A long long time ago, Uncle Frank & The Mothers released one of only two Verve singles in Japan. This one, with sleeve dated ‘TO 6711’ [Nov 67 Tokyo] was the first & has since become one of the rarest Frank Zappa official releases in the world.
Taken from the then-recently released ‘Freak Out’ album, this wide centred 7″ is backed by Who Are The Brain Police? A jolly civil rights themed package all round. What makes this extra special is that the title track is the 2:33 single edit, rather than the 5:53 album version. Sometimes these are found as fairly tatty copies but even then you still have to pay a small fortune for them.
This rare example is a stock copy & only the second our Japanese buyer has ever found. The thin silk laminated flipback picture sleeve is untorn, free of stickers or writing. The pink lettering really stands out unblemished & the unique design even sports a ‘psychedelic’ genre header in red. We would grade the sleeve a very pleasing VG+ with just some minor foxing on the back not spoiling the print & otherwise just the very lightest thumb crease from handling.
The vinyl has a deep sheen both sides & grades VG+/EX- with merely a few faint paper hairlines not affecting play. A lovely copy of one of the rarest FZ releases in the world! Find out more about this record in our store.
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FRANK ZAPPA The Man From Utopia (1983 Dutch 10-track LP, the sleeve art makes reference to an infamous outdoor gig in Italy [which shall remain unnamed] where the band was first beseiged byMosquitos, who had unfortunately chosen that very dayto breed, & which then ended in a riot in the crowd with tear gas being liberally sprayed about. Just one more ordinary day in the life of a Rock 'n' Roll band! song hype stickered picture sleeve with lyric inner. The sleeve shows light wear and the vinyl has little sign of play CBS25251)
- Frank Zappa - Studio Tan - UK - vinyl LP - £20.00, $22.20, €22.80 (New Item) (arrived 11-Aug-2022 11:49)
FRANK ZAPPA Studio Tan (1978 UK 4-track LP ranging from the epic 'Greggery Peccary' to the majesty of 'RDNZL', picture sleeve. The sleeve has only minor wear and the vinyl is near mint K59210)
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- Frank Zappa - Uncle Meat - UK - 2-LP vinyl set - £125.00, $138.75, €142.50 (New Item) (arrived 11-Aug-2022 12:30)
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