FRANK ZAPPA OLD MASTERS #3 INSANELY RARE SEALED LTD EDITION ORIG'87 9-LP BOX SET

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·       FRANK ZAPPA AND THE MOTHERS OF INVENTION (WITH CAPTAIN BEEFHEART ON TWO ALBUMS) – OLD MASTERS: BOX THREE – INSANELY RARE ORIGINAL 1987 9-LP BOX SET CONTAINING EIGHT (8) ORIGINAL FRANK ZAPPA ALBUMS RELEASED FOR THE BIZARRE/DISCREET/WARNER BROTHERS LABELS BETWEEN 1972 AND 1976:  WAKA/JAWAKA - GRAND WAZOO - BONGO FURY - ROXY AND ELSEWHERE - OVERNIGHT SENSATION - ONE SIZE FITS ALL - ZOOT ALLURES - APOSTROPHE' -; ORIGINAL LIMITED, NUMBERED EDITION AMERICAN PRESSING -- ORIGINAL BARKING PUMPKIN, 9-LP STEREO BOX SET BOX

·       ORIGINAL U.S. PRESSING

·       OVER THE YEARS, THIS BOX SET HAS DEVELOPED REPUTATION AMONG AUDIOPHILES FOR ITS INCREDIBLE ACOUSTIC - TRULY AUDIOPHILE - PROPERTIES AND DEAD QUIET VINYL SURFACE

·       LIMITED, NUMBERED EDITION  (THIS ONE IS NUMBERED 1638)

*** STILL SEALED GUARANTEED ORIGINAL FIRST PRESSING ***

·       RELEASED IN A ABSOLUTELY LAUGHABLE AND RIDICULOUSLY LIMITED PRESS RUN OF ONLY 2000 COPIES, THIS IS BY FAR, BAR NONE, HANDS-DOWN, THE SINGLE RAREST OFFICIAL FRANK ZAPPA RELEASE EXTANT. NOTHING ELSE COMES EVEN CLOSE!

·       THE BOX INCLUDES ORIGINAL LITHO REPLICATING THE BOX'S ARTWORK; ONE OF THE ALBUMS ALSO CONTAINS THE ORIGINAL INSERT / LYRICS SHEET

·       THE ALBUMS ARE RELEASED WITH ORIGINAL CONTENT AND PROPER SEQUENCING

·       THIS IS THE ORIGINAL, AUTHENTIC, FIRST, ONE AND ONLY U.S. PRESSING; THIS IS NOT A REISSUE, A RECORD CLUB PRESSING, OR A COUNTERFEIT PRESSING.

·       ORIGINAL TEXTURED (EMBOSSED / RAISED),  2-INCH WIDE STIFF OUTER CARDBOARD BOX WITH A METALLIC (SILVER FOIL) FINISH (WHICH WE BELIEVE IS MEANT TO SHOW THE WINDOW OF A TYPICAL AMERICAN DINER) , WHICH SLIPCASES SIMILAR INNER BOX WHICH HOUSES THE EIGHT INDIVIDUAL ALBUMS

·       JUDGING BY THE WEIGHT OF THE SET, THIS IS A THICK, HEAVY VINYL PRESSING

 (►PLEASE SEE THE IMAGE OF THE COVER, LABEL OR BOTH, SHOWN BELOW)

(Note: this is a REAL image of the ACTUAL item you are bidding on. This is NOT a "recycled" image from our previous auction. What you see is what you'll get.  GUARANTEED!)

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The Old Masters is a box set series by Frank Zappa, released in three volumes on Barking Pumpkin Records from April 1985 to December 1987, consisting of studio and live albums by Zappa and The Mothers of Invention originally released from 1966 to 1976 on other labels, as well as "Mystery Discs" which contained previously unreleased material. The graphics (not including the photo inserts) on all three sets was airbrush illustrated by Larry Grossman.

The box sets contained new masters mixed and edited by Zappa in his Utility Muffin Research Kitchen home studio, prepared for the compact disc format. The albums were remixed and reedited, and are substantially different from their original releases.

The series was well received by critics, although some criticism was aimed at Zappa's alterations, most notably the decision to rerecord the rhythm sections of the albums We're Only in It for the Money and Cruising with Ruben & the Jets, which provoked a lawsuit over unpaid royalties.

Background

In the 1980s, Frank Zappa had regained the rights to the albums he had released on other labels. He decided to reissue them as part of a series of three box sets for collectors. Zappa found the quality of the original masters to be unsatisfactory for release, and decided to prepare new masters, remixing and reediting the original tapes. In the case of the albums We're Only in It for the Money and Cruising with Ruben & the Jets, Zappa decided to rerecord the rhythm tracks, overdubbing newly recorded performances by bassist Arthur Barrow and drummer Chad Wackerman. Barrow stated of the remixing, "I had mixed feelings about it. On the one hand, as a musician, I'm always happy to be employed and doing sessions is always fun. But on the other hand, I did try to talk Frank out of it the best I could." Zappa told Barrow that he did not like the original performances, by bassist Roy Estrada and drummer Jimmy Carl Black.

During this period, Zappa also prepared a remix of the second version of his 1967 album Lumpy Gravy, featuring similar overdubs by Barrow and Wackerman. An excerpt from the remix was included in an Old Masters promotional sampler intended for radio station managers, but the remix was not released at the time; it appeared on Lumpy Money in 2008.

Zappa stated in regards to the remixing of the albums, "The master tapes for Ruben and the Jets were in better shape, but since I liked the results on We're Only in it For the Money, I decided to do it on Ruben too. But those are the only two albums on which the original performances were replaced. I thought the important thing was the material itself." After the remixing was announced, a $13 million lawsuit was filed against Zappa by Jimmy Carl Black, Bunk Gardner and Don Preston, who were later joined by Ray Collins, Art Tripp and Motorhead Sherwood, increasing the claim to $16.4 million, stating that they had received no royalties from Zappa since 1969.

Zappa told interviewers that the oxide was falling off the tapes, and that he had to replace the drum and bass performances. Barrow disputed this, stating "how could the oxide be falling off the tape on one track and not on other tracks? But it's Frank's album. It's his music. He can certainly do what he likes with it. But I think it would be nice for those of us that like the original version to put that out also [...] As for Ruben & The Jets, I kinda think that's bad too. Because one of the coolest things about that album originally was the tape loops for the drums. It sounded like a machine, it was a great sound."

In addition to the new masters, Zappa prepared a "Mystery Disc" for two of the box sets, but not for the third Old Masters box. Additionally, the third box did not include the albums Zappa in New York, Sleep Dirt, Studio Tan, and Orchestral Favorites, which Zappa had prepared after Warner Bros. Records had rejected his intended release, Läther. Zappa in New York, Sleep Dirt, Studio Tan and Orchestral Favorites were subsequently released on compact disc by Barking Pumpkin, and Läther was released by Rykodisc in 1996.

All of the albums included in this set were subsequently issued on compact disc, in editions that used the masters which appeared on these boxes; "Mystery Discs" were subsequently combined into a single release, Mystery Disc, released by Rykodisc in 1998. On this release, the tracks "Big Leg Emma" and "Why Don't You Do Me Right?" were excluded, as they had previously appeared on the compact disc edition of Absolutely Free.

Box 3 (Barking Pumpkin BPR 9999, December 1987)

The third box contained re-issues of

• Waka/Jawaka (BPR 9999-1)
• The Grand Wazoo (BPR 9999-2)
• Over-Nite Sensation (BPR 9999-3)
• Apostrophe (') (BPR 9999-4)
• Roxy & Elsewhere (BPR 9999-5)
• One Size Fits All (BPR 9999-6)
• Bongo Fury (BPR 9999-7)
• Zoot Allures (BPR 9999-8)

For additional historical information on this album, including track listing ►CLICK HERE

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·                               CONDITION:

·                               RECORDS

(IMPORTANT NOTE: unless otherwise noted, ALL records are graded visually, and NOT play-graded!; we  grade records under the strong, diffuse room light or discrete sunlight)

(a)          THIS 9-LP BOX SET IS STILL FACTORY SEALED AND IS BELIEVED TO BE PERFECTLY MINT. Please note: sealed items are assumed to be mint and are sold as-is, as we have no way of inspecting them. For our policy on still sealed records ►click here (PLEASE READ BEFORE PLACING A BID).

(b)            The record, JUDGING BY THE SHEER WEIGHT OF THE SET,  is pressed on a beautiful, thick, inflexible vinyl, which was usually used for the first or very early pressings. Usually, the sound on such thick vinyl pressings is full-bodied, vivid, and even dramatic. Do not expect to obtain such a majestic analog sound from a digital recording!

(c)             The box is believed to contain two (2) inserts: the original album cover insert and the

·       COVER (BOX)

COVER IS NEAR MINT, STILL SEALED AND COVERED IN ITS ORIGINAL ►SHRINK WRAP

[PLEASE NOTE: SHRINK WRAP HAS SEPARATED ALONG ABOUT 20% OF  THE BOTTOM SIDE;  TO PREVENT ACCIDENTAL OPENING IN TRANSIT, WE HAVE REINFORCED THE BOTTOM SHRINK WITH A FEW  TINY PIECES OF CLEAR SCOTCH TAP, WHICH CAN BE EASILY REMOVED]

The following flaws or imperfections are noted on the cover:

-         The cover has a few tiny scratch marks on the top side  (nothing significant)

-         Cover has one corner slightly worn (nothing significant)

-         Cover has JUST A HINT of ring wear (nothing significant); On the scale from 1 to 10 (1 being the least, and  10 being the most severe), we assess the severity of ring wear as 1  (VISIBLE ON BACK SIDE ONLY) .

NO OTHER IMPERFECTIONS ON THE BOX:

-        No split seams

-        No ring wear

-        No cut-out (drill) holes.

-        No cut-out corners

-        No saw-marks or indents

-        No dirt/dust rubbing stains (friction marks caused by rubbing against other covers)

-        No wrinkles or creases

-        No yellowing from aging

-        No writing

-        No stamps

-        No tearing: no chips, dents or nicks on the seams

-        No peel-off marks

-        No stains

-        No mold or mildew spots

-        No stickers or labels

-        No water damage

-        No razor marks, scratches, pressure marks, lines, streaks, or  cuts.

-        No warping

-        No wax, glue, paint or liquid drops on the cover

-        No glue traces or wax residue.

-        No bar codes

-        No RIAA stamps or stickers. 

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POSTAGE & SHIPPING:

PLEASE NOTE: DUE TO SIGNIFICANT WEIGHT OF THIS SET, THE INTERNATIONAL POSTAGE FOR THIS SET WILL BE SUBSTANTIAL AND POSSIBLY PROHIBITIVE.  THIS SET DOES NOT QUALIFY FOR OUR USUAL SHIPPING REBATES AND COMBINED SHIPPING AND WILL HAVE  TO BE INVOICED AND SHIPPED SEPARATELY FROM ANY OTHER ITEMS,   UNLESS THE WINNING BIDDER PAYS SEPARATELY, BUT REQUESTS THAT THE SHIPPING BE COMBINED WITH OTHER ITEMS.

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