FRANK ZAPPA LUMPY GRAVY SEALED YELLOW LBL PROMO MONO LP

$

471

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·       FRANK ZAPPA - LUMPY GRAVY - ORIGINAL 1968 VERVE MONO LP V-8741

·       ORIGINAL U.S. PRESSING

*** STILL SEALED 100% GUARANTEED ORIGINAL, FIRST (AND ONLY) PROMO-ONLY MONO PRESSING ***

·    BELIEVED TO BE PRESSED ON THE ORIGINAL VERVE MONO YELLOW LABEL PROMO SUCH AS THE ONE SHOWN BELOW, FROM OUR PREVIOUS AUCTION (NO OTHER MONO PRESSINGS OR LABELS EXIST, STOCK OR PROMO)

MONSTRUOUSLY RARE PROMOTIONAL-ONLY MONO COPY; MONO VERSION OF THIS ALBUM WAS NEVER COMMERCIALLY RELEASED IN ANY WAY OR FORM

·       PLEASE NOTE: MONO PRESSINGS OF THIS ALBUM ON BLACK VERVE STOCK LABEL DO NOT EXIST AND WERE NEVER PRODUCED, IRRESPECTIVE OF WHAT SOME WEB SITES AND PRICE GUIDES CLAIM. THIS IS WHY WE ARE SO CONFIDENT YOU WILL FIND A YELLOW LABEL PROMO INSIDE – THE ONLY U.S. MONO PRESSING CAN BE FOUND ON YELLOW LABEL PROMOTIONAL LABEL . SHOULD YOU NEVERTHELESS FIND BLACK VERVE STOCK LABEL INSIDE, YOU WILL BE IN POSSESSION OF ONE OF THE RAREST ZAPPA PRESSINGS EVER PRODUCED ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD – U.S. BLACK STOCK LABEL PRESSING OF THE MONO COPY OF ‘LUMPY GRAVY’, ZAPPA’S FIRST SOLO ALBUM, LITERALLY UNKNOWN TO EXIST.

·       HOW DO WE KNOW THIS IS A MONO COPY? THAT’S EASY: PROMO-ONLY MONO COPIES DID NOT HAVE A STEREO BANNER OR STEREO CATALOG NUMBER (V6-8741) ON THE FRONT PANEL (IN FACT, MONO COPIES DID NOT HAVE EITHER ‘STEREO’ OR ‘MONO’ DESIGNATION ON THE FRONT COVER), HOWEVER THEY DID HAVE A DISTINCT MONO CATALOG NUMBER (V-8741) IN THE LOWER RIGHT-HAND CORNER AND ON THE SPINE; WHEREAS STEREO PRESSINGS HAD A VISIBLE AND PROMINENTLY DISPLAYED “STEREO” BANNER IN THE UPPER RIGHT-HAND CORNER, ACCOMPANIED BY THE STEREO CATALOG NUMBER. (SEE THE SIDE-BY-SIDE ILLUSTRATION SHOWN BELOW; THE STEREO COVER IS FROM OUR PREVIOUS AUCTION; THE MONO COVER IS THE ONE WE ARE OFFERING HERE). IN ADDITION, IN ORDER TO DISPLAY MONO CATALOG NUMBER (WHICH APPEARS AT THE BOTTOM OF THE COVER), THE PAPER SLICK ON THE COVER HAD TO BE PUSHED UPWARD, THUS REVEALING MORE OF ZAPPA’S (DIRTY, OF COURSE) SNEAKERS , AND LESS OF HIS AFRO, THAN ON THE STEREO VERSION

·       THIS IS THE ORIGINAL, AUTHENTIC, FIRST (AND ONLY) U.S. MONO PRESSING; THIS IS NOT A REISSUE, AN IMPORT, OR A COUNTERFEIT PRESSING.

·       ORIGINAL GATEFOLD COVER, MADE OF THICK CARDBOARD (AMERICAN STYLE)

·       “BREATHE” (AIR) HOLES NOTED ON THE SHRINK WRAP

·       THICK, HEAVY VINYL PRESSING

(►PLEASE SEE THE IMAGE OF THE COVER, LABEL OR BOTH, SHOWN BELOW)

(Note: this is a REAL image of the ACTUAL item you are bidding on. This is NOT a "recycled" image from our previous auction. What you see is what you'll get. GUARANTEED!)

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This is Zappa FIRST solo album, and - believe it or not - it may actually be the hardest one to find - in many ways it is tougher to find than the mega-rare mono copies of his first three albums with the Mothers. Originally conceived as a ballet/classical piece, the album wound up in record shops' classical bins, where nobody who was into Mozart and Bach could relate to the name of Frank Zappa. The album flopped big time and disappeared without a trace, never to be reissued again until Zappa started systematically reissuing his (remixed) works on his Barkin' Pumpkin records label in the 1980's. Rare in any form, but particularly hard to find as original gatefold VERVE lp, such as the specimen we proudly present here.

Finding a still sealed yellow label promo-only MONO copy? Forget it – this may be the only known copy in the entire world.

VERVE’S YELLOW LABEL PROMO, RADIO STATION-, AUDITION OR DEMONSTRATION COPIES AND RELEASES (such as the one we have here) were often distributed to the radio stations before the record was released to the public, sometimes as much as four months ahead. These records are generally considered to be the "first among equals": the VERY FIRST generation and the VERY FIRST pressings of the particular title; a PROTOTYPE and the earliest known official pressing of the record. Of course, in this particular case, this is somewhat of a moot point, since the mono copies of this album were never commercially released.

For additional historical or discography information on this album, including track listing ►click here

THIS IS A NO-RESERVE AUCTION!

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·                               CONDITION:

·                               RECORD

(IMPORTANT NOTE: unless otherwise noted, ALL records are graded visually, and NOT play-graded!; we grade records under the strong, diffuse room light or discrete sunlight)

(a)            THE ALBUM IS STILL FACTORY SEALED AND IS BELIEVED TO BE PERFECTLY MINT. Please note: sealed items are assumed to be mint and are sold as-is, as we have no way of inspecting them. For our policy on still sealed records ►click here (PLEASE READ BEFORE PLACING A BID).

(b)            The record is believed to come in its original stock inner sleeve, SUCH AS THE ONE SHOWN BELOW, FROM OUR PREVIOUS AUCTION.

(c)             The record is apparently pressed on a beautiful, thick, inflexible vinyl, which was usually used for the first or very early pressings. Usually, the sound on such thick vinyl pressings is full-bodied, vivid, and even dramatic. Do not expect to obtain such a majestic analog sound from a digital recording!

(d)            Yellow Promo Label version of this title is much rarer that a regular, commercially released, version of this title. We estimate that stock copies of this album outnumber promo copies by a ratio of at least 70:1.

(e)             In addition, promo-only MONO pressing of this title is much rarer, and by far more preferable to its stereo counterpart. We think that the mix is more natural, humane, "organic" and that the mixes are somewhat different than on the stereo version. We estimate that stereo copies of this album outnumber mono pressings by a ratio of at least 250:1 (STEREO PROMOS ALSO EXIST).

(f)              Stock (commercially released) U.S. mono copies of this album are NOT known to exist. They never did, and they never will.

·       COVER (THIS IS THE ORIGINAL, LAMINATED, GLOSSY COVER):

COVER IS STONE MINT, STILL SEALED AND NOTHING SHORT OF ABSOLUTE PERFECTION, WITHOUT EVEN A HINT OF A FLAW OR DEFECT; A KIND OF BEAUTY YOU ONLY GET TO SEE ONCE IN A LIFETIME (A FEW MICROSCOPIC PIECES OF SHRINK WRAP ARE MISSING)

NO IMPERFECTIONS ON THE COVER:

-         No split seams

-         No ring wear

-         No cut-out (drill) holes.

-         No cut-out corners

-         No saw-marks or indents

-         No dirt/dust rubbing stains (friction marks caused by rubbing against other covers)

-         No wrinkles or creases

-         No yellowing from aging

-         No writing

-         No stamps

-         No tearing: no chips, dents or nicks on the seams

-         No peel-off marks

-         No stains

-         No mold or mildew spots

-         No stickers or labels

-         No water damage

-         No razor marks, scratches, pressure marks, lines, streaks, or cuts.

-         No warping

-         No wax, glue, paint or liquid drops on the cover

-         No glue traces or wax residue.

-         No bar codes

-         No RIAA stamps or stickers.

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