ZAPPA SHIP ARRIVING JAPAN LP PROMO OBI 23 X 33 POSTER

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1982 - FRANK ZAPPA - SHIP ARRIVING TOO LATE TO SAVE A DROWNING WITCH - 12" VINYL JAPANESE PROMOTIONAL RECORD LP - INCLUDES THE JAPANESE ONLY PICTURE OBI [ OUTER BAND WITH PICTURES ] AN INSERT WITH A LETTER FROM FRANK ZAPPA DATED APRIL, 1982 TALKING ABOUT THE " SHUT UP AND PLAY YER GUITAR " -  3 LP SET RELEASE ON ONE SIDE AND THE LYRICS TO THE SONGS PRINTED ON THE OTHER SIDE - ALSO A JAPANESE ONLY POSTER SIZE FOLD-OUT APROX. 23 X 33 INCHES THAT HAS SOME COOL PHOTOS AND DRAWINGS ALONG WITH LINER NOTES AND SONG LYRICS IN JAPANESE ALL DESIGNED BY THE INFAMOUS JAPANESE ZAPPA FREAK YASUO YAGI - MANUFACURED IN JAPAN AND PRESSED ON THE CBS / SONY RECORDS LABEL - 25AP-2362.

YEAH, WHAT A NICE PACKAGE FOLKS, AND THIS IS THE ULTRA RARE PROMOTIONAL COPY OF THIS JAPANESE AUDIOPHILE QUALITY PRESSING SO IT'S ONE OF THE FIRST RECORDS MADE FROM THE PRESSING PLATES WHICH IN JAPAN, UNLIKE THE USA THEY ONLY PRESSED A FEW HUNDRED OF THESE RECORDS FROM EACH SET OF PLATES TO BEGIN WITH, BASICALLY THE BEST OF THE BEST. JUST IN CASE SOMEBODY HIT YOU UPSIDE THE HEAD WITH A MONKEES BOX SET AND YOU FORGOT THAT IN JAPAN, THEY USED HIGH QUALITY MATERIALS TO MAKE THEIR RECORDS AND ONLY PRESSED A LIMITED NUMBER OF RECORDS FROM THEIR PRESSING PLATES. SO IF YOU'VE NEVER HEARD THE JAPANESE PRESSING OF THIS RECORD, YOU'VE PROBABLY NEVER EVEN HEARD IT THE WAY FRANK INTENDED IT TO REALLY SOUND. OF COURSE FRANK WAS AWARE BY THIS TIME HOW MANY PRESSINGS WERE BEING MADE FROM EACH SET OF PLATES SINCE THIS ALBUM WAS PRESSED ON FRANK'S OWN BARKING PUMPKIN LABEL HERE IN THE USA AND SO I GUESS FRANK DIDN'T THINK THAT THERE WAS A MARKET HERE FOR HIGH QUALITY PRESSINGS OF HIS RECORDS AND HE WAS RIGHT AS ALWAYS. 

THE CARDBOARD COVER HAS SOME VERY LIGHT WEAR MOSTLY ON THE BACK IN THE BLACK AREA AS IS ALWAYS THE CASE. THE OBI [ OUTER BAND ] IS NEAR MINT WITH A DRAWING OF FRANK ON THE FRONT WITH A COOL PHOTO AND MORE COOL PHOTOS ON THE BACK. VERY ORIENTAL LOOKING STUFF. [ SEE PHOTOS ].

THE ONLY MARKS THAT I COULD FIND ON THE RECORD WHILE LOOKING AT IT UNDER A PAIR OF 100 WATT LIGHT BULBS ARE SOME LIGHT SPINDLE MARKS ON THE LABELS OF BOTH SIDES, BUT THE PLAYING SURFACE LOOKS NEAR MINT, I SAW WHAT MIGHT BE A FEW ULTRA LIGHT MARKS BUT YOU'D REALLY NEED TO SEARCH TO BE ABLE TO FND THEM. THIS IS THE ULTRA RARE JAPANESE PROMOTIONAL COPY THE JAPANESE SYMBOLS OR LETTERS THAT MEAN PROMOTIONAL RECORD NOT FOR SALE PRINTED ON EACH LABEL. THE RECORD COME WITH A PLASTIC TYPE OF INNER SLLEVE WHICH I INSIDE OF A PAPER INNER SLEEVE AND AS IF THAT WERN'T ENOUGH, A PLASTIC OUTER SLEEVE WILL BE PROVIDED TO PROTECT YOUR RECORD FROM GETTING THE CLAP FROM SOME SLEAZY PAT BENITAR LP.

NEXT IS THE INSERT WHICH HAS THE ZAPPA LETTER PRINTED ON ONE OF THE SIDES AND THE SONG LYRICS PRINTED IN ENGLISH ON THE OTHER SIDE, IT'S NEAR MINT.

FINALLY THERE'S THE EXTREMLY HIP APROX. 23 X 33 POSTER LIKE FOLD-OUT WITH THE COOL DRAWINGS AND PHOTO-LIKE ARTWORK AND JAPANESE LINER NOTES AND LYRICS.  IT WAS ORIGINALLY FOLDED TO FIT INTO THE ALBUM COVER BUT IT'S NEVER BEEN HUNG UP OR DISPLAYED ANYWHERE AND HAS BEEN SITTING IN THE COVER SINCE THE EARLY 80'S. SO IT'S ABOUT AS NEAR MINT AS IT COULD POSSIBLY COME. [ SEE PHOTOS ]. YOU'LL LOVE IT, IT'S A WAY OF LIFE.

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PAYMENT MUST BE RECEIVED WITHIN 10 DAYS OF AUCTION END. IF YOU CAN'T AFFORD THIS RECORD MAY I SUGGEST SOME WAYNE NEWTON LPS? HEY, I HEARD THEY'RE PRACTICALLY GIVING EM' AWAY AND YOU'RE PROBABLY TOO BUSY FARTING AROUND TO REALLY APPRECIATE LISTENING TO SOME ZAPPA OF THIS QUALITY ANYWAY.

SEND AN E-MAIL WITH ANY QUESTIONS, SUCH AS: " ZAPPA? OH YEAH, AIN'T HE DE GUY THAT SITS ON DE TOILET? WHO THE HELL WANTS TO LISTEN TO SOMEBODY LIKE THAT? " AND CHECK OUT MY OTHER FRANK ZAPPA AND THE MOTHERS OF INVENTION, CAPTAIN BEEFHEART, JETHRO TULL, PINK FLOYD, JIMI HENDRIX, ROLLING STONES, ALICE COOPER AND VARIOUS OTHER ARTISTS FOR SALE IN MY MISERABLE E-BAY STORE.

IN THE REMOTE POSSIBILITY THAT YOU'D LIKE TO WASTE MORE OF YOUR TIME LOOKING AT THE RAREST ZAPPA ITEMS ON E-BAY, JUST GO TO THE TOP OF THIS PAGE AND CLICK ON SIR RICHARD PUMP A LOAF'S BAKERY. YOU'LL FIND PLENTY OF STUFF BY THAT GUY WHO LIKES TO SIT ON THE TOILET, AND WHILE YOU'RE SITTING THERE ON THE TOILET LOOKING AT THAT STUFF YOU CAN ASK YOURSELF: WHY WOULD ANYONE WANT TO COLLECT ANYTHING FROM A GUY THAT'S BEST KNOWN FOR HIS TOILET SITTING ANYWAY? ADMISSION HOWEVER IS STILL FREE BECAUSE E-BAY STILL WON'T LET ME CHARGE MONEY TO LET DILLWEEDS IN MY E-BAY STORE WHO ARE JUST FARTING AROUND. SO WADDA YEZ WAITIN' FOR, HUH?