THE MOTHERS OF INVENTION Freak Out 1967 UK VERVE 1st *STEREO* NEAR MINT
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THE MOTHERS OF INVENTION Freak Out! 1967 UK VERVE 1st *STEREO* NEAR MINT

THE MOTHERS OF INVENTION
Freak Out!

UK VERVE (SVLP 9154) FIRST *STEREO* PRESSING (March 1967)
A SUPERB ORIGINAL COPY WHICH HAS SEEN LITTLE USE, PLAYS LIKE NEW AND IS THE BEST I HAVE SEEN

PRESSED WITH THE FIRST BLACK/SILVER VERVE LABELS WITH "SOLD IN THE UK..." STATEMENT
MATRIX: V6 5005 A-1 / V6 5005 B-1
MOTHERS/STAMPERS: 1/A and 1/A
THE RECORD IS HOUSED IN THE ORIGINAL FRONT LAMINATED FLIPBACK SLEEVE "Printed and made by Garrod & Lofthouse Ltd. Patents pending"
COMPLETE WITH THE ORIGINAL "PATENTS APPLIED FOR" PLAIN WHITE DIE-CUT INNER SLEEVE

One of the most ambitious debuts in rock history, Freak Out! was a seminal concept album that somehow foreshadowed both art rock and punk at the same time.
The record deconstruct rock conventions right and left, eventually pushing into territory inspired by avant-garde classical composers.
Yet the album is sequenced in an accessibly logical progression; the first half is dedicated to catchy, satirical pop/rock songs that question assumptions about pop music, setting the tone for the radical new directions of the second half.
"Hungry Freaks, Daddy," quickly posits the Mothers of Invention as the antithesis of teen-idol bands, often with sneering mockeries of the teen-romance songs that had long been rock's commercial stock-in-trade.
Despite his genuine emotional alienation and dissatisfaction with pop conventions, though, Frank Zappa was actually a skilled pop composer; even with the raw performances and his stinging guitar work, there's a subtle sophistication apparent in his unorthodox arrangements and tight, unpredictable melodies.
The perceptive Watts riot protest "Trouble Every Day," Zappa exchanges pop song structure for experiments with musique concrète, amelodic dissonance, shifting time signatures and studio effects.
It's the first salvo in his career-long project of synthesising popular and art music, high and low culture; while these pieces can meander, they virtually explode the limits of what can appear on a rock album, and effectively illustrate Freak Out!'s underlying principles: acceptance of differences and free individual expression. Zappa would spend much of his career developing and exploring ideas -- both musical and conceptual -- first put forth here; while his myriad directions often produced more sophisticated work, Freak Out! contains at least the rudiments of almost everything that followed, and few of Zappa's records can match its excitement over its own sense of possibility

Side 1:
Hungry Freaks, Daddy
I Ain't Got No Heart
Who Are The Brain Police?
Motherly Love
Wowie Zowie
You Didn't Try To Call Me
I'm Not Satisfied
You're Probably Wondering Why I'm Here
Side 2:
Trouble Comin' Every Day
Help, I'm A Rock
The Return Of The Son Of Monster Magnet

LABELS: NEAR MINT
Both labels are clean and unmarked and I struggle to see any spindle traces at all
VINYL Visual: NEAR MINT
Both surfaces shine like new with just one hairline on Side One which is harmless
VINYL Audio: NEAR MINT
Outstanding audio delivery with a crystal clear, deep, rich and vibrant sound.
Plays flawlessly except for a touch of surface between tracks one and two on Side Two which is over in a second and is only between the tracks.
Otherwise, no clicks, ticks or pops and exceptionally clean.
A superb original copy and they really don't come better.
Very highly recommended indeed
SLEEVE: EXCELLENT+
An outstanding example with a deep unrubbed glass-like gloss to the front and a remarkably clean white back.
There is a little rub on the corners but none on the edges or spine where all text is clear and bold

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