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·       FRANK ZAPPA - LUMPY GRAVY - ORIGINAL 1968 VERVE  STEREO LP V6-8741

 

·       ORIGINAL U.S. PRESSING

 

·       ORIGINAL BLACK VERVE LABEL WITH SILVER PRINT AND  LARGE T-SHAPED VERVE LOGO

 

·       THIS IS THE ORIGINAL, AUTHENTIC, FIRST U.S. PRESSING; THIS IS NOT A REISSUE, AN IMPORT, OR A COUNTERFEIT PRESSING.

 

·       EAST COAST PRESSING

 

·       ORIGINAL GATEFOLD COVER, MADE OF THICK CARDBOARD (AMERICAN STYLE)

 

·       NOTE:THE LATEST COMPACT DISC MASTERING OF THIS TITLE (1995), WHICH IS THE ONLY VERSION CURRENTLY IN PRINT, HAS A MAJOR 'AUDIO ERROR': FROM ABOUT 01:48 TO AROUND 03:31, IT IS MASTERED IN MONO; THE ONLY WAY YOU CAN CURRENTLY HEAR THIS 2-MINUTE SEGMENT IN ITS ORIGINAL STEREO VERSION IS  ON THE ORIGINAL 1968 VINYL RELEASE, SINCE PARTS OF THE BARKIN' PUMPKIN 1984 LP REISSUE APPEAR TO HAVE BEEN RE-RECORDED

 

·       CLEAN, WEAR-FREE LABELS

 

·       THICK, HEAVY VINYL PRESSING

 

 (►PLEASE SEE THE IMAGE OF THE COVER, LABEL OR BOTH, SHOWN BELOW)

(Note: this is a REAL image of the ACTUAL item you are bidding on. This is NOT a "recycled" image from our previous auction. What you see is what you’ll get.  GUARANTEED!)

 

 

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This is Zappa FIRST solo album, and - believe it or not - it may actually be the hardest one to find - in many ways it is tougher to find than the mega-rare mono copies of his first three albums with the Mothers. Originally conceived as a ballet/classical piece, the album wound up in record shops' classical bins, where nobody who was into Mozart and Bach could relate to the name of Frank Zappa. The album flopped big time and disappeared without a trace, never to be reissued again until Zappa started systematically reissuing his (remixed) works on his Barkin' Pumpkin records label in the 1980's.

 

Rare in any form, but particularly hard to find as original gatefold VERVE lp, such as the specimen we proudly present here.

 

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·                               CONDITION:

 

·                               RECORD

 

(IMPORTANT NOTE: unless otherwise noted, ALL records are graded visually, and NOT play-graded!; we  grade records under the strong, diffuse room light or discrete sunlight)

 

(a)          WE GRADE THE VINYL  AS  (WEAK) NEAR MINT. Some VERY LIGHT AND SUPERFICIAL abrasions – mostly sleeve scuffs -  are (barely) visible, but are probably inaudible,  and do not affect visual integrity or beauty of the vinyl. The original luster is very much intact, and the vinyl shines and sparkles almost like new.

 

(b)          The record is pressed on a beautiful, thick, inflexible vinyl, which was usually used for the first or very early pressings. Usually, the sound on such thick vinyl pressings is full-bodied, vivid, and even dramatic. Do not expect to obtain such a majestic analog sound from a digital recording!

 

(c)           Stock (commercially released) mono copies of this album are NOT known to exist.

 

(d)          Of course, this is a full-bodied ANALOG recording, and not an inferior, digital recording!!!

 

 

·       COVER

 

THE COVER IS ABOUT VERY GOOD+ (VG+)

 

The following flaws or imperfections are noted on the cover:

 

-        Cover has a cutout hole in one of the corners

 

-        Cover has some visible ring wear; On the scale from 1 to 10 (1 being the least, and  10 being the most severe), we assess the severity of ring wear as 6.

 

-         Cover has some light ring wear (nothing significant); On the scale from 1 to 10 (1 being the least, and  10 being the most severe), we assess the severity of ring wear as 3

 

-         Cover shows some light yellowing on both sides, apparently from aging   (nothing significant).  Yellowing is also noted on the INSIDE gatefold

 

-         Cover has a few tiny wrinkles along the spine

 

-         Minor discoloration (color fading) noted on the spine

 

-         Visible shelf wear noted on the seams

 

-         Cover has two corners slightly worn (nothing significant)

 

-         The cover has a few tiny scratch marks on both sides (nothing significant)

 

NO OTHER IMPERFECTIONS ON THE COVER:

 

-        No split seams

-        No cut-out corners

-        No saw-marks or indents

-        No dirt/dust rubbing stains (friction marks caused by rubbing against other covers)

-        No wrinkles or creases

-        No writing

-        No stamps

-        No peel-off marks

-        No stains

-        No mold or mildew spots

-        No stickers or labels

-        No water damage

-        No warping

-        No wax, glue, paint or liquid drops on the cover

-        No glue traces or wax residue.

-        No bar codes

-        No RIAA stamps or stickers. 

 

 

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