FRANK ZAPPA / MOI Beat The Boots Box I. RARE N/M LPs

	£		101
	$		133

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Artist or Band: FRANK ZAPPA and THE MOTHERS OF INVENTION

Album Title: Beat the Boots (Box I).

Producer(s): Frank Zappa / Bob Stone.

ALBUMS & TRACK LIST:

As an Am (1981): That Makes Me Mad; Young & Monde; Sharleena; Black Napkins; Black Page #2; The Torture Never Stops.

The Ark (1969): Big Leg Emma; Some Ballet Music; Status Back Baby; Valarie; My Guitar; Uncle Meat/King Kong (Medley).

Freaks & Mother*#@%! (1970): Happy Together; Wino Man-with Dr. John Routine; Concentration Moon; Palladin Routine; Call Any Vegetable; Little House I Used to Live In; Mudshark Variations; Holiday in Berlin; Sleeping in a Jar; Cruisin’ for Burgers.

Unmitigated Audacity (1974): Dupree’s Paradise (untitled); It Can’t Happen Here; Hungry Freaks, Daddy; You’re Probably Wondering Why I’m Here; How Could I Be Such a Fool?; I Ain’t Got No Heart; I’m Not Satisfied; Wowie Zowie; Let’s Make the Water Turn Black; Harry, You’re a Beast; Oh No; More Trouble Every Day; Louie Louie; Camarillo Brillo.

Anyway the Wind Blows (2 discs 1979): Watermelon in Easter Hay; Dead Girls of London; I Ain’t Got No Heart; Brown Shoes Don’t Make It; Cosmik Debris; Tryin’ to Grow a Chin; City of Tiny Lites; Dancin’ Fool; Easy Meat; Jumbo Go Away; Andy; Inca Roads; Florentine Pogen; Honey, Don’t You Want a Man Like Me?; Keep It Greasy; The Meek Shall Inherit Nothing; Another Cheap Aroma; Wet T-Shirt Night; Why Does It Hurt When I Pee?; Titties and Beer.

Tis the Season to Be Jelly (1967): You Didn’t Try to Call Me; Petroushka; Bristol Stomp; Baby Love; Big Leg Emma; No Matter What You Do; Blue Suede Shoes; Hound Dog; Gee; King Kong; It Can’t Happen Here.

Saarbrücken (2 discs, 1978): (only some songs listed on cover) Dancin’ Fool; Easy Meat; Baby, Don’t You Want a Man Like Me?; Keep It Greasy; Village of the Sun; The Meek Shall Inherit Nothing; City of Tiny Lites; Pound for a Brown; Bobby Brown Goes Down; Conehead; Flakes; Magic Fingers; Don’t Eat the Yellow Snow; Nanook Rubs It; St. Alfonzo’s Pancake Breakfast; Bamboozled by Love.

Piquantique (1973): Kung Fu (includes the opening theme from ‘The Eric Dolphy Memorial Barbecue’); RDNZL; Dupree’s Paradise; T’Mershi Duween; Farther O’Blivion (including themes from the ‘Steno Pool’ section of ‘The Adventures of Greggary Peccary’, ‘The Be-Bop Tango’ and a fast instrumental arrangement of ‘Cucamonga’.

Label/Format: Rhino.

Label Conditions: All labels are immaculate, most unmarked as made, maybe just the odd minute spindle trace on one or two if scrutinised closely. This set has been played once by myself and considered my own personal item. It originally came from an superb large Zappa collection, many items of which were actually unplayed. As I own ALL Zappa albums as first press originals in nigh-on Mint condition, I decided (after due consideration), it was time to let someone else enjoy these barely played records.

Cat Number: R-70907 (Foo-eee).

Speed: 33.3 rpm.

Country of Manufacture: United States.

Rarity: Rare: these were very limited indeed.

Original Year of Release: 1991

Brief Info: As a response by Zappa to the number of bootlegs being made of his music, he decided to officially issue eight of the better ones to counteract the problem. These albums are from various eras and venus and were all tweaked for sound by Bob Stone. Sound quality ranges from average to very fine and there are some superb performances particulary from the early Mothers, (‘The Ark’) really stands out with a long extended workout on side two. All have the original (unofficial) artwork and are housed inside a brown box that opens up to a stage with the band and pop-up audience. This clearly fragile and easily damaged. Also included is the very rare original badge. Clearly this is one for the Zappa fan who simply cannot get enough of the official issues, but this IS now official of course. Zappa’s opinion was, if you have to listen to stuff like this, you may as well hear it somewhere near it’s best on better quality vinyl with better quality sound. One of the rarest Zappa vinyl sets ever and rarely seen or offered – this sold out very quickly. All the covers are like new and the records (possibly) played once or not even at all. I did NOT play these prior to listing simply because they all look as made.

PLEASE BE AWARE: this is quite a heavy set, so postage will not be cheap – so be aware of this prior to bidding.

Box Grade and Format: NEAR EXCELLENT: beyond fragile and more often seen crushed, torn and very tatty indeed (if indeed you can even find one). The working pop-up inside is undamaged with no wear – this looks fantastic when seen for real. The actual box has some mildish creasing but has few marks, no splits and any burring on the inside edges light and mild. Totally uncrushed and clean, a possible light sticker residue mark near the top edge of the front. The underside that lists the contents also has little wear, just a mild crease. My grading critical on such a fragile items that is barely strong enough to hold 10 records and their covers. This will never prove easy to find much better.

Covers & Format: All covers are practically Mint as made. All are single formats.

Extra: The original pin badge is Mint as made.

Vinyl Condition/Visual Grading: All practically as made and most probably not even played. Any surface marks or blemishes, simply present from new. I have NOT played these prior to this listing. ALL pictures of the actual items being sold. Also, the records are all removed from the main covers to avoid any chance of edge splits in transit.

SHIPPING COSTS & CONDITIONS – PLEASE READ CAREFULLY – UK MUST BE SPECIAL DELIVERY ONLY:

Posting & Packing: UK & CHANNEL ISLANDS via SPECIAL Delivery: £19.95 (I will NOT send this uninsured or signed for. Ignore the basic postage I cannot remove on this listing).

Posting & Packing: EUROPE & SCANDINAVIA. (Airmail Value): £35 to £40 [depending on country]

Posting & Packing: OVERSEAS (non-European) (Airmail Value): £45 to £50 [depending on country]

Now one of the most established sellers on Ebay and still offering the finest and most accurately described and graded records I can find. I pride myself on offering a variety of genres to keep my site as interesting as possible. I will rarely offer any record that falls below a true Excellent grading, unless its of a certain rarity which will justify offering a lesser grade. I try, to the best of my ability to describe as accurately and as honesty as I can all items I offer for sale with all the relevant information I can think of to help any potential bidder and collector. You may notice I only submit records sparingly on Ebay - on average ONEADAY, a couple more at weekends if time permits, hence the name - time rarely allows for more as I Play-Grade virtually every record I offer in their entirety, not just bits to guess a grade - visuals alone do not always tell a true or full story. I will mention any defects or flaws no matter how small that I notice to be fair as possible to any interested collector – I am very fussy and my buyers have the right to be too. Every record I offer, whether it be a common or rare item deserves the same respect as far as I am concerned and will be treated the same - just because an item is rare does not always mean its good. I get just as much pleasure offering a relatively common record in stunning near mint condition as the real rare items. All the pictures I use for your guidance are taken with a digital camera or scanned - they are NOT improved, cleaned-up or made better looking than they are with camera trickery or enhancing with digital programmes. What you see is what you get and scanned labels will give a more accurate representation of the genuine colour than flash photography where light is variable. I cannot guarantee total accuracy for colours however but most will be very close. If any picture I take looks more flattering than the actual item for any reason, I will clearly state the fact in the advert and vice-versa. I hope the item below is to your liking - any questions can be emailed and I will do my very best to answer you. I am enthusiastic, and have a fair degree of knowledge about many genres and I promise quality items - bid with confidence - excellence comes as standard and so does Near Mint regularly. Please assume all records I offer have NO jumps, sticks, warps or writing on covers or labels unless clearly stated to the contrary. Thanks for your interest and Good luck – MIKE.

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PACKING - THIS IS WHAT YOU GET.

What You Get: To confirm to the strict Ebay rules on shipping, I must now send ALL my packets ‘Signed-For’ with NO exceptions. Both buyers and sellers want their packets to have a safer journey and this is not a bad thing.

I now offer the fastest possible posting, often the very next day after payment is received or within two to three days maximum (unless on holiday). I only use FIRST-CLASS Mail. The record’s cover will be placed within a BRAND NEW soft protective sleeve and the actual record will be professionally cleaned on my new VPI-17 Pro vacuum system to give ultimate clean grooves and playing surfaces and the best possible looks and ultimate sound quality. You will NOT get tired, dull looking, dust infested records inside worn and foggy covers with tatty inners from this seller and that’s a promise and guarantee. All records are posted in professional boxes (NOT Mailers, these do not offer any real protection). The record(s) are REMOVED from their main cover to avoid edge splits and placed within a brand new polylined inner. The record’s original inner will be included if available. The boxes are then reinforced with at least TWO, ULTRA THICK stiffeners for maximum extra protection – these are FOUR TIMES thicker than commercial stiffeners and are custom-made for oneadayrecords. Really rare and expensive albums will even be Double Boxed if deemed necessary and possible. When larger boxes are used, the thick record and stiffener ‘sandwich’ is then thickly embedded into bubble-wrap to bulk out the record inside the box to centre the item inside to reduce the risk of damage still further. Printed address labels are used for clarity as well as a sender label. Customers requests or special needs for P&P will be respected if at all possible but ‘Signed-For’ posting is NOT an option anymore. I do not profit on posting and the cost of this lavish packing is NOT even charged for, I offer probably the best-value and safest shipping possible for ultimate confidence. The boxes and ultra thick double-wall stiffeners and bubble wrap make a near impregnable fortress for safe shipping and this is used inland and overseas for ALL my records, not just the rare and expensive. I will invoice any winning bidder as soon as possible after the auction ends. My ‘loss’ or ‘damage rate’ is less than one in two thousand based on over 7,000+ items sold in nearly 10 years of Ebay trading and I consider that pretty exceptional. The only damage rate acceptable for this seller is ZERO and I think my packets will offer just that. It would take a vicious postman or postal service to damage these for sure. Even one of these stiffeners cannot be bent by hand, so what chance 3 or 4 inside a box? Oneadayrecords is a MAILER-FREE ZONE. I discount of course for multiple purchases with a maximum of FIVE records per box (one double can sometimes be included subject to total weight). I will not respond to questions on shipping costs as all the details are included here and on ALL of my adverts. Details below:

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PLEASE NOTE: I now exercise my right to open a dispute after the Ebay rule of FOUR days if no payment is received. I will then cancel the dispute to end the, again after the mandatory FOUR days and then offer the item to the runner-up or relist. The non-payer will also be blocked from my Ebay site and they take the Ebay consequences (a strike or removal from the system). Small businesses need prompt payment to trade and these strict rules WILL be applied.

Payment Conditions:

I prefer PayPal or cheque from UK winning bidders. I can accept PayPal from overseas bidders or direct payment into my bank account.

Potential Bidders: I will cancel any bids I feel are time-wasters. A maximum 3 days for communication and 4 days for payment to arrive - if not I will relist the item or offer to the runner-up. Fast deals get great feedback from me. Any questions - please ask and thanks for looking.

My Guarantee: If any winning bidder is not satisfied with their purchase I will offer a complete refund. I will not refund if any defect detail is clearly stated on the advert and missed by the buyer, so read the item description carefully. If any overseas collector does not understand anything in my listing, please email and ask me to help. Thank You.

SOME GENERAL GUIDES TO WEAR AND CONDITIONS TO HELP YOU DECIDE

My Use of Description Terminology: Surface Marks = Superficial, usually light marks, hairlines or light scuffs that rarely sound. Scratch = a needle mark that goes below the record’s surface, some will sound, some will not, my play-grade will inform. Original = a record that has been pressed with the first label design which does NOT necessarily mean a very first pressed record. First Pressing = A record that I believe or know to be a genuine very first pressed record. I do not claim to always know for sure, and that’s why I state the stamper and matrix numbers if at all possible, for those who claim to know what they all mean, the information is there for the collector to decide. I prefer to use terms like ‘Early Copy’ rather than ‘First Pressing’ if I am not totally sure. Surface Sound = Mild, light sound, usually light crackle or similar. Distortion = Break up of the actual sound caused by groove wear or damage from a chipped stylus – the most undesirable form of unwanted sound, vintage mono records were the most prone to this happening but not exclusively so. The symptoms of distortion are high frequency clipping, moderate constant crackle or an echo type sound quality. Violin, piano and vocals are most prone to groove-wear distortion. Feathering = Fraying or softening of the entry edge of a cover. Covers with feathered entrance edges are more likely to have had the actual record inserted and removed more than a non-feathered, sharp-edged cover which are always far more attractive. Set Off, actually a printer’s term for dark ink leaving mild residue on pale or white ink when rested upon. e.g. when a gatefold cover has black ink closed against white, this can leave some black residue on the pale area – this is mostly unavoidable or course.

The Argument for Vinyl Original sound and mix (mono mixes are rarely available on CD), high quality sound on clean copies (played on a hi-end dedicated analogue system – breathtaking sound!), beautiful, large format covers, artwork, inserts and even full size posters etc; huge investment potential, and the pleasure of owning ‘the real thing’.