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1968 THE FIREBALLS BOTTLE OF WINE ATLANTIC TEST PRESSING LP ORIGINAL ZAPPA WINO?

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1968 - THE FIREBALLS { JIMMY GILMER - GEORGE TOMSCO - DOUG ROBERTS - STAN LARK } - BOTTLE OF WINE - THIS IS THE ORIGINAL 1968 U.S.A. TEST PRESSING LP OF THIS ALBUM - THE SONG "BOTTLE OF WINE" RECEIVED CONSIDERABLE RADIO AIR PLAY BACK THEN. ALSO A YEAR LATER IN 1969 FRANK ZAPPA ALONG WITH JEFF SIMMONS WROTE THE SONG "WONDERFUL WINO" AND RELEASED IT ON THE JEFF SIMMONS ALBUM "LUCILLE HAS MESSED MY MIND UP". THEN IN 1976 FRANK ZAPPA RELEASED HIS VERSION "WINO MAN" ON HIS ALBUM "ZOOT ALLURES". SO THIS JUST MIGHT BE THE INSPIRATION AND THE ORIGINAL WINO MAN - COMES WITH THE ORIGINAL GENERIC WHITE TITLE STAMPED CARDBOARD JACKET - ATLANTIC RECORDING STUDIOS TYPED LABELS - MATRIX NUMBERS - C-1275314-A AT RF - CHECK OUT THE PHOTOS      

TEST PRESSINGS ARE THE FIRST RECORDS THAT ARE MADE FROM THE STAMPERS TO CHECK FOR QUALITY AND EVEN SONG CONTENT. MANY TIMES NO MORE THAN 5 OR 6 ARE MADE AND SOMETIMES THE MUSIC, SONG MIXES OR EVEN THE SONGS ARE DIFFERENT THAN WHAT IS ON THE RECORD THAT'S EVENTUALLY RELEASED. I HAVEN'T COMPARED THIS TEST PRESSING TO THE REGULAR STOCK COPY. SO I DON'T KNOW IF THERE'S ANYTHING DIFFERENT AS FAR AS MIXES OR SONG TITLES.

SIDE ONE CONTAINS: 3 MINUTES TIME - AIN'T THAT RAIN - WHERE CAN TOMORROW BE FOUND? - BOTTLE OF WINE - MASON STREET - BARBARA WHITE.  

SIDE TWO CONTAINS: GROOVY MOTIONS - GOIN' AWAY - I DON'T HAVE TE RIGHT - A GIRL AS PERFECT AS YOU - BABY, LISTEN TO ME - CHICKEN LITTLE. 

BOTH SIDES OF THIS ORIGINAL HEAVY VINYL PRESSING PLAY GREAT. I PLAYED BOTH SIDES BEFORE LISTING ON MY DENON DP-1200 TURNTABLE WITH A DENON MOVING COIL CARTRIDGE. ABSOLUTELY NO CLICKS, NO POPS AND NO SKIPS. VISUALLY MOVING BOTH SIDES AROUND UNDER A 100 WATT LIGHT BULB WEARING GEEZER STYLE READING GLASSES,THERE'S A FEW LIGHT SURFACE MARKS. BASICALLY IT'S A PRETTY NICE RECORD.YELLOWING ON THE HEAVY CARDBOARD GENERIC JACKET. NO SEAM SPLITS. THE RECORD COMES WITH A HIGH QUALITY TYPE OF COLLECTOR'S 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, ITALY, RUSSIA, SWINELAND, VULGARIA, MOLDAVIA, THE UNITED FEDERATION OF CHISELERS { U.F.O.C. }, SLOBVARIA, THE RIPOFF REPUBLIC OR THE PILFER ISLANDS }.

HEY LARRY, YOU STILL HANGING AROUND WAY DOWN HERE? WELL SINCE IT'S OBVIOUS THAT YOU HAVE NOTHING BETTER TO DO TONITE SIMPLY 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 } STEVE VAI PLUS MORE FRANK ZAPPA / CAPTAIN BEEFHEART RELATED ARTISTS AND GROUPS THAN YEZ CAN SHAKE YER STICK AT, AND AS IF THAT WEREN'T ENOUGH I'VE ADDED SOME COOL PSYCHEDELIC / HARD ROCK ARTISTS FOR YOUR DANCING AND DINING PLEASURE SUCH AS: CAPTAIN BEYOND, KING CRIMSON. JETHRO TULL, JIMI HENDRIX, PINK FLOYD, THE TUBES, BLUE CHEER WITH THE LEGENDARY DICKIE PETERSON, MOUNTAIN WITH THE PORTLY LESLIE WEST AND THE EXTREMELY COOL FELIX PAPPAPARDI. ROOT BOY SLIM AND THE SEX CHANGE BAND, KING CRIMSON AND MANY OTHERS IN MY E-BAY STORE: SIR RICHARD PUMP A LOAF'S BAKERY WHERE THE BUNS ARE ALWAYS HOT AND THE MUFFINS 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?