ZAPPA APOSTROPHE RCA RECORD CLUB PRESSING LP

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$ 62 Sold For

Jun 5, 2005 Sold Date

May 26, 2005 Start Date

$ 55 Start price

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1974 - APOSTROPHE - 12" VINYL RECORD LP - ULTRA RARE RCA MUSIC SERVICE PRESSING - HAS RCA MUSIC SERVICE PRINTED ON BOTH OF THE LABELS AND A MANUFACTURED BY RCA MUSIC SERVICE UNDER LICENSE STICKER ON THE BACK COVER -MANUFACTURED BY RCA RECORDS AND PRESSED ON THE DISCREET RECORDS LABEL - DS-2175 / R124234.

THIS IS THE ULTRA RARE RCA MUSIC SERVICE EDITION PRESSING OF THE CLASSIC FRANK ZAPPA APOSTROPHE ALBUM. FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO DON'T KNOW RCA RECORD CLUB WAS ONE OF THOSE DEALS WHERE THEY WOULD OFFER YOU 6 OR 7 ALBUMS FOR THE PRICE OF ONE THEN EVERY MONTH FOR A YEAR YOU EITHER HAD TO BUY ONE OF THEIR OVER-PRICED RECORDS OR THEY'D SEND YOU WHATEVER RECORD WAS THE RECORD OF THE MONTH, USUALLY SOME CRAPPY BARRY MANILOW LP AND THEN YOU EITHER HAD TO SEND IT BACK WHICH WAS A HASSLE OR PAY SOME OUTRAGEOUS PRICE FOR IT AND IF YOU DIDN'T PAY, WELL YOU KNOW THE REST. THE COOL PART WHEN IT COMES TO COLLECTORS IS THAT TO HOLD COSTS LOW., RCA RECORD SERVICE WOULD JUST GET A LICENSE FROM DIFFERENT RECORD COMPANIES, IN THIS CASE WARNER BROS. AND JUST MAKE THEIR OWN RECORD AND EVEN ALBUM COVER. NEEDLESS TO SAY THE TYPE OF PEOPLE WHO JOINED RECORD CLUBS DIDN'T WANT ANYTHING TO DO WITH FRANK ZAPPA SO VERY FEW OF THESE WERE PRESSED IN THE FIRST PLACE. ONE MORE STRANGE THING WAS THAT NO USED RECORD STORES AT THE TIME WOULD BUY, TRADE OR SELL RECOR CLUB RECORDS BECAUSE OF SOME AGREEMENT THAT THEY HAD WITH THE RECORD COMPANY SO IF YOU LISTENED TO THIS ZAPPA ALBUM WHICH YOU ORDERED BY MISTAKE ANYWAY AND DISCOVERED THAT ZAPPA DIDN'T SOUND ANYTHING LIKE WAYNE NEWTON YOU COULDN'T EVEN SELL IT OR TRADE IT IN, SO YOU JUST HAD TO EITHER THROW IT OUT OR USE IT AS A FRISBEE OR A PLACEMAT FOR YOUR RANCID BUDWEISER.

THE CARDBOARD COVER HAS SOME LIGHT RING WEAR ON THE FRONT, NOT VERY MUCH WEAR ON THE BACK AT ALL. THERE'S A STICKER ON THE BACK THAT HAS PRINTED ON IT " MANUFACTURED BY RCA MUSIC SERVICE UNDER LICENSE '.

THIS VINYL RECORD LP IS IN BEAUTIFUL NEAR MINT CONDITION. THERE'S A TINY SCUFF OR MAYBE JUST A SMEAR OF SOMETHING THAT YOU COULD WIPE OFF ON SIDE 1, THE ONLY REAL SURFACE MARK THAT I COULD FIND WHILE LOOKING AT THIS RECORD UNDER A BRIGHT LIGHT BULB WAS A VERY LIGHT MARK ON THE TRAIL OFF ON SIDE 1, OF COURSE IT WON'T AFFECT THE PLAY ND PROBABLY WOULDN'T EVEN IF IT WAS ON THE PLAYING SURFACE. THE RECORD COMES WITH A COLLECTORS TYPE OF INNER SLEEVE AND A PLASTIC OUTER SLEEVE.

PAYMENT BY PAYPAL OR MONEY ORDER IN US DOLLARS.

PAYMENT MUST BE RECEIVED WITHIN 10 DAYS OF AUCTION END. IF YOU CAN'T PAY WITHIN 10 DAYS PERHAPS YOU SHOULD FIND SOME HELEN REDDY LPS TO BUY FROM A SELLER WHO WILL BE SO HAPPY AND SURPRISED THAT SOMEBODY WANTED THEM THAT THE SELLER WON'T CARE HOW LONG IT TAKES YOU TO PAY. IT WOULD STILL BE BETTER THAN HIS ORIGINAL PLAN OF THROWING THEM IN THE DUMPSTER.

SEND AN E-MAIL WITH ANY QUESTIONS, AND CHECK OUT MY OTHER FRANK ZAPPA AND THE MOTHERS OF INVENTION, CAPTAIN BEEFHEART, JETHRO TULL, PINK FLOYD, JIMI HENDRIX, ROLLING STONES, ALICE COOPER AND VARIOUS OTHER ARTISTS IN MY E-BAY STORE.

WANNA SEE SOME REAL RARE ZAPPA? STOP FARTING AROUND AND CLICK ON SIR RICHARD PUMP A LOAF'S BAKERY AT THE TOP OF THIS PAGE. YES MY SON, THAT'S MY E-BAY STORE AND YOU'LL FIND MORE ZAPPA IN THERE THAN YOU CAN SHAKE YOUR PENCILCOCK AT. FREE ADMISSION SO WADDA YEZ WAITIN' FOR, HUH?

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