Frank Zappa WERE ONLY IN IT FOR THE MONEY UK LP NMINT

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FRANK ZAPPA AND THE MOTHERS OF INVENTION - WE'RE ONLY IN IT FOR THE MONEY

NEAR MINT CONDITION

• CAT:VERVE SVLP 9199
• MATRIX: VO6 50454 A-1 / B-1
• GENUINE VERY FIRST PRESS INDICATORS

ZAPPA S 3RD ALBUM

THE RECORD LABELS

ORIGINAL BLACK AND SILVER TEXTURED LABELS ARE IN SUPERB CONDITION. THE BASE BLACK COLOUR FULLY EXTENDS INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE, AND HAS NO MARKS OR STAINS OR ANY WRITING ON IT ANYWHERE.THE SILVER SECTIONS ARE ALSO IN TOP CONDITION VERY VIBRANT AND UNWORN, AND THE TYPEFACE IS CLEAR AND SHARP AND ALL PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. THERE ARE 4-5 VERY SMALL AND BARELY VISIBLE SPIDER LINES CLOSE TO THE HOLE, SHOWING THAT THIS 1967 ORIGINAL PRESS HAS HAD FEWER THAN A HALF DOZEN PLAYS IN ITS 41 YEARS

THE VINYL

SUPERB BLACK HEAVYWEIGHT VINYL. REMOVING THEM FROM THE SLEEVE AND GENTLY AND CAREFULLY EXAMINING THE DISCS REVEALS A NEAR SPOTLESS SURFACE. THE VINYL HAS RETAINED ALMOST ALL OF ITS ORIGINAL LUSTRE. ETCHED INTO THE RUN OFF WAX ARE THE DIGITS THAT IDENTIFY THIS ALBUM AS A VERY FIRST PRESS. NAMELY THE CATALOGUE NUMBER V65045 A-1 / B-1.  THE  MARK FREE DISC IS WITHOUT A DOUBT ONE OF THE CLEANEST I HAVE EVER SEEN. EVEN WHEN OFFERED UP TO A SPOTLIGHT (WHICH ARGUABLY ISN'T REALLY A TRUE REFLECTION OF HOW GOOD A VINYL IS, AS THERE WILL ALWAYS BE SOMETHING TO SEE THIS WAY) THE VINYL DISPLAYS NO MORE THAN A FEW RIDICULOUSLY WISPY HAIRLINES

PLAYING THE RECORD

I HAVE INCLUDED 4 SHORT EXAMPLES OF JUST HOW GREAT THIS RECORD SOUNDS. PLEASE CLICK ON THE MEDIA PLAYER BELOW TO HEAR IT. I ALWAYS BELIEVE THAT THE INTRODUCTION (RUN IN GROOVE) IS A REALLY GOOD REFLECTION OF THE OVERALL QUALITY OF THE DISC. SO I HAVE STARTED THE RECORDING FROM THE RUN IN GROOVE, HENCE A FEW SECONDS BEFORE THE MUSIC STARTS. HOWEVER YOU WILL BE ABLE TO CLEARLY HEAR WHAT THAT RUN IN SOUNDS LIKE, WHETHER IT HAS ANY NOISE ETC.I HAVE RECORDED BOTH SIDES INITIAL TRACKS INCLUDING THE RUN IN, AND TWO OTHER TRACKS WHICH ALSO INCLUDE THE LINKING GROOVE, SO THAT YOU WILL BE ABLE TO HEAR THE SILENCE (OR NOT HEAR) BETWEEN THE TRACKS

THE RUN IN IS SILENT, AND AS THE RECORD STARTS TO PLAY "ARE YOU HUNG UP " IT IS VERY OBVIOUS THAT YOU ARE LISTENING TO SOMETHING SPECIAL. THE FIRST THING THAT IS CLEAR IS THAT THE SOUND IS DISTORTION FREE. ALMOST POINTLESS STATING THIS IN LIGHT OF HOW LITTLE THE ALBUM HAS BEEN PLAYED, BUT IT DOES MEAN THAT THE PLAY THAT THE RECORD HAS HAD WAS DONE WITH A GOOD QUALITY STYLUS AND NOT ONE THAT WOULD HAVE CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE GROOVE SUCH AS A WORN, CHIPPED STYLUS, OR INDEED ONE THAT WAS TRACKING TOO HEAVILY.

EACH TRACK PLAYS THROUGH WITH UTMOST CLARITY. THE PERFORMANCE ALL THE WAY THROUGH BOTH SIDES IS JUST OUTSTANDING. THERE IS NO BACKGROUND NOISE ANYWHERE ON EITHER SIDE, AND EACH LINKING GROOVE IS AS SILENT AS THE RUN IN THAT YOU HAVE ALREADY HEARD BY NOW. EVEN THE RUN OUT WHICH HISTORICALLY HAS NOISE ON MOST ALBUMS IS AS CLEAR AS A BELL. BEING PICKY THERE WAS THE ODD LITTLE BIT OF BARELY AUDIBLE STATIC IN A COUPLE OF SPOTS AND THE VERY ODD LIGHT POP HERE AND THERE

I HAVE NO HESITATION IN GRADING THIS DISC NEAR MINT

THE SLEEVE

THE OVERALL GRADING OF THE SLEEVE IS EXCELLENT PLUS

FULLY LAMINATED INSIDE AND OUTSIDE GATEFOLD

THE FRONT SURFACE IS VERY CLEN. THE YELLOW IS A BITCH FOR SHOWING UP MARKS ANDR STINS BUT HERE WE HAVE ONE THAT ONLY HAS ABSLUTE MINIMAL HANDLING SIGNS. THERE ARE NO HEAVY CREASES, NO ARE THERE ANY BIG CREASE LINES. THERE ARE A COUPLE OF REALLY MALL ONES NEAR THE SPINE, AND ONE ACCROSS THE BOTTOM RIGHT TIP. ALSO THE TOP OF THE LEFT TIP HAS A REALLY TINY NICK. THERE IS NO LAMINATE PEEL OR LIFT ANYWHERE ON THIS SURFACE, AND IMPORTANTLY AS THE SPINES ARE ALWAYS VULNERABLE ON THIS TYPE OF SLEEVE, NONE ON THE SPINE EITHER. THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE UNWORN, AND THE SPINE IS PERFECTLY LEGIBLE AND UNSQUASHED. THE OPENING EDGE IS SHARP AND DEPICTS HOW LITTLE THE VINYL HAS BEEN OUTSIDE OF THE SLEEVE. THE REAR SURFACE IS SLIGHTLY LESS PERFECT THAN THE FRONT, THERE ARE TWO SMALL CREASE LINES BOTTOM LEFT AND TOP RIGHT, BUT NO LAMINATE PEEL OR LIFT. OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS THE FULL COLOUR INNER IMAGES WHICH ARE IN NEAR PRISTINE CONDITION

THE ORIGINAL POLY LINED INNER IS INCLUDED, NO SPLITS OR NICKS JUST LIGHT BROWNING DUE TO THE AGE OF THE SET

THE RECORD HAS BEEN PRESERVED IN A NEW POLY LINED INNER SLEEVE, THE ORIGINAL IS INCLUDED AND LEFT INSIDE THE SLEEVE. THE LP WILL BE SENT VERY CAREFULLY PACKAGED AND I WILL PLACE THE LP OUTSIDE OF THE SLEEVE FOR MAXIMUM PROTECTION. YOUR NEW PURCHASE WILL ALSO COME HOUSED IN A NEW STIFF PLASTIC OUTER SLEEVE.

SO ONCE AGAIN THIS IS A VERY VERY HIGH GRADE COLLECTIBLE ALBUM IN THE MOST SUPERB CONDITION IMAGINABLE, SO BID WITH CONFIDENCE, AND GOOD LUCK IF YOU DECIDE TO GO FOR IT

GARRY