The Mothers of Invention We're Only in It for the Money with Frank Zappa Vinyl LP - Verve V6-5045 First Pressing (1968) Condition: Good + Vinyl and Very Good Cover. Vinyl was play-tested on both sides and plays very well throughout with intermittent light background noise, but no skips. Original gatefold cover is intact with good color, partial split on spine (still visible) and a name stamp on cover and label. Matrix / Runout (Side A): V6-5045 SIDE-1 MGS-1250-REVF Matrix / Runout (Side B): V6-5045 SIDE-2 MGS-1251-REV-F We're Only in It for the Money is the third album by the Mothers of Invention, released in 1968, by Verve Records. As with the band's first two efforts, it is a concept album, and satirizes left- and right-wing politics, particularly the hippie subculture, as well as the Beatles' album Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band. It was conceived as part of a project called No Commercial Potential, which produced three other albums: Lumpy Gravy, Cruising with Ruben the Jets, and Uncle Meat. Zappa's art director Cal Schenkel and Jerry Schatzberg photographed a collage for the album cover, which parodied the Beatles' Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band. Zappa spent US$4,000 on the photo shoot, which he stated was "a direct negative" of the Sgt. Pepper album cover. "Sgt. Pepper had blue skies ... we had a thunderstorm." Jimi Hendrix, a friend of Zappa, took part in the photo shoot. Zappa phoned Paul McCartney, seeking permission for the parody. McCartney told him that it was an issue for business managers, but Zappa responded that the artists themselves were supposed to tell their business managers what to do. Nevertheless, Capitol objected, and the album's release was delayed for five months. Verve decided to package the album with inverted cover artwork, placing the parody cover as interior artwork (and the intended interior artwork as the main sleeve) out of fear of legal action. AllMusic writer Steve Huey wrote, "the music reveals itself as exceptionally strong, and Zappa's politics and satirical instinct have rarely been so focused and relevant, making We're Only in It for the Money quite possibly his greatest achievement." Robert Christgau gave the album an A, writing, "With bohemia permanent and changed utterly, this early attack on its massification hasn't so much dated as found its context. Cheap sarcasm is forever." In 2012, Uncut described the album as a "satirical psych-rock gem". Track listing 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 The Mothers Today / The Mothers Yesterday Frank Zappa ? guitar, piano, lead vocals editing Billy Mundi ? drums, vocal, yak black lace underwear Bunk Gardner ? all woodwinds, mumbled weirdness Roy Estrada ? electric bass, vocals, asthma Don Preston ? retired Jimmy Carl Black ? Indian of the group, drums, trumpet, vocals Ian Underwood ? piano, woodwinds, wholesome Euclid James "Motorhead" Sherwood ? road manager, soprano baritone saxophone, all purpose weirdness Suzy Creamcheese (Pamela Zarubica) ? telephone Dick Barber ? snorks _____________________________________________ Shipping: Calculated domestic shipping via Media Mail or Priority Mail. Will ship internationally at FLAT RATES. Records mailed in a proper cardboard LP mailer. All records cleaned prior to shipment. Check out my other auctions, and save on shipping! I do offer multiple-bid shipping discounts -- please contact me before paying if you plan to purchase or bid on multiple auctions. Payment: Paypal is preferred method of payment. Return Policy: I do accept returns for up to 30 days. Please let me know if you have questions about this item or any others I have for sale before you bid or purchase. 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