CAPTAIN BEEFHEART STRICTLY PERSONAL 1ST UK PRESS
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CAPTAIN BEEFHEART STRICTLY PERSONAL LIBERTY LBS 83172E STEREO 1969
MATRIX SIDE 1. LBS 83172 A // 1 420
SIDE 2. LBS 83172 B // 1 420
BEEFHEARTS SECOND LP RELEASED BETWEEN TROUTMASK REPLICA AND LICK MY DECALS OFF, AND A SOMEWHAT CONTROVERSIAL LP WHICH WAS REASED ON A DIFFERENT LABEL (BLUE THUMB IN THE US AND LIBERTY IN THE UK), WITH VAN VLIET CLAIMING MUCH ALTERATION HAD BEEN DONE TO THE FINISHED RECORDINGS WITHOUT HIM, THIS COPY IS THE ORIGINAL 1ST 1968 UK STEREO RELEASE AND STILL QUITE RARE AS A TRUE 1ST UK PRESS WITH TEXTURED LIBERTY LABELS AND THE ORIGINAL 'CONCEPT' STICKERED SLEEVE.
THE HEAVYWEIGHT UNLAMINATED CARD GATEFOLD SLEEVE IS FULLY COMPLETE WITH NO SPLITS OR TEARS THE OUTER COLOURS ARE BRIGHT WITH NO FADING AND THE MONOCHROME INNER IS EXCELLENT. THE SPINE IS SQUARE AND FULLY READABLE AND THE OPENING EDGES ARE STRAIGHT AND SHARP, THERE ARE A COUPLE OF VERY LIGHT CORNER BUMPS, BUT STILL A VEY NICE SLEEVE AND GRADED EXCELLENT-.
THE DISC IS A HEAVYWEIGHT THICK SQUARE EDGED LATE SIXTIES PRESS, COMPLETE WITH ROUGH TEXTURED UK LIBERTY LABELS, THE PLAYING SURFACES ARE VERY CLEAN AND GLOSSY, SIDE 1 DOES HAVE A FEW LIGHT HAIRLINES BUT PLAYS THROUGH FINE WITH CLEAR STEREO, GRADED VERY GOOD+
all records posted out of their sleeves in Wrapro professional media packaging, with plenty of stiffeners.
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