1978 ZAPPA STUDIO TAN TEST PRESSING LP+ RECORD INFO SHT

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AUGUST 4TH 1978 - FRANK ZAPPA - STUDIO TAN - 12" VINYL RECORD - TEST PRESSING - LP INCLUDING THE RECORD INFORMATION SHEET - PRESSED IN THE USA BY WARNER BROS. RECORDS INC. - MATRIX NUMBERS - DSK-1/2-2291 LW 1/2.

THIS IS THE ORIGINAL USA TEST PRESSING MADE ON AUGUST 4TH 1978 OF FRANK ZAPPA'S CLASSIC ALBUM " STUDIO TAN ". THE OFFICIAL RELEASE DATE OF STUDIO TAN WAS GOING TO BE HELD ON SEPTEMBER 8TH 1978 SO THIS TEST PRESSING WAS MADE MORE THAN A MONTH BEFORE THE OFFICIAL RELEASE. BEING A USA TEST PRESSING, THIS WAS ONE OF THE FIRST STUDIO TAN RECORDS TO EVER BE PRESSED ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD AND SINCE IT WAS ONE OF THE FIRST PRESSINGS THAT WERE MADE FROM THE PLATES, THE TECHNICAL SOUND QUALITY ARE INCREDIBLE. THIS RECORD IS FROM MY PERSONAL COLLECTION AND I'VE BEEN A ZAPPA AND RELATED ARTIST COLLECTOR FOR WELL OVER 30 YEARS.

THERE'S SOME ULTRA LIGHT SURFACE MARKS THAT I FOUND WHILE MOVING THE RECORD AROUND UNDER A PAIR OF 100 WATT LIGHT BULBS THAT DON'T AFFECT THE PLAY. YEAH THESE MARKS ARE PROBABLY PAPER SCUFFS AND CERTAINLY DON'T LOOK LIKE THEY WERE MADE BY CONTACT WITH A NEEDLE BESIDES I PLAYED BOTH SIDES OF THE RECORD AND DIDN'T HEAR ANY SURFAE NOISE, JUST ONE OF THE BEST QUALITY VERSIONS OF STUDIO TAN THAT YOU'LL EVER HEAR. THE LABELS HAVE SOME ULTRA LIGHT SPINDLE MARKS THAT YOU'D NEED A BRIGHT LIGHT TO SEE AND THE USUAL TECHNICAL USE ONLY STUFF THAT YOU'D EXPECT TO FIND PRINTED ON THE LABEL OF A TEST PRESSING AS WELL AS WARNER BROS. RECORDS INC.

PAYMENT BY PAYPAL OR MONEY ORDER IN US DOLLARS.

PAYMENT MUST BE RECEIVED WITHIN 10 DAYS OF THE PURCHASE DATE IF SENDING A MONEY ORDER. IF YOU PLAN TO PAY WITH PAYPAL, YOU CAN PAY WHEN YOU PURCHASE OR WIN THE ITEM. NO EXTRA FEES FOR BUYERS THAT USE PAYPAL.

$6.00 FOR PRIORITY MAIL SHIPPING IN THE USA.

$7.00 FOR AIR MAIL SHIPPING TO CANADA.

$12.00 FOR AIR MAIL SHIPPING TO ANY OTHER LOCATION IN THE WORLD. NO SURFACE MAIL SHIPPING!

SIDE ONE CONTAINS: GREGGERY PECCARY 20:40.

SIDE TWO CONTAINS: LET ME TAKE YOU TO THE BEACH 2:44 - REVISED MUSIC FOR GUITAR AND LOW BUDGET ORCHESTRA 7:36 - REDUNZIL 8:12.

THE RECORD COMES WITH ACTUALLY 2 RECORD INFORMATION SHEETS, BUT THEY HAVE THE SAME INFORMATION TYPED ON THEM, ACTUALLY THEY'RE BOTH XEROX COPIES WHICH IS HOW THEY USED TO MAKE THEM BACK THEN. ONE OF THE SHEETS IS TAPED TO THE FRONT OF A GENERIC WHITE CARDBOARD JACKET WHICH IS WHAT A TEST PRESSING LP USED TO COME IN, SOMEBODY WROTE FRANK ZAPPA IN THE UPPER RIGHT HAND CORNER AND IT LOOKS LIKE UNDERNEATH THE RECORD INFORMATION SHEET SOMEBODY WROTE DSK 2291 WHICH WOULD BE THE CATALOG NUMBER FOR THIS ALBUM. THERE WAS NOTHING EVER PRINTED ON THE CARDBOARD JACKET. THE RECORD INFORMATION SHEET CONTAINS SONG TITLES AND TIMINGS, LABEL INFORMATION AS WELL AS THE DATE OF THE PRESSING, THE PROPOSED RELEASE DATE OF THE ALBUM, THE DATE OF THE REVISION, 8-17-78 WHEN THE TIMINGS WERE CONFIRMED AND ALSO ART DEPT. INFORMATION. GET THE PICTURE? IF NOT SEE THE PHOTOS.THE RECORD ALSO COMES WITH A COLLECRORS TYPE OF INER SLEEVE AND AS IF THAT WERN'T ENOUGH, A PLASTIC OUTER SLEEVE IS PROVIDED JUST IN CASE YOU GO TO THE BEACH AND GET SOME CRABS.

SEND AN E-MAIL WITH ANY QUESTIONS AND CHECK OUT MY OTHER FRANK ZAPPA AND THE MOTHERS OF INVENTION, CAPTAIN BEEFHEART, JETHRO TULL, PINK FLOYD, JIMI HENDRIX, ROLLING STONES, ALICE COOPER AND VARIOUS OTHER ARTISTS ITEMS FOR SALE IN MY E-BAY STORE.

SORRY, BUT THE REFLECTION SEEN ON THE RECORD IN THE PHOTO WON'T BE INCLUDED WITH THE ACTUAL ITEM. IF I WERE A GREAT PHOTOGRAPHER I'M SURE THAT I'D FIND SOMETHING BETTER TO PHOTOGRAPH THAN A ZAPPA RECORD WHICH MOST PEOPLE HAVE NO INTREST IN SEEING OR EVEN HEARING. FOR MORE ZAPPA STUFF THAT NOBODY CARES ABOUT VISIT MY E-BAY STORE: SIR RICHARD PUMP A LOAF'S BAKERY. THE ADMISSION IS STILL FREE AND SINCE YOU'RE STILL HERE READING THIS STUFF YOU PROBABLY HAVE NOTHING BETTER TO DO ANYWAY. SO WADDA YEZ WAITIN' FOR, HUH?