CAPTAIN BEEFHEART Strictly Personal 1969 UK LIBERTY 1st PRESS - SUPERB COPY - NM
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Dec 7, 2015 Sold Date
Nov 27, 2015 Start Date
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CAPTAIN BEEFHEART Strictly Personal 1969 UK LIBERTY 1st PRESS - SUPERB COPY - NM

CAPTAIN BEEFHEART AND HIS MAGIC BAND
Strictly Personal

1969 UK LIBERTY (LBS 83172) FIRST PRESSING
FANTASTIC COPY - BARELY PLAYED AND HOUSED IN PRISTINE EXAMPLE OF THE ORIGINAL WIDE SPINE GATEFOLD SLEEVE

PRESSED WITH THE FIRST BLUE LIBERTY LABELS
MATRIX: LBS 83172 A//1 420 / LBS 83172 B//1 420
HOUSED IN THE ORIGINAL MATT GATEFOLD SLEEVE WITH SINGLE THICKNESS FRONT LEAF AND WIDE SPINE
COMPLETE WITH THE ORIGINAL 1969 DATED POLY-LINED INNER SLEEVE

 1968's Strictly Personal is a terrific album, every bit the equal of Safe As Milk or Trout Mask Replica.
Opening with "Ah Feel Like Ahcid," an a cappella blues workout with its roots in Son House's "Death Letter," the brief (barely 35 minutes) album is at the same time simpler and weirder than Safe As Milk had been.
Working without another songwriter or arranger for the first time, Captain Beefheart strips his idiosyncratic blues down to the bone, with several of the songs (especially "Son of Mirror Man/Mere Man") having little in the way of lyrics or chords beyond the most primeval stomp.
This LP is quite controversial amongst Beefheart fans, divided on its production as Bob Krasnow remixed the album while Don Van Vliet and crew were off on a European tour, adding extraneous sound effects like heartbeats, phasing and flanging but the strength of the performances, especially those of drummer John French, make his efforts little more than window dressing and Strictly Personal remains a fascinating, underrated release in the Beefheart canon.

Side 1:
Ah Feel Like Ahcid
Safe As Milk
Trust Us
Son of Mirror Man—Mere Man
Side 2:
On Tomorrow
Beatle Bones n’ Smokin' Stones
Gimme Dat Harp Boy
Kandy Korn

LABELS: NEAR MINT
Clean, unmarked labels - less than a handful of spindle traces per side - seen little play
VINYL Visual: EXCELLENT
Both surfaces shine like-new but they display bag-rash (marks caused by prolonged contact of the vinyl surfaces with the plastic of the inner sleeve) these marks are purely cosmetic and harmless
VINYL Audio: NEAR MINT
Plays beautifully throughout with no audible issues of note - fantastic record - very highly recommended indeed
SLEEVE: NEAR MINT
As clean, sharp and fresh as the day it was made - finest original I have seen and they really do not come better

POST & PACKING:
A PROTECTIVE POLY SLEEVE, NEW ANTI-STATIC INNER, QUALITY BOX (NOT ENVELOPE) MAILER AND AMPLE STIFFENERS ARE ALWAYS USED TO ENSURE THAT YOUR RECORD ARRIVES SAFELY
UK: FREE (2nd class standard)
UK: £9.00 (Royal Mail Special Delivery Next Day by 1pm)
EUROPE: Airmail: £14.00 (International Signed For delivery)
INTERNATIONAL: Airmail: £17.00 (International Signed For delivery)

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