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                             ORIGINAL FIRST PRESS                                    Big Booklet ... and .... HUGE POSTER

                                             2-LP SET

                  COMPLETE 1971 PRESSING 2xLP SET

                             

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                Frank Zappa Presents

                Mothers OF Invention

                    "200 MOTELS"

               

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                       USA - United Artists - UAS 9956

TOP COPY!!!!!!!! Final collection!

Original first 1971 pressing 2xLP with big color booklet and HUGE oversized POSTER ... rare as complete issue just as first released some 45 years ago...

Here it is kids...the 1971 triple thick gatefold 2xLP set in hard to find COMPLETE as released, including not only the large color photo booklet but the rare large MOTHERS POSTER...

In true Zappa form, topics such as sex, rednecks and bad food are massaged with his signature blend of humor and melodic genius. The soundtrack is a monumental pastiche of favorite Zappa musical genres, from the guitar-driven rock & roll of "Mystery Roach" to the classical gem "Strictly Genteel," captured here in its first recorded form -- a mixture of avant-garde classical, operetta, and rockin' teenage combo. As usual, Zappa performs a miracle by blending these elements seamlessly. The first LP starts off with a SEMI-FRAUDULENT/DIRECT FROM HOLLYWOOD OVERTURE (a ZAPPA adaption of "Holiday in Berlin") before launching into the raucous madness of MYSTERY ROACH. The 11 minute Tuna-Fish interlude that follows is a surreal glance at the Mothers arriving in a town, where interviewers and "ordinary" folk dance around to the tune of Zappa's classical pieces, while Flo and Eddie sing about the tuna-fish town. Don't ask.

Jimmie Carl Black breaks the spell, as the Mothers run into his film-persona, the denizen of the town LONESOME COWBOY BURT. This song, as hilarious as it is awful, is of course a Zappa classic. This version, with JCB's incomparable vocals, is the best, before slipping into another atonal interlude, and WOULD YOU LIKE A SNACK? (Holiday in Berlin with the lyrics!). REDNECK EATS is a bizarre band/orchestra avante garde composition, so-titled because it ends with the befuddled Cowboy Burt saying: "Hey, Twerp! Play me something I kin enjoy!" The suite that follows is the "Shove it Right In" suite as it appears intermingled with atonal pieces like "Mysterioso" -- a beautiful piece of dissonance that reminds me (or maybe its mocking...) Penderecki. Chamber theatre, LUCY'S SEDUCTION OF A BORED VIOLINIST & POSTLUDE is a brilliant finish.

The second LP, however, is where the real action is. The first three tracks are sort of a (Brilliant!) cartoon suite, accompanied by a rather excited Zappa directed orchestra. Jeff Simmons, the bassist, becomes intoxicated by incidents and rancid towels ("the same exotic scent as what the Beatles get off on!") and is tormented by his conscience as he decides whether or not to leave Zappa's "comedy group" and make it big on his own. This slips into some criminally catchy Flo & Eddie numbers, like DADDY, DADDY, DADDY, and the vocal assault of WHAT WILL THIS EVENING BRING ME THIS MORNING (with a great introductory track -- see listing above), followed by the "Tell-Me You Love Me" styled rocker, the hit single with a Bullet, MAGIC FINGERS. These were originally part of the groupie routine. Get it while you can. You ZAAPA fans won't be disappointed.

Side one

"Semi-Fraudulent/Direct-From-Hollywood Overture" – 2:01 "Mystery Roach" – 2:32 "Dance of the Rock & Roll Interviewers" – 0:48 "This Town Is a Sealed Tuna Sandwich (Prologue)" – 0:55 "Tuna Fish Promenade" – 2:29 "Dance of the Just Plain Folks" – 4:40 "This Town Is a Sealed Tuna Sandwich (Reprise)" – 0:58 "The Sealed Tuna Bolero" – 1:40 "Lonesome Cowboy Burt" – 3:54

Side two

"Touring Can Make You Crazy" – 2:54 "Would You Like a Snack?" – 1:23 "Redneck Eats" – 3:02 "Centerville" – 2:31 "She Painted up Her Face" – 1:41 "Janet's Big Dance Number" – 1:18 "Half a Dozen Provocative Squats" – 1:57 "Mysterioso" – 0:48 "Shove It Right In" – 2:32 "Lucy's Seduction of a Bored Violinist & Postlude" – 4:01

Side three

"I'm Stealing the Towels" – 2:15 "Dental Hygiene Dilemma" – 5:11 "Does This Kind of Life Look Interesting to You?" – 2:59 "Daddy, Daddy, Daddy" – 3:11 "Penis Dimension" – 4:37 "What Will This Evening Bring Me This Morning" – 3:29

Side four

"A Nun Suit Painted on Some Old Boxes" – 1:08 "Magic Fingers" – 3:53 "Motorhead's Midnight Ranch" – 1:28 "Dew on the Newts We Got" – 1:09 "The Lad Searches the Night for His Newts" – 0:41 "The Girl Wants to Fix Him Some Broth" – 1:10 "The Girl's Dream" – 0:54 "Little Green Scratchy Sweaters & Corduroy Ponce" – 1:00 "Strictly Genteel (The Finale)" – 11:08

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The HUGE POSTER and LARGE BOOKLET are INCLUDED!

              

 

CONDITION: The cover:  rated: "EX" (excellent) Hard to find clean -- the back has just a trace starting, minor indeed! ...here is an all around solid collection keeper worthy copy with strong original colors... has no seam splits, no bends and no writing...the thick gatefold original pressing is 47 years old...  delete cut at top right is all (pretty normal for this album!) ...still has a fresh appearance -- there are no split seams, no bends, and no writing ...

The vinyl: Rated: M- the 2 records (all 4 sides) are all clean and smooth, play grade is ALL CLEAN with NO audio distractions ... clean United Artists labels too

The huge Poster and booklet are CLEAN no issues

                

      A cool addition to anyone's music library!

 

SEE: SELLERS OTher items for similar cool sounds for "head" people...

 

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