FRANK ZAPPA 200 Motels D/LP 1971 UNITED ARTISTS 1st Press 100% COMPLETE
  £   28
  $   37

 


£ 28 Sold For
May 30, 2016 Sold Date
May 23, 2016 Start Date
£   3 Start price
10   Number Of Bids
  Great Britain Country Of Seller
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On offer here is a VERY rare double LP (especially in this condition!!!!) by Frank Zappa called "200 Motels" and is an ORIGINAL 1971 UK 1st Pressing on the 1st Press United Artists label!!!!  THIS AMAZING DOUBLE LP IS SERIOUSLY RARE AND VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND!!!!  THIS IS WITHOUT ANY DOUBT ONE OF THE RAREST LPs ON THE UNITED ARTISTS LABEL AND VIRTUALLY NEVER TURNS UP FOR SALE!!!!  JUST TRY AND FIND ANOTHER ONE!!!!  BACK IN 1971 WHEN THIS DOUBLE LP WAS FIRST RELEASED - IT ONLY EVER SOLD IN ABSOLUTELY TINY AMOUNTS (LIKE THIS!), AND WAS ALMOST IMMEDIATELY DELETED!!!!  AS A RESULT IT IS SERIOUSLY RARE AND INCREDIBLY TOUGH TO LOCATE TODAY!!!!  BUT WHAT MAKES THIS DOUBLE LP REALLY SPECIAL - IS THAT IT IS 100% COMPLETE FOR ONCE!!!!  AND THIS IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND ON THIS DOUBLE LP!!!!  WHEN THIS DOUBLE LP WAS FIRST RELEASED - IT CAME COMPLETE WITH A COVER STICKER (ADVERTISING THE POSTER & BOOKLET INSIDE!) AND ALSO A HUGE POSTER & BOOKLET!!!!  HOWEVER THE POSTER WAS QUICKLY DROPPED FROM THIS SET - AND THE STICKER QUICKLY DISAPPEARED FROM THE COVER FRONT!!!!  WHICH IS WHY ALMOST EVER COPY YOU SEE TODAY HAVE NO COVER STICKER, AND ONLY THE BOOKLET INSIDE!!!!  AND EVEN THE DOUBLE LPs THAT WERE COMPLETE - OFTEN HAD THE POSTER HUNG ON THE WALL AND LOST, AND THE STICKER RIPPED FROM THE COVER FRONT.  BUT THIS DOUBLE LP HAS NONE OF THESE PROBLEMS - AND IS 100% COMPLETE IN EVERY WAY!!!!  AS A RESULT, IT IS VERY VERY RARE INDEED TO FIND THIS DOUBLE LP 100% COMPLETE TODAY - AS BARELY ANY WERE EVER MADE!!!!

NOT ONLY THAT BUT THIS DOUBLE LP IS IN BRILLIANT CONDITION - AND HAS BARELY BEEN PLAYED AT ALL!!!!  JUST TAKE A LOOK AT THE PICTURES!!!!  THIS IS THE ORIGINAL 1971 UK 1ST PRESSING ON THE 1ST PRESS UNITED ARTISTS LABELS, 1ST PRESS 1/1/1/1 MATRIX ENDINGS, 1ST PRESS 'MATCHING' INNER SLEEVES, 1ST PRESS BOOKLET, 1ST PRESS POSTER, AND 1ST PRESS 'E.J.DAY' GATEFOLD 'STICKERED' COVER!!!!  THIS DOUBLE LP IS SERIOUSLY RARE AND VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND LIKE THIS - SO DONT MISS OUT ON THIS INCREDIBLE OPPORTUNITY!!!!  This is the ORIGINAL United Artists UK 1st Pressing from 1971 and is in BRILLIANT condition!!!!  The records are pressed on THICK quality vinyl. The Cat. No is UDF 50003 on the ORIGINAL 1st Press United Artists Label (see picture) and is a UK Stereo 1st Pressing (there were NO Monos)!!!!

The record labels on BOTH records are in SUPERB condition (see pictures) with NO writing, NO wear, and barely ANY spindle marks AT ALL!!!!  IT IS VERY CLEAR THAT THESE RECORDS HAVE BARELY BEEN PLAYED AT ALL!!!!  The vinyl to BOTH records are in absolutely BRILLIANT condition!!!!  Most of these 60s/70s Double LPs had been to a lot of wild parties and are usually found totally worn out, and almost unplayable. This one is NOT and BOTH records have NO scratches, only 2 or 3 MEGA light hairlines, NO scufflines, and only a VERY few of the lightest paper scuffs only visible under light!!!!  ITS AS SIMPLE AS THAT!!!!  BOTH RECORDS STILL RETAIN THEIR ORIGINAL 'JUST PRESSED' LOOK AND SHINE LIKE NEW!!!!  It is also great to find that the records play as STUNNINGLY as the visual!!!!  BOTH records play with NO pops, NO sticking, NO jumps, barely ANY crackle AT ALL, and only some VERY low level background sound on the run on grooves & gaps - NOT in the music AT ALL!!!!  The sound quality of BOTH records is simply SUPERB with NO distortion and NO groovewear either!!!!  The records MUST grade Very Good++++ if not better!!!!  A BRILLIANT SET OF RECORDS!!!!  Believe me these records are NOT overgraded in ANY way!!!! I use STRICT RC grading standards - it is not in my interest not to!!!! Brillant!!!! The records also come in their ORIGINAL 1st Press 'Matching' inner sleeves which are both in BRILLIANT condition!!!!  THE ULTRA RARE BOOKLET IS IN ABSOLUTELY BRILLIANT CONDITION - WITH ONLY VERY MINOR SIGNS OF USE!!!!  THE POSTER IS ALSO IN BRILLIANT CONDITION!!!!  It has NO rips, NO tears, NO creases (apart from the factory folds), and NO writing!!!!  And although it has been hung on a wall at some point, it was obviously VERY carefully removed and placed back in the cover - as there is only 1 pinhole (almost INVISIBLE!) in each corner, and NO rips, NO tears, and NO corners damaged or missing!!!!  A BRILLIANT POSTER INDEED!!!!  The ORIGINAL 1st Press 'E.J.Day' Gatefold 'Stickered' Cover is in GREAT condition - and still a very VERY decent cover indeed!!!!  The cover has NO splits, NO sticker marks, only some very VERY minor 'touching in' traces to the edges & spine (side words still readable!), NO rips, NO tears, barely ANY rubbing AT ALL to the cover front, NO sticker tears, only slight corner wear (NOT through the colour!), only VERY slight rubbing to the cover back, only a VERY few light creases (cover is VERY flat looking indeed!), NO annotations, only 2 TINY 'touched in' rub traces (NOT sticker tears!) on cover back, and NO writing!!!!  The opening edges are beautifully straight with barely ANY feathering AT ALL!!!!  Even the inside of the cover is in BRILLIANT condition with NO grubbyness, NO ringwear, NO rubbing, NO yellowing, and NO writing!!!!  The cover must MEGA STRICTLY grade Very Good (PROPERLY graded, NOT trashed!) if not better - and is still a very VERY decent cover indeed!!!!  THIS DOUBLE LP IS SERIOUSLY RARE AND VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND LIKE THIS (ESPECIALLY 100% COMPLETE LIKE THIS ONE IS!) - SO DONT MISS OUT ON THIS INCREDIBLE OPPORTUNITY!!!!

HAVE A LOOK AT MY PICTURES - I DO MY BEST TO SHOW THE RECORD FROM ALL ANGLES AND MAKE THE PICTURES AS CLEAR AS POSSIBLE - THERE IS NOTHING TO HIDE!!!! It really is a GREAT looking DOUBLE LP and it is truly rare to find any copies of this MEGA RARE DOUBLE LP!!!! THIS WILL BE YOUR ONLY CHANCE TO BUY AN ORIGINAL 1971 UK 1ST PRESSING OF "200 MOTELS" BY FRANK ZAPPA, IN BRILLIANT CONDITION!!!!  Dont forget to take a look at all my other items including many other TOP LPs and contact me with any queries you may have.  Postal discounts for multiple buys are always available - and I guarantee to ALWAYS undercharge on postage!  Paypal, Bank Transfers, Cheques, International Money Orders, and Postal Orders accepted. Thanks for looking! Cheers!!!!!

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