Frank Zappa Thing-Fish Sealed Vinyl Records LP Box USA 1984 Orig Hype Sticker
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Description
Frank Zappa Thing-Fish Sealed Vinyl Records LP Box USA 1985 Orig Hype Sticker
Label: Barking Pumpkin Records
Product Code: SKCO 74201
Format: Virgin Vinyl 3 LP Box Set - Original Factory Sealed
Contains:
16-page 12"x12" 'linen effect' matte paper lyric book, outlining scenes/acts, including 10 black & white photos.
LPs in black & white glossy jackets, imprinted on back with 'Barking Pumpkin Records' logo & on front with large Zappa 'join-the-dots' logo & 'Warning/Guarantee' stamp.
Discography About The Record:
Thing-Fish is an album by Frank Zappa, originally released as a triple album box set on Barking Pumpkin Records in 1984. It was billed as a cast recording for a proposed musical of the same name, which was ultimately not produced by Zappa, but later performed in 2003, ten years after his death.
The album's storyline is inspired by Broadway theatre, AIDS, eugenics, conspiracy theories, feminism, homosexuality and African American culture. It involves an evil, racist prince/theater critic who creates a disease intended to eradicate African Americans and homosexuals. The disease is tested on prisoners who are turned into "Mammy Nuns" led by the story's narrator, Thing-Fish. The story within a story is a satire of a White Anglo-Saxon Protestant couple, Harry and Rhonda (actually played by Italian-Americans), who attend a play performed by the "Mammy Nuns", and find themselves confronted with their pasts: Harry presented as a homosexual boy, Rhonda presented as a sex doll brought to life.
The story was constructed during the recording sessions, which included producing new overdubs for recordings which previously appeared on Zappa's albums Zoot Allures, Tinseltown Rebellion, You Are What You Is and Ship Arriving Too Late to Save a Drowning Witch. The release of the album was delayed when Barking Pumpkin Records' previous distributor, MCA, refused to distribute the album. It was instead released by Capitol Records in the United States, accompanied by a "Warning/Guarantee" written by Zappa himself. Thing-Fish was initially received poorly by critics, who criticized the use of previously recorded material, but has since been reappraised for its highly satirical content.
Tracks:
Prologue 2:56
The Mammy Nuns 3:50
Harry & Rhonda 3:36
Galoot Up-Date 5:29
The 'Torchum' Never Stops 10:32
That Evil Prince 1:17
You Are What You Is 4:31
Mudd Club 3:17
The Meek Shall Inherit Nothing 3:14
Clowns On Velvet 1:38
Harry-As-A-Boy 2:51
He's So Gay 2:48
The Massive Improve'lence 5:07
Artificial Rhonda 3:30
The Crab-Grass Baby 3:48
The White Boy Troubles 3:35
No Not Now 5:50
Briefcase Boogie 4:10
Brown Moses 3:02
Wistful With A Fist-Full 3:53
Drop Dead 7:56
Won Ton On 4:20
RECORDS CONDITION:
THE VIRGIN VINYL ALBUM IS STILL ORIGINAL FACTORY SEALED.
BOX CONDITION:
BOX IS STILL SEALED AND COVERED IN ITS ORIGINAL FACTORY SHRINK WRAP W/ SOME CORNER WEAR AND STICKERS.
NO OTHER IMPERFECTIONS ON THE COVER:
No seam splitsNo creases 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 yellowing from aging
No writing
No tape
No water damage
No warping
No wax, glue, paint or liquid drops on the cover
No glue traces or wax residue.
Please use all the pictures to help with the condition.
If any questions, please ask!
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