CAPTAIN BEEFHEART - SAFE AS MILK 1st UK Press PYE 1967 FRANK ZAPPA PSYCH
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CAPTAIN BEEFHEART -
SAFE AS MILK
ISLAND PINK "I"
1st UK Press 1967
MAL 1117
Machined matrices: A-1 *T and B-1 *T
Ultra heavy vinyl (157 gr.)
I AM OFFERING ANOTHER HIGHLY SOUGHT AFTER PROG / PSYCH ROCK VINYL RARITIES FROM MY COLLECTION OF SIMILAR ITEMS !! A FANTASTIC ALBUM WITH STUPENDOUSLY CREATIVE MUSICIANSHIP . A MUST FOR ANY PROG COLLECTOR.
Don Van Vliet, otherwise known as Captain Beefheart, is frequently cited as one of the most underappreciated musical forces of the sixties music explosion. Renowned for his quirky creativity and powerful voice, the Captain has been referenced by many modern musicians and DJs as one of their big influences (notably John Frusciante, John Peel and Mike Patton). His Magic Band underwent many changes during his musical career but on Safe as Milk, his 1967 debut album, the band was Alex St. Clair Snouffer and a young Ry Cooder on guitar, Jerry Handley on bass and John French on drums.
A childhood friend of Frank Zappa, who gave Van Vliet his pseudonym, Beefheart was to earn a reputation as one of the foremost musical innovators of his generation, although not in the mainstream scene. Many of the tracks on Safe as Milk stay close to his love of the blues and opener Sure 'Nuff 'N Yes I Do could have come straight from a Howlin' Wolf record. This bluesy feel makes Beefheart's debut arguably his most accessible album, but that is not to say that it is an easy listen for the first time; frequent key and tempo changes litter many of the tracks on this album and some of the songs lack any traditional structure completely. Although this can make Safe as Milk tough for the newcomer it also makes it a very rewarding album to listen to with great longetivity.
Vinyl: VG+ to EX. Ultra heavy glossy vinyl. Only lightly played. There are no marks and just a couple of wispy hairlines on each side and just a couple of very fine short paper retraction traces. I played this twice in full and thoroughly enjoyed it. The audio is just great for this very thick earliest PYE press. Any background noise is very occasional and few and far between. I was even tempted to keep this as it will be very hard to find this again, it is indeed mega rare now. Needless to say NO jumps, just a couple of low level ticks.
Sleeve: VG+ to EX. Fantastic looked after front laminated sleeve without any damage. It has the flipbacks to the rear which is lightly age related yellowed. A couple of small thumb creases on the opening. Light edge storage wear. The spine is fully legible. Impossible to find this very scarce album in this well preserved condition. The album has been kept in a protective sleeve from day one!! No writing, no marks , one of the best I have ever come across!! This is a great copy!!
This is a unique investment opportunity!!! The next prog album to go completely through the roof. Finding this album in any condition at all is nearly impossible so late in the day. Get this while you still can. This value of the album is only going to go one way ... up and up ... until it will be totally unavailable at all for a reasonable price.
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