THE MOTHERS OF INVENTION Freak Out 1967 UK VERVE 1st MONO 1/G 1/G
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Aug 21, 2023
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THE MOTHERS OF INVENTION Freak Out! 1967 UK VERVE 1st MONO 1/G 1/G
THE MOTHERS OF INVENTIONFreak Out!
MARCH 1967 UK VERVE (VLP 9154) FIRST *MONO* ISSUE OF THE MOTHERS' DEBUT LP
PRESSED WITH THE BLACK/SILVER VERVE LABELS WITH "SOLD IN THE UK..." STATEMENT AND 'KT' TAX CODE ON SIDE TWO
MATRIX: V 5005 A-1 / V 5005 B-1
MOTHERS/STAMPERS: 1/G and 1/G (one of the first off the press)
THE RECORD IS HOUSED IN THE ORIGINAL FRONT LAMINATED FLIPBACK SLEEVE "Printed and made by Garrod & Lofthouse Ltd. Patents pending"
COMPLETE WITH THE ORIGINAL "PATENTS APPLIED FOR" BLACK & WHITE EMI ADVERTISING INNER SLEEVE
One of the most ambitious debuts in rock history, Freak Out! was a seminal concept album that somehow foreshadowed both art rock and punk at the same time.
The record deconstruct rock conventions right and left, eventually pushing into territory inspired by avant-garde classical composers.
Yet the album is sequenced in an accessibly logical progression; the first half is dedicated to catchy, satirical pop/rock songs that question assumptions about pop music, setting the tone for the radical new directions of the second half.
"Hungry Freaks, Daddy," quickly posits the Mothers of Invention as the antithesis of teen-idol bands, often with sneering mockeries of the teen-romance songs that had long been rock's commercial stock-in-trade.
Despite his genuine emotional alienation and dissatisfaction with pop conventions, though, Frank Zappa was actually a skilled pop composer; even with the raw performances and his stinging guitar work, there's a subtle sophistication apparent in his unorthodox arrangements and tight, unpredictable melodies.
The perceptive Watts riot protest "Trouble Every Day," Zappa exchanges pop song structure for experiments with musique concrète, amelodic dissonance, shifting time signatures and studio effects.
It's the first salvo in his career-long project of synthesising popular and art music, high and low culture; while these pieces can meander, they virtually explode the limits of what can appear on a rock album, and effectively illustrate Freak Out!'s underlying principles: acceptance of differences and free individual expression. Zappa would spend much of his career developing and exploring ideas -- both musical and conceptual -- first put forth here; while his myriad directions often produced more sophisticated work, Freak Out! contains at least the rudiments of almost everything that followed, and few of Zappa's records can match its excitement over its own sense of possibility
Side 1:
Hungry Freaks, Daddy
I Ain't Got No Heart
Who Are the Brain Police?
Motherly Love
Wowie Zowie
You Didn't Try to Call Me
I'm Not Satisfied
You're Probably Wondering Why I'm Here
Side 2:
Trouble Comin' Every Day
Help, I'm a Rock
The Return of the Son of Monster Magnet
LABELS: EXCELLENT
Clean, unmarked labels with a moderate spindle traces
VINYL Visual: VERY GOOD
Nice deep shine to both surfaces with harmless hairlines and one feelable small scratch (see below)
VINYL Audio: VERY GOOD
Plays well. Mostly very clean but there are 2 split second touches of interference on "Motherly Love" and the scratch mentioned above (roughly parallel to the grooves) sounds for approx 80 seconds - not too loud or intrusive. Towards the end of the side there are a few more ticks but these are even quieter. So, overall not a perfect copy but still a very nice player
SLEEVE: VERY GOOD
Fine condition with a deep gloss to the laminated front and a little grubbiness to the untreated back, nothing major. The spine is strong with all text clear and bold
PLEASE SEE ALL 14 PHOTOS
POST & PACKING:
A PROTECTIVE POLY SLEEVE, QUALITY BOX (NOT ENVELOPE) MAILER AND AMPLE STIFFENERS ARE ALWAYS USED TO ENSURE THAT YOUR RECORD ARRIVES SAFELY
UK: £5.00 (Recorded Delivery)
EUROPE: Airmail: £15.00 (International Tracked)
INTERNATIONAL: Airmail: £25.00 (International Tracked)
ALL RECORDS ARE PLAY-CHECKED UNLESS SEALED
Combined Post: Additional records £2 (UK) £3 (Europe) £5 (International)
Guarantee: All records are unconditionally guaranteed (including sealed and/or unplayed) and I will offer a complete, no quibble refund upon return of the item should you not be pleased with it in any way
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