Zappa / Mothers Of Invention ?– Freak Out Original UK 2x 12” Vinyl LP

	£		35
	$		46

Frank Zappa / Mothers Of Invention,  ?– Freak Out! Verve Records – 2683 004
This is a piece of classic vintage vinyl in really excellent condition.  It is one of the earliest double album packages in the history of rock music [competing with 'Blonde On Blonde'], first released in USA July 1966.   This is the first UK double-album issue of the original recording (Stereo only) December 1971. Gatefold un-laminated cover: Verve logo to front & back.  2683 004 SELECT on back top-right & "Marketed by Polydor" bottom left. See images.  Vinyl (black/silver labels) packaged in punched poly-lined paper bags; 2352 023 & 2352 024 respectively.
Black & white half-tone inner spread with "Biographical Trivia", notes on compositions and a list of influential musicians & celebrities under the heading: "These people have contributed materially in many ways to make our music what it is. Please do not hold it against them". 
Format:2 × Vinyl, LP, Album  Country:UK Released:Dec 1971 Genre:Jazz, Rock Style:Alternative Rock, Musique Concrète, Avantgarde, Doo Wop, Experimental, Parody
Track D1: Sleeve says "...Child-Killer", label is plural "...Child-Killers"
CONDITION:  
VINYL –    VG+  Both LPs look and sound great.
Matrix Number s: • Matrix / Runout (A&B-Side labels): 2352 023 • Matrix / Runout (C&D-Side labels): 2352 024 • Matrix / Runout (A-Side run-out, Stamped): 2352023 A//1?420 115 • Matrix / Runout (B-Side run-out, Stamped): 2352023 B//1?420 115 • Matrix / Runout (C-Side run-out, Stamped): 2352024 A//1?420 112 • Matrix / Runout (D-Side run-out, Stamped): 2352024 B//1?420 12C5 • Other (Price Code): Select
SLEEVE –.This Gatefold sleeve is in VG+ condition, clean and crisp. NO TEARS/SPLITS TO SLEEVE. No stickers. Really very few signs of wear at all – remarkable for for an LP that is over 40 years old . A record this old looking this good is hard to sell as a mint edition. Than again, this one has NO scratches. Looks great  Cover shows character. Very slight corner wear.  I think this is a very fine copy!! LABEL :  VG+ No noticeable spindle marks.  No stickers..  

Tracklist? A1 Hungry Freaks, Daddy 3:27 A2 I Ain't Got No Heart 2:30 A3 Who Are The Brain Police? 3:22 A4 Go Cry On Somebody Else's Shoulder 3:31 A5 Motherly Love 2:45 A6 How Could I Be Such A Fool 2:12 B1 Wowie Zowie 2:45 B2 You Didn't Try To Call Me 3:17 B3 Any Way The Wind Blows 2:52 B4 I'm Not Satisfied 2:37 B5 You're Probably Wondering Why I'm Here 3:37 C1 Trouble Every Day 6:16   Help I'm A Rock (Suite In Three Movements) (8:37) C2.1 1st Movement: Okay To Tap Dance C2.2 2nd Movement: In Memoriam Edgar Varese C2.3 3rd Movement: It Can't Happen Here   The Return Of The Son Of Monster Magnet (Unfinished Ballet In Two Tableaux) (12:17) D1.1 Ritual Dance Of The Child-Killers D1.2 Nullis Pretii (No Commercial Potential) Companies • Recorded At – T.T.G. Studios • Engineered At – T.T.G. Studios
Credits • Bass Guitar, Guitarrón, Vocals [Boy Soprano] – Roy Estrada • Design [Cover] – Jack Anesh • Drums, Vocals [In Some Foreign Language] – Jim Black* • Engineer [Director] – Val Valentin • Engineer [Sound Engineer At T T G] – Ami Hadani, Tom Hidley • Featuring [Mothers' Auxiliary], Cello – Benjamin Barrett, Edwin V. Beach, Emmet Sargeant, Joseph Saxon, Kurt Reher, Paul Bergstrom, Raymond Kelley* • Featuring [Mothers' Auxiliary], Clarinet, Saxophone – John Rotella • Featuring [Mothers' Auxiliary], Copyist – Roy Caton • Featuring [Mothers' Auxiliary], French Horn – George Price • Featuring [Mothers' Auxiliary], French Horn, Tuba – Arthur Maebe* • Featuring [Mothers' Auxiliary], Guitar – Neil LeVang • Featuring [Mothers' Auxiliary], Guitar [12 String] – Carol Kaye • Featuring [Mothers' Auxiliary], Percussion – Gene Estes, Kenneth Watson • Featuring [Mothers' Auxiliary], Piano – Gene DiNovi • Featuring [Mothers' Auxiliary], Piano [Uncredited] – Les McCann, Mac Rebennack • Featuring [Mothers' Auxiliary], Saxophone, Flute – Plas Johnson • Featuring [Mothers' Auxiliary], Trombone – David Wells (7) • Featuring [Mothers' Auxiliary], Trumpet – Virgil Evans • Featuring [Mothers' Auxiliary], Tuba – John Johnson* • Featuring [Mothers' Auxiliary], Violin – David Anderle • Featuring [Mothers' Auxiliary], Vocals [Hypophone] – Kim Fowley • Featuring [Mothers' Auxiliary], Voice Actor [Freak] – Carl Franzoni, Vito Paulekas • Guitar [Uncredited], Vocals [Uncredited], Arranged By, Orchestrated By, Conductor – Frank Zappa • Lead Guitar, Rhythm Guitar [With Clear White Light] – Elliot Ingber • Lead Vocals, Harmonica, Tambourine, Finger Cymbals, Effects [Bobby Pin & Tweezers] – Ray Collins • Photography By [Cover] – Ray Leong • Producer – Tom Wilson (2)

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