ZAPPA Beat The Boots Limited Edition 8 LP Box Set Rare

	£		155
	$		205

Frank Zappa “Beat The Boots!” 1991 Limited Edition 8 LP Box Set

Rhino / Foo-eee Records R-70907

Sturdy cardboard box with 3D Pop-up lid, T-Shirt and Badge.

The original sticker says:

“ACCEPT THESE SUBSTITUTES!!

Features rare Zappa zingers dating from the dawn of the Mothers to the dawn of the Barking Pumpkin!

Digitally Remastered for Superior Sound!!”

Released in 1991 as part of Frank Zappa’s war against bootleggers, “Beat The Boots!” is an 8 album (2 of which are doubles) Limited Edition Box Set containing some of the most notorious and successful bootleg recordings of Zappa concerts across all periods of his career, digitally remastered with original bootleg artwork reproduced with Foo-eee Records labelling.

Records and Sleeves are all in Excellent/Near Mint condition (only ever played twice – once to record to cassette when purchased, secondly to transfer to PC more recently). The T-Shirt, with front and back print, is unworn (still with its inspection sticker on), although it is somewhat creased having always been stored in the box. Badge is perfect and unused, and the box itself, other than for a couple of minor scuffs and marks is excellent with the 3D Pop-Up in perfect working condition. I’ve also retained the original sticker on a section of the cellophane wrapping.

Albums:

1.     ‘TIS THE SEASON TO BE JELLY

Konserthuset, Stockholm, Sweden, 30th September 1967

Side One: You Didn't Try to Call Me / Petrushka / Bristol Stomp / Baby Love / Big Leg Emma / No Matter What You Do interpolating Tchaikovsky's Sixth Symphony / Blue Suede Shoes / Hound Dog / Gee

Side Two: King Kong / It Can't Happen Here

2.     THE ARK

The Ark, Boston, Massachusetts, 8th July 1969

Side One: Intro / Big Leg Emma / Some Ballet Music / Status Back Baby / Valarie / My Guitar

Side Two: Uncle Meat/King Kong (Medley)

3.     FREAKS & MOTHER*#@%!

Fillmore East, New York City, 13th November 1970

Side One: Happy Together / Wino Man (with Dr. John routine) / Concentration Moon / Palladin Routine / Call Any Vegetable

Side Two: Little House I Used to Live In / Mudshark Variations / Holiday In Berlin / Sleeping In A Jar / Cruising For Burgers

4.     PIQUANTIQUE

Solliden, Skansen, Stockholm, 21st August 1973 except “T’Mershi Duween” from Sydney, July 1973 (according to the sleeve, but open to doubt)

Side One: Kung Fu / Redunzl / Dupree's Paradise / T'Mershi Duween

Side Two: Father O'Blivion

5.     UNMITIGATED AUDACITY

Notre Dame University, South Bend, Indiana. 12th May 1974

Side One: Untitled Instrumental / It Can't Happen Here / Hungry Freaks, Daddy / You're Probably Wondering Why I'm Here / How Could I Be Such A Fool? / Ain't Got No Heart / I'm Not Satisfied / Wowie Zowie / Let's Make The Water Turn Black / Harry, You're A Beast

Side Two: Oh No, I Don’t Believe It / More Trouble Coming Every Day / Louie Louie / Camarillo Brillo

6.     SAARBRÜCKEN 1978 (Double Album)

Ludwigparkstadion, Saarbrücken, Germany, 3rd September 1978

Side One: Dancin' Fool / Easy Meat / Honey, Don't You Want A Man Like Me? / Keep It Greasy / Village Of The Sun

Side Two: The Meek Shall Inherit Nothing / City Of Tiny Lights / Pound For A Brown

Side Three: Bobby Brown / Conehead / Flakes / Magic Fingers

Side Four: Don't Eat The Yellow Snow / Nanook Rubs It / St. Alfonzo's Pancake Breakfast / Bamboozled By Love

7.     ANYWAY THE WIND BLOWS (Double Album)

Nouvel Hippodrome, Paris, 24th February 1979)

Side One: Watermelon In Easter Hay / Dead Girls Of London / I Ain't Got No Heart / Brown Shoes Don't Make It / Cosmic Debris

Side Two: Tryin' To Grow A Chin / City Of Tiny Lights / Dancin' Fool / Easy Meat

Side Three: Jumbo Go Away / Andy / Inca Roads / Florentine Pogen

Side Four: Honey, Don't You Want A Man Like Me? / Keep It Greasy / The Meek Shall Inherit Nothing / Another Cheap Aroma (For the Young Sophisticate) / Wet T-Shirt Night / Why Does It Hurt When I Pee? / Peaches En Regalia

8.     AS AN AM

Sporthalle, Cologne, Germany, 21st May 1982

and

The Palladium, New York City, 31st October 1981

Side One: That Makes Me Mad (Radio Interview - Rockline, KLOS-FM, LA, 19th May 1981) / Young & Monde / Sharleena

Side Two: Black Napkins / Black Page #2 / The Torture Never Stops

Thanks for looking – please check out my other items (although there’s nothing else as fancy as this!)

Postage & Packing:

I’m recommending that this item is collected if you’re not too far away (I’m in Surrey/SW London border), however I am prepared to deliver, but weighing in at nearly 3kg it’s not cheap:

U.K. First Class: £9.00

U.K. Special Next Day Delivery: £23.00

Europe: £35.00

Rest Of The World:  £50.00

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Album condition rated as per the Record Collector Grading System:

MINT: The record itself is in brand new condition with no surface marks or deterioration in sound quality. The cover and any extra items such as the lyric sheet, booklet or poster are in perfect condition. Records advertised as Sealed or Unplayed should be Mint.

EXCELLENT: The record shows some signs of having been played, but there is very little lessening in sound quality. The cover and packaging might have slight wear and/or creasing.

VERY GOOD: The record has obviously been played many times, but displays no major deterioration in sound quality, despite noticeable surface marks and the occasional light scratch. Normal wear and tear on the cover or extra items, without any major defects, is acceptable.

GOOD: The record has been played so much that the sound quality has noticeably deteriorated, perhaps with some distortion and mild scratches. The cover and contents suffer from folding, scuffing of edges, spine splits, discoloration, etc.