THE MOTHERS OF INVENTION Freak Out! (Incredibly rare original 1967 UK 11-track Stereo single LP on the black Verve label, superb front laminated flipback picture sleeve variant. This album was only ever released as a single albumin the UK, France, Italy & Germany & is far & away the most difficult to source of all the Zappa UK releases. This copy is in amazing condition! SVLP.9154)
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THE MOTHERS OF INVENTION We're Only In It For The Money (Rare 1968 UK first issue 18-track stereo LP with 'Sold In The UK' label text, wonderful fully laminated internal flipback gatefold picture sleeve which parodies [in reverse] the Sgt Pepper sleeve. This one owner copy is in an amazing condition, The sleeve is fantastic, minimal signs of age and wear with just a couple of tiny light creases in the laminate and intact internal flipbacks. The labels have just a couple of light sp more...
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THE MOTHERS OF INVENTION We're Only In It For The Money (Rare original 1968 US 18-track stereo LP on the blue & silver Verve label, complete with sheet of cut outs, pasted gatefold picture sleeve which parodies [in reverse] the Sgt Pepper sleeveV65045X)
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FRANK ZAPPA & THE MOTHERS Mothermania (2019 UK Audiophile issue of the classic 1969 10-track LP, compiled by Frank himself from early Mothers recordings & including some otherwise unreleased versions, now remastered by Bernie Grundman & pressed on 180gm vinyl, gatefold picture sleeve. This copy has remained factory sealed from new in the original custom stickered shrink & is therefore still mint & unplayed ZR3840-1) more...
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THE MOTHERS OF INVENTION Mothermania (1973 UK third issue 11-track compilation LP with no track separation on the disc, single pocket picture sleeve. Mothermania was put together by Frank [as opposed to the record company] from early Mothers recordings & includes some otherwise unreleased versions, This copy obviously went to the States as there is a deletion drill hole in the middle, but apart from that the sleeve shows minimal shelfwear & the vinyl is flawless, A wonderful copy o more...
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FRANK ZAPPA Mothermania (2019 UK Audiophile issue of the classic 1969 10-track LP, compiled by Frank himself from early Mothers recordings & including some otherwise unreleased versions, now remastered by Bernie Grundman & pressed on 180gm vinyl, gatefold picture sleeve. The sleeve has minimal wear and the vinyl looks seldom played ZR3840-1) more...
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MOTHERS OF INVENTION Mothermania (1970 Italian 11-track stereo LP on a black & gold Verve label, compiled by Frank himself from early Mothers recordings & including some otherwise unreleased versions, pasted gatefold sleeve variant with colourpictures inside. The sleeve shows a few mild spots of foxing inside but is otherwise Excellent. The vinyl is clean with no marks on the labels & just a couple of faint hairline paper scuffs not affecting play. Hard one to find!)
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THE MOTHERS OF INVENTION Mothermania (1973 UK third issue 11-track vinyl compilation LP with no track separation on the disc - Mothermania was put together by Frank [as opposed to the record company] from early Mothers recordings and includessome otherwise unreleased versions. The single-pocket picture sleeve has a little age yellowing to the edges while the vinyl remains in EX condition. A respectable example & the only FZ assembled compilation of the original Mothers!) more...
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FRANK ZAPPA & THE MOTHERS Mothermania (Wonderful 1969 German 11-track compilation LP, different front laminated gatefold picture sleeve with German review clippings on the back & an advert for the 'Uncle Meat' movie. Both sleeve & vinyl are in fantastic near 'as new' condition!)
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FRANK ZAPPA / MOTHERS OF INVENTION Mothermania: The Best Of The Mothers (1970 US 11-track black Verve label vinyl LP album unavailable on CD, compiled by Frank himself from early Mothers recordings & including some otherwise unreleased versions.Housed in an internal pasted gatefold picture sleeve. The sleeve has only a few minor shelfwear marks and the vinyl has only a couple of light marks from being removed from the sleeve - great copy! V6-5068X) more...
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MOTHERS OF INVENTION Mothermania (1971 UK 11-track compilation LP, actually put together by Frank [as opposed to the record company] from early Mothers recordings & including some otherwise unreleased versions, picture sleeve. The sleeve showsa fair degree of weakening & scuffing yet all text is clearly legible, including along the spine. The vinyl is super clean with just a few light spindle or paper scuffs not affecting play) more...
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MOTHERS OF INVENTION Mothermania (1973 UK third issue 11-track compilation LP with no track separation on the disc, single pocket picture sleeve. Mothermania was put together by Frank [as opposed to the record company] from early Mothers recordings & includes some otherwise unreleased versions, The sleeve & vinyl are near mint. A wonderful copy of the only FZ assembled compilation of the original Mothers!) more...
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MOTHERS OF INVENTION Mothermania (1969 Italian 11-track LP, unavailable on CD, compiled by Frank himself from early Mothers recordings & including some otherwise unreleased versions, great front laminated gatefold picture sleeve. Apart from somelight foxing inside the gatefold, both sleeve & vinyl are in fantastic near 'as new' condition - An essential Zappa item!)
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THE MOTHERS OF INVENTION Trouble Comin' Every Day (It's not often that I describe something with a price tag like this as a bargain, but this is a bargain. A long long time ago, Uncle Frank & The Mothers released one of only two Verve singles inJapan. This one, with sleeve dated 'TO 6711' [Nov 67 Tokyo] was the first and has since become one of the rarest Frank Zappa official releases in the world. Taken from the recently released 'Freak Out' album, this wide centred 7" is backed by more...
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THE MOTHERS OF INVENTION We're Only In It For The Money (Rare 1968 US 18-track stereo LP on the blue Verve label with REV matrices, pasted gatefold picture sleeve with 'The Mothers' sticker on the front which parodies [in reverse] the Sgt Peppersleeve V65045X)
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THE MOTHERS OF INVENTION Uncle Meat (Incredibly rare 1969 Japanese 28-track double LP, issued as part of the 'World New Rock' Series. What makes this series remarkable is that they were issued in a full size die cut slipcase 'obi', each unique tothe number in the series [this was No. 6] with cosmic die cut lettering holes on the front which reveals the album cover artwork through the letters, with tracklisting & Japanese biography information on the back. There is little point is dev more...
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THE MOTHERS OF INVENTION Freak Out! (Incredibly rare original 1967 German 11-track Stereo single LP, pressed by Deutche Grammophon on the blue Verve label, superb fully laminated picture sleeve variant. This album was only ever released as a single album inthe UK, France, Italy & Germany. This copy is in amazing near 'as new' condition!)
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FRANK ZAPPA Freak Out! (Incredibly rare original 1967 UK 11-track Stereo single LP on the black Verve label (with U.S.A. Recording text), superb front laminated flipback picture sleeve variant. This album was only ever released as a single album in the UK, France, Italy & Germany & is far & away the most difficult to source of all the Zappa UK releases SVLP.9154)
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FRANK ZAPPA The Old Masters Box One (1985 US limited edition SEVEN LP box set, available only by Mail Order from Barfko Swill, containing the first five albums - Freak Out, Absolutely Free, We're Only In It For The Money, Lumpy Gravy &Cruising With Ruben & The Jets, along with a 'Mystery Disc' LP of 1962-69 recordings covering the early stages of Zappa's career. Each album comes in a high quality reproduction of the original LP artwork with inserts, complete with a twenty e more...
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FRANK ZAPPA & THE MOTHERS OF INVENTION The Old Masters Box One (1985 US limited edition SEVEN LP box set, available only by Mail Order from Barfko Swill, containing the first five albums - Freak Out, Absolutely Free, We're Only In It For The Money, Lumpy Gravy & Cruising With Ruben & The Jets, along with a 'Mystery Disc' LP of 1962-69 recordings covering the early stages of Zappa's career. Each album comes in a high quality reproduction of the original LP artwork with inserts, more...
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FRANK ZAPPA Original 200 Motels Film Score (Incredible 1971 US full score for the chorus parts of 200 Motels as supplied to a member of the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Chorus at work on the film. The score features the Soprano, Alto, Tenor & Bass vocal parts with lyrics, split into nine themed sections as 'Book One' & 'Book Two' of the main piece with a separate tenth part for the finale of Strictly Genteel. These are still in the original mailing envelope as transcribed from FZ's ow more...
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FRANK ZAPPA Zappa In New York (Very Rare 1977 UK first issue 11-track live double vinyl LP including Punky's Whips. Complete with lyrics printed across the inside of the gatefold picture sleeve. This version was very quickly withdrawn from sale.This is a wonderful copy)
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THE MOTHERS OF INVENTION Trouble Comin' Every Day (A long long time ago, Uncle Frank & The Mothers released one of only two Verve singles in Japan. This one, with sleeve dated 'TO 6711' [Nov 67 Tokyo] was the first and has since become one of the rarest Frank Zappa official releases in the world. Taken from the then-recently released 'Freak Out' album, this wide centred vinyl 7" also includes 'Who Are The Brain Police?', a jolly civil rights themed package all round.
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FRANK ZAPPA 200 Motels Shooting Script (Extremely rare UK original 254-page shooting script for the filming at Pinewood Studios in January & February 1971. This is script number 49 and previously belonged to Art Director Leo Austin. As the film ended up being drastically changed before & during shooting, this document offers the most complete picture of Frank's original vision. In addition is a nice 10" x 8" black & white photo of Frank taken on set by Barrie Wentzell dated 13 FEB 197 more...
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FRANK ZAPPA 200 Motels (1971 US 34-track double LP featuring the music from the soundtrack of the wacky film, complete with 16-page full colour booklet and large fold-out poster of the cover art, gatefold picture sleeve. As is common with thistype of sleeve, there is a fair amount of ringwear & corner scuffing, but it still remains presentable with no rips or tears. The same can be said for the poster which is free from holes or tears. The vinyl remains in excellent condition. A ve more...
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FRANK ZAPPA Happy Mother's Day (1996 US promotional-only green tinted album case with custom picture insert & illustrated back insert denoting 'The Frank Zappa Catalog is available on Rykodisc'. Amazingly, this still includes the foil wrappedchocolate imitation CD. Although this is well past it's best and looks to have broken due to age, it is now hard to find complete with the chocolate! VRCDFZ96) more...
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FRANK ZAPPA Civilization Phaze III (1994 US 41-track mail-order only double CD, gatefold hardback picture sleeve with integral booklet. This was the last 'real' release by Frank & it explores some of the improving technology of the Synclavier,while expanding his own compositional style freed from limited human musicians. Of its time, a fair amount of the music is dark and sombre, but Frank being Frank there are 'Lumpy Gravy' style interludes, so the Conceptual Continuity continued more...
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FRANK ZAPPA Lumpy Gravy (Rare 1968 Canadian original 2-track LP, pressed under licence by Quality Records of Toronto, with different black Verve labels with silver text & 'stereophonic living sound fidelity' logo, which the sleeve itself proclaims is 'a curiously inconsistent piece which started out as a BALLET but probably didn't make it'. This rare pressing is rubber stamped 'DJ Sample' on the back of the pasted picture sleeve, which itself is a unique variant with 'This Stereo Album more...
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FRANK ZAPPA Revised Music For Low Budget Symphony Orchestra (Unique 1972 US score for the entire piece as HAND WRITTEN by FZ, complete with Frank's own annotations - time signature changes, effect settings etc. Running across EIGHTEEN sheets of stave, as it does, it still seems incredible that Frank actually hand wrote each of the parts for the twenty piece band arrangements & even more incredible that it still survives in pristine condition thirty seven years later. The more...
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FRANK ZAPPA Freak Out! (Rare original 1967 UK 11-track Mono single LP on the black Verve label, superb front laminated flipback picture sleeve variant. This album was only ever released as a single albumin the UK, France, Italy &Germany & is far & away the most difficult to source of all the Zappa UK releases. This copy is in amazing condition! VLP9154)
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