1969 GIANT CRAB ESP PROMO 7" UNI ORIGINAL MONO MIX BY PAUL BUFF PAL FRANK ZAPPA

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AUGUST 25TH 1969 - GIANT CRAB - E.S.P. / HOT LINE CONVERSATION - 7" VINYL RECORD- PROMOTIONAL 45 RPM SINGLE - THIS IS THE ORIGINAL UNI RELEASE BEFORE IT WAS SOLD TO THE ALL AMERICAN LABEL AND RETITLED TO GIANT CRAB FEATURING ERNIE JOSEPH - ORIGINAL MONO MIX ENGINEER PAUL BUFF - PAUL BUFF WAS THE OWNER OF PAL STUDIOS IN CUCAMONGA, CALIFORNIA - FRANK WORKED THERE AS SOUND ENGINEER, PRODUCER, MUSICIAN, UNTIL AFTER PURCHASING IT AND RENAMING IT STUDIO Z, DETECTIVE WILLIS AND THE LOCAL CUCAMONGA HEAT BUSTED FRANK FOR PRODUCING A PORNOGRAPHIC AUDIO TAPE - - BUT DON'T WORRY, YEZ WON'T HAVE TO STICK IN YOUR EAR PLUGS FOR FEAR OF ETERNAL DAMNATION IN THE LAKE OF FIRE AS PUNISHMENT FOR LISTENING TO THIS RECORD, EVEN THOUGH THERE'S PLENTY OF PSYCHEDELIC ACID BABY CRYING ON TE RECORD INVOLVED - BECAUSE I'M REV. A. WEST, AND HAD HEARD THAT THE STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS HAS RUN OUT FOR SENDING PEOPLE WHO LISTEN TO THESE SONGS OR OWN THIS RECORD TO GO TO WHERE THE GUY WITH THE HORNS AND POINTED STICK CONDUCTS HIS BUSINESS - BESIDES, THERE'S NOT MUCH ROOM REMAINING WITH ALL OF THOSE RECORD COMPANY EXECUTIVES DOWN THERE - UNI LABEL 55155 - CHECK OUT THE PHOTOS - OK LARRY?  

I DON'T NORMALLY QUOTE OTHER PEOPLE ABOUT WHAT THEY SAY REGARDING RECORDS OR ANYTHING ELSE. HOWEVER, HERE IS WHAT GREG RUSSO HAS TO SAY ABOUT IT. BESIDES, HE WON'T MIND SINCE I HELPED HIM OUT WITH HIS BOOK.

from the "Paul Buff presents the PAL and Original Sound studio archives, vol.16" liner notes by Greg Russo:
"Here comes the power! Giant Crab's "E.S.P." was a cover of the popular Rain song, and this is the first mix that first appeared on Uni before it was sold to All-American and credited to their new band name: Big Brother Featuring Ernie Joseph. Another mix/edit of "E.S.P." with tons of phasing was billed to their updated moniker, and was used on later All-American singles and the subsequent album "Confusion."

from the "Paul Buff presents the PAL and Original Sound studio archives, vol.17" liner notes by Greg Russo:
"Giant Crab was led by Ernie Joseph Orosco, who previously helmed Ernie And The Emperors and Ernie's Funnys. As the band's deal with Uni ran out after two albums and the single "E.S.P.," Ernie re-equipped his band with new personnel and became Big Brother Featuring Ernie Joseph. Volume 16 featured Giant Crab's powerful "E.S.P." The recording was remixed and resequenced with tons of additional phasing for subsequent re-release as by Big Brother Featuring Ernie Joseph. (For those that care about such things [and you should!], the original intro and cold ending were not used for the resequenced version. The backing vocals are also lower in the resequenced mix.) Before the phasing was added.

BOTH SIDES OF THE RECORD NICE WITH A LITTLE LIGHT SURFACE NOISE. VISUALLY WHEN I MOVED BOTH SIDES OF THIS SINGLE AROUND UNDER A 100 WATT LIGHT BULB, SOME SMALL LIGHT SURFACE MARKS BUT IT'S NOT LIKE THE RECORD IS COVERED IN THEM. SOME LIGHT LABEL WEAR TOO. SEE PHOTOS. BASICALLY IT'S A NICE RARE SINGLE. I DON'T USE GRADES LIKE M- VG+ BECAUSE THEY'RE TOO SUBJECTIVE, BUT TO ME IT WOULD BE AN HONEST VG AND YOU MIGHT THINK IT'S BETTER . ALSO, YOU'LL NOT ONLY BE THRILLED AND DELIGHTED TO HEAR THAT THE RECORD COMES IN A HIGH QUALITY TYPE COLLECTOR'S SLEEVE, BUT DUE TO THE FACT THAT WEEZE TIGHT, I'M GONNA GIVE YEZ A PLASTIC OUTER SLEEVE ABSOLUTELY FREE.

WILL BE SENT IN A BOX, NOT MERELY CRAMMED INSIDE OF SOME ENVELOPE OR WRAPPED IN PART OF A BROWN GROCERY BAG.

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HEY LARRY, STILL HANGING AROUND WAY DOWN HERE? WELL YEZ PROBABLY HAVE NOTHING BETTER TO DO SO TONITE. SO CHECK OUT MY FRANK ZAPPA AND THE MOTHERS OF INVENTION, STEVE VAI, , CAPTAIN BEEFHEART AND HIS MAGIC BAND, TIM BICKLEY , LARRY "WILD MAN" FISCHER , ALICE COOPER PLUS MORE FRANK ZAPPA / CAPTAIN BEEFHEART RELATED ARTISTS THAN YEZ CAN SHAKE YER STICK AT, AND AS IF THAT WEREN'T ENOUGH I'VE ADDED SOME OTHER COOL PSYCHEDELIC / HARD ROCK ARTISTS FOR YOUR DANCING AND DINING PLEASURE SUCH AS: CAPTAIN BEYOND, BULL ANGUS, JETHRO TULL, KING CRIMSON, JIMI HENDRIX, PINK FLOYD, BLUE CHEER WITH THE LEGENDARY DICKIE PETERSON, MOUNTAIN WITH THE PORTLY LESLIE WEST AND THE EXTREMELY COOL FELIX PAPPALARDI, PLUS SOME COOL MARYLAND ARTISTS SUCH AS ROOT BOY SLIM AND THE SEX CHANGE BAND, MICHAEL FATH AND OTHERS IN MY E-BAY STORE: SIR RICHARD PUMP A LOAF'S BAKERY. WHERE THE BUNS ARE ALWAYS HOT N' FRESH, AND THE MUFFINS IN THERE JUST MIGHT BE PERSUADED INTO REMOVING THEIR ROSETTAS FOR A GEEZER SUCH AS YOURSELF. THE ADMISSION REMAINS ABSOLUTELY FREE . SO WADDA YEZ WAITIN' FOR, HUH?