The Mothers Of Invention - We're Only In It For The Money (VINYL LP VERVE V/V6 5045X 1968) | Very Good (VG) Very Good (VG)--

*PHOTOS ACTUAL*

STRONG VG VINYL W INSERT

Label: Verve Records – V6-5045X, Verve Records – V6-5045, Verve Records – V/V6 5045X

Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo, MGM Pressing, Gatefold

Country: US

Released: Jan 1968

Genre: Rock

Style: Modern Classical, Avantgarde, Experimental, Parody, Psychedelic Rock, Musique Concrète

A1        Are You Hung Up    1:23
A2        Who Needs The Peace Corps    2:34
A3        Concentration Moon    2:32
A4        Mom & Dad    2:16
A5        Bow Tie Daddy    1:22
A6        Harry, You're A Beast    1:22
A7        What's The Ugliest Part Of Your Body?    1:03
A8        Absolutely Free    3:26
A9        Flower Punk    3:57
A10        Hot Poop    0:16
B1        Nasal Retentive Caliope Music    2:00
B2        Let's Make The Water Turn Black    1:54
B3        The Idiot Bastard Son    3:27
B4        Lonely Little Girl    1:10
B5        Take Your Clothes Off When You Dance    1:33
B6        What's The Ugliest Part Of Your Body? (Reprise)    1:03
B7        Mother People    2:30
B8        The Chrome Plated Megaphone Of Destiny    6:30

    Record Company – MGM Records
    Record Company – Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Inc.
    Produced For – MGM
    Produced For – Verve Records
    Produced For – Bizarre Productions
    Copyright © – Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Inc.
    Copyright © – Frank Zappa Music Co., Inc.
    Copyright © – Third Story Music, Inc.
    Pressed By – MGM Record Manufacturing Division
    Published By – Frank Zappa Music
    Published By – Third Story Music Co.
    Engineered At – Mayfair Recording Studios
    Engineered At – Apostolic Studios
    Remixed At – Apostolic Studios

    Arranged By, Composed By, Conductor, Concept By [Conceived], Directed By [Executed], Producer, Other [Scientifically Mutilated] – Frank Zappa
    Artwork [Plaster Figures And All Other Artwork] – Cal Schenkel
    Conductor – Sid Sharpe*
    Costume Designer [Fashions] – Tiger Morse
    Design Concept [Packaging Concept] – Nifty, Tough & Bitchen Youth Market Consultants
    Drums, Trumpet, Vocals, Other [Indian Of The Group] – Jimmy Carl Black
    Drums, Vocals, Other [Yak & Black Lace Underwear] – Billy Mundi
    Electric Bass, Vocals, Other [Asthma] – Roy Estrada
    Executive-Producer – Tom Wilson (2)
    Guitar, Piano, Lead Vocals, Edited By, Other [Weirdness] – Frank Zappa
    Other [Cheerful Interruptions], Engineer, Remix – Dick Kunc
    Other [Retired] – Don Preston
    Other [Wants You To Turn Your Radio Around] – Spider Barbour
    Other [Weirdness & Teen Appeal], Tour Manager [Road], Soprano Saxophone, Baritone Saxophone – Euclid James Motorhead Sherwood*
    Photography By – Jerrold Schatzberg*
    Piano, Woodwind, Other [Wholesome] – Ian Underwood
    Sounds [Snorks] – Dick Barber
    Speech [Has Graciously Consented To Speak To You In Several Critical Area] – Eric Clapton
    Voice [Creepy Whispering], Engineer – Gary Kellgren
    Voice [Telephone] – Suzy Creamcheese*
    Woodwind, Voice [Mumbled Weirdness] – Bunk Gardner

Early stereo pressing variant. First version, containing several edited bits, not heard on later versions (see Master Release).

Navy blue labels with silver print and 1.5" diameter press ring.

The typesetting layout used on the labels is slightly different from the other similar versions: "The Mothers Of Invention" appears on one line. Track numbering for B8 is a bit to the left of numbers B1 through B7 which are all in a straight vertical line.

There are no separation bands in between tracks, so both sides look like they only have one very long track.

Initially came with an ''only money cut-outs'' insert. Some copies have a "Mothers" yellow sticker on top front middle of cover.
Track B1, Nasal Retentive Caliope Music, is mis-spelled on label, but spelled correctly as 'Calliope' on cover.
Track B4 is listed as "Lonely Little Girl" on the label and as "It's His Voice on the Radio" on the inner gatefold.

Catalog no. V6 5045X on rear cover and spine; catalog no. V6 5045 on labels.

In the text balloon on the cover Frank Zappa Says "Is This Phase One Of Lumpy Gravy?", making a reference to the album Lumpy Gravy.

The gatefold sleeve design is a blatant parody of the album The Beatles - Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, except that the collage that usually appears on the front cover, appears in the center of the gatefold instead, and vice versa.

BAOI note: The sideways stamped block shaped "S" in the 8 o'clock position of the runouts denotes a pressing by MGM Record Manufacturing Division.

Spider Barbour credited on gatefold as Spider.
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    Rights Society: BMI
    Matrix / Runout (Side A label): MGS 1250
    Matrix / Runout (Side B label): MGS 1251
    Pressing Plant ID (Runouts): Block-shaped "S" stamping
    Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, variant 1): V6-5045 SIDE-1 MGS-1250-REV-F 14
    Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, variant 1): V6-5045 SIDE-2 MGS-1251-REV-F 14
    Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, variant 3): V6-5045 SIDE-1 MGS-1250-REV F 13
    Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, variant 3): V6-5045 SIDE-2 MGS-1251-REV-F 13
    Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, variant 4): V6-5045 SiDE-1 MGS-1250-REV F 31
    Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, variant 4): V6-5045 SiDE-2 MGS-1251-REV-F 11
    Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, variant 5): V6-5045 SiDE-1 MGS-1250-REV F 12
    Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, variant 5): V6-5045 SiDE-2 MGS-1251-REV-F 11
    Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, variant 6): V6-5045 SiDE-1 MGS-1250-REV F 14
    Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, variant 6): V6-5045 SiDE-2 MGS-1251-REV-F 33
    Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, variant 7): V6-5045 SiDE-1 MGS-1250-REV F 32 Block-shaped S
    Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, variant 7): V6-5045 SiDE-2 MGS-1250-REV-F 11 Block-shaped S

• Condition: USED
• Sleeve Condition: Very Good (VG)
• Media Condition: Very Good (VG)
• Format: Vinyl
• Genre: ROCK/PSYCH
• Format Type: LP