Frank Zappa & The Mothers - Freak Out RARE GERMAN STEREO Verve EX++ LP
  £   33
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£ 33 Sold For
May 3, 2015 Sold Date
Apr 28, 2015 Start Date
£   10 Start price
5   Number Of Bids
  Great Britain Country Of Seller
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I AM HAVING A CLEAR OUT OF MY BELOVED COLLECTION OVER THE NEXT FEW WEEKS!!!


PLENTY OF GEMS TO COME - KEEP YOUR EYES PEELED!!!



THE MOTHERS OF INVENTION


FREAK OUT!


(GER. VERVE, 710 003, 1966)



STUNNING EXAMPLE OF FZ'S LEGENDARY DEBUT!! THIS IS THE VERY FIRST GERMAN STEREO PRESSING, WHICH IS THE RARER SINGLE DISC EDITION LIKE THE ORIGINAL UK RELEASE. TO CUT A LONG STORY SHORT, SOME COUNTRIES THOUGHT A DOUBLE ALBUM AS A DEBUT WAS FAR TOO AMBITIOUS AND DECIDED TO REJIG THE ALBUM WITHOUT ZAPPA'S PERMISSION, AS A RESULT 'GO CRY ON SOMEBODY ELSE'S SHOULDER', 'HOW COULD I BE SUCH A FOOL' & 'ANYWAY THE WIND BLOWS' WERE TAKEN OFF THE ALBUM AND THE ALBUM VERSION OF 'TROUBLE EVERY DAY' WAS REPLACED BY THE TRUNCATED SINGLE EDIT. I DON'T KNOW IT ZAPPA EVER KNEW OF THIS RELEASE, BUT IF HE DID HE MUST HAVE BEEN VERY UPSET!! AS A RESULT, THIS IS A UNIQUE EDITION, ONLY RELEASED IN THE UK AND GERMANY AT THE TIME. 


THIS IS ALSO MILES BETTER THAN THE ORIGINAL UK PRESSING - THIS DISC RUNS TO A TOTAL OF ABOUT 50 MINUTES SO THERE IS A LOT OF MUSIC COMPRESSED ONTO BOTH SIDES. EMI, WHO HANDLED THE UK PRESSING, DID NOT DO AS A GOOD A JOB AS THE GERMAN BRANCH, WHO WERE NO OTHER THAN CLASSICAL GIANTS DGG!! IF ANYBODY COULD FIT LONG LENGTHS OF MUSIC ONTO VINYL, THEN THEY CERTAINLY KNEW HOW!! THIS IS A BRILLIANT PRESSING - UNLIKE THE UK PRESSING IT IS MUCH LOUDER AND CLEARER AND LESS MUDDY!! 


THIS IS SERIOUSLY RARE IN THIS CONDITION TOO - WHEN THESE ALBUMS DO TURN UP THEY ARE USUALLY PRETTY BATTERED BUT THIS ONE IS GORGEOUS - YOU WILL NOT BE DISAPPOINTED!! I STILL COULDN'T BELIEVE MY EYES WHEN I BOUGHT THIS MANY YEARS AGO, FROM A ZAPPA FAN THAT BOUGHT THIS BACK IN THE 70s AND NEVER PLAYED IT SO THERE YOU GO!! DON'T MISS OUT!!





Vinyl is EX++ : full gloss, NO VISIBLE MARKS, hardly any plays, I have only played this twice myself - once when I bought it and yesterday to grade it - it really is in stunning shape, this is as close to mint as you will get (and I hate to use the mint grading unless something is literally brand new!), you will not be disappointed, it's a beautiful pressing and it sounds superb!!


Laminated sleeve is EX+ : hardly any wear, a few light edge creases, no creases, no splits, no tears, amazing shape!!





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