THE CAN Monster Movie 1969 UK UA RARE 1st PRESSING w/EXCEPTIONALLY CLEAN SOUND
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271
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£ 271
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Jan 12, 2015
Sold Date
Jan 5, 2015
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£ 20
Start price
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Great Britain
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Description
THE CAN Monster Movie 1969 UK UA RARE 1st PRESSING w/EXCEPTIONALLY CLEAN SOUND
THE CANMonster Movie
Made In A Castle With Better Equipment
UK UNITED ARTISTS (UAS 29094) FIRST PRESSING (December 1969) OF CAN'S DEBUT
EXCELLENT COPY OF THIS RARE UK ORIGINAL
PRESSED WITH THE FIRST ISSUE ORANGE/MAGENTA UA LABELS
MATRIX: UAS 29094 A-1 / UAS 29094 B-1
MOTHERS/STAMPERS: 1/A and 1/G
THE RECORD IS HOUSED IN THE ORIGINAL FRONT LAMINATED SLEEVE "Printed in England by MacNeill Press Ltd. London”
COMPLETE WITH THE ORIGINAL POLY-LINED INNER SLEEVE DATE CODED '099' (September 1969)
Monster Movie is the debut album of the German rock band Can, recorded and released in 1969. It brings together elements of psychedelic rock, blues, free jazz, world music and other styles, the influence of the Velvet Underground being particularly obvious on the opening track "Father Cannot Yell". The use of improvisation, experimentation, editing and layering of sounds set a standard for Can's subsequent albums in the early 1970s, which were seminal to the freewheeling avant-garde style dubbed "krautrock" by the British music press.
After the release of their first two singles in 1968, Can had produced an album entitled Prepared to Meet Thy Pnoom, which no record company agreed to release (recordings were eventually released on LP in 1981 as part of Delay 1968). Monster Movie was Can's attempt at a more accessible record. The album is credited to "The Can", a name suggested by vocalist Malcolm Mooney and adopted by democratic vote. Previously the band had been known as "Inner Space", which later became the name of their purpose-built recording studio. Some copies of the LP bore the subtitle "Made in a castle with better equipment", referring to Schloss Nörvenich, the 14th-century castle in North Rhine-Westphalia where the band recorded from 1968-69.
The 20-minute jam "Yoo Doo Right" was pared down from 6 hours' taping, while the lyrics of "Mary, Mary So Contrary" riff off of Mary, Mary, Quite Contrary, a popular English nursery rhyme.
Monster Movie was the only Can album on which Malcolm Mooney performed all of the vocals until Rite Time, 20 years later
Side 1:
Father Cannot Yell (7:01)
Mary, Mary, So Contrary (6:16)
Outside My Door (4:06)
Side 2:
Yoo Doo Right (20:14)
LABELS: EXCELLENT+
Clean, bright labels which show spindle rash but are otherwise unmarked
VINYL Visual: EXCELLENT+
Both surfaces retain their original deep glossy sheen and are practically unmarked with just one tiny scratch on Side One which I didn't even notice until I played the record
VINYL Audio: EXCELLENT/EXCELLENT+
Lovely copy which plays beautifully with little to fault - just the small scratch on the first track causing about half a dozen background clicks (during a louder section - nothing I found intrusive) but nothing else to fault the fantastic sound quality which is exceptionally clean on the quieter sections
SLEEVE: EXCELLENT
The front laminated surface has a deep, unrubbed glossy sheen and all edges are crisp and sharp. The back is untreated and mostly black so it displays light ring but no other marks. There are some soft shop creases to the spine but all text is clear and bold - overall, a fine example
POST & PACKING:
A PROTECTIVE POLY SLEEVE, NEW INNER SLEEVE WITH ANTI-STATIC LINER, 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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