FRANK ZAPPA / MOI We're Only in it For the Money Verve UK 1st Press
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FRANK ZAPPA AND THE MOTHERS OF INVENTION - WE'RE ONLY IN IT FOR THE MONEY
1st UK STEREO PRESS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION
- CAT:VERVE SVLP 9199
- MATRIX: VO6 50454 A-1 / B-1
- GENUINE VERY FIRST PRESS INDICATORS
ZAPPA S 3RD ALBUM
THE RECORD LABELS
ORIGINAL BLACK AND SILVER TEXTURED LABELS ARE IN SUPERB CONDITION. THE BASE BLACK COLOUR FULLY EXTENDS INTO THE SPINDLE HOLE, AND ONLY HAS AFEW MARKS, THERE IS NO WRITING ON IT ANYWHERE.THE SILVER SECTIONS ARE ALSO IN TOP CONDITION VERY VIBRANT AND UNWORN, AND THE TYPEFACE IS CLEAR AND SHARP AND ALL PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. THERE ARE A SMALL NUMBER OF VERY SMALL AND BARELY VISIBLE SPIDER LINES CLOSE TO THE HOLE, SHOWING THAT THIS 1967 ORIGINAL PRESS HAS HAD PLAYS IN ITS 47 YEARS
THE VINYL
SUPERB BLACK HEAVYWEIGHT VINYL. REMOVING THEM FROM THE SLEEVE AND GENTLY AND CAREFULLY EXAMINING THE DISCS REVEALS AN EXCELLENTSHINY SURFACE. THE VINYL HAS RETAINED ALMOST ALL OF ITS ORIGINAL LUSTRE. ETCHED INTO THE RUN OFF WAX ARE THE DIGITS THAT IDENTIFY THIS ALBUM AS A VERY FIRST PRESS. NAMELY THE CATALOGUE NUMBER V65045 A-1 / B-1. THIS EXCELLENT DISC SHOWS A FEW FINE MARKS WHEN OFFERED UP TO A SPOTLIGHT (WHICH ARGUABLY ISN'T REALLY A TRUE REFLECTION OF HOW GOOD A VINYL IS, AS THERE WILL ALWAYS BE SOMETHING TO SEE THIS WAY).
I HAVE NO HESITATION IN GRADING THIS DISC IN EXCELLENT CONDITION
THE SLEEVE
THE OVERALL GRADING OF THE SLEEVE IS EXCELLENT MINUS
FULLY LAMINATED INSIDE AND OUTSIDE GATEFOLD
THE FRONT SURFACE IS VERY CLEN. THE YELLOW IS A BITCH FOR SHOWING UP MARKS AND STAINS BUT HERE WE HAVE ONE THAT ONLY HAS MINIMAL HANDLING SIGNS. THERE ARE NO HEAVY CREASES, NO ARE THERE ANY BIG CREASE LINES. THERE ARE A COUPLE OF REALLY SMALL ONES NEAR THE SPINE, AND ONE ACCROSS THE BOTTOM RIGHT TIP. ALSO THE TOP OF THE LEFT TIP HAS A REALLY TINY NICK. THERE IS NO LAMINATE PEEL OR LIFT ANYWHERE ON THIS SURFACE, AND IMPORTANTLY AS THE SPINES ARE ALWAYS VULNERABLE ON THIS TYPE OF SLEEVE, NONE ON THE SPINE EITHER. THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE UNWORN, AND THE SPINE IS PERFECTLY LEGIBLE AND UNSQUASHED. THE OPENING EDGE IS SHARP AND DEPICTS HOW LITTLE THE VINYL HAS BEEN OUTSIDE OF THE SLEEVE. THE REAR SURFACE IS SLIGHTLY LESS PERFECT THAN THE FRONT, THERE ARE TWO SMALL CREASE LINES BOTTOM LEFT AND TOP RIGHT, BUT NO LAMINATE PEEL OR LIFT. OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS THE FULL COLOUR INNER IMAGES WHICH ARE IN EXCELLENT CONDITION
THE ORIGINAL POLY LINED INNER IS INCLUDED, NO SPLITS OR NICKS JUST LIGHT BROWNING DUE TO THE AGE OF THE SET
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