Description
Offered for sale is an original Japanese pressing of Zoot Allures by Frank Zappa, including the original obi.
About this copy: This copy of Zoot Allures is a 1976 Japanese pressing on the “Burbank” Warner Brothers label.
The cover is VG+ with moderate edge and corner wear. The obi is VG, with a number of wrinkles and a couple of small tears.
The insert is M-. The disc is VG+ with a couple of light inaudible marks on each side. It’s a fairly clean disc that plays well.
A nice, if imperfect, copy of a rare Frank Zappa LP.
Background: Released in 1976, Zoot Allures was the twenty first album by Frank Zappa.
The album reached #61 on the U.S. album chart, but did not chart in the UK.
Allmusic.com gave Zoot Allures a 4 star review:
Zoot Allures, released in October 1976, is mostly a studio album (there are some basic live tracks, as in the title track and “Black Napkins”) featuring a revolving cast of musicians who, oddly, do not correspond to the ones pictured on the album cover (for instance, Patrick O’Hearn and Eddie Jobson did not contribute). Compared to previous releases like One Size Fits All, Roxy & Elsewhere, or even Over-Nite Sensation, and to upcoming ones such as Zappa in New York, Studio Tan, or Sheik Yerbouti, Zoot Allures sounds very stripped down to bare essentials. Zappa focused on limited instrumentation, lots of bass, and whispered vocals to create a masterpiece of dark, slow, sleazy rock. …Although humor has not been completely evacuated, Zoot Allures comes through as a much more serious rock record. Yet, it is more than a transitional album; it represents one of Zappa’s strongest accomplishments.
| Country of origin: | Japan |
| Size: | 12″ |
| Record Label: | Warner Brothers |
| Catalog Number: |
P-10266W |
| Year of Release: | 1976 |
| Format: | Stereo |
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