Zappa Rundgren Beefheart AFRTS LP Armed Forces Radio and Television Service Rare

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Zappa Rundgren Beefheart AFRTS LP Armed Forces Radio and Television Service Rare

Todd Rundgren's Utopia/Frank Zappa/Mothers Bongo Fury/Another Live USA ARMED FORCES RADIO AND TELEVISION SERVICE P 15643/4 1975 S LP/Split release with Todd Rundgren's Utopia as part of Zappa/Beefheart/Mothers/Part of "Basic Musical Library"/Not for sale/no specific outer sleeve

Side 1 features a collection of songs from Frank Zappa's "Bongo Fury" (featuring Captain Beefheart) backed by a collection of songs from Todd Rundgren's Utopia "Another Live".  This is a AFRTS LP, AKA American Forces Radio and Television Service.  AFRTS pressed their own versions of Rock LP's for distribution to their affiliate stations around the world to standardize their record libraries.  The AFRTS rarely pressed a complete album; in most cases the album was trimmed down to a single side.  These albums are extremely rare.   They were pressed in limited quantities to supply the small number of AFRTS stations around the world.  This is the U.S. army's private label.

Vinyl: VG - Used, but fairly well cared for.  A couple of minor scratches that are audible.  Additionally, due to the quality of these pressing and their intended use the general noise level is slightly higher than a consumer pressing,

Cover: EX - Unsure how these Armed Forces discs were originally shipped - probably in plain DJ sleeves.  This sleeve has sticker on the front.  This was probably the work of a collector.

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Mint (M)   Perfect in every way.

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Excellent (EX)   An almost perfect record.

No obvious signs of wear should visible on the vinyl. The sleeve will have only minor defects or signs of slight handling.

Very Good Plus (VG+)   Will show some signs that it was used and handled.  Played, but well cared for by a previous owners.

Record surfaces may show some signs of wear and may have slight scuffs or very light scratches that don't affect listening.  The label may have some ring wear or discoloration. Picture sleeves and LP inner sleeves will have some slight wear, lightly turned up corners, or a slight seam split. An LP cover may have slight signs of wear also and may be marred by a cut-out hole, indentation or corner indicating it was taken out of print and sold at a discount.

Very Good (VG)   Similar defects found as in a VG+ record will be visible to a greater degree in a VG disc. Surface noise will be evident upon playing, especially in soft passages, but will not overpower the music. Groove wear will start to be noticeable, as well as light scratches.

Labels and sleeves may be marred by writing (excepting artist signatures), or have tape, stickers, or their residue. The same will be true of picture sleeves or LP covers.

Good (G), Good Plus (G+)   A record in G or G+ condition can be put onto a turntable and will play through without skipping. But it will have significant surface noise and scratches and visible groove wear.

A cover or sleeve will have seam splits, especially at the bottom or on the spine. Tape, writing, ring wear or other defects will start to overwhelm the object.

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