The Mothers Of Invention - Cruising With Ruben & The Jets (VINYL LP VERVE V6-5055-X 1968) | Excellent (EX) Very Good (VG)

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Label: Verve Records – V6-5055x, Verve Records – V6-5055-X

Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Gatefold

Country: US

Released: 1968

Genre: Rock

Style: Doo Wop, Parody, Rock & Roll

A1        Cheap Thrills
Written-By – Frank Zappa
    2:20
A2        Love Of My Life
Written-By – Frank Zappa
    3:17
A3        How Could I Be Such A Fool
Written-By – Frank Zappa
    3:33
A4        Deseri
Written-By – Paul Buff, Ray Collins
    2:04
A5        I'm Not Satisfied
Written-By – Frank Zappa
    3:59
A6        Jelly Roll Gum Drop
Written-By – Frank Zappa
    2:17
A7        Anything
Written-By – Ray Collins
    3:00
B1        Later That Night
Written-By – Frank Zappa
    3:04
B2        You Didn't Try To Call Me
Written-By – Frank Zappa
    3:53
B3        Fountain Of Love
Written-By – Frank Zappa, Ray Collins
    2:57
B4        "No.No.No."
Written-By – Frank Zappa
    2:27
B5        Anyway The Wind Blows
Written-By – Frank Zappa
    2:56
B6        Stuff Up The Cracks
Written-By – Frank Zappa
    4:29

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

    Baritone Saxophone, Tambourine – Motorhead Sherwood
    Bass, Vocals [High Weazlings, Dwaedy-doop] – Roy Estrada
    Drums [Lewd Pulsating Rhythm] – Arthur Dyre Tripp III*, Jimmy Carl Black
    Engineer – Dick Kunc
    Guitar, Vocals [Low Grumbles, Oo-wah], Producer – Frank Zappa
    Lead Vocals – Ray Collins
    Photography By [Liner Photo] – Dick Barber
    Photography By [Liner Photo], Cover – Cal Schenkel
    Piano [Redundant Piano Triplets] – Don Preston
    Piano [Redundant Piano Triplets], Alto Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone – Ian Underwood
    Tenor Saxophone, Alto Saxophone – Bunk Gardner

Early MGM pressing, label variant:
• "Frank Zappa Music" appears above "A division of Third Story Music" on Side 1, track 1 (reversed on Cruising With Ruben & The Jets).
• "Ray Collins Music" appears above "Bizarre Music" on Side 1, track 7 (reversed on Cruising With Ruben & The Jets).
®&© Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc./Printed in U.S.A.

Center label: V6-5055x
Cover front & rear, spine: V6-5055-X
Round sticker (front cover): V6-5055X

Some copies of this release may have the mono number, V 5055 showing at the front bottom left. This album was not released in mono, so the positional error in showing V 5055 is only a manufacturing error.

Initial copies came with two inserts and a poster with the story of Ruben & The Jets.

Issued with a thick gatefold sleeve.
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    Rights Society: BMI
    Pressing Plant ID (Stamped in runouts): Block shaped "S"
    Matrix / Runout (Side A label): MGS-1532
    Matrix / Runout (Side B label): MGS-1533
    Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, variant 1): V6-5055-X SiDE-1 MGS-1532-RE-1 12 [block S stamp]
    Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, variant 1): V6 5055 X Side 2 MGS1533 11 [block S stamp]
    Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, variant 2): V6-5055-X Side 1 mGS-1532 11 [block S stamp]
    Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, variant 2): V6 5055 X Side 2 mGS1533 12 [block S stamp]
    Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, variant 3): V6-5055-X Side 1 mGS-1532 11 [block S stamp]
    Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, variant 3): V6 5055 X Side 2 mGS1533 13 [block S stamp]
    Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, variant 4): V6-5055-X SiDE-1 MGS-1532-RE-1 12 [block S stamp]
    Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, variant 4): V6 5505 X Side 2 mGS1533 13 [block S stamp]
    Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, variant 5): V6-5055-X SIDE-1 MGS-1532-RE-1 13 [block S stamp]
    Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, variant 5): V6-5055-X Side 2 MGS-1532 11 [block S stamp]
    Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, variant 6): V6-5055-X SiDE-1 MGS-1532-RE-1 13 [block S stamp]
    Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, variant 6): V6 5055 X Side 2 MGS 1533 11 [block S stamp]

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