CAPTAIN BEEFHEART Trout Mask Replica 1969 UK STRAIGHT 1st PRESS NEAR MINT
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£ 159
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Aug 26, 2019
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CAPTAIN BEEFHEART Trout Mask Replica 1969 UK STRAIGHT 1st PRESS NEAR MINT
CAPTAIN BEEFHEART AND HIS MAGIC BANDTrout Mask Replica
UK STRAIGHT (STS 1053) FIRST PRESSING (December 1969)
BEEFHEART'S SURREAL DOUBLE LP MASTERPIECE
A SUPERB ORIGINAL COPY WHICH HAS SEEN LITTLE USE AND PLAYS LIKE NEW THROUGHOUT
PRESSED WITH THE FIRST ISSUE UK STRAIGHT LABELS
MATRIX NUMBERS: STS 1053 A1 / STS 1053 B1 / STS 1053 C1 / STS 1053 D1
THE TWO RECORDS ARE HOUSED IN THE ORIGINAL MATT GATEFOLD SLEEVE "Printed and made by the E. J. Day Group, London and Bedford” WITH A PASTED ON CENTRAL PANEL
COMPLETE WITH THE TWO ORIGINAL "PATENTS APPLIED FOR" PLAIN WHITE INNER SLEEVES
Trout Mask Replica is Captain Beefheart's masterpiece, a fascinating, stunningly imaginative work that still sounds like little else.
Given total creative control by producer and friend Frank Zappa, Beefheart and his Magic Band rehearsed the material for this 28-song double album for over a year, wedding minimalistic R&B, blues, and garage rock to free jazz and avant-garde experimentalism.
Atonal, sometimes singsong melodies; jagged, intricately constructed dual-guitar parts; stuttering, complicated rhythmic interaction -- all of these elements float out seemingly at random, often without completely interlocking, while Beefheart groans his surrealist poetry in a throaty Howlin' Wolf growl.
The disjointedness is perhaps partly unintentional -- reportedly, Beefheart's refusal to wear headphones while recording his vocals caused him to sing in time with studio reverberations, not the actual backing tracks -- but by all accounts, the music and arrangements were carefully scripted by the Captain (aided by John "Drumbo" French), which makes the results even more remarkable.
As one might expect from music so complex and, to many ears, inaccessible, the influence of Trout Mask Replica was felt more in spirit than in direct copycatting, as a catalyst rather than a literal musical starting point.
However, its inspiring re-imagining of what was possible in a rock context laid the groundwork for countless future experiments in rock surrealism, especially during the punk/new wave era
Side 1:
Frownland (1:39)
The Dust Blows Forward 'N The Dust Blows Back (2:04)
Dachau Blues (2:21)
Ella Guru (2:23)
Hair Pie: Bake 1 (4:57)
Moonlight On Vermont (3:55)
Side 2:
Pachuco Cadaver (4:37)
Bill's Corpse (1:47)
Sweet Sweet Bulbs (2:17)
Neon Meate Dream Of A Octafish (2:25)
China Pig (3:56)
My Human Gets Me Blues (2:42)
Dali's Car (1:25)
Side 3:
Hair Pie: Bake 2 (2:23)
Pena (2:31)
Well (2:05)
When Big Joan Sets Up (5:19)
Fallin' Ditch (2:03)
Sugar 'N Spikes (2:29)
Ant Man Bee (3:55)
Side 4:
Orange Claw Hammer (3:35)
Wild Life (3:07)
She's Too Much For My Mirror (1:42)
Hobo Chang Ba (2:01)
The Blimp (mousetrapreplica) (2:04)
Steal Softly Thru Snow (2:13)
Old Fart At Play (1:54)
Veteran's Day Poppy (4:30)
LABELS: NEAR MINT
A clean, fresh, unmarked set of labels with just one/two spindle traces
VINYL Visual: NEAR MINT
All four vinyl surfaces are clean and shine like new.
One or two light marks are visible but these are completely harmless
VINYL Audio: NEAR MINT
Plays like new throughout with nothing of note to fault.
No scratches, clicks, ticks or pops and beautifully clean on the quieter sections.
A really outstanding, barely played original 1969 copy
SLEEVE: VERY GOOD
Apart from general light wear/rub the gatefold is good and solid with all spine text is clear and all-in-all a pretty fine example, less worn than most I have seen
POST & PACKING:
A PROTECTIVE POLY SLEEVE, NEW ANTI-STATIC LINERS, QUALITY BOX (NOT ENVELOPE) MAILER AND AMPLE STIFFENERS ARE ALWAYS USED TO ENSURE THAT YOUR RECORD ARRIVES SAFELY
UK: £5.00 (Recorded Delivery)
UK: £11.00 (Royal Mail Special Delivery Next Day by 1pm)
EUROPE: Airmail: £15.00 (International Signed For delivery)
INTERNATIONAL: Airmail: £18.00 (International Signed For delivery)
Combined Post: Additional records £1 (UK) £2 (Europe including Russia) £3 (International)
Guarantee: All records are unconditionally guaranteed (including sealed and/or unplayed) and I will offer a complete, no quibble refund upon return of the item should you not be pleased with it in any way
I will email you when payment has been received to let you know when the item will be posted. Please leave feedback upon receipt of the item so that I know you have received it safely. Thanks
854 (GS 7.0.18 (854))
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