1967 MOTHERS OF INVENTION MONEY Zappa psych + INSERT

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 1967 Original STEREO psychedelicZAPPA Collectible

            + RARE "CUTOUTS" INSERT

we're only in it for the money  

 THE MOTHERS OF INVENTION

USA - royal blue & silver VERVE Records V6 5045

1967 first vinyl  pressing of the 3rd MOTHERS OF INVENTION LP, the freaky psych one with all the groovy little cool tunes loaded with trippy sound effects ...an American phenomenon! 

STEREO 1967 original un-remixed tracks

Includes the rare Sgt Pepper styled cut outs insert, very hard to find and sought after...as well as the RARE "Mothers" sticker on front center of cover....

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We're Only In It For The Money is the grand finale of the satire-heavy Mothers' era. Frank used everything he learned about writing great melody and using a lot of freaky production techniques and sound exploration and combined them into this tour de force. Zappa's messages were never stronger, and his freakiness was never more abundant than in this album.

This album was the single answer to "Why are hippies stupid?" Zappa touched more and more styles of music in this album. Let's Make The Water Turn Black sounds like a children's ditty when the show ends, and Nasal Retentive Calliope Music touches surf music at the end and is a tribute to the dissonance of Edgard Varese (along with The Chrome Plated Megaphone Of Destiny), both being severely interesting and freaky. A lot of the songs are short, freaked up diaogue pieces, sometimes in the middle of one of the actual songs on the album! Most of it again inside stories that only Frank and the Mothers know about, unless you've read up somewhere the story behind them.

There are no guitar solos on the album, as the album concentrates once again on message and stories combined with freaky dissonance and actual played instruments, with effects layered all over. So, this album is more of a mixture of Freak Out! and Lumpy Gravy, sacrifiing the groove and improvisation of Absolutely Free, which can be a bad thing. A lot of Frank's freak-out effects can definitely be intriguing.

All told it's an accessible album with stronger melody and more interesting playing, in fact, We're Only In It For The Money is a masterpiece because the structure is extremely solid with what Frank wanted to do, and it ended up probably THE most different and original album of it's time, with plenty of great songs, including the worded version of Take Your Clothes Off When You Dance

1. Are You Hung Up? (1:24)
2. Who Needs The Peace Corps? (2:34)
3. Concentration Moon (2:22)
4. Mom & Dad (2:16)
5. Telephone Conversation (0:48)
6. Bow Tie Daddy (0:33)
7. Harry, You're A Beast (1:21)
8. What's The Ugliest Part Of Your Body? (1:03)
9. Absolutley Free (3:24)
10. Flower Punk (3:03)
11. Hot Poop (0:23)
12. Nasal Retentive Calliope Music (2:02)
13. Let's Make The Water Turn Black (2:01)
14. The Idiot Bastard Son (3:18)
15. Lonely Little Girl (1:09)
16. Take Your Clothes Off When You Dance(1:32)
17. What's The Ugliest Part Of Your Body? (Reprise) (1:02)
18. Mother People (2:26)
19. The Chrome Plated Megaphone Of Destiny (6:25)

CONDITION: The gatefold cover is solid VG++ has the rare Mothers sticker on front cover -- most copies don't have...all said, the cover is pretty clean with some light shelf wear only, otherwise looks fine. Overall solid with -- no bends, no split seams, no witing anywhere ~ a collectible 42 year old artifact

The vinyl is all shiny glossy VG++ (few minor soft scuffs is all) bright & shiny grooves that play TOP Level...nice keeper collectible

The RARE "pepperland" insert is clean with delete drill at bottom left, otherwise stiff COLORFUL and crisp.

     A cool addition to anyone's music library!

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All imperfections are noted both cover & record