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Zappa Paraphernalia
Zucconi, Roberto |
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Enema Publishing Ltd.
1994
ISBN: –
232 pp, paperback, 21 x 29,5 cm
Italian/English |
Introduction
The purpose of this book, is to supply information about the
enormous amount.of litherature on Frank Zappa, published starting
from the mid-sixties up to now. Of course we do not mean to support
bootleggers and encourage anyone to purchase or produce, any illegal
records or CDs. However we think it is important to emphasize the
fact that, although Frank's records has hardly ever reached top of a
hit, an amazing number of books, records & other stuffs produced all
over the world are available, or, better, hardly available. The aim
of this book, which is far from being fully exhaustive, is to show
you our favourite things choosen amongst the stuffs we found in the
RZ & MM ARCHIVES about Frank Zappa. It can be consedered as the
first, part of Zappa paraphernalia. eBay:
1994 – ZAPPA PARAPHERNAILA BY
ROBERTO ZUCCONI – 234 PAGES – SOFTCOVER { THERE WERE NEVER ANY HARD
COVER VERSIONS OF THIS BOOK PRINTED } – APROX. 8 1/2 X 11 3/4
INCHES – PROMO COMPLIMENTARY ISSUE – ULTRA RARE ORIGINAL NUMBER 37
0F ONLY 50 MADE – AUTOGRAPHED BY ROBERT ZUCCONI TO ME – PRIVATELY
PRINTED IN ITALY ON SEAWEED PAPER COPYRIGHT 1994 ENEMA PUBLISHING
LTD. – LIMITED EDITION – ORIGINAL PRINTING – NEVER REPRINTED –
YES FOLKS, THERE WERE ONLY 50
COPIES OF THIS BOOK PRINTED IN ITALY BY ROBERTO ZUCCONI IN 1994.
THIS IS BOOK IS NUMBERED COPIA 37 OF 50 INSIDE ON THE TITLE PAGE.
THIS BOOK IS A COMPLIMENTARY COPY SENT TO ME PERSONALLY BY ROBERT
ZUCCONI IN 1994. HE ALSO SIGNED THE BOOK " AD ALEX MEYER WITH
COMPLIMENTS, ROBERTO ZUCCONI " ON THE INSIDE TITLE PAGE AT THE
BOTTOM. { SEE PHOTOS }.
... THE CHAPTERS ARE: BOOKS &
MAGAZINES – RITAGLI DA ARTICOLI [ ARTICLES WITH PHOTOS WRITTE ABOUT
FRANK ZAPPA AND THE MOTHERS OF INVENTION } – BOOTLEGS – SINGLES –
RARITIES & ODDITIES. THE BEST PART IS THAT YOU DON'T NEED TO BE ABLE
TO READ ITALLIAN TO ENJOY THIS BOOK,SOME OF THE ARTICLES IN THE
ARTICLES CHAPTER ARE WRITTEN IN ENGLISH AND EVEN THE ONE WRITTEN IN
ITALIAN HAVE SOME VERY COOL PHOTOS, MANY OF WHICH YOU'LL MOST LIKELY
HAVE NEVER EEN BEFORE. THE REAT OF THE CHAPTERS ARE ALL BASICALLY
PHOTOS OF ZAPPA BOOKS, MAGAZINES, LIVE VINYL RECORD COVERS, SINGLES
INCLUDING RARE PICTURE SLEEVE SINGLES, RARE ZAPPA / MOTHERS OF
INVENTION RECORDS, ULTRA RARE ZAPPA POSTCARDS FROM POLAND, AN MGM
INTER-OFFICE MEMO ABOUT THE LAY-OUT OF THE " WE'RE ONLY IN IT FOR
THE MONEY " LP, RARE CASETTES, CDS AND THERE'S ALSO ORIGINAL ARTWORK
AND DRAWINGS THRU-OUT THE BOOK. THERE IS JUST TOO MUCH STUFF IN
THERE FOR ME TO MENTION IT ALL HERE, HOWEVER IF YOU ARE THE LUCKY
BUYER AND GET A CHANCE TO ADD THIS BOOK TO YOUR COLLECTION, YOU'LL
FIND THIS BOOK A GREAT ASSET FULL OF PICTURES OF ULTRA RARE AND COOL
ZAPPA STUFF THAT YOU MIGHT NOT HAVE EVEN KNOWN EXISTED. A GREAT
ADDITION AS I HAVE STATED TO ANY FRANK ZAPPA / MOTHERS OF INVENTION
COLLECTION AND COMPLETELY ORIGINAL. ONLY 50 COPIES MADE WHICH IS WHY
YOU'VE PROBABLY NEVER SEEN IT FOR SALE BUT BEING A ZAPPA COLLECTOR
MIGHT HAVE HEARD ABOUT IT FROM SOMEBODY IN THE PAST. IN MY OPINION
IT'S REALLY A SHAME THAT ONLY 50 COPIES WERE EVER MADE AS I FEEL ALL
ZAPPA AND RELATED COLLECTORS SHOULD HAVE THIS BOOK SITTING IN THEIR
COLLECION.
... IT HAS A RED STAMP WITH 37/50
COPIA IN THE BOTTOM CORNER OF THE TITLE PAGE AND ROBERTO ALSO ADDED
A CUT-OUT OF AN ITALLIAN SINGLE WITH ZAPPA AND A MINI ZAPPA MAGAZINE
COVER WHICH HE GLUED AS WELL ON THE TITLE PAGE, OR THEY ALL MIGHT
HAVE HAD THE SAME CUT-OUTS GLUED ON THE TITLE PAGE, I DON'T KNOW
SINCE THIS IS THE ONLY COPY OF THIS BOOK THAT I'VE EVER SEEN
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