1975 ZAPPA BEEFHEART MOTHERS BONGO FURY RARE CHOCOLATE SUNDAE COVER AUSTRALIA LP
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MAY 20TH & 21ST 1975 - ZAPPA / BEEFHEART / MOTHERS - LIVE IN CONCERT AT THE ARMADILLO WORLD HEADQUARTERS IN AUSTIN, TEXAS - ORIGINAL AUSTRALIAN 12" VINYL RECORD LP - INCLUDES THE RARE CHOCOLATE SUNDAE ALBUM - ALSO INCLUDES A GENERIC WHITE CARDBOARD JACKET TO STORE THE NEAR MINT ORIGINAL LP AND TO PROTECT THE ALBUM COVER - MANUFACTURED AND DISTRIBUTED BY WEA RECORDS PTY. LIMITED IN AUSTRALIA - DISCREET RECORDS LABEL - DS 2234 - CHECK OUT THE PHOTOS AND READ ALL ABOUT IT BELOW - OK LARRY?
SO THERE YOU SIT SCRATCHING YOUR OVERSIZED TYPE OF RONDO HATTON BEMIS HEAD AND WONDERING WHAT, I MEAN WHAT EXACTLY IS THE CHOCOLATE SUNDAE ALBUM COVER ANYWAY? RIGHT LARRY? WELL SINCE I FEEL IT'S MY DUTY TO INFORM YEZ, HERE IT COMES NOW;
FIRST OF ALL I WANT YEZ TO ROLL ON UP TO THE TOP OF THIS PAGE, CLICK ON THE 4TH PHOTO I'VE STUCK UP THERE AND PLACE YOUR PROTRUDING NASAL APPENDAGE IN FRONT OF IT. NOW YOU'LL NOTICE RIGHT ABOVE FRANK'S HEAD A GLASS MIRROR REFLECTIVE TYPE OF SIGN . ON IT BACKWARDS THE WORDS "CHOCOLATE SUNDAE". NOW THIS MIGHT SUGGEST TO SOME PEOPLE THAT THE VERY PHOTO OF DON AND FRANK THAT WAS USED FOR THIS ALBUM COVER WAS INDDED TAKEN IN A DINER OR EVEN MORE LIKELY A MALT TYPE OF SHOP. NOTICE THE BOLTED DOWN TABLE AND BENCH TYPE OF SEATING APPARATUS. ALSO NOTICE THE CIGARETTE BUTTS ON THE FLOOR. NO SMOKING BAN IN PLACES LIKE THAT IN 1975 AND WHILE YOUR NASAL APPENDAGE IS STILL IN PLACE IN FRONT OF THAT PHOTO YEZ MIGHT AS WELL NOTICE THAT FRANK IS WEARING BROWN SHOES. NOW TAKE A CLOSE LOOK AT YOUR BEAT UP U.S.A. VERSION ALBUM COVER. THAT'S RIGHT, YOU CANT SEE FAR UP ENOUGH ON THAT SIGN TO SEE THE "CHOCOLATE SUNDAE" WORDS. THAT'S BECAUSE IN AUSTRALIA THEY USED MORE OF THE PHOTO FOR THE ALBUM COVER. NO, IT'S NOT SIMPLY A SLICK WHERE THERE'S MORE OF IT GLUED ON THE CARDBOARD. THE ONLY OTHER COUNTRY WHERE YOU CAN EVEN SEE THAT ON THE COVER IS ON THE GERMAN VERSION, BUT THERE'S LESS OF IT ON THAT THAT ONE. SO IF YOU'RE IN GERMANY BE SURE TO WHIP YOURS OUT TOO. OK HERR LARRY?
HERE'S MORE GREAT NEWS. AS ALWAYS I PLAYED BOTH SIDES OF THE RECORD ALL THE WAY THRU PRIOR TO LISTING AND THEY PLAYED PERFECT. THAT JUST MIGHT BE BECAUSE WHEN I MOVED BOTH SIDES OF THE RECORD AROUND UNDER A 100 WATT LIGHT BULB IT LOOKS BEAUTIFUL. I'M TALKING NEAR MINT BEAUTIFUL. THE ALBUM COVER THEY MADE DOWN THERE 40 YEARS AGO HAS A LITTLE RING WEAR BUT IS STILL NICE. SEE PHOTOS. NO SEAM SPLITS. NO TAPE. HOWEVER, THERE'S A GENERIC WHITE CARDBOARD JACKET THAT WASN'T ORIGINALLY INCLUDED TO STORE YOUR RECORD TO AVOID ANY FURTHER COVER WEAR AND JUST WHEN YOU STARTED TO GET WET WITH EXCITEMENT THE RECORD NOT ONLY COMES WITH A COLLECTOR'S TYPE OF HIGH QUALITY INNER SLEEVE, BUT DUE TO THE FACT THAT WEEZE TIGHT I'M GONNA GIVE YEZ A PLASTIC OUTER SLEEVE ABSOLUTELY FREE.
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HEY LARRY, YOU STILL HANGING AROUND WAY DOWN HERE? WELL SINCE IT'S OBVIOUS THAT YOU HAVE NOTHING BETTER TO DO TONITE SIMPLY CHECK OUT MY OTHER FRANK ZAPPA AND THE MOTHERS OF INVENTION, CAPTAIN BEEFHEART AND HIS MAGIC BAND, LARRY "WILD MAN" FISCHER , ALICE COOPER , STEVE VAI PLUS MORE FRANK ZAPPA / CAPTAIN BEEFHEART RELATED ARTISTS AND GROUPS THAN YEZ CAN SHAKE YER STICK AT, AND AS IF THAT WEREN'T ENOUGH I'VE ADDED SOME COOL PSYCHEDELIC / HARD ROCK ARTISTS FOR YOUR DANCING AND DINING PLEASURE SUCH AS: CAPTAIN BEYOND, KING CRIMSON. JETHRO TULL, JIMI HENDRIX, PINK FLOYD, THE TUBES, BULL ANGUS, BLUE CHEER WITH THE LEGENDARY DICKIE PETERSON,TIM BUCKLEY, MOUNTAIN WITH THE PORTLY LESLIE WEST AND THE EXTREMELY COOL FELIX PAPPAPARDI AND MANY OTHERS IN MY E-BAY STORE: SIR RICHARD PUMP A LOAF'S BAKERY WHERE THE BUNS ARE ALWAYS HOT AND THE MUFFINS JUST MIGHT BE PERSUADED INTO REMOVING THEIR ROSETTAS FOR A GEEZER. THE ADMISSION REMAINS ABSOLUTELY FREE. . SO WADDA YEZ WAITIN' FOR, HUH?
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