For censorship on this album I refer to
We’re only in it for the money 1968 (UK)
UK mono
Verve VLP 9199 V 5045 A/B
  • UK mono pressing
  • foldout sleeve printed by Garrod % Lofthouse Ltd
  • track separation
  • UK mono is "heavily censored"
We’re only in it for the money 1967 (GER)
We're only in it for the money German
We’re only in it for the money 1967 (GER different label)
WOIIFTM different label
Verve 710012 P 1967 00 710012 A/B
  • German pressing
  • Matrix# says P 1967 while the record was issued in 1968
  • folded sleeve printed by Carl v.d. Linnepe Ludenscheid
  • track separation
  • both German versions are "heavily censored"
  • this version has the "Only money cut outs"
  • my second German version has a slightly different label. The colour is darker blue, the font is bolder and the text on the label "MGM a division of Loew's Incorporated instead of "Metro Goldwyn Meyer Inc."
We’re only in it for the money 1968 (USA)
We're only in it for the money US black Verve
(black) Verve V6 5045X MGS 1250

(de X is not on label)
the other side = MGS1251

V605-45 SIDE 1 MGS 1250 REV F
V6-5045 SIDE 2 MGS 1251 REV-F
  • US reissue
  • "normal censored" version
  • folded sleeve
  • no track separation

(the matrixnr. is handwritten. Could this be a counterfeit?)
Ryan Davenport wrote me:
On your site, you were wondering if your U.S. copy of WOIIFTM was a counterfeit because it had hand-written matrix numbers. Virtually all U.S. and Canada pressings used hand-written matrix numbers. German and English pressings used stamped numbers.

We’re only in it for the money 1968 blue Verve (USA)
Only Money USA<br> blue Verve
(blue) Verve V6 5045X (MGS 1250)

(the X is not on label)

V6-5045 SIDE 1 MGS-1250-REV
V6-5-45 SIDE 2 MGS 1251-REV
  • U.S. pressing
  • "heavily censored" version
  • folded sleeve
  • no track separation
  • has a "the mothers" sticker above the head of Jimmy Carl Black.
  • the matrixnumber has "REV" instead of "REV-F"
  • this U.S. version is censored the same way as my German version.
We’re only in it for the money 1972 (UK re-issue)
Only Money UK re-issue
Verve Select 2317-034

SIDE 1
2317034 A// 1 (upside down triangle)420 12
SIDE 2
2317034 A// 1 (upside down triangle)420 12
  • UK re-issue
  • "normal censored" like the US reissue
  • folded sleeve
  • has track separation
  • printed & made by Howard printers (Slough) Ltd England
Only Money
Canadian
 
Canadian
V6 5045X
the X is not on label
side 1: V6-5045 S1
side 2: V6-5045 S2
  • Canadian pressing
  • normal censored but has the complete Velvet Underground line including the "shitty" part but Hot Poop misses the backwards "I rembember mama ...." verse
  • folded sleeve
  • sleeve printed in USA
  • manufactured by Quality Records Canada
  • no track separation
We’re only in it for the money 1985 (from The Old Masters Box)
From the Old Masters Box
BPR 7777 -3

Side1: BPR 7777 B-A B-20540 SLM (triangle) 8205
side 2:BPR 7777-3-B B-20541 SLM (triangle) 8205-X
  • US 1985 pressing
  • "Uncensored" like the WOIIFTM/Lumpy Gravy twofer CD
  • folded sleeve
  • has track separation
We’re only in it for the money 1995 Ryko (USA)
Only Money USA Ryko
Ryko Ralp10503

SIDE 1
RALP 10503 37167(3)...-
SIDE 2
RALP 10503 37168(3)...-
  • US pressing
  • "normal censored"version (like the 1995 CD)
  • folded sleeve
  • has track separation
We’re only in it for the money Taiwan First_FL1592
Only Money Taiwan
First FL1592

V6-5045 SIDE-1 MGS-1250-REV F
plus some Japanese or Chinese characters
the matrixnumber is written exacly the same as on the U.S. pressing. Even the "G" from MGS is exactly the same
  • Taiwanese pressing
  • "normal censored" version
  • very bright sounding record
  • single sleeve; thin paper wrapped in plastic (see below the Hong Kong version)
  • no track separation
  • see the red Japanese label. this was auctioned on Ebay as Japanese FL-1592
Only Money
Promo
or re-issue?
white promo
Only Money
Hong Kong??
 
pic taken from ebay
UK 1st press
thnx
chr testor
UK 1st press
Only Money
another UK reissue
 
somewhat different from my label
US blue label
MGM Hollywood
 
MGM Hollywood
US blue label
MGM made in USA
Morits Serruys
label says MGM made in USA
German promo
thanks Hans
Bohlmeijer
Verve 710012 promo
Only Money
Taiwan
FL-1592
same label as my Taiwanese one
U.S. yellow
promo mono
V 5045
yellow promo
OZ
stereo
V6-5045
OZ stereo
U.S. white
promo mono
V 5045
yellow promo
Japan
SMV 1115

Japan SMV 1115
New Zealand
V6 5045

New Zealand
Australia
mono

OZ mono
Capitol Club
SKAO 91457

Mfd by Capitol Records
UK
stereo
SVLP 9199
OZ mono
U.S.
typo
Moon and Dad
thnx Plaschka

The Hong Kong red vinyl was on Ebay for a very short time and withdrawn. The label looks like the Taiwanese one!

backside Ozzie sleeve
backside OZ vinyl

front Ozzie sleeve
frontside OZ vinyl

innersleeve New Zealand Woiiftm

 
sleeve heavily censored US Woiiftm

 
From Ebay: Playtape # P-0882,( it also has the # BC8042, whatever that means) for the Mothers Of Invention album "We're Only In It For The Money"( Verve 5045x)
This tape has 6 songs: Are You Hung Up, Who Needs the Peace Corps, Concentration Moon, the little Bastard Son, Lonely little Girl, and Take Your Clothes Off When You Dance. (thanks bgas)

From Ebay: 4 track playtape for the Mothers Of Invention album "We're Only In It For The Money"

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