Zappa Mothers Invention Old Masters Box One 7 Disks M-
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Item:
This auction is for the 7 disk, 5 album boxed set Zappa The Old Masters Box One performed by Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention. BPR - 7777. Limited Edition No. ZM1-10386.
This deluxe Boxed Set includes the groundbreaking first five full albums released by The Mothers of Invention, each in their original deluxe gatefold jacket. It also includes a 28 page insert with photos and clipping and lyrics. Finally, the set includes a Mystery Disc of previously unreleased material.
The five albums are as follows:
Freak Out!
The debut album by The Mothers of Invention, released June 27, 1966 on Verve Records. The unifying theme of the album is not musical, but a satirical attitude based on frontman Frank Zappa's unique perception of American pop culture. It was also one of the earliest double albums in rock music, and the first 2-record debut.
Absolutely Free
Released in 1967, this is the second album by The Mothers of Invention. Absolutely Free is once again a display of complex musical composition and with political and social satire. The band had been augmented since Freak Out! by the additions of saxophone player Bunk Gardner, keyboardist Don Preston, guitarist Jim Fielder and drummer Billy Mundi.
For this album, the emphasis is on interconnected movements, as each side on the original vinyl LP composes a mini-suite. It also features one of the most famous songs of Zappa's early career, "Brown Shoes Don't Make It," a track which has been described as a "condensed two-hour musical".
We're Only in It For the Money
This is an experimental rock album. It bridges a variety of styles and genres.
First released in 1968 on Verve Records, thealbum was included in Q magazine's list of the "Best Psychedelic Albums of All Time." In 2003, the album was ranked number 296 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time.[2] In 2005, it was one of 50 recordings chosen by the Library of Congress to be added to the National Recording Registry.
Lumpy Gravy
This is the first solo album by Frank Zappa, originally released in 1967, but not generally available until May 1968. Zappa was credited as conductor on the album cover. The album consists of pieces of Zappa's orchestral music interspersed with surreal spoken dialogues and linked with many odd sound effects and musical fragments. The title was inspired by an advertisement for Loma Linda Gravy Mix. In later years Zappa claimed Lumpy Gravy and Joe's Garage among his proudest achievements.
Cruising With Ruben & The Jets
This album is fashioned as a simultaneous parody of and tribute to the doo-wop music Frank and many of the Mothers grew up with and worked on. The album has been described as a collision of high and low art, with Stravinsky-style chord changes and unusual tempos applied to purposely trite and banal teenage pop love songs. The backing vocals at the end of "Fountain of Love", for instance, sing the opening melody from Stravinsky's Rite of Spring.
This box set is a must for every serious Zappa fan.
Condition:
I am the original owner, and I am a recovering audiophile. I have always taken fastidious care of my records. This deluxe box set is from my personal collection. Most of the discs have never been played, and the rest have been played seldomly, maybe once or twice, always using a properly-adjusted tonearm and cartridge, and only after dry cleaning carefully with a carbon-fiber brush. Please bid with confidence, knowing that you are going to own a truly rare item in exceptionally good condition, sounding just as good as the sealed copies you've seen going for huge prices, but at a much lower price. NO RESERVE.
Vinyl (all disks): Mint/NM/M- No visible defects whatsoever. Will sound absolutely unplayed.
Covers (all disks): Glossy Cover. Excellent/+ Very minor corner wear. Basically very shiny and new looking.
Outer Box: VG+ Minor corner and edge wear, shelf wear, some slight edge peeling to slick on rear of box.
Inner Box: Excellent-
Inner Sleeves (all disks): Mint Original Inner Sleeve; Heavy Duty Static-free plastic/paper inner sleeves.
Insert: Deluxe 28 page booklet. Mint-
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