1971 FRANK ZAPPA 200 MOTELS 1ST PRESS 2 LP SET W/ 16 PAGE BOOKLET + MOVIE POSTER
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1971 - FRANK ZAPPA - 200 MOTELS - ORIGINAL FIRST U.S.A. 2 LP PRESSING OF THE MOVIE SOUNDTRACK WHICH EVEN INCLUDES SOME MUSIC THAT FRANK DIDN'T USE IN THE MOVIE - AND HERE'S THE GOOD PART, IN FACT IT'S ALL REALLY GOOD: THE 2 LP SET COMES WITH A 22 X 33 INCHES 200 MOTELS MOVIE POSTER WHICH HAD NEVER BEEN DISPLAYED - - ALSO INCLUDES THE ORIGINAL 16 PAGES GLOSSY PAGES BOOKLET WITH NO LOOSE PAGES, NO FOLDS, NO TEARS, NO, NO, NO, NO - AND FOR THOSE GEEZERS WHO STILL OWN ONE OF THOSE ANCIENT TURNTABLES THAT ARE CAPABLE OF PLAYING THESE OLD OIL BASED DISCS FROM THE END OF THE CRUSTATION PERIOD BOTH RECORDS LOOK BEAUTIFUL AND SOUND GREAT, IN FACT OUT OF THE 20 OR 30 I'VE SEEN / OWNED OVER THE LAST 30 YEARS THESE MIGHT BE THE BEST ONES - . BUT PERHAPS THE BEST PART OF ALL IS NOW THAT E-BAY HAS MOVED THE PHOTOS SELLERS CAN INCLUDE WITH THEIR ITEMS FROM THE BOTTOM OF THE LISTINGS TO THE TOP , YOU CAN NOW LOOK AT THE PHOTOS WITHOUT HAVING TO LOOK DOWN AND PICKING UP YOUR HAIRPIECE - UNITED ARTISTS - UAS-9956 - SO CHECK OUT THE PHOTOS - OK LARRY?
HELLO BOYS AND GIRLS, I'M REV. A. WEST, AND AM THE GREATEST LIVING ZAPPA SELLER KNOWN TO MANKIND. YES THAT'S RIGHT, I'M THE IDIOT WHO WASTES HIS TIME TRYING TO SELL MUSIC AND OTHER STUFF BY A GUY WHO HAD BEEN BETTER KNOWN FOR SITTING ON A TOILET THAN HIS MUSIC. SO NOW THERE YOU ARE SITTING IN FRONT OF YOUR COMPUTOR AND SCRATCHING YOUR OVERSIZED RONDO HATTON BEMIS HEAD AND THINKING, YEAH OK REV. , BUT I JUST CAN'T HELP BUT WONDER WHY, I MEAN WHY WOULD ANYBODY WANNA WASTE HIS TIME TRYING TO SELL MUSIC AND OTHER STUFF BY A GUY WHO NOBODY HERE IN THE USA LIKES OR EVEN KNOWS ABOUT? YEAH REV., WHAT'S THE DEAL? WELL LARRY I THOUGHT YOU'D NEVER ASK. BUT SINCE YOU JUST COULDN'T CONTAIN YOURSELF IT'S BECAUSE I LIVE A BORING AND MISERABLE EXISTENCE AND SIMPLY HAVE NOTHING BETTER TO DO THAN TO ANNOY PEOPLE LIKE YOU. OK LARRY?
IT'S VIRTUALLY ALL GREAT NEWS ABOUT THIS ORIGINAL FIRST U.S.A. PRESSING. FIRST OF ALL ALTHOUGH THE POSTER HAD ORIGINALLY BEEN FOLDED TO FIT INSIDE OF THE ALBUM COVER AND DOES HAVE FOLDS THERE'S NO TEARS IN ANY OF THE CREASES AND SINCE THE POSTER HAS OBVIOUSLY NEVER BEEN DISPLAYED THERE'S NO PIN OR TACK HOLES. NO TAPE MARKS EITHER. NO TEARS. A PERFECT POSTER THAT SIMPLY SCREAMS TO GET FRAMED, AND IF YOU DO THE BEST WAY TO DO IT IS HAVE IT DRY MOUNTED FIRST . THAT'LL TAKE THE FOLDS OUT AND THEN YOU COULD FRAME IT. NO HOLES TO HIDE EITHER.
THE 16 PAGE BOOKLET ALSO LOOKS GREAT. NO TEARS. NO LOOSE PAGES. IT'S PRINTED ON SOME HIGH QUALITY GLOSSY TYPE OF PAPER SO YOU CAN SEE SOME INDENTATIONS IN THE DARK AREAS ON THE FRONT AND BACK AND BOTH OF THESE RECORDS WERE SOME IF NOT THE BEST QUALITY SOUNDING RECORDINGS OF 200 MOTELS THAT I'VE HEARD, , AND JUST REMEMBER I'VE OWNED AND PLAYED TEST PRESSINGS OF THESE RECORDS AS WELL AS PROMOS. . THE REASON JUST MIGHT MIGHT BE THAT WHEN I MOVED EACH OF THE RECORDS AROUND UNDER A PAIR OF 100 WATT LIGHT BULBS THERE WERE NO SCRATCHES, NOT EVEN ANY PAPER SCUFFS THAT I COULD SEE. I MEAN NONE ON THE PLAYING SURFACE. THE ONLY SCUFF THAT I FOUND WAS ON THE TRAIL-OFF ON SIDE ONE. I'M TALKING SOME NICE RECORDS FOLKS. BOTH RECORDS COME WITH SOME PLASTIC INSIDE OF PAPER TYPE OF INNER SLEEVE, BUT WAIT, THERE'S MORE.... BECAUSE DUE TO THE FACT THAT WEEZE TIGHT I'M GONNA GIVE YEZ A PLASTIC OUTER SLEEVE ABSOLUTELY FREE.
NOW THE ONLY THING THAT PREVENTS THIS ALBUM FROM BEING A TIME CAPSULE TYPE OF FIND IS THE ALBUM COVER WHICH IS STILL PRETTY NICE. A HEAVY CARDBOARD ALBUM COVER BUT DOES HAVE RING WEAR ON THE BACK. ALSO THERE'S SOME CLEAR TAPE ON THE SEAMS NEAR THE RECORD SLOTS YOU NEED TO HAVE PURCHASED MORE THAN ONE ITEM FROM ME, NOT ONE ITEM FROM ME, AND A HELEN REDDY ALBUM FROM SOME WOMAN NAMED JOE. YOU NEED TO HAVE PAID FOR THOSE ITEMS WITH A PAYMENT RECEIVED BY ME, NOT ONE PAYMENT FOR ONE ITEM MADE TO ME, AND THEN YOU GO SPEND THE REST OF YOUR MONEY ON A QUARTER POUND CATTLE BURGER WITH CHEESE AND A LARGE ORDER OF GREASY FRIES. YOU MUST NOT BE NOW, NOR HAVE EVER BEEN, AND MUST PROMISE THAT IN THE FUTURE NEVER TO BE: CAUGHT SLOBBERING DRUNK AT THE PALOMINO, THEREFORE RECEIVING UP TO, AND INCLUDING 30 DAYS IN SAN BER'DINO. NUISANCE }3} DILLHOLE OR DILLWEED. LARRY'S MOTHER. THE GUY WHO RECENTLY HAD THE UNMITIGATED AUDACITY TO TELL ME THAT HE WAS OFFENDED BY ONE OF MY LISTINGS,, AND THAT I SHOULD BE ASHAMED OF MYSELF. ..
FREE MEDIA MAIL SHIPPING IN THE U.S.A. ONLY . HOWEVER IF YOU'RE IN A HURRY TO GET IT YOU'LL HAVE TO PAY FOR PRIORITY MAIL SHIPPING. I PACK ALL LPS IN SPECIAL CARDBOARD RECORD MAILERS WITH CARDBOARD INSERT SO IT'LL GET THERE JUST TAKES MORE TIME.
$9.00 FOR PRIORITY MAIL SHIPPING IN THE USA.
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