FRANK ZAPPA Hot Rats 1970 UK REPRISE RSLP 1st PRESS MINT AUDIO

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Feb 18, 2013 Sold Date

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FRANK ZAPPA Hot Rats 1970 UK REPRISE RSLP 1st PRESS MINT AUDIO

FLAWLESS SOUND, EX SLEEVE, GREAT COPY, A MASTERPIECE

FRANK ZAPPA
Hot Rats

UK REPRISE (RSLP 6356) FIRST PRESSING (February 1970) OF FRANK ZAPPA'S "Hot Rats"
ONE OF THE GREATEST ALBUMS EVER MADE
LOVELY COPY - SEEN LITTLE PLAY AND DELIVERS FLAWLESS AND SENSATIONAL SOUND THROUGHOUT

PRESSED WITH THE FIRST ISSUE REPRISE TRI-COLOUR STEAMBOAT LABELS
MATRIX: RSLP 6356 A1 / RSLP 6356 B1
THE RECORD IS HOUSED IN THE ORIGINAL MATT GATEFOLD SLEEVE "Printed and made by MacNeill Press Ltd., London, S.E.1" WITH FACTORY SEALED LEFT SIDE EDGE
COMPLETE WITH THE ORIGINAL PLAIN WHITE DIE-CUT INNER SLEEVE WITH UK PATENT NUMBER AND "MADE IN ENGLAND" TEXT PRINTED IN BLUE

Aside from the experimental side project Lumpy Gravy, Hot Rats was the first album Frank Zappa recorded as a solo artist without the Mothers, though he continued to employ previous musical collaborators, most notably multi-instrumentalist Ian Underwood.
Other than another side project -- the doo wop tribute Cruising With Ruben and the Jets -- Hot Rats was also the first time Zappa focused his efforts in one general area, namely jazz-rock.
The result is an absolute classic. Hot Rats' genius lies in the way it fuses the compositional sophistication of jazz with rock's down-and-dirty attitude -- there's a real looseness and grit to the three lengthy jams, and a surprising, wry elegance to the three shorter, tightly arranged numbers (particularly the sumptuous "Peaches en Regalia").
Perhaps the biggest revelation isn't the straightforward presentation, or the intricately shifting instrumental voices in Zappa's arrangements -- it's his own virtuosity on the electric guitar, recorded during extended improvisational workouts for the first time here.
His wonderfully scuzzy, distorted tone is an especially good fit on "Willie the Pimp," with its greasy blues riffs and guest vocalist Captain Beefheart's Howlin' Wolf theatrics.
Elsewhere, his skill as a melodist was in full flower, whether dominating an entire piece or providing a memorable theme as a jumping-off point.
In addition to Underwood, the backing band featured contributions from Jean-Luc Ponty, Lowell George, and Don "Sugarcane" Harris, among others; still, Zappa is unquestionably the star of the show.
Hot Rats still sizzles; few albums originating on the rock side of jazz-rock fusion flowed so freely between both sides of the equation, or achieved such unwavering excitement and energy

Side 1: Peaches En Regalia / Willie The Pimp / Son Of Mr. Green Genes
Side 2: Little Umbrellas / The Gumbo Variations / It Must Be A Camel

LABELS: NEAR MINT
Clean, unmarked labels with barely a spindle trace to be seen on Side One and just a couple evident on Side Two
VINYL Visual: MINT-
Both surfaces are clean, unmarked and shine like-new
VINYL Audio: MINT
This first pressing sounds absolutely sensational with an unbeatable depth and clarity simply not found on later issues and my play-check at loud volume found nothing to fault - plays flawlessly from start to finish
SLEEVE: EXCELLENT
The matt gatefold shows a little rubbing to the bottom of the spine (all spine text is clear and bold) but very little top/bottom edge wear.
The outer surfaces show only light signs of handling and the inside is like-new.
Overall, a very fine example indeed

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A PROTECTIVE POLY SLEEVE, NEW INNER SLEEVE WITH ANTI-STATIC LINER, QUALITY BOX (NOT ENVELOPE) MAILER AND AMPLE STIFFENERS ARE ALWAYS USED TO ENSURE THAT YOUR RECORD ARRIVES SAFELY
UK: 1st Class: £4.50 (recorded delivery)
EUROPE: Airmail: £12.00 (International Signed For delivery)
INTERNATIONAL: Airmail: £17.00 (International Signed For delivery)
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