FANK ZAPPA 'LUMPY GRAVY' 1968 1ST UK PRESS SO RARE

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YOU ARE BIDDING ON AN IMPOSSIBLY RARE UK 1ST PRESSING OF FANK ZAPPA'S LUMPY GRAVY!!!

Here is the background to the record courtesy of Wikipedia:

Lumpy Gravy is the debut solo album by Frank Zappa, recorded with a group of session players he dubbed the Abnuceals Emuukha Electric Symphony Orchestra. It is his third album overall. Released on August 7, 1967 on Capitol Records, it was subsequently reedited and reissued by Verve Records, and later reissued independently by Zappa.

In its original incarnation, Lumpy Gravy served as an album of orchestral music written by Zappa and performed by an orchestra assembled for the album. Zappa conducted the orchestra's performance, and did not perform any instrument on the album. However,MGM Records claimed that the album's production and release violated Zappa's contract with Verve Records. Lumpy Gravy was subsequently reedited by Zappa as part of a project called No Commercial Potential, which produced three other albums: We're Only in It for the Money, Cruising with Ruben & the Jets and Uncle Meat.

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The reedited Lumpy Gravy, released by Verve on May 13, 1968, consisted of two musique concrète pieces which combined elements from the original orchestral performance with elements of surf music and spoken word dialogue. Produced simultaneously with We're Only in It for the Money, the reedited Lumpy Gravy served as the second part of a conceptual continuity which later included Zappa's final album, Civilization Phaze III. The reedited Lumpy Gravy was critically appraised for its unique music and innovative editing techniques.


YOU ARE BIDDING ON AN INCREDIBLY RARE COPY OF THE FIRST EVER 1968 'VERVE' UK PRESSING OF AN 1968 ALBUM BY FRANK ZAPPA CALLED 'LUMPY GRAVY'!!


ARTIST OR BAND: FRANCIS VINCENT ZAPPA
ALBUM TITLE: FRANCIS VINCENT ZAPPA CONDUCTS 'LUMPY GRAVY' ABNUCEALS EMUUKHA ELECTRIC SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA & CHORUS (OR MAYBE THE MOTHERS OF INVENTION)
TRACKLIST:
SIDE ONE: LUMPY GRAVY (PART ONE)
SIDE TWO: LUMPY GRAVY (PART TWO)
LABEL: VERVE UK. EXCELLENT CONDITION SMOOTH BLACK / SILVER VERVE RECORDS UK PRESSING FOR EARLIEST EVER 1ST PRESSING!!
LABEL CONDITIONS: BOTH EXCELLENT CONDITION, WITH MINIMAL SPINDLE MARKS AND NO LABELS DAMAGE AT ALL!! NO WRITING, SMUDGES, SPINDLE DAMAGE WHATSOEVER!!
CATALOGUE NUMBER: SVLP .9223 EARLIEST EVER AND IMPOSSIBLY RARE 1968 PRESSING IN STEREO!!
RECORD SPEED: EARLIEST EVER LABELS CONFIRM '33 1/3rd r.p.m.'
WARPS: PLEASE ASSUME THAT THE RECORD LIES FLAT AND PLAYS WELL
COUNTRY OF MANUFACTURE: LABELS ARE MARKED 'SOLD IN U.K. SUBJECT TO RESALE PRICE CONDITIONS. SEE PRICE LISTS
RARITY: DO NOT UNDERESTIMATE THE RARITY OF THIS RECORD!! HERE IS A LIST OF REASONS WHY THIS IS SUCH A SPECIAL AND 'AWESOME' CONDITION RECORD THAT IS FOURTY FOUR YEARS OLD!!:
BACK IN 1968, THIS RECORD SOLD IN TINY AMOUNTS WITHIN THE UK!!
THIS PRESSING WAS ALMOST IMMEDIATELY DELETED!! MOST SELLERS ARE OFFERING MUCH LATER SEVENTIES AND EIGHTIES RE-PRESSINGS!!
ORIGINAL 1968 1ST PRESSING ON 1ST PRESS VERVE BLACK / SILVER LABELS
GATEFOLD SLEEVE WITH WIDE SPINE TEXT ONLY AVAILABLE ON EARLIEST PRESSINGS!
1ST PRESS 1G STEREO MATRIX ENDINGS
1ST PRESS GARROD & LOFTHOUSE GATEFOLD  & OUTER LAMINATED  COVER!!!
ORIGINAL YEAR OF RELEASE: 1968
MATRIX NUMBERS: SIDE ONE V6 8741A - 1G / SIDE TWO V6 7141B - 1G
STAMPER CODES: G/G SUCH AN EARLY PRESSING!! PROBABLY WITHIN FIRST FEW HUNDRED PRESSED!!
RUN OUT ETCHINGS: NONE ON RECORD
BRIEF INFO: SIMPLY STUNNING RECORDING BY THE GENIUS THAT IS FRANK ZAPPA!! A RE-EDITED MIXTURE OF ORCHESTRA, SURF MUSIC AND SPOKEN WORD GENIUS!
COVER GRADE & FORMAT: THIS IS AN EXCELLENT 'GARROD & LOFTHOUSE' COVER IN EXCELLENT (-) MINUS CONDITION!! THIS IS THE 1ST PRESSING GATEFOLD LAMINATED WITH INTERNAL TOP EDGE FLIPBACKS!!
COVER FRONT: A REALLY GOOD EXAMPLE OF THIS SUPER RARE ALBUM THAT SANK WITHOUT A TRACE ON RELEASE!! MOST COPIES OFFERED ARE MUCH LATER EARLY SEVENTIES COPIES ON VERVE LABELS *** THIS IS A GENUINE 1968 1ST PRESS!!*** VERY FLAT FRONT PANEL, WITH MINOR EDGE WEAR ON THE FRONT BOTTOM EDGE OF THE PANEL. COVER IS NICE AND SHINY AND BUT WITH MODERATE 'RUBBING' AND MARKS WITHIN THE LAMINATE PANEL. VERY MINOR CREASING AND LIFTING WITHIN THE LAMINATE. THIS IS NOT AN ULTIMATE UPGRADE COPY, BUT VERY PRESENTABLE NONE THE LESS OF A SUPER RARE ALBUM
COVER BACK: VERY MUCH LIKE THE FRONT PANEL, THIS COVER IS BRIGHT AND CLEAN WITH MODERATE RUBBING WITHIN THE LAMINATE, WITH VERY MINOR CREASING
COVER CENTREFOLD: THIS IS A DOUBLE GATEFOLD  SLEEVE THAT DOES OPEN OUT INTO A BLACK AND WHITE GATEFOLD SLEEVE, WITH SUPER RARE INTERNAL TOP EDGE FLIPBACKS THAT HAVE THE WORDING 'SVLP 9223 STEREO'!!
TOP & BOTTOM EDGES: TOP EDGES ARE IN EXCELLENT CONDITION, AND PROTECTED BY THE SUPER RARE INTERNAL FLIPBACKS ON THE TOP DOUBLE EDGE. BOTTOM EDGES HAVE MODERATE WEAR INTO THE LAMINATE, BUT HAVE NO SPLITS OR TEARS
RIGHT EDGE: SIMPLY EXCELLENT WITHIN MINIMAL CREASING AND MINIMAL IF ANY EDGEWEAR ON THE OPENING EDGE!
SPINE AND TEXT: SUPER RARE EXTRA WIDE SPINE COVER!! SO RARE!! INCLUDES THE WORDS ' LUMPY GRAVY - ABNUCEALS EMUUKHA ELECTRIC SYMPHONY ORCHESRA & CHORUS
CORNERS: ALL ARE IN VERY CONDITION, WITH MINOR WEAR ON ALL EDGES OTHER THAN THE TOP LEFT PART OF THE SPINE, WHICH HAS MODERATE WEAR ACROSS 2-3MM OF THE EDGE
THE INNER SLEEVE: AT LEAST EXCELLENT CONDITION!! MILD CREASING AND YELLOWING (SEE PHOTO'S), BUT PLEASE REMEMBER THAT THIS IS THE ORIGINAL, 1ST PRESS INNER FROM FORTY FOUR YEARS AGO!! CONTAINS THE WORDING 'PATENTS APPLIED FOR' AND 'MADE IN GREAT BRITAIN' 
VINYL CONDITION: THIS RECORD IS VERY GOOD (+) PLUS CONDITION!! I GRADE VERY CRITICALLY!! SUPER HEAVYWEIGHT PRESSING WITH MINOR PAPER SCUFFS AND MARKINGS. STILL RETAINS A VERY NICE SHINE AND VERY, VERY SOLID COPY OF THIS SUPER RARE ALBUM!!
ALBUM PLAYBACK: MY ALBUMS ARE ALWAYS PLAYED ALL THE WAY THROUGH TO ENSURE ACCURATE GRADING AND FULL CUSTOMER SATISFACTION. I AM SO DELIGHTED THAT THIS RECORD PLAYS AS WELL AS IT LOOKS!! PLAYBACK MUST AS EXCELLENT (-) MINUS THROUGHOUT MY PLAY THE RECORD DID NOT JUMP OR STICK AT ALL! I NOTICED NO NASTY POPS, WITH MINOR CRACKLE / BACKGROUND NOISE WITHIN THE QUITE SECTIONS AND RUN-IN'S ON THE PLAYBACK!!
SO THERE YOU HAVE IT!! A SUPERB PRESSING FOR ANY FRANK ZAPPA FAN!! I OFFER FANTASTIC SERVICE, WITH SUPERB AND SAFE PACKAGING, AND SUPER FAST DELIVERIES.
BID WITH CONFIDENCE!!!