Frank Zappa We're Only In It For The Money - 1st UK Vinyl LP
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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 spindle marks, but shows little to no signs of play. An
outstanding example of this fifty five year old pressing
S/VLP9199)
See 'More Info' for further details on this pressing ...
TRACKLISTING AND EXTRA INFORMATION
This was the first Mothers album to be released in the UK in its intended format, although it was a different edit to the original US pressings. This is the heavily censored version, more so than the US second pressing.
It has all the following censorships (the first three were the original US version, the other five were added for certain later versions):
Harry, You're a Beast:- The 'Don't come in me, in me' section was partially forwards, partially backwards, and shuffled as well. [01:06-01:13]. Due to the edit's complexity, it is likely Zappa's own work.
Mother People:- The lines 'Better look around before you say you don't care, / Shut your fuckin' mouth about the length of my hair, / How would you survive / If you were alive, / Shitty little person?' were cut out, and replaced with 'Lemme take a minute and tell you my plan, / Lemme take a minute and tell who I am, / If it doesn't show, / Think you'd better know, / I'm another person', taken from earlier in the song. [This happens at 00:58-01:03.] (However, the cut lines were still on the record, backwards, at the end of side one in a track called 'Hot Poop', but if you reverse the reversed version and listen to it, you'll find that even there, the word 'fuckin' has been edited out. The stereo balance on the 'Hot Poop' excerpt is also reversed compared with the actual song. This is also likely to be Zappa's own decision.
Concentration Moon:- The line 'Also, at the same time, I get to work with the Velvet Underground, which is as shitty a group as Frank Zappa's group' was cut from Gary Kellgren's whispering [01:13]. As at least some copies escaped without this edit & this edit is different on the heavily censored versions. It is possible that this was either a last-minute edit on the US master and/or a record company decision.
Who Needs the Peace Corps?:- The 'kick the shit out of me on the street' bit was censored.
Absolutely Free:- The word 'balling' was censored from 'I don't do publicity balling for you anymore' & the words 'flower power sucks' were cut, although the echoes of the word 'sucks' can still be heard under the following verse.
Let's Make the Water Turn Black - The lines 'And I still remember Mama with her apron and her pad / Feeding all the boys at Ed's Café' were inexplicably cut out. Apparently someone at Verve thought that the word 'pad' referred to a sanitary napkin!
Hot Poop - The backwards Mother People verse was cut so that Hot Poop was reduced to Gary Kellgren's whispering and a snork. Crazy obsessives will be thrilled to note that this snork is, in fact, a different snork than the one on the regular version.
This is a reverse print of the Sgt Pepper cover layout [as apparently someone with a surname starting 'McC' objected to the parody] with the group photo on the front & the lyrics & collage picture inside. The internal flipbacks are still secure & the bottom of the left inside has the 'Garrod & Lofthouse Ltd' text [later sleeves were matt & not made by G&L].
If you've not got it, you want it.
If you have it, then you need it as this is probably different to the one you already have.
If you already have this, but it's wrecked, then you really should upgrade your copy with this one.
If you think you don't want it & you haven't got it, then there's a hole in your collection that you really should fill with this to retain your standing in the community.
As to whether this is Phase One of Lumpy Gravy .... Watch this space!
Tracklisting :-
Are You Hung Up?
Who Needs The Peace Corps?
Concentration Moon
Mom & Dad Telephone Conversation
Bow Tie Daddy
Harry, You're A Beast
What's The Ugliest Part Of Your Body?
Absolutely Free
Flower Punk
Hot Poop
Nasal Retentive Calliope Music
Let's Make The Water Turn Black
The Idiot Bastard Son
Lonely Little Girl [titled 'It's His Voice On The Radio' on the sleeve]
Take Off Your Clothes When You Dance
What's The Ugliest Part Of Your Body? (Reprise)
Mother People
The Chrome Plated Megaphone Of Destiny
But then you already knew that, didn't you :-)
Artist - Frank Zappa (click link for complete listing)
Title - We're Only In It For The Money (click link for more of the same title)
Year of Release - 1968
Format - vinyl LP album (LP record)
Record Label - Verve
Catalogue No - S/VLP9199 (click link for more)
Country of Origin - United Kingdom (UK)
Language - Regardless of country of origin all tracks are sung in English, unless otherwise stated in our description.
Additional info - Deleted, Picture Sleeve
Global Trade Item Number (GTIN) - 5053199589028
Condition - This item is in Excellent condition or better (unless it says otherwise in the above description). We buy items as close to Mint condition as possible and many will be unplayed and as close to new as you could hope to find. Irrespective of the source, all of our collectables meet our strict grading and are 100% guaranteed. Click here for more info.
RareVinyl.com Ref No - ZAPLPWE105162
Alternative Names - The Mothers,Moi,Zappa & The Mothers,The Mothers Of Invention,Fz.
Related Artists - Bob Harris, Bozzio Levin Stevens, Cal Schenkel, Chad Wackerman, Dale Bozzio, Don Preston (Keyboards), Dweezil Zappa, Easy Chair, Ed Palermo, Geronimo Black, GTO's, Hampton Grease Band, Ike Willis, Jeff Simmons, Mike Keneally, Moon Unit Zappa, Pierrejean Gaucher, Ruben And The Jets, Sandy Hurvitz, The Grandmothers, The Hollywood Persuaders, Vinnie Colaiuta, Wild Man Fischer, Zappa Plays Zappa.
GENRES
60s Rock, 70s Rock, 70s Artists, Comedy, Experimental, Fusion, Progressive, Psychedelic, Rock, Singer/Songwriter.
REFERENCE
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RareVinyl.com Reference Number - ZAPLPWE105162
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See 'More Info' for further details on this pressing ...
TRACKLISTING AND EXTRA INFORMATION
This was the first Mothers album to be released in the UK in its intended format, although it was a different edit to the original US pressings. This is the heavily censored version, more so than the US second pressing.
It has all the following censorships (the first three were the original US version, the other five were added for certain later versions):
Harry, You're a Beast:- The 'Don't come in me, in me' section was partially forwards, partially backwards, and shuffled as well. [01:06-01:13]. Due to the edit's complexity, it is likely Zappa's own work.
Mother People:- The lines 'Better look around before you say you don't care, / Shut your fuckin' mouth about the length of my hair, / How would you survive / If you were alive, / Shitty little person?' were cut out, and replaced with 'Lemme take a minute and tell you my plan, / Lemme take a minute and tell who I am, / If it doesn't show, / Think you'd better know, / I'm another person', taken from earlier in the song. [This happens at 00:58-01:03.] (However, the cut lines were still on the record, backwards, at the end of side one in a track called 'Hot Poop', but if you reverse the reversed version and listen to it, you'll find that even there, the word 'fuckin' has been edited out. The stereo balance on the 'Hot Poop' excerpt is also reversed compared with the actual song. This is also likely to be Zappa's own decision.
Concentration Moon:- The line 'Also, at the same time, I get to work with the Velvet Underground, which is as shitty a group as Frank Zappa's group' was cut from Gary Kellgren's whispering [01:13]. As at least some copies escaped without this edit & this edit is different on the heavily censored versions. It is possible that this was either a last-minute edit on the US master and/or a record company decision.
Who Needs the Peace Corps?:- The 'kick the shit out of me on the street' bit was censored.
Absolutely Free:- The word 'balling' was censored from 'I don't do publicity balling for you anymore' & the words 'flower power sucks' were cut, although the echoes of the word 'sucks' can still be heard under the following verse.
Let's Make the Water Turn Black - The lines 'And I still remember Mama with her apron and her pad / Feeding all the boys at Ed's Café' were inexplicably cut out. Apparently someone at Verve thought that the word 'pad' referred to a sanitary napkin!
Hot Poop - The backwards Mother People verse was cut so that Hot Poop was reduced to Gary Kellgren's whispering and a snork. Crazy obsessives will be thrilled to note that this snork is, in fact, a different snork than the one on the regular version.
This is a reverse print of the Sgt Pepper cover layout [as apparently someone with a surname starting 'McC' objected to the parody] with the group photo on the front & the lyrics & collage picture inside. The internal flipbacks are still secure & the bottom of the left inside has the 'Garrod & Lofthouse Ltd' text [later sleeves were matt & not made by G&L].
If you've not got it, you want it.
If you have it, then you need it as this is probably different to the one you already have.
If you already have this, but it's wrecked, then you really should upgrade your copy with this one.
If you think you don't want it & you haven't got it, then there's a hole in your collection that you really should fill with this to retain your standing in the community.
As to whether this is Phase One of Lumpy Gravy .... Watch this space!
Tracklisting :-
Are You Hung Up?
Who Needs The Peace Corps?
Concentration Moon
Mom & Dad Telephone Conversation
Bow Tie Daddy
Harry, You're A Beast
What's The Ugliest Part Of Your Body?
Absolutely Free
Flower Punk
Hot Poop
Nasal Retentive Calliope Music
Let's Make The Water Turn Black
The Idiot Bastard Son
Lonely Little Girl [titled 'It's His Voice On The Radio' on the sleeve]
Take Off Your Clothes When You Dance
What's The Ugliest Part Of Your Body? (Reprise)
Mother People
The Chrome Plated Megaphone Of Destiny
But then you already knew that, didn't you :-)
Artist - Frank Zappa (click link for complete listing)
Title - We're Only In It For The Money (click link for more of the same title)
Year of Release - 1968
Format - vinyl LP album (LP record)
Record Label - Verve
Catalogue No - S/VLP9199 (click link for more)
Country of Origin - United Kingdom (UK)
Language - Regardless of country of origin all tracks are sung in English, unless otherwise stated in our description.
Additional info - Deleted, Picture Sleeve
Global Trade Item Number (GTIN) - 5053199589028
Condition - This item is in Excellent condition or better (unless it says otherwise in the above description). We buy items as close to Mint condition as possible and many will be unplayed and as close to new as you could hope to find. Irrespective of the source, all of our collectables meet our strict grading and are 100% guaranteed. Click here for more info.
RareVinyl.com Ref No - ZAPLPWE105162
Alternative Names - The Mothers,Moi,Zappa & The Mothers,The Mothers Of Invention,Fz.
Related Artists - Bob Harris, Bozzio Levin Stevens, Cal Schenkel, Chad Wackerman, Dale Bozzio, Don Preston (Keyboards), Dweezil Zappa, Easy Chair, Ed Palermo, Geronimo Black, GTO's, Hampton Grease Band, Ike Willis, Jeff Simmons, Mike Keneally, Moon Unit Zappa, Pierrejean Gaucher, Ruben And The Jets, Sandy Hurvitz, The Grandmothers, The Hollywood Persuaders, Vinnie Colaiuta, Wild Man Fischer, Zappa Plays Zappa.
GENRES
60s Rock, 70s Rock, 70s Artists, Comedy, Experimental, Fusion, Progressive, Psychedelic, Rock, Singer/Songwriter.
REFERENCE
Email - sales@rarevinyl.com to contact our sales team.
RareVinyl.com Reference Number - ZAPLPWE105162
SELL TO US
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