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Start Date: January 31, 2019
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1988 - ZOOGZ RIFT - { ACCORDION - ROCKY HOWARD - BASS - WILLIE LAPIN - DRUMS - TOM BROWN - DRUMS, VIBRAPHONE - RICHIE HASS - GUITAR - JOHN TRUBEE - LEAD VOCALS, GUITAR - ZOOGZ RIFT - TROMBONE - TOBY HOLMES } - MURDERING HELL'S HAPPY CRETINS - TEST PRESSING LP WITH SONG TITLES AND RECORD INFORMATION SHEETS - THE 2 INFORMATION SHEETS ARE FROM SST RECORDS LAWNDALE, CALIFORNIA - THE TEST PRESSING HAS #211 STAMPED ON BOTH LABELS BUT CHECK THIS OUT: MATRIX NUMBERS AND OTHER STUFF ETCHED INTO THE RECORD'S TRAIL-OFFS: SIDE A - SST-211-A 2-21218 L-32182-X ALMOST DEAD / SIDE B - SST-211-B 2-21219 L-32182 - READ "THE OMINOUS PARALLELS" BY LEONARD PEIKOFF { THAT'S WHAT'S ETCHED ON THE TRAIL OFFS, AS STRANGE AS THE MUSIC ON THIS LP } - NO PHOTOS OF ANY VOLUPTUOUS VIXEN'S GRAVITY DEFYING MAMMALIAN PROTUBERANCES WERE ADDED TO THE PHOTOS OF THE ACTUAL ITEM SOME LUCKY WEINER WILL RECEIVE, THERE-BY SPARING ME THE ACCUSATIONS OF CREATING HAIRY PALMS TO ANY VULNERABLE VIEWERS. SO THEY'RE ALL 100% SAFE FOR YOU TO CHECK OUT - OK LARRY?

AN EXTREMELY COOL RECORD. IF YOU'VE EVER HEARD ZOOGZ RIFT YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN. I THINK THAT THE TOM BROWN WHO PLAYS BASS ON THIS RECORD WAS THE SAME TOM BROWN WHO WORKED FOR RHINO RECORDS AND WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR BOTH OF THOSE FRANK ZAPPA BEAT THE BOOTS BOX SETS AS WELL AS ALL OF THE OTHER FRANK ZAPPA RELATED MATERIAL THAT RHINO HAD RELEASED. I TALKED TO HIM IN THE 90'S AND HE TOLD ME A BUNCH OF STUFF ABOUT WHEN HE WAS WITH RHINO INCLUDING LARRY "WILD MAN" FISCHER SHOWING UP AT RHINO'S OFFICES SCREAMING THAT HE DIDN'T RECEIVE HIS ROYALTIES, WHICH TOM SAID MIGHTA' ACTUALLY BEEN TRUE IN THIS CASE. ANYWAY, WHEN RHINO WAS PURCHASED BY A LARGE CORPORATION THEY GAVE TOM THE BOOT AND I HAVEN'T HEARD FROM HIM IN A LONG TIME. IN ANY CASE IF YOU LIKE CAPTAIN BEEFHEART AND / OR FRANK ZAPPA YOU'RE PROBABLY JUST THE TYPE OF PERSON TO LIKE ZOOGZ RIFT.

SIDE ONE IS LIVE IN HOLLAND: STORY OF A SOLDIER - ALIENATION - MONGOLOID MIDDLE AMERICA - HEART ATTACK - WITH THE NECESSARY CHANGES HAVING BEEN MADE - LOOK AT THE FOOL - SLEAZEBALL - WHEN MY SHIP ROLLS IN.

SIDE TWO IS DEAD IN LOS ANGELES: PUKE ISLAND PARADISE - MURDERING HELL'S HAPPY CRETINS - TENDER ROMANCE SEQUENCE - ONE OF US! - A EQUALS A.

TEST PRESSINGS ARE THE FIRST RECORDS PRESSED FROM THE PLATES TO CHECK THE QUALITY AND CONTENT OF THE ALBUM. THEY'RE MADE IN LIMITED QUANTITY, SOMETIMES NO MORE THAN 3 OR 5. IN SOME CASES THE MUSICAL CONTENT AND / OR MIXES ARE DIFFERENT ON TEST PRESSINGS THAN ON THE VERSION THAT'S FINALLY RELEASED. I HAVEN'T COMPARED THIS TEST PRESSING TO A STOCK COPY OF THE ALBUM SO I DON'T KNOW IF ANY OF THE SONGS OR MIXES ARE DIFFERENT, AND IN THE CASE OF THIS LP ALL OF THE SONGS ARE ALREADY DIFFERENT SO IF THEY'RE EVEN THE SAME AS THE REGULAR RELEASED COPY { WHICH IS PRETTY RARE TOO } YOU'RE STILL GETTING SOME PRETTY COOL DIFFERENT MUSIC.

SOUNDS GREAT JUST LIKE YOU'D EXPECT A TEST PRESSING TO SOUND. I PLAYED BOTH SIDES OF THIS TEST PRESSING ON A DENON TURNTABLE WITH A DENON MOVING COIL CARTRIDGE HOOKED UP TO A HEAD AMP BEFORE THE SOUND EVER EVEN GETS TO THE PRE-AMP { THIS KIND OF CARTRIDGE TRACKS BOTH SIDES OF THE RECORD GROOVE }, VISUALLY WHEN I MOVED BOTH SIDES OF THE RECORD AROUND UNDER A PAIR OF 100 WATT LIGHT BULBS I DIDN'T FIND ANYTHING UNUSUAL, NO SCRATCHES AND I DIDN'T EVEN SEE ANY SCUFFS EVEN THOUGH IT ORIGINALLY CAME IN A PLAIN WHITE PAPER INNER SLEEVE WITH NOTHING PRINTED ON IT { ALSO INCLUDED }. IF I MISSED ANY SCUFFS THEY'RE MICROSCOPIC AND IN ANY CASE I THINK THIS LP WAS PROBABLY ONLY PLAYED A FEW TIMES AT MOST. NOTHING WRONG WITH THE TWO INFORMATION SHEETS. NO TEARS NO WRITING. THE RECORD COMES IN A PLAIN WHITE GENERIC CARDBOARD JACKET WHICH I'M SURE IS THE ORIGINAL. NO SEAM SPLITS. NOTHING WRITTEN OR PRINTED ON IT. THE RECORD COMES WITH A COLLECTOR'S TYPE OF HIGH QUALITY INNER SLEEVE BUT WAIT, THERE'S MORE...., BECAUSE DUE TO THE FACT THAT WEEZE TIGHT, I'M GONNA GIVE YEZ A PLASTIC OUTER SLEEVE ABSOLUTELY FREE.

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$24.00 FOR AIR MAIL SHIPPING TO ANY OTHER LOCATION IN THE WORLD. { ABSOLUTELY NO MORE SALES TO FRANCE, RUSSIA, ITALY, SWINELAND, VULGARIA, MOLDAVIA, THE UNITED FEDERATION OF CHISELERS { U.F.O.C. }, SLOBVARIA, THE RIPOFF REPUBLIC OR THE PILFER ISLANDS }.

HELLO THERE, STILL HANGING AROUND WAY DOWN HERE? WELL CHECK OUT MY OTHER FRANK ZAPPA AND THE MOTHERS OF INVENTION, CAPTAIN BEEFHEART { DON VAN VLIET R.I.P. 2010 } AND HIS MAGIC BAND, TIM BUCKLEY { CROAKED }, LARRY "WILD MAN" FISCHER { CROAKED TOO I HEARD }, ALICE COOPER { LOOKS LIKE HE CROAKED, BUT HASN'T YET } PLUS OTHER COOL PSYCHEDELIC / HARD ROCK ARTISTS SUCH AS: CAPTAIN BEYOND, BUBBLE PUPPY, BLUE CHEER WITH THE LEGENDARY DICKIE PETERSON, JETHRO TULL, KING CRIMSON, THE TUBES, ROOT BOY SLIM AND THE SEX CHANGE BAND, MOUNTAIN WITH THE PORTLY LESLIE WEST AND THE EXTREMELY COOL FELIX PAPPALARDI, NEKTAR, AND MANY OTHERS IN MY E-BAY STORE: SIR RICHARD PUMP A LOAF'S BAKERY. THE ADMISSION REMAINS ABSOLUTELY FREE. SO WADDA YEZ WAITIN' FOR, HUH?