Sold Date: October 15, 2015
Start Date: October 4, 2015
Final Price: $58.88 (USD)
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DECEMBER 2ND 1968 - CRUISING WITH RUBEN AND THE JETS- 12" VINYL RECORD LP WITH THE HEAVY CARDBOARD GATEFOLD COVER - THIS IS THE YELLOW LABEL PROMO FOLKS, WHICH MEANS IT'S ONE OF THE VERY FIRST ORIGINAL PRESSINGS OF THIS LP EVER MADE - ALSO BECAUSE AFTER MOST OF YOU LISTEN TO THIS RECORD, YOU'LL PROBABLY BE IN NEED OF INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW TO COMB AND SET A JELLYROLL, AS WELL AS WANTING TO KNOW HOW TO DO THE BOP, COPIES OF BOTH INSTRUCTIONAL INSERTS ARE INCLUDED { READ WHAT I HAVE TO SAY ABOUT THOSE TOO IF YEZ HAVE NOTHING BETTER TO DO TONITE } - VERVE RECORDS YELLOW LABEL PROMO - V6-5055X -

OLD MAN GEPPETTO CROAKED, I GOT STUCK WITH PINOCCHIO AND NOW HE NEEDS A NOSE JOB. SO CHECK OUT MY OTHER RARE FRANK ZAPPA AND RELATED ITEMS, SO I CAN GET HIM HIS MUCH NEEDED NOSE REDUCTION. OK LARRY? 

SO WHAT'S THE DEAL WITH THOSE INSERTS, YEZ ARE PROBABLY SITTING THERE WONDERING WHILE SCRATCHING YOUR OVERSIZED RONDO HATTON STYLE OF BEMIS HEAD?

WELL LARRY, I THOUGHT YOU'D NEVER ASK:

FIRST OF ALL, THOSE INSERTS ARE COPIES OF THE 1984 VERSIONS THAT WERE INSERTED INTO THE CRUISING WITH RUBEN AND THE JETS LP IN THE OLD MASTERS BOX ONE SET.

SO WHY ARE THE ORIGINALS SO RARE? IT'S BECAUSE UNLIKE WHAT SOME PEOPLE BELIEVE, THEY WERE NEVER INCLUDED IN ANY STOCK COPIES OF THE LP. THEY WEREN'T EVEN INCLUDED IN THE YELLOW LABEL PROMO VERSIONS OF THIS LP { LIKE THIS ONE }. THEY WERE ONLY INCLUDED IN THE WHITE LABEL VERVE PROMO COPIES THAT WERE SENT TO RECORD STORES FOR IN STORE PLAY. YOU'LL NOTICE THAT ON THE COVER OF THIS VERY ALBUM THERE'S A DJ STICKER. THAT'S BECAUSE THE YELLOW LABEL VARIETIES OF THIS ALBUM WERE SENT TO RADIO STATIONS { THAT NATURALLY IN 1968 DIDN'T PLAY EM', MANY SIMPLY THREW EM' OUT SINCE THE MUSIC ON THIS ALBUM WAS RELEASED 6 OR 7 YEARS TOO LATE FOR THE THEN EVOLVED TASTES IN MUSIC }. SO FRANK AND MAYBE VERVE THOUGHT THAT DJS WOULDN'T BE INTERESTED IN KNOWING HOW TO SET AND COMB THEIR JELLYROLLS OR DO THE BOP. HOWEVER, THE WHITE LABEL PROMOS WERE SENT TO RECORD STORES WHERE MAYBE THEY THOUGHT SOMEBODY WOULD BENEFIT FROM THOSE INSTRUCTIONS. IT JUST GOES BACK TO WHAT I'VE BEEN TRYING TO TELL PEOPLE'S BEHINDS FOR YEARS NOW, VERVE YELLOW LABELS TO RADIO STATIONS, WHITE LABELS TO RECORD STORES. BUT YEZ DON'T HAVE TO BELIEVE ME IF YEZ DON'T WANNA. OK LARRY?

SIDE 1 POOTS FORTH: CHEAP THRILLS - LOVE OF MY LIFE - HOW COULD I BE SUCH A FOOL - DESERI - I'M NOT SATISFIED - JELLY ROLL GUM DROP - ANYTHING.

SIDE 2 OOZES OUT: LATER THAT NIGHT - YOU DIDN'T TRY TO CALL ME - FOUNTAIN OF LOVE - NO.NO.NO. - ANYWAY THE WIND BLOWS - STUFF UP THE CRACKS.

HEAVY CARDBOARD GATEFOLD COVER HAS THE MOTHERS OF INVENTION, DJ STICKER ON THE COVER. THERE'S ALSO A PIECE OF MAKING TAPE NEAR THE LEFT TOP CORNER ON THE FRONT WITH AN AREA ABOVE THAT WHERE ANOTHER STICKER HAD BEEN REMOVED. SOME RING WEAR ON THE FRONT AND SOME CLEAR TAPE ON THE BACK TOP SEAM. ALMOST MISSED THAT. CHECK OUT THE PHOTOS.

 I PLAYED BOTH SIDES OF THE RECORD FROM BEGINNING TO END ON MY DENON DP-1200 TURNTABLE WITH A DENON MOVING COIL CARTRIDGE GOING THRU A HEAD AMP BEFORE THE PRE-AMP. I'M TALKING THE RECORD SURFACE AMPLIFIED TO EAR SHATTERING PROPORTIONS AND BOTH SIDES SOUNDED GREAT. A LITTLE LIGHT SURFACE NOISE UT NOT CONSTANT AND NOT EVEN CLOSE TO OVERPOWERING, ABSOLUTELY NO CLICKS, POPS, SKIPS OR STICKS. AN ENJOYABLE LISTENING EXPERIENCE. VISUALLY, WHEN I MOVED BOTH SIDES OF THE RECORD 'ROUND N' 'ROUND UNDER A 100 WATT LIGHT BULB, THERE'S SOME LIGHT SCUFFS IN PLACES, BUT IT'S NOT LIKE THE SIDES ARE COVERED IN EM'. NOTHING DEEP GROOVE TO CREATE AUDIO DISASTERS. HOWEVER, SOME MORON NAMED BRUCE MARTIN HAD THE UNMITIGATED AUDACITY TO WRITE HIS NAME ON THE SIDE ONE LABEL. HEY, AT LEAST IT'S SMALL AND IT DOESN'T AFFECT PLAY. I KEPT THE ORIGINAL PLAIN WHITE PAPER INNER SLEEVE { NOT PICTURED } AND PUT IT INSIDE OF THE RECORD SLOT. BUT WAIT, THERE'S MORE..., BECAUSE THE RECORD NOW INCLUDES A COLLECTOR'S HIGH QUALITY TYPE OF INNER SLEEVE, JUST LIKE SERIOUS RECORD COLLECTORS USE, AND JUST WHEN YOU WERE STARTING TO GET WET WITH EXCITEMENT, I'M GONNA GIVE YEZ A PLASTIC OUTER SLEEVE ABSOLUTELY FREE.

THE INSERTS ARE COPIES OF THE 1984 VERSIONS THAT CAME IN THE OLD MASTERS BOX ONE SET.

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CHECK OUT MY OTHER FRANK ZAPPA AND THE MOTHERS OF INVENTION, CAPTAIN BEEFHEART { DON VAN VLIET R.I.P. 2010 } AND HIS MAGIC BAND, STEVE VAI { LIKED SPANKING }, TIM BUCKLEY { CROAKED }, LARRY "WILD MAN" FISCHER { CROAKED TOO I HEARD }, ALICE COOPER { LOOKS LIKE HE CROAKED, BUT HASN'T YET } PLUS I'VE ADDED MANY OTHER COOL PSYCHEDELIC / HARD ROCK BANDS SUCH AS CAPTAIN BEYOND, BLUE CHEER WITH THE LEGENDARY DICKIE PETERSON, ROOT BOY SLIM AND THE SEX CHANGE BAND, MOUNTAIN WITH THE PORTLY LESLIE WEST { YES, HE WAS PORTLY THEN BUT NOT NOW } AND THE EXTREMELY COOL FELIX PAPPALARDI, KING CRIMSON, JIMI HENDRIX, JETHRO TULL AND OTHERS IN MY E-BAY STORE; SIR RICHARD PUMP A LOAF'S BAKERY WHERE THE MUFFINS ARE ALWAYS FRESH AND JUST MIGHT BE PERSUADED INTO REMOVING THEIR ROSETTAS FOR A GEEZER SUCH AS YOURSELF. THE ADMISSION REMAINS ABSOLUTELY FREE. { FOR A LIMITED TIME ONLY }. SO WADDA YEZ WAITIN' FOR, HUH?