ZAPPA/MOTHERS OF INVENTION Weasels Ripped My Flesh 1970 UK REPRISE MINT AUDIO
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Mar 5, 2012 Sold Date
Feb 24, 2012 Start Date
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ZAPPA/MOTHERS OF INVENTION Weasels Ripped My Flesh 1970 UK REPRISE MINT AUDIO

HEAVYWEIGHT VINYL, LIGHT PLAY, WONDERFUL COPY

THE MOTHERS OF INVENTION
Weasels Ripped My Flesh

UK REPRISE (RSLP 2028) FIRST PRESSING (September 1970) OF ZAPPA AND THE MOTHERS' WILD AND UNCOMPROMISING "Weasels Ripped My Flesh" LP

PRESSED ON HEAVYWEIGHT VINYL WITH THE FIRST ISSUE DEEP TAN REPRISE LABELS WHICH CARRY THE RSLP CATALOGUE NUMBER BUT NO "MADE IN UK" TEXT OR 'WB' LOGO
MATRIX: RSLP 2028 A2 / RSLP 2028 B2
THE RECORD IS HOUSED IN THE ORIGINAL MATT SLEEVE "Printed and made by Garrod & Lofthouse Limited"
COMPLETE WITH THE ORIGINAL PLAIN WHITE DIE-CUT INNER SLEEVE WITH UK PATENT NUMBER AND 'MADE IN ENGLAND' PRINTED IN BLUE

A fascinating collection of mostly instrumental live and studio material recorded by the original Mothers of Invention, complete with horn section, from 1967-1969, Weasels Ripped My Flesh segues unpredictably between arty experimentation and traditional song structures.
Highlights of the former category include the classical avant-garde elements of "Didja Get Any Onya," which blends odd rhythmic accents and time signatures with dissonance and wordless vocal noises; these pop up again in "Prelude to the Afternoon of a Sexually Aroused Gas Mask" and "Toads of the Short Forest." The latter and "The Eric Dolphy Memorial Barbecue" also show Frank Zappa's willingness to embrace the avant-garde jazz of the period.
Yet, interspersed are straightforward tunes like a cover of Little Richard's "Directly From My Heart to You," with great violin from Don "Sugarcane" Harris; the stinging Zappa-sung rocker "My Guitar Wants to Kill Your Mama," and "Oh No," a familiar Broadway-esque Zappa melody (it turned up on Lumpy Gravy) fitted with lyrics and sung by Ray Collins.
Thus, Weasels can make for difficult, incoherent listening, especially at first. But there is a certain logic behind the band's accomplished genre-bending and Zappa's gleefully abrupt veering between musical extremes; without pretension, Zappa blurs the normally sharp line between intellectual concept music and the visceral immediacy of rock and R&B.
Zappa's anything-goes approach and the distance between his extremes are what make Weasels Ripped My Flesh ultimately invigorating; they also even make the closing title track -- a minute and a half of squalling feedback, followed by applause -- perfectly logical in the album's context.

Side 1: Didja Get Any Onya? / Directly From My Heart To You / Prelude To The Afternoon Of A Sexually Aroused Gas Mask / Toad Of The Short Forest / Get A Little
Side 2: The Eric Dolphy Memorial Barbecue / Dwarf Nebula Processional March & Dwarf Nebula / My Guitar Wants To Kill Your Mama / Oh No / The Orange County Lumber Truck / Weasels Ripped My Flesh

LABELS: NEAR MINT
Clean, unmarked labels with just a handful of light spindle traces
VINYL Visual: NEAR MINT
Both surfaces retain their original deep glossy sheen and are clean with one or two light circular marks on Side One - these have no audio consequence - Side Two is completely unmarked
VINYL Audio: MINT
My play-check at loud volume revealed no audio issues of any kind and the whole record plays flawlessly throughout. A sensational piece of work with absolutely stunning sound quality which bares no comparison to the later Kinney(K) pressings on thinner vinyl
SLEEVE: EXCELLENT+
The 1st issue RSLP cover is also in superb condition with strong vibrant colour to the front cartoon - just a small knock on the back bottom edge otherwise, crisp, clean, sharp and fresh with no wear and all text on the (very thin) spine, clear and bold

ALL RECORDS ARE PACKAGED WITH THE VINYL OUTSIDE OF THE SLEEVE TO PREVENT ANY 'KNIFING' DURING TRANSIT
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

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