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Postage: UK £4.75 (£1 per extra record). Europe (including Russia) £12.50 (£2 per extra record). Rest of World (including ALL parts of the USA) £16.50 (£3 per extra record). All boxes signed for in quality, safe packaging – I NEVER use mailing envelopes that offer virtually no protection at all – in fact I think these things should be banned as records WILL arrive damaged in them at some time. Here, you get what you pay for – SAFE PACKING in BOXES using 7mm DOUBLE-WALL STIFFENERS. Full details nearer the end of the listing.

Posting to Russia: Yes, I do post to Russia. But delivery can take up to 4 to 6 weeks from the UK. So please be patient. I will submit a tracking number to the winning bidder, and when the packet arrives there it can be followed online using the Russian post website.

ALSO: I now apply the Ebay ‘2-day’ rule for non-payment to keep things moving – cash-flow is important for any small business. I will always keep my P&P prices as low as possible, and even after yet another Royal Mail price hike from April this year, I have NOT raised my prices and will never compromise on solid, safe packing that is invariably heavier than most you will get. My P&P offers probably the best value-for-money for vinyl records available, and I even will pay for full insurance on any record that sells for over £100 at NO extra cost – that is UK and abroad. Also I aim to post the very same day after payment is received. You WILL see the difference when my packet arrives.

FINALLY: Late payers, non-payers and ‘0’ bidders will now be blocked or cancelled at my discretion. As will any bidder who cancels a bid. I do not like this practice as it is most often used to phish out the price to beat. Ebay does not approve and neither do I – so only bid on my items if you want them.

Artist or Band: FRANK ZAPPA and THE MOTHERS OF INVENTION

Album Title: Same title but known as ‘Transparency’

Track Listing:

Side 1: Why Don’t You Do Me Right†; Who Needs the Peace Corps; Concentration Moon; Mom and Dad; Bow Tie Daddy; Harry You’re a Beast; What’s the Ugliest Part of Your Body?; Absolutely Free; Cheap Thrills; Excerpt from Lumpy Gravy; Wowie Zowie; Flower Punk.

Side 2: Later That Night; Let’s Make the Water Turn Black; Lonely Little Girl; Takes Your Clothes Off When You Dance; What’s the Ugliest Part of Your Body (Reprise); America Drinks; Status Back Baby; Uncle Bernie’s Farm; Son of the Suzy Cream Cheese; Big Leg Emma†.

Label/Format: Verve – matt smooth surfaces. The small mark on side one to the hole right is not a pen mark or enhancement. I have looked closely under a magnifying glass and it appears a minor printing or manufacture blemish.

Label Condition: Both almost as new with just one or two faint spindle traces. This superb compilation plays practically Mint and is the equal of my own personal copy.

Cat Number: 2352057

Mode / Speed: Stereo except († mono) / 33.3 rpm.

Country of Manufacture: England

Weight of this Record: 122 grams. Quite typical for the time.

Rarity: Fairly scarce – this album has three versions I know of, this is the second version and elusive. This is explained a little further down.

Original Year of Release: 1975

Matrix Nos: 2352057 A//1 420 05 1 1 & 2352057 B//1 420 05 1 1 5

Brief Artist & Album Info: Put simply – a compilation from the Verve albums from 1967 to 1969s. This featured in the ‘Rock Flashbacks’ series, and an essential album for Zappa fans. Firstly, the songs taken from ‘We’re In It For The Money’, include the first 1968 pressing versions with the censoring cuts that were relaxed on the Select repressings from the early 1970s. Also the reference to The Velvet Underground is restored. But the most important inclusion is the very early Mothers of Invention single and B-side ‘Big Leg Emma’ and ‘Why Don't You Do Me Right’ which never appeared on the original albums. Also the ‘edit’ version of ‘Lumpy Gravy’ is unique to this album. The original 45 is rarely seen and most that exist are in very poor conditions and command vast prices. On here the two songs can be heard in crystal clarity with full rich production and great sound with the original mono mix, so this is a very important and invaluable Zappa/Mothers album. A note about the cover, as mentioned further up, this exists in three versions. The differences are seen on the front bottom left corner area. The very first printing included text ‘Includes WHY DON’T YOU DO ME RIGHT and BIG LEG EMMA (Both tracks never released in the U.K.)’ – well this information was incorrect, and someone must have spotted the error or were told about it. This single was issued here. So rather than withdrawing the cover immediately, the company put a green sticker over the text as seen on this copy. Even the same colour for the sticker was used, so it does not stand out. When the initial small run of first issue covers were used up, the error was corrected with new print reading ‘Includes WHY DON’T YOU DO ME RIGHT and BIG LEG EMMA’. Thus omiting the ‘Both tracks never released in the U.K.’, the ‘third’ version cover is the most common. I have always found this cover-up version the most difficult. This a very fine copy, the has a tiny mark above the sticker as seen in close-up, but little else. The record appears hardly even played and offers the finest sound. For Zappa completists and specialists – like me – it’s nice to own all three version of this cover.

Cover Grade and Format: EXCELLENT(+): A single unlaminated format with matt, smooth surfaces. Printed and made in England by James Upton Ltd, includes the soft lined Polydor-style inner sleeve.

Cover Front: Mostly clean, fresh and attractive with impressive unfaded colour and barely any creasing, any marks very fine and faint seen under light. A tiny mark as mentioned already above the green sticker. This scarce sticker, an improvised ‘cover-up’ by the company for the text error, is almost perfect and has clearly never been picked at or removed – attempted removal by some curious buyers of the time to see what was beneath often means damage to this crucial area.

Cover Back: Superb, and very close to perfect, lacking the usual ring wear some are seen with.

Top Edge: Unworn, clean and straight.

Bottom Edge: Again straight with any rub traces gentle and light.

Right Edge(s), and Type: Clean, very sharp with barely any wear or thickening. Record enters on this edge that is guaranteed untrimmed or enhanced.

Spine and Text: Absolutely pristine: solid, very straight with no compression. All text is perfect and unworn and very well centred for good measure as seen.

Corners: A tiny tip rub on the bottom right, excellent and mostly near mint shape retained with no bashes or dinks.

Cover Summary: A few tiny blemishes on the front, but this will still beat most around, one collectors will enjoy. Again, this second version cover-up sticker version is elusive and many will not even have a clue why it’s even there.

The Inner Sleeve: EXCELLENT: now a soft-lined Polydor style inner with two neat window circles, hardly creased with no edge splits or repairs. The only issue, as usual, the adhesive on the ends has darkened with age as seen.

Vinyl Condition/Visual Grading: PRACTICALLY MINT: a super visual copy that is very clean with equally fine shine and quite solidly pressed. A copy hardly even played all the evidence with any surface traces, even under bright light minuscule. Visually a record that reminds of new and should please all collectors.

Album Played For Grading: Yes. [I play ALL records I offer before submitting to Ebay, also the record is played in its entirety unless clearly stated otherwise. I do NOT play snippets or joining grooves to check for sound quality and quietness – I play from the beginning to end via clinically revealing B&W speakers that include the legendary tweeter from their awesome Nautilus range that reveals every blemish or minuscule sound present on any record.]

Sound Quality and Audio Grading: Many of the Verve-era compilations are largely irrelevant, except for completists – the two exceptions are this album and ‘Mothermania’. All others I know of offer nothing new or different. This one is essential for the two mono song rarities that never made it on to any other album in their original version. This album plays little short of perfectly with nothing to fault. Offering strong, distortion-free sound, all frequencies are sharp and clear – sound quality is superb with a wide dynamic range and very detailed sound.An exceptional clean pressing with no tracking issues* or surface sound worth of mention. Few copies will outperform this early pressing significantly I feel sure. Both channels are clean and sharp, I am certain this record has hardly been played and has been generally well stored and carefully handled, almost certainly in a non-smoking environment. Nothing spoilt my pleasure when play-grading this wonderful record. The original of mix of the ‘Money’ songs are never easily found these days and the ‘Lumpy Gravy’ edit is unique to this set. It will prove very difficult to find significantly better and can be strongly recommended.

* As played-graded on a high-end Linn LP12 Sondek turntable with Ittok Mk II arm and Ortofon Quintet Black moving coil cartridge tracking at 2.2 grams.

Now one of the most established sellers on Ebay and still offering the finest and most accurately described and graded records I can find. I pride myself on offering a variety of genres to keep my site as interesting as possible. I will rarely offer any record that falls below a true Excellent grading, unless its of a certain rarity which will justify offering a lesser grade. I try, to the best of my ability to describe as accurately and as honesty as I can all items I offer for sale with all the relevant information I can think of to help any potential bidder and collector. You may notice I only submit records sparingly on Ebay as I Play-Grade every record I offer in their entirety – also on higher-end equipment – not just bits to guess a grade - visuals alone do not always tell a true or full story. I will mention any defects or flaws no matter how small that I notice to be fair as possible to any interested collector – I am very fussy and my buyers have the right to be too. Every record I offer, whether it be a common or rare item deserves the same respect as far as I am concerned and will be treated the same - just because an item is rare does not always mean it’s good. I get just as much pleasure offering a relatively common record in stunning near mint condition as the real rare items. All the pictures I use for your guidance are taken with a digital camera or scanned - they are NOT improved, cleaned-up or made better looking than they are with camera trickery or enhancing with digital programs. Room light factors can make things vary sometimes, that is hard to control, especially in winter. If any picture I take looks more flattering than the actual item for any reason, I will clearly state the fact in the advert and vice-versa. I hope the item below is to your liking - any questions can be emailed and I will do my very best to answer you. I am enthusiastic, and have a fair degree of knowledge about many genres and I promise quality items - bid with confidence - excellence comes as standard and so does Near Mint regularly. Please assume all records I offer have NO jumps, sticks, warps or writing on covers or labels unless clearly stated to the contrary. Thanks for your interest and Good luck – MIKE.

Equipment Used for Play-Grading: I now play-grade ALL the records I offer (unless clearly stated to the contrary) on the following equipment:

Deck: Linn LP12/Hercules/Cirkus with Ittok Mk II arm and Ortofon Quintet Black moving coil cartridge (tracks at 2.2 grams). Amps: Naim Supernait 2 with Project USB phono stage and Tellerium Black interconnects. Speakers: B&W 704 Floorstanding 3-way Monitors (bi-wired with Tellurium Black terminated cable). All records I offer on Ebay are cleaned on a professional VPI-17 vacuum machine before play-grading for the cleanest and best possible sound and will include a brand new lined inner and protective cover too. Pictures taken with a Nikon D5000 SLR Digital Camera.

PACKING - THIS IS WHAT YOU GET.

What You Get: To confirm to the strict Ebay rules on shipping, I must now send ALL my packets ‘Signed-For’ with NO exceptions. Both buyers and sellers want their packets to have a safer journey and this is not a bad thing.

I now offer the fastest possible posting, often the very next day after payment is received or within two to three days maximum (unless on holiday). I only use FIRST-CLASS Mail. The record’s cover will be placed within a BRAND NEW soft protective sleeve and the actual record will be professionally cleaned on my new VPI-17 Pro vacuum system to give ultimate clean grooves and playing surfaces and the best possible looks and ultimate sound quality. You will NOT get tired, dull looking, dust infested records inside worn and foggy covers with tatty inners from this seller and that’s a promise and guarantee. All records are posted in professional boxes (NOT Mailers, these do not offer any real protection). The record(s) are REMOVED from their main cover to avoid edge splits and placed within a brand new polylined inner. The record’s original inner will be included if available. The boxes are then reinforced with at least TWO, ULTRA THICK stiffeners for maximum extra protection – these are FOUR TIMES thicker than commercial stiffeners and are custom-made for oneadayrecords. Really rare and expensive albums will even be Double Boxed if deemed necessary and possible. When larger boxes are used, the thick record and stiffener ‘sandwich’ is then thickly embedded into bubble-wrap to bulk out the record inside the box to centre the item inside to reduce the risk of damage still further. Printed address labels are used for clarity as well as a sender label. Customers requests or special needs for P&P will be respected if at all possible but ‘Signed-For’ posting is NOT an option anymore. I do not profit on posting, better quality packaging costs, I offer probably the best-value and safest shipping possible for ultimate confidence. The boxes and ultra thick double-wall stiffeners make a near impregnable fortress for safe shipping and this is used inland and overseas for ALL my records, not just the rare and expensive. I will invoice any winning bidder as soon as possible after the auction ends. My ‘loss’ or ‘damage rate’ is minuscule in over 14 years of Ebay trading and I consider that pretty exceptional. The only damage rate acceptable for this seller is ZERO and I think my packets will offer just that. It would take a vicious postman or postal service to damage these for sure. Oneadayrecords is a MAILER-FREE ZONE – they offer next-to-no-protection, and should be banned, no ‘professional’ should consider using them in my opinion. I discount of course for multiple purchases with a maximum of FIVE records per box (one double can sometimes be included subject to total weight). All postage costs are below and at the top of the listing.

NOTE: First Time Bidders: Please ask me first.

PLEASE NOTE: I now exercise my right to open a dispute after the Ebay rule of TWO days if no payment is received. I will then cancel the dispute to end the bid, again after the mandatory FOUR days and then offer the item to the runner-up or relist. The non-payer will also be blocked from my Ebay site as will any suspicious bids or bid withdrawals. Small businesses need prompt payment to trade and these strict rules WILL be applied.

SHIPPING COSTS & CONDITIONS – THESE comply with EBAY’S RULES - PLEASE READ CAREFULLY:

Posting & Packing: UK & CHANNEL ISLANDS all now sent via Recorded Delivery:

1 LP (FIRST-CLASS Recorded Delivery with Standard Royal Mail Insurance) [Signed For] = £4.75

1 LP (Special Delivery with Standard £500 Maximum Insurance) [Signed For, Next Day] = £7.50. (this includes insurance of £500). Add £1 per extra LP.

Posting & Packing: EUROPE & SCANDINAVIA. (Airmail Only):

1 LP (Small Packet ‘Signed For’ with Standard Royal Mail Insurance [£50 maximum]) = £12.50 (enhanced Royal Mail insurance is an optional extra £3). Add £2 per extra LP.

Posting & Packing: ALL OVERSEAS (non-European) e.g. USA (ANY PART OF); South America; New Zealand; Australia; Canada; Japan and other Far East; (Airmail Only: I NEVER use Surface Mail):

1 LP (Small Packet ‘Signed For’ with Standard Royal Mail Insurance [£50 maximum]) = £16.50 (£17.50 for double sets). Add £3 per extra LP. (enhanced Royal Mail insurance is an optional extra £3)

Payment Conditions:

I prefer PayPal or cheque from UK winning bidders. I can accept PayPal from overseas bidders or direct payment into my bank account.

Potential Bidders: I will cancel any bids I feel are time-wasters. A maximum 3 days for communication and 7 days for payment to arrive - if not I will relist the item or offer to the runner-up. Fast deals get great feedback from me. Any questions - please ask and thanks for looking.

My Guarantee: If any winning bidder is not satisfied with their purchase I will offer a complete refund. I will not refund if any defect detail is clearly stated on the advert and missed by the buyer, so read the item description carefully. If any overseas collector does not understand anything in my listing, please email and ask me to help. Thank You.

SOME GENERAL GUIDES TO WEAR AND CONDITIONS TO HELP YOU DECIDE

My Use of Description Terminology: Surface Marks = Superficial, usually light marks, hairlines or light scuffs that rarely sound. Scratch = a needle mark that goes below the record’s surface, some will sound, some will not, my play-grade will inform. Original = a record that has been pressed with the first label design which does NOT necessarily mean a very first pressed record. First Pressing = A record that I believe or know to be a genuine very first pressed record. I do not claim to always know for sure, and that’s why I state the stamper and matrix numbers if at all possible, for those who claim to know what they all mean, the information is there for the collector to decide. I prefer to use terms like ‘Early Copy’ rather than ‘First Pressing’ if I am not totally sure. Surface Sound = Mild, light sound, usually light crackle or similar. Distortion = Break up of the actual sound caused by groove wear or damage from a chipped stylus – the most undesirable form of unwanted sound, vintage mono records were the most prone to this happening but not exclusively so. The symptoms of distortion are high frequency clipping, moderate constant crackle or an echo type sound quality. Violin, piano and vocals are most prone to groove-wear distortion. Feathering = Fraying or softening of the entry edge of a cover. Covers with feathered entrance edges are more likely to have had the actual record inserted and removed more than a non-feathered, sharp-edged cover which are always far more attractive. Set Off, actually a printer’s term for dark ink leaving mild residue on pale or white ink when rested upon. e.g. when a gatefold cover has black ink closed against white, this can leave some black residue on the pale area – this is mostly unavoidable or course.

The Argument for Vinyl Original sound and mix (mono mixes are rarely available on CD), high quality sound on clean copies (played on a hi-end dedicated analogue system – breathtaking sound!), beautiful, large format covers, artwork, inserts and even full size posters etc; huge investment potential, and the pleasure of owning ‘the real thing’.