Frank Zappa Lumpy Gravy LP Vinyl Verve Records V6-8741 Gatefold 1968

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Label: Verve Records – V6-8741, Verve Records – V/ V6 8741 Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo, Gatefold, MGM Pressing Country: US Released: May 1968 Genre: Electronic, Rock Style: Musique Concrète, Psychedelic Rock, Avantgarde A Lumpy Gravy-Part I Written-By – Frank Zappa 15:45 B Lumpy Gravy-Part II Written-By – Frank Zappa 15:56 Published By – Frank Zappa Music Manufactured By – MGM Records Division Record Company – Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Inc. Pressed By – MGM Record Manufacturing Division Mastered At – MGM Custom Pressing Division Published By – Third Story Music Bass – Bob West, Chuck Berghofer, Jimmy Bond, John Balkin, Lyle Ritts* Conductor – Francis Vincent Zappa*, Sid Sharp* Drums – Frankie Capp*, Johnny Guerin*, Shelly Manne Engineer [Magnificently] – Dick Kunc French Horn – Arthur Maebe*, Richard Parisi*, Vincent De Rosa* Guitar – Al Viola, Dennis Budimer*, Jim Haynes (2), Tommy Tedesco, Tony Rizzi Liner Notes [Put Together By] – Cal Schenkel Percussion [Gongs, Bells, Vibes, Marimba, Timpani, Timbales & Assorted Insanity] – Alan Estes, Emil Richards, Gene Estes, Victor Feldman Performer – Abnuceals Emuukha Electric Symphony Orchestra & Chorus* Piano, Celesta, Electric Harpsichord – Lincoln Mayorga, Mike Lang, Paul Smith (5), Pete Jolly Producer – Frank Zappa Strings – Alexander Koltun, Arnold Belnick, Bernard Kundell, Harold G. Bemko*, Harry Hyams, James Getzoff, Jerome A. Kessler*, Jesse Ehrlich, Joseph DiFiore, Joseph Saxon, Leonard Selic, Phillip Goldberg*, Ralph Schaeffer, Raymond J. Kelly*, Tibor Zelig, William Kurasch Trombone – Kenneth Shroyer* Trumpet – Jimmy Zito* Woodwind [Flute, Bass Flute, Piccolo, Oboe, English Horn, Eb Clarinet, Bb Ckarubetm Bass Clarinet, Contrabass, Clarinet, Alto Sax, Bass Sax, Bassoon & Contrabassoon] – Bunk Gardner, Don Christlieb, Gene Cipriano, John Rotella, Jules Jacob, Ted Nash (2) Early stereo pressing variant of original US release.
Can be differentiated from the other similar versions by an alternate typesetting layout used on labels.
First cat. # on front, spine & labels. Second cat. # inside gatefold.
A curiously inconsistent piece which started out as a ballet but probably didn't make it. In the text balloon on the back cover Frank Zappa Says : "Is this phase two of : We're only in it for the money?"
This release has a single pressing ring @ 31mm. It has a stamped "block-shaped" letter "S" in the runouts. These characteristics are indicative of an MGM pressed record from their pressing plant that was in Bloomfield, N.J. Etched in runouts show "MGS" denoting that it was mastered at this plant: MGM Custom Pressing Division
"Lumpy Gravy" regular vinyl releases were not issued with blue "Verve Records" labels at all. Just the black labels. Excluding "promos" & "test pressings", just regular issues. Releases from the Bloomfield plant are known to be called "East Coast" pressings.
Note inside gatefold, all the way to the right: "This Album Was Recorded In February Of 1967"
Runouts are etched except '12, 11, [block-shaped S]' are stamped.
Matrix / Runout: BMI Pressing Plant ID (Stamped in runouts): [block-shaped S] Matrix / Runout (Label A): MGS-1068 Matrix / Runout (Label B): MGS-1069 Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, variant 1): V6-8741 SIDE-1 MGS-1068-1 [block-shaped S] Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, variant 1): V6-8741 SIDE-2 MGS-1069-1 [block-shaped S]
Notes: The cover and vinyl on this record have wear typical of a used record of the age of the release. There are minor imperfections on the vinyl that may translate into noise based on the configuration of each individual turntable.  The cover may have some wear.   Please be sure to inspect the pictures in the listing to confirm that this record is in acceptable condition for you. And please ask questions before buying. I test play anything that has any small scratches or marks.