THE MOTHERS OF INVENTION Uncle Meat (Incredibly rare 1969 Japanese 28-track double LP, issued as part of the 'World New Rock' Series. What makes this series remarkable is that they were issued in a full size die cut slipcase 'obi', each unique to the number in the series [this was No. 6] with cosmic die cut lettering holes on the front which reveals the album cover artwork through the letters, with tracklisting & Japanese biography information on the back. There is little point is devoting a lot of time to describing the album, suffice to say that it is a STOCK copy, not promo, and that it is to all intents and purposes MINT. As you will probably know already, this album did not sell in huge numbers in Japan, so an original stock copy is very rare indeed. The cover is stickered that it contains 'Two LPs and a nifty 12-page book', but the book is not present. These were the US printed booklets anyway, so are interchangeable with the US Versions and not unique to the Japanese issues, so this is not a big deal. The vinyl looks to have been played very sparingly, probably only once, and there are no spindlemarks on the two colour 'Steamboat' labels. The all important slipcase obi, so often missing, torn or otherwise defaced, is in superb EX+ condition. There is a little age yellowing & a couple of areas of foxing but nothing to write home about. It is free from ANY writing or tears, which given the intricate die cut design is nothing short of miraculous. A couple of the die cut projections have small creases, but that is all. In twenty five years, we have never seen one of these before, so to find one in as good, if not better, condition than you will ever find again is a real treat. This is a staggering discovery & it will take pride of place in your Uncle Frank collection. Not only that, but it remains a high point of the original Mothers canon with added Underwoods to help things along. When an album contains music like the title track, 'King Kong', 'Dog Breath', 'A Pound For A Brown' & 'Mr Green Genes', how can you fault it? This is priceless and, in this condition, probably unique SJET-8151~2).