Frank Zappa - Apostrophe US Discreet TEST PRESSING LP Columbia
  £   465
  $   616

 


£ 465 Sold For
Apr 26, 2015 Sold Date
Apr 21, 2015 Start Date
£   10 Start price
16   Number Of Bids
  Great Britain Country Of Seller
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I AM HAVING A CLEAR OUT OF MY BELOVED COLLECTION OVER THE NEXT FEW WEEKS!!!
PLENTY OF GEMS TO COME - KEEP YOUR EYES PEELED!!!

FRANK ZAPPA
APOSTROPHE  TEST PRESSING!!!
US DISCREET DS 2175 1974 COLUMBIA SANTA MARIA TEST PRESSING LABELS RUN-OUT SIDE 1 : DS-2175 31690-1A handwritten, circular symbol with two dashes RUN-OUT SIDE 2 : DS-2175 31691-1A handwritten, circular symbol with two dashes

WHAT CAN I SAY ABOUT THIS FABULOUS TEST PRESSING?!
THIS IS THE ONLY ONE OF THESE I HAVE EVER COME ACROSS AND I HAVE HAD IT FOR QUITE SOME TIME NOW - THE ONLY I HAVE EVER SEEN COME UP FOR SALE ONLINE WAS A FEW YEARS BACK AND IT WAS MISSING THE CUE SHEET
I HAVE BEEN A COLLECTOR OF ZAPPA FOR MANY YEARS AND CAN TELL FOR A FACT THAT THIS IS GENUINE - BOTH LABELS HAVE CENTRE 'DEEP GROOVES' TYPICAL OF USA PRESSINGS OF THIS TIME AND BEING FAMILIAR WITH THE US STOCK PRESSING OF THIS, I CAN CONFIRM THAT THE RUN-OUTS LOOK IDENTICAL, SAME HANDWRITING AND EVERYTHING. THIS IS THE NORMAL MIX OF THE ALBUM, NO DIFFERENT MIXES. BUT THESE FIRST PRESSINGS ARE REALLY NICE - GREAT SOUND, THAT'S COLUMBIA FOR YOU!!
AS YOU CAN SEE FROM THE PHOTOS THE ORIGINAL CUE SHEET IS STILL TAPED TO THE FRONT (AN INTERESTING POINT IS THAT THERE APPEARS TO BE WRITING UNDERNEATH THE CUE SHEET TO THE LEFT TOO, SO PERHAPS SOMEONE TAPED THIS TO THE FRONT SOME YEARS LATER, BUT YOU CAN TELL THAT THE TAPE ON THE FRONT THAT IS HOLDING IT IN PLACE HAS BEEN THERE FOR A WHILE!!
THE CUE SHEET HAS A FEW SCRIBBLES ON IT, AN INTERESTING NOTE IS THAT ON THE SHEET IT SAYS 'COPIES TO...' AND LISTS 21 PEOPLE SO THIS COULD POSSIBLY MEAN ONLY 21 OF THESE WERE MADE BUT WHO KNOWS?? EITHER WAY, I DOUBT MANY HAVE SURVIVED!!
HERE'S YOUR OPPORTUNITY TO GRAB ONE OF ZAPPA'S MOST ICONIC ALBUMS AS HE WOULD HAVE WANTED YOU TO HEAR IT!!
IF YOU ARE A BIG ZAPPA FAN LIKE MYSELF THAN THIS IS THE ONE FOR YOU (NO FOOLIN')

Vinyl is EX : a few light marks, plays close to EX+ with very minimal noise, lovely loud clear pressing
Plain white card sleeve + cue sheet is VG++ : bottom seam partially split but still holding together, top seam has wear, spine has some light wear but all intact, front and back are a little grubby with some light staining and ring wear but overall this is in lovely shape, especially for an item like this - sleeves were often misplaced or simply thrown away with these test pressings




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