Freak Out! 1966


blue verve label Freak Out 		Verve V-5005-2 Same
  • Mono 2LP
  • Canadian pressing (mfd by Quality Records Ltd)
  • Freak Out Hot Spots (1e pressing)
  • "buy Canadian"

Freak Out! UK reissue 1971


UK reissue 		Verve Set No 2683 004
2352 023/2352 024 on label		 2352 023 A/B
2352 024 A/B
  • stereo 2LP
  • UK pressing
  • no Freak Map ad
  • sleeve printed by MacNeill Ltd London
U.S. promo
mono V/5005
Freak Out promo U.S. 		U.S.
mono V/5005
Freak Out mono U.S. 		U.S.
Stereo V6-5005
Freak Out Stereo U.S. 		U.S. promo
mono
yellow label
Re-issue
no freak map
reissue without freakmap 		Canadian
Stereophonic
Freak Out Canadian 		U.S. promo
Stereo
Freak Out another US promo 		UK 2LP
reissue 2352023
UK reissue 2LP
U.S. mono
different label
thnx slime.oofytv
Arranged And Conducted 		Zappa 1
reissue thnx
Chr. Testor
re-issue on Zappa records 		Japan
Verve
SMV 9046
Verve SMV 9046 		U.S. stereo
Verve
California
California on blue label
ad for the
Freakmap
the freakmap from the sleeve of Freak Out
 without the ad
for the Freakmap
the freakmap from the sleeve of Freak Out 		U.S. without
maple leave
the freakmap from the sleeve of Freak Out
 FreakMap on
Zappa 1 re-issue
the freakmap from the sleeve of Freak Out

inside of U.S. rare mono/stereo version V/V6-500502
thanks karenstev
inside of U.S. mono/stereo

On Ebay Karenstev wrote:
This is a very rare version of this album. The cover has some shelf-wear along the edges,but virtually no ring wear.
The inside has the ad for the "Freak-Out Hot-Spots", which indicates this as a first pressing (see photo).
Disc one appears to be the mono version, as there is no mention of stereo on the label.
However, disc two DOES have the stereo marking.
What makes this interesting is that all of the mono pressings had the number V-5005-2 on the cover (as this one does) and all the Stereo versions were number V6-5005-2.
As you will see in one of my photos, on the inside gatefold, it shows V/V6-500502, which leads me to believe that this is a pressing that included a mono record 1 and a stereo record 2! The numbers are different on the two records as well.
Karenstev wrote me: "Harry, go right ahead and use my scans. You have a very informative site. Thanks for asking"

Christian Testor wrote me:
Hi, you show us a so called U.S. rare mono/stereo version V/V6-500502 with a charakteristic number from the inside of the gatefold sleeve (1LP stereo + 1LP mono). I think itīs an additional confusion of an business-minded owner.
I have also a mono and a stereo double LP-set, and each of both shows the mysterious number at the inside. (both have the add to freak out spots). I think, very first pressings show this number.
have a nice day christian testor

Perry Amberson wrote me:
Just wandered by your excellent Zappa site this evening and have really been enjoying it.
One note about the Stereo/Mono Freak Out LP. I've never heard of that variation, though it is possible that some got released that way.
However, the "V/V6-500602" isn't all that unusual for a US LP released in both stereo and mono editions. I've seen similar designations (mono prefix/stereo prefix-shared catalogue number) on lots of 60s LPs. It was merely a way for record > companies to use the same liner (or gatefold in this case) for both stereo and mono pressings. Often, record companies would print extra long cover slicks with the mono catalogue number at the top and stereo at the bottom, then trim away the unnecessary section before gluing them to the cardboard sleeve.

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