THE MOTHERS OF INVENTION Mothermania - The Best Of The Mothers (1969 UK 11-track stereo LP compilation, put together by Frank [though subsequently disowned] & including unique versions of songs such as the uncensored version of Mother People &a radically different mix of The Idiot Bastard Son. The front laminated flipback sleeve [VG+] reveals a little minor shelf wear scuffing & the vinyl is clean & in Excellent condition with little play SVLP9239) more...
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MOTHERS OF INVENTION Tears Began To Fall (Very Rare 1971 UK 'A' label advance promotional vinyl 7" with release date of 13-8-71 on the label, also including Junier Mintz Boogie, with intact four-prong centre and Reprise company die cut paper sleeve. The UK version of this single is different from the other releases. Aspects to note unique to this version are that it has significantly more treble and this version of Junier Mintz Boogie ends abruptly whereas the recording fades out o more...
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THE MOTHERS Just Another Band From L.A. (1973 first Dutch issue of the classic 1972 5-track live vinyl LP with no Warner logo on the label featuring the epic 'Billy The Mountain', front laminated gatefold picture sleeve. The sleeve shows just a little light shelfwear and the vinyl remains in excellent condition with few signs of play REP44179) more...
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FRANK ZAPPA Piquantique (Out of print 1991 US Rhino/Foo-Eee Records 16-track CD live album recorded at Solliden, Skansen in Stockholm on the 21st August 1973, with the exception of track 4 which is taken from a concert at the Roxy in December 1973. Complete with picture sleeve and still sealed) more...
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FRANK ZAPPA Sleep Dirt (Very rare 1978 US 7-track Test Pressing for the LP release with custom printed Warner labels in die cut hand annotated sleeve, complete with the label copy sheet dated November 2, 1978. Test pressings for FZ releases seldom show up as they were usually pretty firmly under his control, but this was for one of the three albums released without Frank's approval by Warner when they were in dispute over the Läther box set. This album is also of added interest as itc more...
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FRANK ZAPPA Son Of Cheep Thrills (US pressed [but sold through the UK market] Ryko 11-track enhanced CD album, includes live versions of - Love Of My Life, Sinister Footwear 2nd Mvt. and The Idiot Bastard Son, cartoon picture sleeve RCD10581) more...
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FRANK ZAPPA The Freak-Out List (2010 UK Region 0 DVD - This film explores the musical roots of Frank Zappa by putting 'The Freak Out List' under the microscope and tracing the lineage from the most pivotal names therein to the recordings and performances of the man himself. Featuring rare footage of Zappa and the Mothers plus archive film of Freak Out List artists, exclusive interviews with The Mothers Of Invention's Ian Underwood, Don Preston and George Duke, 1950s Doo Wop legends, T more...
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FRANK ZAPPA For Calvin (And His Next Two Hitch-Hikers) (Unique 1972 US score for the Ian Underwood's Keyboard parts as HAND WRITTEN by FZ, complete with Frank's own corrections & annotations. Running across seven sheets of stave, as it does, it 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. This manuscript comes from the persona more...
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THE MOTHERS OF INVENTION Absolutely Free (Rare 1967 German first press 13-track stereo LP on the dark blue & silver Verve label, manufactured by Deutsche Grammophon Gesellschaft, front laminated gatefold picture sleeve. The sleeve is a beautiful example & grades Excellent with barely any signs of age. The vinyl too appears Excellent with very little suggestion of any play. A wonderful copy, worth it alone for 'Brown Shoes Don't Make It'!) more...
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THE MOTHERS OF INVENTION Absolutely Free (1967 US 13-track stereo LP on the blue & silver Verve label with 'MGM Records - Division Of...' text on the bottom perimeter of the label, housed in a gatefold picture sleeve with record company advertising inner. The cover displays some minor general wear mostly to teh edges and some discolouration. The labels have some spindle marks, whilst the vinyl has some noticeable surface marks and the occasional light scratch. Overall a Very Good exam more...
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THE MOTHERS OF INVENTION Freak Out! (1969 US Second issue of the 1966 14-track Stereo double LP, with 'MGM Records - A Division Of' label perimeter text, internal pasted gatefold picture sleeve without 'Hot Spot' offer inside. This copy has name stickers on the back of the sleeve and labels. The sleeve shows minimal shelfwear & the vinyl appears in superb condition with few signs of play V6-5005-2) more...
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FRANK ZAPPA I Don't Wanna Get Drafted (No Quiero Que Me Alisten) (1980 Spanish wide centred 7" vinyl single, featuring the 3:10 single version of the title track & the non-LP instrumental Ancient Armaments (Aramamento Desfasado) , textured picture sleeve with lyrics on the back. Apart from a tape stain on the back [possibly from a name or promo sticker] the sleeve shows just a little light wear & the vinyl remains in excellent condition with few signs of play CBS8625) more...
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FRANK ZAPPA The Old Masters Box Three (Now, I don't know about you, but for my money this is probably the most important box set after the first one. After the original Mothers & the Vaudeville Years, here we have the technical Jazz Band collection. This is the 1987 US mail order only limited edition, individually numbered, EIGHT album LP box set that contains some of the most wonderful music ever committed to vinyl. Remastered at UMRK in 1987, this set contains Waka/Jawaka, more...
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FRANK ZAPPA Lumpy Gravy (Rare 1968 UK first issue two-part Stereo LP on the black & silver Verve label, featuring the Abnuceals Emuukha Electric Orchestra And Chorus, wide spine front laminated gatefold picture sleeve with internal flipbacks.This one owner copy remains in an amazing condition. The sleeve shows just the lightest shelfwear and the vinyl remains in superb condition with few signs of play. An outstanding example of this fifty five year old pressing, the best copy we h more...
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FRANK ZAPPA Waka/Jawaka (1972 UK first issue 4-track LP, on the tan steamboat label with no 'W' logos at the end of the perimeter text. Includes the frankly marvellous 'Big Swifty'. The vinyl displays a cosmetic hairline scuff to one side of the vinyl, otherwise appears in Excellent condition with signs of light play, the sleeve looks relatively unscathed for its years - Excellent example K44203) more...
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FRANK ZAPPA The Grand Wazoo (1972 UK tan steamboat label 5-track LP, gatefold picture sleeve with the many performers from the Wazoo Orchestra listed within & another superb Cal Schenkel design. The sleeve has some light edgewear and some foxing inside the gatefold, whilst the vinyl shows only minor signs of play - an excellent example K44209) more...
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FRANK ZAPPA Waka/Jawaka - Hot Rats (1978 German issue of the 1972 4-track LP on the tan 'steamboat' label, written & recorded while Frank was recovering from breaking his back after being thrown from the stage in London the previous yearby anirate nutter(!), glossy picture sleeve. The sleeve shows a degree of edge scuffing but the vinyl remains in excellent condition with few signs of play REP44203) more...
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FRANK ZAPPA Joe's Garage (1979 UK 18-track set of Acts I, II & III of another of Frank's masterpieces [though don't play it to your Granny], as issued in single and double LP format, each with libretto in their own gatefold picture sleeve. Rhythmically frightening throughout, it also achieves a degree of pathos seldom in evidence on an FZ album, particularly on Watermelon & Outside Now. The sleeves on both of these show a fair amount of edge scuffing & the librettos have obviously more...
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FRANK ZAPPA Waka/Jawaka - Hot Rats (1972 UK first issue 4-track LP, on the tan steamboat label with no 'W' logos at the end of the perimeter text. Includes the frankly marvellous 'Big Swifty', picture sleeve. Both the sleeve & vinyl are Near Mint K44203) more...
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FRANK ZAPPA Halloween 73 (2019 UK Deluxe Limited Edition FOUR CD Boxset comprising Frank's two complete Halloween shows recorded in Chicago on 31st October 1973. These completely unreleased live recordings total more than four and a half hoursand feature songs from across his prolific back catalogue, including his then just-released 1973 album Over-Nite Sensation and forthcoming 1974 record Apostrophe, as well as early arrangements of compositions like Penguin In Bondage, Dickie’s more...
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FRANK ZAPPA Orchestral Favorites (1979 UK 5-track instrumental LP, performed by the 37-piece Abnuceals Emuukha Electric Symphony Orchestra, housed in the Gary Panter picture sleeve which apparently Zappa did not approve of! The picture sleeve&vinyl are Excellent with just some minor shelf wear scuffing & light signs of play K59212) more...
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FRANK ZAPPA Threesome No. 1 (2002 UK Triple CD box set, comprising Freak Out!, Absolutely Free and We're Only In It For The Money, Frank's first three album-length releases. Each disc in their own jewel case with picture sleeve & back inlay, all housed in an outer picture slipcase) more...
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FRANK ZAPPA The Hot Rats Sessions (2019 UK Limited Deluxe 50th Anniversary SIX-CD Edition of his legendary 1969 second solo album which was the first record to be recorded on a prototype 16-track tape machine. The set comprises 'every compositionrecorded during those days in July 1969' along with an abundance of rare mixes, 'vault nuggets' and complete basic tracks. Complete with sleevenotes by Simpsons creator Matt Groening and essays by Ian Underwood, Andee Nathanson and Vaultmeist more...
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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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THE MOTHERS OF INVENTION We're Only In It For The Money (Autographed 1972 UK Polydor marketed issue of the 1967 18-track stereo LP, where the little 'censored' backwards part of Harry somehow managed to creep back in ... Comes housed ina laminated gatefold reverse 'Pepper' parody sleeve with a special guest appearance by Eric Clapton who sees god! The front & back of the cover is SIGNED in black marker pen by Bunk Gardner, Roy Estrada & Don Preston next to their respective more...
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FRANK ZAPPA Quantity Of Photographs (Fantastic set of forty nine original print candid photographs, taken during a show on tour from the late 1970s, includes shots of Uncle Frank on stage wearing a 'Radio Clyde 261' shirt as worn on the 1979 European tour. Each photo meaures a standard 5" x 3½" in size and printed on Kodak photographic paper) more...
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FRANK ZAPPA Absolutely Free (Mid 1970s US issue of the 1967 13-track stereo LP on the grey & silver Verve label with MGM text, pasted gatefold picture with deletion corner clip. The sleeve shows light wear and the vinyl has minimal sign of play V6-5013) more...
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FRANK ZAPPA Roxy & Elsewhere (Classic 1974 UK first press 14-track double vinyl LP, featuring live recordings made in December 1973 at The Roxy, Hollywood as well as in Chicago & Pennsylvania during 1974 at the very height of Frank's progressive powers, cut with the amazing 'Jazz Band' line up of Frank, Duke, Nappy, Ruth, Chester & Tom. There are tracks here that still seem hard to imagine mere humans being able to play that cleanly and that much in synch with each other. This band more...
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THE MOTHERS OF INVENTION Absolutely Free (2023 Japanese only limited edition 15-track Mono CD, originally released in 1967 including the bonus recordings Big Leg Emma (1967 Single - Mono) and Why Don’tcha Do Me Right? (1967 Single - Mono). Housed in a replica mini LP back pasted card wallet picture sleeve with full front wrap-around picture obi-strip. This remains in a brand-new shop bought condition still in the un-opened re-sealable bag ODR7253) more...
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THE MOTHERS OF INVENTION Absolutely Free (1967 UK 13-track Stereo LP, unique front laminated flipback sleeve with the album art at ninety degrees to the gatefold version & with tracklisting & Mike Raven poem on the back. This one owner copy remains in a fantastic condition. The sleeve shows minimal shelfwear & the vinyl remains in fantastic condition with few signs of play. An outstanding example of this over fifty five year old pressing, the best copy we have ever seen! SVLP9174) more...
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