RUBEN & THE JETS (FRANK ZAPPA) 1969 UK VERVE 1st STEREO FLIPBACK COVER EX SOUND
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26
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£ 26
Sold For
Feb 15, 2014
Sold Date
Feb 5, 2014
Start Date
£ 20
Start price
4
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Great Britain
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Description
RUBEN & THE JETS (FRANK ZAPPA) 1969 UK VERVE 1st STEREO FLIPBACK COVER EX SOUND
THE MOTHERS OF INVENTIONCruising with Ruben & The Jets
UK VERVE (SVLP 9237) FIRST *STEREO* PRESSING (February 1969) OF FRANK ZAPPA AND THE MOTHERS' FANTASTIC DOO-WOP CLASSIC "Cruising With Ruben & The Jets"
PRESSED WITH THE FIRST ISSUE BLACK/SILVER VERVE LABELS WITH THE "SOLD IN THE UK..." STATEMENT
MATRIX: V6 5055 A-1 / V6 5055 B-1
MOTHERS/STAMPERS: 1/G and 1/G
THE RECORD IS HOUSED IN THE ORIGINAL FRONT LAMINATED FLIPBACK SLEEVE "Printed and made by Garrod & Lofthouse Ltd. Patent No. 943895, S/VLP9237"
COMPLETE WITH THE ORIGINAL PLAIN WHITE INNER SLEEVE
Frank Zappa loved '50s doo-wop music. He grew up with it, collected it, and it was the first kind of pop music he wrote (like "Memories of El Monte," recorded by the Penguins in 1962).
Cruising With Ruben & the Jets, the Mothers of Invention's fourth LP, is a collection of such music, all Zappa originals (some co-written with MOI singer Ray Collins).
To the unexperienced, songs like "Cheap Thrills," "Deseri," and "Jelly Roll Gum Drop" can sound like an average doo-wop song but closer inspection reveals unusual chord sequences, Stravinsky quotes, and hilariously moronic lyrics — all that wrapped in four-way harmony vocals and linear piano triplets.
A handful of songs from the group's 1966 debut, Freak Out, were rearranged ("How Could I Be Such a Fool" and "Anyway the Wind Blows"), old material predating the Mothers was recycled ("Fountain of Love"), "Love of My Life," and "You Didn't Try to Call Me" became live staples.
Side 1: Cheap Thrills / Love Of My Life / How Could I Be Such A Fool / Deseri / I'm Not Satisfied / Jelly Roll Gum Drop / Anything
Side 2: Later That Night / You Didn't Try To Call Me / Fountain Of Love / "No. No. No." / Anyway The Wind Blows / Stuff Up The Cracks
LABELS: EXCELLENT
Clean, unmarked labels with moderate spindle traces
VINYL Visual: EXCELLENT
Both surfaces retain their original deep glossy sheen with just some harmless light marks/hairlines
VINYL Audio: EXCELLENT
Even thought this copy has been well played it has clearly been well cared for and it plays extremely well throughout - sounds great
SLEEVE: EXCELLENT
The G&L front laminated flipback cover has some marks to the back but it's good and solid with little wear to the edges or spine
POST & PACKING:
A PROTECTIVE POLY SLEEVE, NEW INNER SLEEVE WITH ANTI-STATIC LINER, QUALITY BOX (NOT ENVELOPE) MAILER AND AMPLE STIFFENERS ARE ALWAYS USED TO ENSURE THAT YOUR RECORD ARRIVES SAFELY
UK: FREE (1st Class Recorded Delivery)
UK: £9.00 (Royal Mail Special Delivery Next Day by 1pm)
EUROPE: Airmail: £14.00 (International Signed For delivery)
INTERNATIONAL: Airmail: £17.00 (International Signed For delivery)
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