1968 FRANK ZAPPA MOTHERS OF INVENTION RUBEN YELLOW LABEL PROMO 12" LP W/ INSERTS

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DECEMBER 2ND 1968 - CRUISING WITH RUBEN AND THE JETS- 12" VINYL RECORD LP WITH THE HEAVY CARDBOARD GATEFOLD COVER - THIS IS THE YELLOW LABEL PROMO FOLKS, WHICH MEANS IT'S ONE OF THE VERY FIRST ORIGINAL PRESSINGS OF THIS LP EVER MADE - ALSO HAS THE MOTHERS STICKER AS WELL AS THE PROMO DJ STICKERS STUCK ON THE FRONT COVER, AND BECAUSE AFTER YOU LISTEN TO THIS RECORD YOU'LL PROBABLY BE IN NEED OF INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW TO COMB AND SET A JELLYROLL, AS WELL AS WANTING TO KNOW HOW TO DO THE BOP, COPIES OF BOTH INSTRUCTIONAL INSERTS ARE INCLUDED - VERVE RECORDS YELLOW LABEL PROMO - V6-5055X - OK LARRY?

SO WHAT'S THE DEAL WITH THOSE INSERTS YEZ ARE PROBABLY SITTING THERE WONDERING WHILE SCRATCHING YOUR OVERSIZED RONDO HATTON STYLE OF BEMIS HEAD? WELL LARRY, I THOUGHT YOU'D NEVER ASK:

FIRST OF ALL THOSE INSERTS ARE COPIES OF THE 1984 VERSIONS THAT WERE INSERTED INTO THE CRUISING WITH RUBEN AND THE JETS LP IN THE OLD MASTERS BOX ONE SET.

SO WHY ARE THE ORIGINALS SO RARE? IT'S BECAUSE UNLIKE WHAT SOME PEOPLE BELIEVE, THEY WERE NEVER INCLUDED IN ANY STOCK COPIES OF THE LP. THEY WEREN'T EVEN INCLUDED IN THE YELLOW LABEL PROMO VERSIONS OF THIS LP . THEY WERE ONLY INCLUDED IN THE WHITE LABEL VERVE PROMO COPIES THAT WERE SENT TO RECORD STORES FOR IN STORE PLAY. YOU'LL NOTICE THAT ON THE COVER OF THIS ALBUM IS A DJ STICKER. THAT'S BECAUSE THE YELLOW LABEL VARIETIES OF THIS ALBUM WERE SENT TO RADIO STATIONS . SO FRANK AND MAYBE VERVE RECORDS THOUGHT THAT DJS WOULDN'T BE INTERESTED IN KNOWING HOW TO SET AND COMB THEIR JELLYROLLS OR DO THE BOP. HOWEVER, THE WHITE LABEL PROMOS WERE SENT TO RECORD STORES WHERE MAYBE THEY THOUGHT SOMEBODY COULD APPRECIATE THOSE INSTRUCTIONS. IT JUST GOES BACK TO WHAT I'VE BEEN TRYING TO TELL PEOPLE'S BEHINDS FOR YEARS NOW, VERVE YELLOW LABELS TO RADIO STATIONS, WHITE LABELS TO RECORD STORES. BUT YEZ DON'T HAVE TO BELIEVE ME IF YEZ DON'T WANNA. OK LARRY?

SIDE 1 POOTS FORTH: CHEAP THRILLS - LOVE OF MY LIFE - HOW COULD I BE SUCH A FOOL - DESERI - I'M NOT SATISFIED - JELLY ROLL GUM DROP - ANYTHING.

SIDE 2 OOZES OUT: LATER THAT NIGHT - YOU DIDN'T TRY TO CALL ME - FOUNTAIN OF LOVE - NO.NO.NO. - ANYWAY THE WIND BLOWS - STUFF UP THE CRACKS.

HEAVY CARDBOARD ALBUM COVER. THEY JUST DON'T MAKE EM' LIKE THAT THESE DAYS. HEY, WAIT A MINUTE, THEY DON'T MAKE VERY MANY ALBUM COVERS AT ALL ANYMORE. NORMAL RING WEAR FOR A 48 YEAR OLD ALBUM COVER. NO SEAM SPLITS. NO TAPE. NO WRITING. TAKE A LOOK AT THE PHOTOS FO' YO'SELF. 

I PLAYED BOTH SIDES OF THE RECORD FROM BEGINNING TO END ON MY DENON DP-1200 TURNTABLE WITH A DENON MOVING COIL CARTRIDGE GOING THRU A HEAD AMP BEFORE THE PRE-AMP AND BOTH SIDES PLAYED NICE. LIGHT SURFACE NOISE IN PLACES BUT NOT CONSTANT. NO CLICKS, NO SKIPS. VISUALLY WHEN I MOVED BOTH SIDES OF THE RECORD 'ROUND N' 'ROUND UNDER A 100 WATT LIGHT BULB, THERE'S A FEW SMALL LIGHT SURFACE MARKS. THE GUY WHO SOLD IT TO ME CLAIMED IT'S VG+. BUT I DON'T USE THOSE TYPES OF GRADES AND IF I DID IT WOULD PROBABLY BE VG. HOWEVER, IF YOU BUY RECORDS ON EBAY YOU MIGHT THINK IT'S VG+ TOO. THE RECORD INCLUDES A COLLECTOR'S HIGH QUALITY TYPE OF INNER SLEEVE, JUST LIKE SERIOUS RECORD COLLECTORS USE, AND JUST WHEN YOU WERE STARTING TO GET WET WITH EXCITEMENT, I'M GONNA GIVE YEZ A PLASTIC OUTER SLEEVE ABSOLUTELY FREE.

THE INSERTS ARE COPIES OF THE 1984 VERSIONS THAT CAME IN THE OLD MASTERS BOX ONE SET.

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CHECK OUT MY OTHER FRANK ZAPPA AND THE MOTHERS OF INVENTION, CAPTAIN BEEFHEART AND HIS MAGIC BAND, STEVE VAI , TIM BUCKLEY , LARRY "WILD MAN" FISCHER , ALICE COOPER PLUS I'VE ADDED MANY OTHER COOL PSYCHEDELIC / HARD ROCK BANDS SUCH AS CAPTAIN BEYOND, BLUE CHEER WITH THE LEGENDARY DICKIE PETERSON, ROOT BOY SLIM AND THE SEX CHANGE BAND, MOUNTAIN WITH THE PORTLY LESLIE WEST AND THE EXTREMELY COOL FELIX PAPPALARDI, KING CRIMSON, JIMI HENDRIX, JETHRO TULL AND OTHERS IN MY E-BAY STORE; SIR RICHARD PUMP A LOAF'S BAKERY WHERE THE MUFFINS ARE ALWAYS FRESH AND JUST MIGHT BE PERSUADED INTO REMOVING THEIR ROSETTAS FOR A GEEZER SUCH AS YOURSELF. THE ADMISSION REMAINS ABSOLUTELY FREE. . SO WADDA YEZ WAITIN' FOR, HUH?