FRANK ZAPPA"200 MOTELS".1971 UNITED ARTISTS DOUBLE LP+POSTER+BOOKLET+STICKER
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ATTENTION FRANK ZAPPA AND PSYCHEDELIC/PROGRESSIVE ROCK COLLECTORS! AFTER MANY YEARS OF COLLECTING,DUE TO A DAUGHTER AT UNIVERSITY,I AM GRADUALLY SELLING OFF OVER THE NEXT FEW WEEKS AND MONTHS SOME HAND PICKED ALBUMS,SINGLES AND RELATED ITEMS. BEING A WELL KNOWN COLLECTOR AND DEALER YOU CAN EXPECT TO SEE SOME AMAZING AND IN SOME CASES VERY HARD TO FIND GEMS-ALL WITH CAREFUL GRADINGS AND IN DEPTH INFORMATION!
HERE IS AN ORIGINAL 1971 STEREO 1ST EDITION OF THE ESSENTIAL FRANK ZAPPA DOUBLE ALBUM "200 MOTELS" SOUNDTRACK FROM THE FILM THAT STARRED THE EX-BEATLE RINGO STARR. UNLIKE THE MAJORITY OF EDITIONS OF THE EARLY 1970s,THIS ONE IS 100% COMPLETE WITH THE SPECIAL POSTER,BOOKLET AND THE FRONT COVER STICKER!
THIS SET OF RECORDS HAVE NOT BEEN PLAYED MUCH AT ALL WITH NO SURFACE MARKS AND HARDLY ANY SURFACE NOISE EVEN AT HIGH VOLUME! THERE IS NO SPINDLE WEAR OR LABEL STAINING/WRITING. GLEAMING SURFACES! UNITED ARTISTS UDF 50001 AND UDF 50002 WITH THE EARLIEST POSSIBLE A1/B1/A1/B1 MATRIXES AS WELL AS THE SMALL "GROOVED" CIRCLE APPROX 1.5 CM FROM THE CENTRE HOLES.THERE IS MUCH THICKER VINYL THAN MOST COPIES I HAVE FOUND! UPGRADER STANDARD WITH SUPERB SOUND!
HOUSED IN THE ORIGINAL INNER DIE CUT HOLE SLEEVES WITH THE "MADE IN ENGLAND" AND PATENT NUMBER CREDIT. DURING THE EARLY 1970s,RECORDS WERE OFTEN PLAYED A LOT USUALLY USING ANCIENT,HEAVY AND AWFUL EQUIPMENT,SOMETIMES TAKEN TO PARTIES RESULTING IN ALL KINDS OF DAMAGE!-THIS ONE HAS HAD NOT MANY PLAYS WITH NO NASTY DISTORTION AS PRESENT ON THE MAJORITY OF COPIES THAT SURVIVE! NO CLICKS,NO JUMPS,NO STICKS!HARDLY ANY SURFACE NOISE AT ALL EVEN AT HIGH VOLUME! FANTASTIC SOUND!
THE GATEFOLD COVER HAS SOME ULTRA TINY EDGE CREASES AND JUST A TOUCH OF LIGHT SURFACE WEAR AT THE BACK BUT NO WRITING,RIPS,STAINING OR REPAIRS!
THICK AND EASY TO READ SPINE DETAILS!
THE POSTER HAS SOME STAINING AT THE BACK BUT NO RIPS,WRITING,PIN HOLES,SELLOTAPE,BLUE TAC OR REPAIRS! BEATLES FANS SHOULD NOTE RINGO STARR GETS A CREDIT ON THIS POSTER!
THE BOOKLET HAVE SOME SLIGHT "RIPPLING" PROBABLY DUE TO SLIGHT DAMP ATMPOSPHERE,SOME VERY SLIGHT STAINING AND A FEW MINOR CREASES BUT NO WRITING,RIPS OR REPAIRS!
WARM SOUNDING VINYL + AMAZING BASS!
GREAT INVESTMENT!!
THIS ALBUM WAS NOT A BIG SELLER FAILING TO CHART IN THE UK AND ONLY REACHING #59 IN THE USA. IT WAS PROBABLY DELETED WITHIN A YEAR OF ISSUE WITH ORIGINAL SETS VERY HARD TO FIND ESPECIALLY AS GOOD AS THIS SET!
MANY COPIES WERE TAKEN TO PARTIES OR PLAYED ON LESS THAN BRILLIANT EQUIPMENT!
TOTALLY FLAT VINYL! GET IT WHILE YOU CAN! A LOW,REALISTIC STARTING PRICE OF JUST £20!
READ ON CAREFULLY FOR ALL THE INFORMATION ON THIS GEM!!
YOU MIGHT FIND CHEAPER COPIES BUT I DOUBT THEY WILL BE AS GOOD AS THIS EXAMPLE!
YOU'LL LOVE IT FOR YEARS AND HOPEFULLY WILL RETURN TO ME AGAIN!
SUPERB SOUND PLUS THE ADDED ADVANTAGE OF THE BASS THAT CANNOT BE MATCHED ON CD!!
The previous owner was not a smoker and so this item doesn't stink of that dreadful stale smoke!!!!Lovely pressing!! Warm sound!!.
I test on a lightweight pickup of approx 2 grammes and listen with the treble full on and no filtering or mono switch used.
As both a collector and dealer,I AM VERY STRICT ON GRADING but DO CHECKOUT MY FEEDBACK FOR GRADING PROOF!!!! .
I WILL POST ANYWHERE!THICK CARD USED-LOOK AT THE FEEDBACK!
OVERSEAS BUYERS PLEASE NOTE!!! I DO NOT DRAMATICALLY INCREASE POSTAGE ON SEVERAL ITEMS BOUGHT.
Paypal or cheque within 7 days please. Feedback always left. Checkout my feedback of OVER 17,000 comments of my standards and service many from some of the world's most respected collectors and dealers. BID with confidence! Always adding quality Records, cd's and related items to ebay several times a week! Thanks for looking and good luck.
OTHER STYLES OF MUSIC ON EBAY FROM ME-SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE-LOOK NO FURTHER!!!!!
SOME MEGA RARE STUFF ALONGSIDE CHEAPO BARGAINS!!
WHY NOT BUILD UP YOUR COLLECTION IN 2014 WITH ROCKING ERIC? BE A REGULAR BUYER AND GET THE BEST POSSIBLE SERVICE! I AIM TO SATISTY!
BID WITH 100% CONFIDENCE FROM A DEALER THAT OTHER DEALERS LOOK TOWARDS FOR INSPIRATION AND FREQUENTLY COPY!
THIS COULD BE YOUR LAST CHANCE TO GET THIS DOUBLE LP AS GOOD AS THIS!!
NO, NOT"IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND"AS STATED OVER AND OVER ELSEWHERE ON EBAY, BUT IN THE NOT TOO DISTANT FUTURE MIGHT WELL BE THE CASE!!
MORE ESSENTIAL OTHER FRANK ZAPPA + OTHER GREAT LPs FROM ME ON EBAY FOR AUCTION WITH MORE TO FOLLOW-KEEP WATCHING!
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