one most Zappa fans will cherish.

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 B&W speakers that include the legendary tweeter from their awesome Nautilus range that reveals every blemish or minuscule sound present on any record.]

Sound Quality and Audio Grading: This record plays little short of perfect and was a total joy to hear this clean on vinyl with the correct and most definitive sound and mix. Both channels being sharp and focused with no traces of any degrading at all. This one often falls apart, often with heavy surface noise and multiple scratches. The original stereo mix is amazing, another stunning Zappa/Wilson production. Just listen to the voices on ‘Flower Punk’ for example which have a totally different mix and sound to the first mono version with two distinct vocals coming from each speaker. That dynamic ‘snap’ on the tracks beginning never sounded sharper. The fine details just kept coming and for those only familiar via CD, well this is what this album should sound like. Tracking is effortless* and this could last indefinitely with the due care it deserves. A record from a bygone era but its messages are still relevant. This is a unique experience, nothing has been made like this record before or since. Finding this classic with better sound will prove beyond difficult and merits my highest recommendation.

End Piece: I adore this album, and finding a worthy copy for offering is always a pleasure. For those who think Sgt Pepper is the Lord of all albums, well this Zappa creation was the anti-Christ. How many times I’ve heard this album I could not even estimate, but for certain I never tire listening to it. There is always something hidden away I discover on every listen, such clean pressings are treasure. Hearing it on a vintage vinyl format makes this one extra special - no CD version really compares, how could it with the original master tapes destroyed? The cover alone is worth any price - its unique and daring, would anyone else but Zappa dare to reconstruct the Pepper cover? It remains a mystery, even today how he got away with it – many at the time were not amused. Now seen as Frank wanted it – folded correctly – simply makes the album complete. The sounds embedded in these vintage grooves are a testament to Zappa’s greatness and the same can be said of this legendary band too. It just remains a shame that only after the great man’s death does the world finally wake up to fully recognise this fact. It’s weird, it’s wonderful, and it’s here, enjoy this classic forever in glorious clean stereo. The rare spine fold makes for the perfect Pepper spoof, these rarely surface to be offered.

* 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 2.2 grams.

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