CAPTAIN BEEFHEART-TROUT MASK REPLICA..RARE UNPLAYED? 1ST UK PRESS VINYL LP 1969
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SUPERB! RARE...EVEN RARER IN THIS CONDITION!! GENUINE 1ST UK PRESS DOUBLE VINYL LP ON STRAIGHT RECORDS RELEASED 53 YEARS AGO IN 1969 (NOT TO BE CONFUSED WITH LATER REPRESSINGS AND REISSUES) IDENTIFIED BY THE FOLLOWING CHARACTERISTICS; 1ST UK PRESS A1 / B1 / C1 / D1 MATRIXES / ORIGINAL GATEFOLD SLEEVE WITH E J DAY GROUP PRINTING CREDIT WITH ORIGINAL 'MADE IN ENGLAND' INNERS / THE HAT ON THE FRONT OF THE COVER IS FULLY VISIBLE INCLUDING THE SHUTTLECOCK...IT IS CROPPED ON LATER PRESSINGS) / STRAIGHT RECORDS LABELS (NOT REPRISE) WITH 'COP CON' PUBLISHING CREDITS / ORIGINAL STRAIGHT RECORDS CAT NO WITHOUT THE '2' PREFIX ON THE SLEEVE / TRACK D5 IS LISTED AS 'THE BLIMB' ON LABELS AND 'THE BLIMP' ON THE SLEEVE. ONLY GENUINE 1ST UK PRESSINGS HAVE ALL THESE CHARACTERISTICS....(I have included a cutting from Melody Maker dated April 22 1972-See last photo)
THE VINYLS ARE BRIGHT AND GLOSSY AND IN (NEAR) MINT UNPLAYED CONDITION..THERE ARE NO SIGNS OF PLAY WITH OBVIOUSLY NO SCRATCHES BLEMISHES WARPS OR SCUFFS-YOU WILL NOT FIND A BETTER COPY!!. THE STRAIGHT RECORDS LABELS ARE IN NEAR MINT CONDITION WITH NO SPINDLE LINE. THE GATEFOLD SLEEVE IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION WITH ONLY SOME VERY LIGHT EDGE/SHELF/RING WEAR AND NO EDGE SPLITS. THE ORIGINAL 'MADE IN ENGLAND' INNERS ARE IN EXCELLENT CONDITION WITH NO EDGE SPLITS TO EITHER SLEEVE AND LIGHT SHELF WEAR. THE SPINE IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION WITH PERFECTLY LEGIBLE TEXT. THE CATALOGUE NUMBER IS 2 STS 1053 (LABELS) AND STS 1053 (SLEEVE) WITH 1ST UK PRESS MATRIX NUMBERS STS 1053 A1 / STS 1053 B1 AND STS 1053 C1 / STS 1053 D1.
DONT MISS THIS CHANCE TO ADD THIS RARE GENUINE 1ST UK PRESSING IN SUPERB-UNPLAYED CONDITION TO YOUR COLLECTION!! DUE TO THE WAR IN UKRAINE I WILL NOT SELL TO RUSSIA OR BELARUS.
POSTAGE TO UK IS £4.00. POSTAGE TO EUROPE IS £14.95 BY TRACKED AIRMAIL. POSTAGE TO REST OF THE WORLD £PLEASE ASK. I WILL ALWAYS COMBINE POSTAFE FOR MULTIPLE PURCHASES. READ MY FEEDBACK AND BID WITH CONFIDENCE! I USE THE RECORD COLLECTOR GRADING SYSTEM BUT GRADING ITEMS THAT ARE DECADES OLD IS A SUBJECTIVE PROCESS...IF YOU DISAGREE WITH MY GRADING THAT IS FINE OR IF THERE ARE ANY OTHER PROBLEMS PLEASE CONTACT ME BEFORE LEAVING FEEDBACK AND I GUARANTEE TO RESOLVE THEM TO YOUR TOTAL SATISFACTION.
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