WILD MAN FISCHER An Evening With… RARE ORIG UK 69 EX++

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Artist or Band: WILD MAN FISCHER

Album Title: An Evening With Wild Man Fischer

Producer(s): Frank Zappa.

TRACK LIST:

Side 1: THE BASIC FISCHER: Merry Go Round; New Kind of Songs for Sale; I’m Not Shy Anymore; Are You from Clovis; The Madness and Ecstasy.

Side 2: LARRY’S SONGS, UNACCOMPANIED; Which Way Did the Freaks Go; I’m Working for the Federal Bureau of Narcotics; The Laves are Falling; 85 times; Cops and Robbers; Monkeys versus Donkeys; Start Life Over Again; The Mope; Life Brand New; Who did it Johnny?; Think of Me When Our Clothes Are Off; Taggy Lee; Rhonda; I looked Around You; Jennifer Jones.

Side 3: SOME HISTORICAL NOTES; The Taster (fancy version); The Story of the Taster; The Rocket Rock; The Rocket Rock Explanation and Dialog; Dream Girl; Dream Girl Explanation; Serrano Beach; Success Will Not Make Me Happy; Wild Man on the Strip Again.

Side 4: IN CONCLUSION; Why I am Normal; The Wild Man Fischer Story; Balling Isn’t Everything; Ugly Beautiful Girl; Larry and His Guitar; Circle (Larry’s first psychedelic hit); Larry Under Pressure.

Label/Format: Reprise - original UK tri-coloured format (please see label scan, they all appear practically the same).

Label Conditions: All four are immaculate: ultra clean, fresh and highly attractive with spindle marks ranging from practically zero to very light. Any present and very find and faint and without any doubt, this double set has hardly been played. Both records are in stunning condition and reference standard sound quality for all Zappa connoisseurs. A huge ask for such a record, a copy that actually matches my own personal copy.

Cat Number: RSLP 6332.

Mode / Speed: Stereo / 33.3 rpm.

Warps: Assume all records I offer have no warping of any significance and all tracking is easy and effortless and should play on all turntables and even ‘budget’ decks.

Weight of these Records: 150 / 149 grams. Typical heavyweight records from Reprise at this time.

Country of Manufacture: England.

Rarity: This has always been very scarce, with only low sales. The UK version is, in my experience, much harder to find than the US version on Bizarre but neither are easy. A high percentage of buyers of this album would have been Zappa fans who were probably just curious at the time. This bizarre album had no commercial potential whatsoever and remains one of the most ‘Out There’ albums ever issued.

Original Year of Release: 1969

Matrix Nos: RSLP-6332-A1 / RSLP-6332-B1 / RSLP-6332-C1 / RSLP-6332-D1

Mother & Stamper Codes: A2 / A1 / A 4 / A 4

Brief Artist & Album Info: I have listed this under ‘Rock – Alternative’, well this must rank as one of the most ‘Alternative’ albums ever issued. Issued in the same year as Captain Beefheart’s masterwork, ‘Trout Mask Replica’, also produced by Zappa, these provide two of rock’s most way-out albums ever. Without any doubt the most strange, bizarre and scary albums ever - this is all for real not acted. Larry ‘Wild Man’ Fischer was a busker in New York, he ‘sang’ original songs to his audience for a dime. He was a novelty, almost cult figure as a street performer in New York in the 1960s. Frank Zappa decided to make a record featuring Larry singing some of his own ‘songs’ and tell his own story. A character right on the very edge, this double album is almost autobiographical, it’s a little disturbing, at times harrowing and very out there, even child-like. Zappa produces and his influence is experienced throughout. He can be heard directing on several passages. Backing, where present, is performed by Art Tripp III on percussion but the real highlight of this album is the track ‘Circle’ which is fully backed by Zappa and The Mothers of Invention. ‘An Evening With’ includes performances of Larry busking for his dimes, dialogue about his mental state and childhood and growing up, some original songs and his influences and loves. This album has mixed opinion: some thought it in bad taste due to Larry’s mind state when recording, this is not an easy album to take in and many will find it at times, difficult, but for me it’s essential in any serious Zappa collection - only the GTO’s for me is more important as a Zappa related record. I found the whole experience quite compelling and it has moments of real humour, but some is dark and quite disturbing. When Larry’s voice changes from his own to his mother’s, Hitchcock’s ‘Psycho’ springs to mind. Most into the underground scene will know the opener ‘Merry-go-Round’, it was his most requested song on the streets of NY, it has references in Zappa’s ‘Lumpy Gravy’ album. The final track is very unsettling as he remembers his bad times and clearly the man is on the very edge. Larry tries to play guitar and sing Stones, Beatles and Cream songs - Zappa is always there to try calm him when things get a little frantic and helps him get through. Sometimes he would perform on stage with the Mothers, (see the back cover), sometimes there was trouble, his performances were, like this album, unpredictable. If you dare to be different, give this album a try, I promise you have not heard anything quite like it, it truly is a one-off and nothing else sounds anything like it. A copy in supreme condition too, all four sides play almost CD quiet and that’s a near impossible task. The cover has minimal wear, equally impossible too, the back is massively prone to ringwear. More often seen deeply penetrating with full circles. This is likely to prove the ultimate upgrade for many and only my own personal copy matches it (and that’s going nowhere). It’s rare, its here, and things may not be quite the same again. Are you rollin’?, ARE YOU ROLLIN’?!!

This Cover’s Potential for Wear: Very High++: Rarely found devoid of heavy wear, grubbiness, damage or ugly ringwear.

Cover Grade and Format: NEAR EXCELLENT and certainly one of the better ones I have seen. Excellent is a high grade for this one and is worthy of higher put into context. As controversial as the content, Larry has a knife, these are very difficult to find devoid of major wear, ringwear in particular is near impossible to avoid on both sides. An unlaminated gatefold format that was printed and made in England and includes the RSLP Cat. No. The US versions of this cover were much thicker card and even more wear-prone, the backs often have more white than green.

Cover Front: The elderly lady is Larry’s mother, I think is was a cut-out – Larry has a knife – he was institutionalised (twice). This is generally clean with really good colour with any rubbing modest. A record pressmark arc is evident at the top that has lightly grubbied on the white – few will ever avoid this as the bare minimum. A small stain near the bottom right corner and a mild scuff, seen only under light with no ink removal. Hardly any creasing and a good degree of freshness is retained. A really hard one looking quite exceptional overall.

Cover Back: Great artwork with Larry performing on stage with Zappa and the Mothers. Those red eyes are scary and this back up there with the best I have seen. As close to impossible to find with no ringwear as they get, the green ink is highly intolerant of the thick heavy Reprise records inside. I consider the ringwear on this back to only very light, I have actually seen some almost wear through the card making for very ugly examples. Any ring wear here is fine and light as is any general rubbing. Clean, quite fresh with few other marks or creasing, the small corner stain is there again, but I emphasise, it shows little. Oh yes, the eyes have it.

Cover Inner Gatefold: Apart from a similar small stain mark on the same corner as the front, there is little else to fault. There are no ring marks which is a real bonus.

Top Edges: Ultra light, tiny, patchy rubs traces only visible on the back green edge.

Bottom Edges: Very slight rubbing in places.

Right Edge(s), and Type: Clean and mostly sharp with any thickening or burring very small and little. Both are guaranteed untrimmed. Records are stored within these edges.

Spine and Text: Against the odds, this spine is in terrific shape and one of the few I have seen with practically all text present and with little wear. Solid, thick, straight with minimal compression and folded square, both right edges meet up perfectly together and parallel. The white is only mildly darkened with age and I really can consider this spine exceptional in context and nice to see virtually all the text present with any letter clipping tiny and few.

Corners: All corner tips have rubbed in relation to the edges but real actual wear is pretty modest. The small stain is seen on the bottom right of the front and reciprocated.

Cover Summary: A very solid all round example of this very fragile, scarce and wear-prone cover, one that will prove difficult to find significantly better. With the main faces and spine in fine shape, it should please many, if not most realistic collectors. Perfectionists will have to wait to seek out the near impossible.

Vinyl Condition/Visual Grading: EXCELLENT++ with nothing more than a few ultra fine hairlines on each side that have NO sound whatsoever. Beautiful clean playing surfaces and clearly this has not been played many times (surprised?). A fantastic visual copy that is very clean, shiny, intense black and heavily pressed. This title was rarely purchased by hi-fi connoisseurs and the majority are seen in very poor conditions – I can honestly say, this pair are exceptional (as is the sound). Visually super records that should please most-all collectors.

Album Played For Grading: Yes – ALL OF IT. [I play ALL records I offer in their entirety before submitting to Ebay, unless clearly stated otherwise. I do NOT play snippets or joining grooves to check for sound quality and quietness – I play from the beginning to end via clinically revealing B&W speakers that include the legendary tweeter from their awesome Nautilus range that reveals every blemish or minuscule sound present on any record.]

Sound Quality and Audio Grading: Both records play even above their high visual grading with practically nothing to fault. Strong, distortion-free sound, all frequencies are sharp and clear - sound quality is very high with a fine detailed production by Zappa. For a change, devoid of surface sounds and no pops or clicks of any note were heard and this is an exceptional clean pressing for a challenging album. With dialogue and sparse backing, this has few hiding places for blemishes but this plays beautifully with barely anything unwanted. Even with moments of near silence this record plays incredibly well, the UK Reprise pressing excels here and this is easily good enough to be uploaded to CD. I have never seen an official CD issue of this album and for commercial reasons, it is now very unlikely to appear. Both records are cleanly pressed and avoided any needle abuse from its early days, few copies will match or outperform this rare UK pressing. Nothing spoilt my pleasure when play-grading these exceptional records – it’s somewhat hard to explain why, but I really like this album, it’s importance within a Zappa collection cannot be overstated. It’s a gateway into the mind of Larry Fischer and it’s hardly a comfortable ride. This set will prove very difficult to find significantly better and can be strongly recommended, a much better sounding (available) copy I have yet to find, and I doubt if I ever will.

End Piece: A genuine one-off album, they simply do not make them like this anymore. If you want different, Larry Fischer was certainly that. With no CD version available (to my knowledge), this is likely to be the only way to experience the early Fischer sound. He made a few records for Rhino, but this debut remains his ‘classic’ and has become highly elusive. Larry is still very much with us and performed again in a few years ago. I conclude this advert by quoting Frank Zappa from the cover’s inner: “Please listen to this album several times before you decide whether or not you like it or what Wild Man Fischer is all about, he has something to say to you, even though you might not want to hear it.” – You have been warned.

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I now offer the fastest possible posting, often the very next day after payment is received or within two to three days maximum (unless on holiday). I only use FIRST-CLASS Mail. The record’s cover will be placed within a BRAND NEW soft protective sleeve and the actual record will be professionally cleaned on my Moth Pro vacuum system to give ultimate clean grooves and playing surfaces and the best possible looks and ultimate sound quality. You will NOT get tired, dull looking, dust infested records inside worn and foggy covers with tatty inners from this seller and that’s a promise and guarantee. All records are posted in professional thick boxes (NOT Mailers or Cruciforms, these do not offer maximum protection). The record(s) REMOVED from their main cover to avoid edge splits and placed within a brand new polylined inner. The record’s original inner will be included if available. The boxes are then reinforced with THREE or EVEN FOUR ULTRA THICK stiffeners for maximum extra protection – these are FOUR TIMES thicker than commercial stiffeners and are custom-made for oneadayrecords. Really rare and expensive albums will even be Double Boxed if deemed necessary and possible. The thick record and stiffener ‘sandwich’ is then thickly embedded into bubble-wrap to bulk out the record inside the box to centre the item inside to reduce the risk of damage still further. Printed address labels are used for clarity as well as a sender label. Customers requests or special needs for P&P will be respected if at all possible but ‘Signed-For’ posting is NOT an option anymore. Please see my picture of a typical finished box packet that will now be used on ALL transactions as from now. I do not profit on posting and the cost of this lavish packing is NOT even charged for, I offer probably the best-value and safest shipping possible for ultimate confidence. These boxes and ultra thick double-wall stiffeners and bubble wrap make a near impregnable fortress for safe shipping and this is used inland and overseas for ALL my records, not just the rare and expensive. I will invoice any winning bidder as soon as possible after the auction ends. My ‘loss’ or ‘damage rate’ is less than one in two thousand based on over 6,000+ items sold in over 8 years of Ebay trading and I consider that pretty exceptional. The only damage rate acceptable for this seller is ZERO and I think my packets will offer just that. It would take a vicious postman or postal service to damage these for sure. Even one of these stiffners cannot be bent by hand, so what chance 3 or 4 inside a box? Oneadayrecords is a MAILER-FREE ZONE. I discount of course for multiple purchases with a maximum of FOUR records per box (one double can sometimes be included subject to total weight). I will not respond to questions on shipping costs as all the details are included here and on ALL of my adverts. Details below:

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Posting & Packing: UK & CHANNEL ISLANDS all now sent via Recorded Delivery:

1 LP (FIRST-CLASS Recorded Delivery with Standard Royal Mail Insurance) [Signed For] = £4.

1 LP (Special Delivery with Standard £500 Maximum Insurance) [Signed For, Next Day] = £7.50. (this includes insurance of £500). Add £2 per extra LP.

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1 LP (Small Packet ‘Signed For’ with Standard Royal Mail Insurance [£40 maximum]) = £9. (insurance optional extra £3). Add £2.50 per extra LP.

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My Use of Description Terminology: Surface Marks = Superficial, usually light marks, hairlines or light scuffs that rarely sound. Scratch = a needle mark that goes below the record’s surface, some will sound, some will not, my play-grade will inform. Original = a record that has been pressed with the first label design which does NOT neccessarily mean a very first pressed record. First Pressing = A record that I believe or know to be a genuine very first pressed record. I do not claim to always know for sure, and that’s why I state the stamper and matrix numbers if at all possible, for those who claim to know what they all mean, the information is there for the collector to decide. I prefer to use terms like ‘Early Copy’ rather than ‘First Pressing’ if I am not totally sure. Surface Sound = Mild, light sound, usually light crackle or similar. Distortion = Break up of the actual sound caused by groove wear or damage from a chipped stylus – the most undesirable form of unwanted sound, vintage mono records were the most prone to this happening but not exclusively so. The symptoms of distortion are high frequency clipping, moderate constant crackle or an echo type sound quality. Violin, piano and vocals are most prone to groove-wear distortion. Feathering = Fraying or softening of the entry edge of a cover. Covers with feathered entrance edges are more likely to have had the actual record inserted and removed more than a non-feathered, sharp-edged cover which are always far more attractive. Set Off, actually a printer’s term for dark ink leaving mild residue on pale or white ink when rested upon. e.g. when a gatefold cover has black ink closed against white, this can leave some black residue on the pale area – this is mostly unavoidable or course.

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