How Could I Be Such A Fool?/Help I’m A Rock, 3rd Movement: It Can’t Happen Here

Runout A: VK10418 100237 (etched)
Runout B: VK10418 100526 (etched)
Pressing Plant: MGM Record Manufacturing Division, Bloomfield, New Jersey
Material: Vinyl
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I believe MGM Record Manufacturing Division, Bloomfield Verve pressings were sent out with Generic Brown Sleeves. Go to US MGM/Verve Records Company Sleeves for more information.

Label: ZappaFrenzy (Bjørn)

Runout A: VK10418  100237 (MR) ∆ 62371 (etched, (MR) is stamped)
Runout B: VK10418  100526 (MR) ∆ 62370 (etched, (MR) is stamped)
Pressing Plant: Monarch Records Mfg. Co., Los Angeles, California
Material: Styrene
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Label: ZappaFrenzy (Bjørn)

Runout A: VK 10418  100 237 (etched)
Runout B: VK 10418  100 526 (etched)
Pressing Plant: Midwest Record Pressings Inc., Chicago, Illinois
Material: Vinyl

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Label: Eelco Janzen

Runout A: VK10418 100237 5 Nashville Matrix (etched, Nashville Matrix is stamped)
Runout B: VK10418 100526 5 Nashville Matrix (etched, Nashville Matrix is stamped)
Pressing Plant: Southern Plastics, Nashville, Tennessee
Mastered At: Nashville Matrix
Material: Vinyl
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This single came with the MGM Records – Square Logo – light print – (1966-67) sleeve. The reason why I am so certain is that I came in contact with a seller who found a box full of these 45’s in a sealed box. All of them had this sleeve. Go to US MGM/Verve Records Company Sleeves for more information.

Alan Mansfield has a copy of this single with the b-side label on both sides. Here is what he wrote me:

“You may be interested to hear and report to zappafrenzy people, that I have just acquired a copy of Verve Records VK-10418 USA (version 4) which has the same ‘Help I’m A Rock’ label pasted on both sides – the matrix numbers suggest that the recordings on each side are different i.e. How Could I Be Such A Fool + Help I’m A Rock: It Can’t Happen Here – it’s just that they both bear the same label. It came in an ‘MGM Records Version 1’ factory sleeve.”

Label: RJ

Runout A: VK10418 100237-1 (etched)
Runout B: VK10418 100526-1 (etched)
Pressing Plant: MGM Record Manufacturing Division, Bloomfield, New Jersey
Material: Vinyl
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I believe MGM Record Manufacturing Division, Bloomfield Verve pressings were sent out with Generic Brown Sleeves. Go to US MGM/Verve Records Company Sleeves for more information.

Label: ZappaFrenzy (Bjørn)
Promo Sheet: Alan Mansfield

Runout A: VK-I0418 100526-1 (etched)
Runout B: EXP-1-110-L.P.D. (etched)
Pressing Plant: Unknown
Material: Vinyl

Some info from Hugues Gros.

“I also own a quiet rare Verve white label test pressing of “It Can’t Happen Here” dated June 23rd, 1966 (see scans): This promo pre-dates the stock and promo copies of the first officially released 2-sided Mothers Of Invention single which shares the same catalog number VK-I0418. VK-I0418 and 100526-1 are etched into the runoff wax on the A-side, and the B-side (which is blank) has the initials “CG” in pen on a completely white label and EXP-1-110-L.P.D. etched into the runoff wax.”

Label: Hugues Gros

Runout A: FZ-2016-2A ZAPPA.COM Happy 50th 17380 1A BPR 1228 CB (etched, 17380 1A BPR 1228 is stamped)
Runout B: FZ-2016-2B 17380 1B  BPR 1228 ZAPPA.COM Happy 50th CB (etched, 17380 1A BPR 1228 is stamped)
Pressing Plant: Record Industry, Haarlem
Material: Vinyl
Lacquer Cut At: Bernie Grundman Mastering
Lacquer Cut By: Chris Bellman (CB)
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Label and Picture Sleeve: ZappaFrenzy (Bjørn)

Runout A: 45 VK 10418A – 1 G KT 1 (stamped)
Runout B: 45 VK 10418B – 1 G KT 1 (stamped)
Pressing Plant: The Gramophone Co. Ltd., Hayes
Material: Vinyl
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Label: ZappaFrenzy (Bjørn)

Runout A: 45 VK 10418A – 1 G KT 1 (stamped)
Runout B: 45 VK 10418B – 1 G KT 1 (stamped)
Pressing Plant: The Gramophone Co. Ltd., Hayes
Material: Vinyl
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Label: ZappaFrenzy (Bjørn)

Runout A: V-5122-A (etched)
Runout B: V-5122-B (etched)
Pressing Plant: Unknown
Material: Vinyl

The b-side label has a misprint. “Help” is written “Help!”.

Label and Company Sleeve: Hugues Gros