7-2-74 ZAPPA ROXY & ELSEWHERE 2 LPS 12" -TEST PRESSINGS

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JULY 2ND 1974 - ZAPPA / MOTHERS - ROXY & ELSEWHERE - 2 LP - 12" VINYL RECORD SET OF THE ORIGINAL PRE-RELEASE USA TEST PRESSINGS - INCLUDING THE RECORD INFORMATION SHEETS - MANUFACTURED BY COLUMBIA RECORD PRODUCTIONS - SANTA MARIA FOR WARNER BROS. RECORDS INC. - MATRIX NUMBERS - 1 2D-2202 31797/98/99/800-1A/B/C/D.

HERE ARE THE ORIGINAL USA PRE-RELEASE 2 LP VINYL RECORD TEST PRESSINGS FOR FRANK ZAPPA AND THE MOTHERS ROXY & ELSEWHERE ALBUM. THESE WERE THE FIRST COPIES OF THIS RELEASE MADE ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD ON JULY 2ND 1974 WITH THE OFFICIAL RELEASE DATE OF THIS ALBUM STATED AS SEPTEMBER 6TH 1974 ACCORDING TO THE ORIGINAL RECORD INFORMATION SHEETS WHICH ARE ALSO INCLUDED WITH THESE RECORDS. I'VE BEEN A ZAPPA AND RELATED COLLECTOR FOR WELL OVER 30 YEARS NOW AND THESE ARE FROM MY PERSONAL COLLECTION. I'VE HAD THEM FOR A VERY LONG TIME AND ONCE THEY'RE GONE IT MAY BE ANOTHER VERY LONG TIME BEFORE YOU EVER SEE THEM FOR SALE AGAIN. THERE WERE ONLY 20 OR 30 COPIES OF THESE TEST PRESSINGS MADE BACK IN 1974 TO CHECK OUT THE QUALITY AND CONTENT OF THESE RECORDS. BUT BEING THE FIRST RECORDS THAT WERE PRESSED FROM THE PLATES TEST PRESSINGS, AND THESE ARE NO EXCEPTION, HAVE INCREDIBLE SOUND QUALITY.

THESE RECORDS ARE ABOUT AS CLOSE TO MINT AS POSSIBLE, A SMALL SURFACE MARK ON THE TRAIL-IN ON SIDE C WAS REALLY ALL THAT I COULD FIND WHICH LOOKED LIKE IT WASN'T PART OF THE PRESSING PROCESS WHILE LOOKING AT THESE RECORDS UNDER A PAIR OF 100 WATT LIGHT BULBS. THERE IS A LIGHT LINE AND A COUPLE OF SMALLER DOTS ON SIDE A BUT THESE ARE NOT SURFACE MARKS PER SAY OR SCUFFS, THEY WERE MADE DURING THE PRESSING PROCESS AND CERTAINLY DIDN'T AFFECT THE PLAY AND SPEAKING OF PLAY, THESE RECORDS SOUND INCREDIBLE AND WILL BE THE BEST QUALITY VERSIONS OF THIS ALBUM THAT YOU'LL EVER OWN NO MATTER WHAT PRESSINGS YOU MAY ALREADY OWN AND THAT INCLUDES ANY CRAPPY CD VERSION THAT YOU MAY BE HIDING IN YOUR CLOSET. FRANK INTRODUCES SOME OF THE SONGS ON THESE RECORDS AND EVEN WHEN HE'S SPEAKING IT SOUNDS GREAT.

THESE RECORDS COME WITH THE ORIGINAL RECORD INFORMATION SHEETS, BOTH OF THEM HAVE THE SAME INFORMATION TYPED ON IT. THEY'RE BOTH XEROX COPIES ANYWAY BECAUSE THAT'S HOW THEY USED TO MAKE THEM, JUST COPIES FROM THE MASTER INFORMATION SHEET. BOTH OF THEM WERE ONCE TAPED TO THE GENERIC WHITE CARDBOARD JACKET BUT ONE OF THEM HAS SINCE COME LOOSE. THEY BOTH HAVE A TINY BIT OF YELLOWING, OR AT LEAST ARE CERTAINLY DARKER THAN WHEN THEY WERE FIRST MADE BACK IN 1974. THESE RECORD INFORMATION SHEETS CONTAIN MORE INFORMATION THAN ANYBODY COULD POSSIBLY NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THIS RELEASE INCLUDING SONG TITLES AND TIMINGS, DATE OF PRESSING, PROPOSED RELEASE DATE, NOTE TO THE PRESSING PLANT HOW THEY WANT EACH SIDE PRESSED, LABEL INFORMATION, ART DEPARTMENT INFORMATION, PUBLISHING INFORMATION EVEN WHAT INFORMATION THAT THEY WOULD LIKE THEIR PROMO COPIES TO CONTAIN, . THE RECORDS COME IN THEIR OWN ORIGINAL GENERIC WHITE CARDBOARD JACKETS THAT NEVER HAD ANYTHING PRINTED ON THEM ORIGINALLY BUT SOMEBODY WROTE THE CATALOG NUMBER ON THE FRONT OF ONE AND ZAPPA / MOTHERS, WHAT SIDES THESE ARE AND SOME NUMBERS ON THE OTHER ONE BUT WHO GIVES A FU*K ANYWAY? THE RECORDS ALSO COME WITH COLLECTORS TYPE OF INNER SLEEVES AND JUST WHEN YOU WERE THINKING " WOW MAN, IT CAN'T GET ANY BETTER THAN THIS " A PLASTIC OUTER SLEEVE IS PROVIDED FOR EACH JACKET SO THAT IF YOUR FRIENDS SPILL THEIR RANCID BUDWEISER ON YOUR RECORDS WHEN YOU PLAY THEM AT YOUR NEXT BONGO PARTY OR WEENIE ROAST, YOU CAN SIMPLY WIPE OFF THE BEER FROM THE PLASTIC OUTER SLEEVE AND CONTINUE DANCING WITH WILD DEPRAVEMENT.

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PAYMENT MUST BE RECEIVED WITHIN 10 DAYS OF THE PURCHASE DATE IF SENDING A MONEY ORDER. IF YOU PLAN TO PAY WITH PAYPAL JUST PAY WHEN YOU PURCHASE OR WIN THE RECORDS. NO EXTRA WEASEL FEES ARE EVER CHARGED TO BUYERS THAT USE PAYPAL.

$8.00 FOR PRIORITY MAIL SHIPPING IN THE USA.

$9.00 FOR AIR MAIL SHIPPING TO OUR FRIENDS IN CANADA.

$16.00 FOR AIR MAIL SHIPPING TO ANY OTHER LOCATION IN THE WORLD. NO SURFACE MAIL SHIPPING!!!

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HELLO BOYS AND GIRLS, I AM REV. A. WEST, THE MINISTER AT THE CHURCH OF OUR LADY OF ETERNAL FLATULENCE IN BEAUTIFUL POOTERSVILLE, MARYLAND. ARE YOU A PERVERT OR A DEVIL WORSHIPPER THAT'S INTERESTED IN BUYING SOME FOUL ZAPPA ITEMS? HEY, YOU'RE GOING TO HELL ANYWAY, RIGHT? WELL I HAVE PLENTY OF THE DEVIL'S MUSIC IN MY E-BAY STORE JUST FESTERING IN THERE WAITING TO GET UNLEASHED ON THE WORLD. SO GO ON INSIDE OF THERE MY SON AND DON'T BE AFRAID TO BUY SOMETHING. I'M A MAN OF THE CLOTH AND YOUR SECRET WILL BE SAFE WITH ME WHICH IS WHY ALL OF THE ZAPPA RECORDS THAT I SELL ARE SENT IN A PLAIN BROWN CARDBOARD BOX SO THAT NOBODY, INCLUDING YOUR FRIENDS, NEIGHBORS, WIFE AND FAMILY MEMBERS WILL EVER DISCOVER JUST WHAT KIND OF FILTHY MUSIC A PERVERT SUCH AS YOURSELF MIGHT ENJOY HEARING. THE ADMISSION TO MY E-BAY STORE IS STILL FREE AND MAY GOD HAVE MERCY ON YO' MISERABLE BEHIND.