FRANK ZAPPA / MOI 'Old Masters Box II'. NINE N/M LPs

	£		212
	$		281

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Artist or Band: FRANK ZAPPA and THE MOTHERS OF INVENTION

Album Title: Old Masters Box II.

Producer(s): Frank Zappa.

ALBUMS & TRACK LIST:

Uncle Meat: Uncle Meat: Main Title Theme; The Voice of Cheese; Nine Types of Industrial Pollution; Zolar Czakl; Dog Breath, In The Year of The Plague; The Legend of The Golden Arches; Louie Louie; The Dog Breath Variations; Sleeping in a Jar; Our Bizarre Relationship ; The Uncle Meat Variations; Electric Aunt Jemima; Prelude to King Kong; God Bless America; A Pound For a Brown On The Bus; Ian Underwood Whips It Out; Mr. Green Genes; We Can Shoot You; If We’d All Been Living In California...; The Air; Project X; Cruising For Burgers; King Kong.

Hot Rats: Peaches En Regalia; Willie The Pimp; Son of Mr. Green Genes; Little Umbrellas; The Gumbo Variations; It Must Be A Camel.

Burnt Weeny Sandwich: WPLJ; Igor’s Boogie, Phase One; Overture to a Holiday in Berlin; Theme From ‘Burnt Weeny Sandwich’; Igor’s Boogie, Phase Two; Holiday in Berlin, Full Blown; Aybe Sea; Little House I Used to Live In; Valarie.

Weasels Ripped My Flesh: Didja Get Any Onya?; Directly From My Heart to You; Prelude to The Afternoon of a Sexually Aroused Gas Mask; Toads of The Short Forest; Get a Little; Eric Dolphy Memorial Barbecue; Dwarf Nebula Processional March & Dwarf Nebula; My Guitar Wants To Kill Your Mama; Oh No; The Orange County Lumber Truck; Weasels Ripped My Flesh.

Chunga’s Revenge: Transylvania Boogie; Road Ladies; Twenty Small Cigars; The Nancy & Mary Music; Tell Me You Love Me; Would You Go All The Way?; Chunga’s Revenge; The Clap; Rudy Wants to Buy Yez a Drink; Sharleena.

Fillmore East, June 1971: Little House I Used To Live In; The Mud Shark; What Kind of Girl Do You Think We Are?; Bwana Dik; Latex Solar Beef; Willie The Pimp; Do You Like My New Car?; Happy Together; Lonesome Electric Turkey; Peaches En Regalia; Tears Began To Fall.

Just Another Band From LA: Billy The Mountain; Call Any Vegetable; Eddie, Are You Kidding?; Magdalena ; Dog Breath.

Mystery Disc (2): Harry, You’re a Beast; Don Interrupts; Piece One; Jim/Roy - Holding The Group Back, Holiday In Berlin, The Jimmy Carl Black Philosophy Lesson, The Rejected Mexican Pope Leaves The Stage; Piece Two - The Rejected Mexican Pope Leaves The Stage, Undaunted The Band Plays On; Agency Man; Agency Man (Studio Version); Lecture; Wedding Dress Song / Handsome Cabin Boy; Skweezit, Skweezit, Skweezit; The Story of Willie The Pimp; Black Beauty; Chucha; Mothers at KPFA; Harmonica Fun.

Label/Format: Barking Pumpkin.

Label Conditions: All labels are immaculate, most unmarked as made, maybe just the odd minute spindle trace on one or two if scrutinised closely. This set has been played once by myself and considered my own personal item. It originally came from an superb large Zappa collection, many items of which were actually unplayed. As I own ALL Zappa albums as first press originals in nigh-on Mint condition, I decided (after due consideration), it was time to let someone else enjoy these pristine records.

Cat Number: BPR-8888.

Unique Box Number: ZM2-04429.

Mode / Speed: Stereo / 33.3 rpm.

Country of Manufacture: United States [these were not issued anywhere else].

Rarity: Rare: these tweaked and remastered albums in the ‘Old Masters’ box were very limited and expensive. Only issued in the United States via mail order and few shelled out to bring them to the UK or elsewhere. Virtually unplayed copies will rarely be seen or offered.

Original Year of Release: November 1986

Brief Info: This is box II of three of the remastered and tweaked ‘Old Masters’ boxed sets. When Zappa purchased back the rights to his archive catalogue, he got them remastered and reissued at great expense, thus these have never been cheap and were strictly limited. This includes the first seven post Verve albums (excluding ‘200 Motels’) and the second ‘Mystery Disc’ – this being the only source of this album on vinyl. I am also offering Box I and III from the same collection (as well as two other rare Zappa boxes). Played no more than once or twice most, and all covers immaculate. The eras of these boxes cover all the true classic Zappa years and albums except ‘200 Motels’. These vintage albums are very special indeed and I could write a dozen listings to cover the contents included, but any interested person will surely know the history of these wonderful Zappa albums. Although the actual box has a little wear – being beyond fragile and wear-prone, that is no surprise. But the contents are nigh-on mint. A very scarce item and these are becoming ever more elusive, so a rare opportunity.

PLEASE BE AWARE: this is quite a heavy set, so postage will not be cheap – so be aware of this prior to bidding.

Box Grade and Format: NEAR EXCELLENT: beyond fragile with a silver foil type surface that frays and rubs so easily. One of the most intolerate items for storage I have ever offered – my grading has to be put in perspective. A delicate tray, also silver covered, slides into a slip-case design and few are ever seen unbroken, split or badly rubbed and damaged.

Slip Case: Fully intact with some lightish marks, surface scuffs and rub traces. My camera flash has possibly over-emphasised some marks. Still quite shiny and attractive with a few small chips, light marks and relatively minor friction rubs. Impossibly difficult to say the least and overall, this has stood the test-of-time way better than most seen.

The Tray: EXCELLENT(++): and in super condition with NO splits or corner breaks. Seldom seen like this.

Covers & Format: All covers are practically as made. Uncle Meat, Hot Rats, Burnt Weeny Sandwich, Chunga’s Revenge are all gatefold covers. The others are single formats.

Inserts & Extras: The rare registration card (Mint). The rare ‘Uncle Meat’ book (US version) is included (Mint); Burnt Weeny insert sheet (Mint); An insert for Fillmore (which I have never seen before, Mint) and a unique cover that stores the Meat book (Near Mint).

Vinyl Condition/Visual Grading: All practically as made and played once or twice (at most), some probably unplayed at all. I have NOT played these prior to this listing. ALL pictures of the actual items being sold and all trays are unsplit and checked prior to shipping. Any winning bidder, PLEASE be careful accessing the contents, best done by tipping the tray outwards to slide out rather than pulling with fingers – hence, so few are seen unbroken or split. Also, the records are all removed from the main covers to avoid any chance of edge splits in transit.

SHIPPING COSTS & CONDITIONS – PLEASE READ CAREFULLY – UK MUST BE SPECIAL DELIVERY ONLY:

Posting & Packing: UK & CHANNEL ISLANDS via SPECIAL Delivery: £19.95 (I will NOT send this uninsured or signed for. Ignore the basic postage I cannot remove on this listing).

Posting & Packing: EUROPE & SCANDINAVIA. (Airmail Value): £35 to £40 [depending on country]

Posting & Packing: OVERSEAS (non-European) (Airmail Value): £45 to £50 [depending on country]

Now one of the most established sellers on Ebay and still offering the finest and most accurately described and graded records I can find. I pride myself on offering a variety of genres to keep my site as interesting as possible. I will rarely offer any record that falls below a true Excellent grading, unless its of a certain rarity which will justify offering a lesser grade. I try, to the best of my ability to describe as accurately and as honesty as I can all items I offer for sale with all the relevant information I can think of to help any potential bidder and collector. You may notice I only submit records sparingly on Ebay - on average ONEADAY, a couple more at weekends if time permits, hence the name - time rarely allows for more as I Play-Grade virtually every record I offer in their entirety, not just bits to guess a grade - visuals alone do not always tell a true or full story. I will mention any defects or flaws no matter how small that I notice to be fair as possible to any interested collector – I am very fussy and my buyers have the right to be too. Every record I offer, whether it be a common or rare item deserves the same respect as far as I am concerned and will be treated the same - just because an item is rare does not always mean its good. I get just as much pleasure offering a relatively common record in stunning near mint condition as the real rare items. All the pictures I use for your guidance are taken with a digital camera or scanned - they are NOT improved, cleaned-up or made better looking than they are with camera trickery or enhancing with digital programmes. What you see is what you get and scanned labels will give a more accurate representation of the genuine colour than flash photography where light is variable. I cannot guarantee total accuracy for colours however but most will be very close. If any picture I take looks more flattering than the actual item for any reason, I will clearly state the fact in the advert and vice-versa. I hope the item below is to your liking - any questions can be emailed and I will do my very best to answer you. I am enthusiastic, and have a fair degree of knowledge about many genres and I promise quality items - bid with confidence - excellence comes as standard and so does Near Mint regularly. Please assume all records I offer have NO jumps, sticks, warps or writing on covers or labels unless clearly stated to the contrary. Thanks for your interest and Good luck – MIKE.

Deck: Linn LP12/Hercules/Cirkus with Ittok Mk II arm and Ortofon Rondo Red moving coil cartridge (tracks at 2 grams). Amps: Naim Nait 5i with Project USB phono stage and Chord interconnects. Speakers: B&W 704 Floorstanding 3-way Monitors (bi-wired with QED Silver terminated cable). All records I offer on Ebay are cleaned on a professional VPI-17 vacuum machine before play-grading for the cleanest and best possible sound and will include a brand new lined inner and protective cover too. Pictures taken with a Nikon D5000 SLR Digital Camera.

PACKING - THIS IS WHAT YOU GET.

What You Get: To confirm to the strict Ebay rules on shipping, I must now send ALL my packets ‘Signed-For’ with NO exceptions. Both buyers and sellers want their packets to have a safer journey and this is not a bad thing.

I now offer the fastest possible posting, often the very next day after payment is received or within two to three days maximum (unless on holiday). I only use FIRST-CLASS Mail. The record’s cover will be placed within a BRAND NEW soft protective sleeve and the actual record will be professionally cleaned on my new VPI-17 Pro vacuum system to give ultimate clean grooves and playing surfaces and the best possible looks and ultimate sound quality. You will NOT get tired, dull looking, dust infested records inside worn and foggy covers with tatty inners from this seller and that’s a promise and guarantee. All records are posted in professional boxes (NOT Mailers, these do not offer any real protection). The record(s) are REMOVED from their main cover to avoid edge splits and placed within a brand new polylined inner. The record’s original inner will be included if available. The boxes are then reinforced with at least TWO, ULTRA THICK stiffeners for maximum extra protection – these are FOUR TIMES thicker than commercial stiffeners and are custom-made for oneadayrecords. Really rare and expensive albums will even be Double Boxed if deemed necessary and possible. When larger boxes are used, the thick record and stiffener ‘sandwich’ is then thickly embedded into bubble-wrap to bulk out the record inside the box to centre the item inside to reduce the risk of damage still further. Printed address labels are used for clarity as well as a sender label. Customers requests or special needs for P&P will be respected if at all possible but ‘Signed-For’ posting is NOT an option anymore. I do not profit on posting and the cost of this lavish packing is NOT even charged for, I offer probably the best-value and safest shipping possible for ultimate confidence. The boxes and ultra thick double-wall stiffeners and bubble wrap make a near impregnable fortress for safe shipping and this is used inland and overseas for ALL my records, not just the rare and expensive. I will invoice any winning bidder as soon as possible after the auction ends. My ‘loss’ or ‘damage rate’ is less than one in two thousand based on over 7,000+ items sold in nearly 10 years of Ebay trading and I consider that pretty exceptional. The only damage rate acceptable for this seller is ZERO and I think my packets will offer just that. It would take a vicious postman or postal service to damage these for sure. Even one of these stiffeners cannot be bent by hand, so what chance 3 or 4 inside a box? Oneadayrecords is a MAILER-FREE ZONE. I discount of course for multiple purchases with a maximum of FIVE records per box (one double can sometimes be included subject to total weight). I will not respond to questions on shipping costs as all the details are included here and on ALL of my adverts. Details below:

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Payment Conditions:

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Potential Bidders: I will cancel any bids I feel are time-wasters. A maximum 3 days for communication and 4 days for payment to arrive - if not I will relist the item or offer to the runner-up. Fast deals get great feedback from me. Any questions - please ask and thanks for looking.

My Guarantee: If any winning bidder is not satisfied with their purchase I will offer a complete refund. I will not refund if any defect detail is clearly stated on the advert and missed by the buyer, so read the item description carefully. If any overseas collector does not understand anything in my listing, please email and ask me to help. Thank You.

SOME GENERAL GUIDES TO WEAR AND CONDITIONS TO HELP YOU DECIDE

My Use of Description Terminology: Surface Marks = Superficial, usually light marks, hairlines or light scuffs that rarely sound. Scratch = a needle mark that goes below the record’s surface, some will sound, some will not, my play-grade will inform. Original = a record that has been pressed with the first label design which does NOT necessarily mean a very first pressed record. First Pressing = A record that I believe or know to be a genuine very first pressed record. I do not claim to always know for sure, and that’s why I state the stamper and matrix numbers if at all possible, for those who claim to know what they all mean, the information is there for the collector to decide. I prefer to use terms like ‘Early Copy’ rather than ‘First Pressing’ if I am not totally sure. Surface Sound = Mild, light sound, usually light crackle or similar. Distortion = Break up of the actual sound caused by groove wear or damage from a chipped stylus – the most undesirable form of unwanted sound, vintage mono records were the most prone to this happening but not exclusively so. The symptoms of distortion are high frequency clipping, moderate constant crackle or an echo type sound quality. Violin, piano and vocals are most prone to groove-wear distortion. Feathering = Fraying or softening of the entry edge of a cover. Covers with feathered entrance edges are more likely to have had the actual record inserted and removed more than a non-feathered, sharp-edged cover which are always far more attractive. Set Off, actually a printer’s term for dark ink leaving mild residue on pale or white ink when rested upon. e.g. when a gatefold cover has black ink closed against white, this can leave some black residue on the pale area – this is mostly unavoidable or course.

The Argument for Vinyl Original sound and mix (mono mixes are rarely available on CD), high quality sound on clean copies (played on a hi-end dedicated analogue system – breathtaking sound!), beautiful, large format covers, artwork, inserts and even full size posters etc; huge investment potential, and the pleasure of owning ‘the real thing’.