FRANK ZAPPA- SHUT UP 'N PLAY YER GUITAR 3-LP IMP BOXSET

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This is one of a series of LPs and EPs -- some sealed, some quite rare -- that I will be listing over the next several weeks and months.  

This item is a beautiful 3-LP import vinyl boxset entitled Shut Up ‘n Play Yer Guitar by the late and great Frank Zappa.  It was released in 1981 on Barking Pumpkin / CBS Records.   What can I say about Frank’s work?  Sure, he was a great guitarist and a genius….  But he was just so funny.  His stuff cracks me up.  Also, I always get the sense that a lot of his titles were punchlines to the old George Carlin routine, about sentences that have never been said before by any human in history.  Every year at my office Christmas party, I do a variation on "Name That Tune" with snippets from songs -- last year, I used a portion of Valley Girl and was greeted with puzzled faces -- it was hysterical.  This album focuses on his guitar work, and has twenty tracks, including Variations on the Carlos Santana Secret Chord Progression (just a great title).  This pressing is from Holland, and is in very nice condition both inside and out.

The vinyl and the box cover are in excellent to near-mint condition, as shown in the photo.    

I do not use stock photos.  The photo shows the actual item up for auction.

I am not a dealer, and all of the items I place up for auction are from my personal collection gathered over the past forty years (education expenses – and soon-to-be college expenses -- are the reason I am selling my collection...). 

Shipping and handling is determined by weight and is per record, not per title.  The shipping costs are as follows: $4.00 for one record via media mail to anywhere in the U.S.   Each additional record is an additional $0.40 for media mail shipping.  Priority shipping within the U.S. is a function of weight and postal zone, and I will e-mail an invoice indicating the cost of priority (I can also provide this info while the auction is pending, if you e-mail me your zip code and the number of records). 

Insurance through the USPS is available, and once again my invoice will provide the cost information. 

NOTE – there is no tracking of packages through the USPS without delivery confirmation.  If you would like tracking ability, you must purchase delivery confirmation for $0.75. 

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NOTE:  Due to recent circumstances, I can now ship internationally ONLY VIA PRIORITY MAIL.  If you are outside the US, Priority International is the standard shipping, due to the fact that under Paypal rules, tracking must be included on EVERY package outside the US.  The cost depends upon the weight and the country of destination.  I will provide the cost for each option in my post-auction invoice (and, again, I can provide the info during the auction, if you e-mail me your zip code and the number of records).  To Canada, it will be $20.50USD for one record.  To most other countries, it will be about $28.00USD for one record.  I recognize that this will result in much higher shipping costs and I apologize for this change, but it is necessary under the Paypal rules now in effect.

I will always combine items, so that your shipping costs will be more manageable.  Payment must be made by paypal as per recent rules imposed by eBay.  If I do not receive payment for an item within fifteen (15) days of the end of the auction andr I do not hear from you in response to e-mails, I will consider the auction results void and relist the item(s) for auction.  

Should you have any questions at all about postage or about any item in particular, please do not hesitate to contact me through My Messages in eBay.