FRANK ZAPPA LP Apostrophe TEST PRESSING

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FRANK ZAPPA

LP


Apostrophe






$6.00 postage and packaging to USA or Canada, $1.00 for each additional 12". $10.00 Airmail overseas. All records are shipped in solid cardboard record mailers and in plastic sleeves. $2 for insurance in North America; $7 US additional for Registered Airmail overseas, which includes insurance. Please note Canada Post is more expensive than USPS for overseas shipping, and is based on weight and volume. The three most common rates are (in US) $10, $26, and $45 for bulk shipments.

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RECORD GRADING

I try to be an accurate grader of vinyl but I have not listened to all the records I am selling. I offer an unconditional money back guarantee for purchase price of item.

MINT: appears unplayed
NEAR-MINT: no visible flaws
EXCELLENT: light wear; a previous owner took good care
VERY GOOD: surface wear, still playeable/enjoyable
FAIR : Surface scuffed, some scratches
GOOD : plays without skipping


This Vinyl is graded Near Mint on my grading system.
no cover


The musically similar follow-up to the commercial breakthrough of Over-Nite Sensation, Apostrophe became Frank Zappa's second gold and only Top Ten album with the help of the "doggy wee-wee" jokes of "Don't Eat the Yellow Snow," Zappa's first chart single (a longer, edited version that used portions of other songs on the LP). The first half of the album is full of nonsensical shaggy-dog story songs that segue into one another without seeming to finish themselves first; their dirty jokes are generally more subtle and veiled than the more notorious cuts on Over-Nite Sensation. The second half contains the instrumental title cut, featuring Jack Bruce on bass; "Uncle Remus," an update of Zappa's critique of racial discord on "Trouble Every Day"; and a return to the album's earlier silliness in "Stink-Foot." Apostrophe has the narrative feel of a concept album, but aside from its willful absurdity, the concept is difficult to decipher; even so, that doesn't detract from its entertainment value.
All Music Guide
Printed in USA
Discreet DS4-2175
Stereo
1974

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