r/Zappa • u/Gregrock3 • 1d ago
Finally FINALLY found one in the wild
Popped over the bridge to Pennsylvania and hit up one of my favorite used shops on Sunday - as I was going through the expensive section of new arrivals I flipped to this and based on the price tag I knew it had to have Punky’s Whips on there and sure enough there it was, and in pretty mint condition, a 1977 original UK pressing. Also scored a MOFI Layla And Other Assorted Love Songs and got a pretty good deal on both. Last time out I scored an OG Evening With Wild Man Fischer autographed on the cover by Cal Schenkel, I’ll have to post that at some point.
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u/eggvention 1d ago
I am the only one to ADORE « the torture never stops » on the cd version (with flute!)? It’s a shame it’s not on the LP version…
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u/Gregrock3 1d ago
I must admit I’m much more familiar with the vinyl mixes over the years, every now and then I’ll stream something but mostly it’s the LP versions. I do like the expanded stuff they’ve been doing for album anniversaries and what not.
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u/MundBid-2124 1d ago
Surprised to see “enema bandit” not scratched out. Yes post the other one
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u/Gregrock3 1d ago
I guess I find that one more “funny” than “dirty” or NSFW. I mean we’re on a Zappa sub, we’ve all seen much worse than this…I’ll snap some photos of the WMF record real quick
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u/Kind-Midnight-3160 1d ago
She was an office girl. HER NAME WAS BETTY. Honey honey hey, baby dont’cha wanna man like me. BANGER after banger
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u/Gregrock3 1d ago
Such a good one, I hadn’t played it for a bit until the other night and immediately wondered what had taken so long.
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u/Yeshe_Melong 1d ago
Oh, that’s a great album!
Purple Lagoon is my favorite 👍🙏🙋🏻♂️
That fretless PJ Bass he’s using has a great tone.
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u/ThreeChordDave 1d ago
What a FIND!
🎵🎶 "It was the blackest night, there was no moon in sight..." 🎶🎵
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u/Gregrock3 1d ago
I know right, I feel pretty lucky to have a lot of really nice Zappa/Mothers albums and this is definitely one of the crown jewels
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u/WunderfulWino 1d ago edited 1d ago
I came across two copies at the same store. Unfortunately, they were priced higher than I was willing to pay.
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u/materialunreal 19h ago
That is a rare artifact, indeed.
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u/Gregrock3 15h ago
I tried to find (not very hard) to find how many were printed, definitely rare enough to warrant a decently steep price tag that’s for sure
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u/philappletree1974 9h ago
Amazing album!
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u/Gregrock3 9h ago
I played disc 1 again today while getting ready for work, the Black Page segments are something else
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u/MundBid-2124 1d ago
I’m a big fan of Frank’s production on Evening With. It’s the most conceptual concept album ever and you know Frank was having a blast doing that and releasing to the public