CAPTAIN BEEFHEART & HIS MAGIC BAND Trout Mask Replica

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  CAPTAIN BEEFHEART & HIS MAGIC BAND Trout Mask Replica








A VG PLUS ORIGINAL TWO LP SET ON STRAIGHT RECORDS STS 1053

FROM 1969 IN STEREO AND WITH GATEFOLD COVER AS SHOWN

PRODUCED BY FRANK ZAPPA AND RECORDED BY DICK KUNC

WITH THE ORIGINAL BLACK INNER SLEEVE FROM STRAIGHT RECORDS

28 TRACKS ON FOUR SIDES INCLUDE FROWNLAND, THE DUST BLOWS FORWARD, DACHAU BLUES, ELLA GURU, HAIR PIE MAKE 1, MOONLIGHT ON VERMONT, PACHUCO CADAVER, BILLS CORPSE, SWEET SWEET BULBS, NEON MEATE DREAM OF OCTAFISH, CHINA PIG, MY HUMAN GETS ME BLUES, DALI'S CAR, HAIR PIE BAKE 2, PENA, WELL, WHEN BIG JOAN SETS UP, FALLIN' DITCH, SUGAR ' SPIKES, ANT MAN BEE, ORANGE CLAW HAMMER, WILD LIFE, SHE'S TOO MUCH FOR MY MIRROR, HOBO CHANG BA, THE BLIMP, STEAL SOFTLY THRU SNOW, OLD FART AT PLAY, VETERAN'S DAY POPPY

THE GATEFOLD COVER STOCK WITH LIGHT RUB AND RING WEAR AND AGE DISCOLORATION. CORNERS WITH SMALL ROUGH SPOTS AND OUTER LAYER LOSSES ON POINT.

VIRGIN SPINDLE HOLE THREE SIDES. SIDE TWO HOLE WITH A LIGHT RUB MARK. THE HIGH LUSTER VINYL BLANKS APPEAR TO HAVE NOT BEEN PLAYED, MUCH LESS TOUCHED, BEFORE NOW. UNDER BRIGHT ANGLED LIGHT AND ASSIDUOUS EXAMINATION A FEW LIGHT SURFACE RUB AND PLAY MARKS. I'VE TEST PLAYED THIS LP ON THE VPI TURNTABLE AND PROFESSIONAL SOUND SYSTEM AND IT WAS A WONDERFUL PLAY WITHOUT NOTICE OF THE ABOVE AND SOUNDED MINT MINUS HERE.

RARELY SEEN LP WHICH NOW FETCHES 100 PLUS WHEN SEEING THE LIGHT OF DAY

PLEASE NOTE THE VINYL DESCRIPTION IS ONLY A VISUAL INSPECTION UNLESS OTHERWISE MENTIONED. HERE IS A FEW WORDS ABOUT MY GRADING SYSTEM AND IS IN ADDITION TO ANYTHING WRITTEN ABOVE: ALL RECORDS ARE VISUALLY GRADED AND THE RED GRADE ABOVE REFERS ONLY TO THE STATE OF VINYL......YOU PLAY THE VINYL AND NOT THE COVER....COVER IS NOTED SEPARATELY. IF I'VE TEST PLAYED AN LP IT WILL BE NOTED. MINT INDICATES PRISTINE VINYL WITHOUT ANY MARKS ON THE VINYL BLANK. MINT MINUS MAY CONTAIN A FEW VERY LIGHT SURFACE RUB MARKS FROM HANDLING & SLEEVE WEAR OR A FEW PLAYS. IF YOU ARE A REAL VINYL AFICIONADO AND COLLECTOR YOU'LL KNOW THAT EVEN A FACTORY SEALED LP OCCASIONALLY HAS SOME LIGHT RUB OR SLEEVE MARKS FROM TRANSPORT AND SHELVING. ANYTHING IN THE VG CATEGORY WOULD CONTAIN SOME LIGHT AND FINE SURFACE PLAY LINES AND EVIDENCE OF PLAY WEAR THAT IS EASILY SEEN. SELDOM IS ANYTHING OFFERED IN THE "G" STATE.

FROM THE ALLMUSIC.COM WEBSITE:
Review
by Steve Huey
Trout Mask Replica is Captain Beefheart's masterpiece, a fascinating, stunningly imaginative work that still sounds like little else in the rock & roll canon. 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, » Read more

AND, LASTLY, PLEASE DO REMEMBER SOUND QUALITY IS AFFECTED BY WHAT THE VINYL IS PLAYED ON! IF YOUR STEREO SYSTEM HAS BEEN CAREFULLY CHOSEN AND ASSEMBLED FOR IT'S AURAL QUALITIES AND YOU PERFORM BASIC MAINTENANCE LIKE CLEANING YOUR VINYL, CLEANING THE NEEDLE AFTER EACH PLAY, AND REPLACING THE CARTRIDGE WHEN NEEDED, YOUR LPS SHOULD SOUND QUITE GOOD.

PLEASE READ THE FINE PRINT CONDITIONS OF SALE:
PRICE: VALUES ARE ASSIGNED ACCORDING TO MARKET AVAILABILITY, RARITY AND BY MY EXPERIENCE IN THE BUSINESS FOR 25 YEARS AND NOT A PRICE GUIDE OR ANY OTHER STANDARD.

PAYMENT: PAYPAL ONLY ACCEPTED AND SHOULD BE MADE WITHIN 24 HOURS OF SALE END (IF YOU BID ON SOMETHING YOU SHOULD BE PREPARED TO PAY FOR IT). IF PAYING BY PAYPAL E-CHECK PLEASE ADVISE BEFORE BIDDING. I like to ship your records out within 2-3 days of payment, so using PAYPAL gets the records to you ASAP and concludes the transaction. Contact me after the auction if your PAYPAL payment will be delayed so I know what's going on. IF YOU DO NOT CONTACT ME AN UNPAID REMINDER WILL BE FILED WITH EBAY ON THE 4TH DAY. FOUR DAYS AFTER THAT WITHOUT COMMUNICATION FROM YOU WILL RESULT IN THE SALE BEING CANCELLED AND THE ITEM RELISTED.

SHIPPING: ALL LPS ARE SHIPPED WITH A NEW PLASTIC OUTER SLEEVE SURROUNDED BY 2 NEW CORRUGATED PACKING SQUARES(50 cents each) INSIDE A NEW CORRUGATED LP MAILER($1.50 each) WITH FRAGILE STICKERS OUTSIDE TO ENSURE THE LP ARRIVES JUST AS IT LEFT AND THAT IS $2.50 BESIDES POSTAGE!

INTERNATIONAL BUYERS PLEASE NOTE: IMPORT DUTIES, TAXES AND CHARGES ARE NOT INCLUDED IN THE ITEM PRICE OR SHIPPING CHARGES. THESE CHARGES ARE THE BUYERS RESPONSIBILITY. PLEASE CHECK WITH YOUR COUNTRY'S CUSTOMS OFFICE TO DETERMINE WHAT THESE ADDITIONAL COSTS WILL BE PRIOR TO BIDDING/BUYING. WE SHIP IN A TIMELY MANNER WITHIN A FEW DAYS OF YOUR PAYMENT. WE ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DELAYS DUE TO CUSTOMS OR YOUR LOCAL POSTAL SERVICE.

YOUR SATISFACTION: Your positive feedback and excellent seller rating of 5 in each category is very important to me. I try to give as much detail as possible about appearance and condition. Should your purchase not meet your expectations please contact me before leaving feedback and detailed seller rating. YOUR SATISFACTION IS OF PRIME IMPORTANCE TO ME. Do you know how the Ebay Seller Ratings System works? Did you know that even a 4 rating is a bad rating for a seller? With most rating systems of 1 to 5(highest), you would expect a "4" to be a very good rating and a "5" to be an excellent/highest rating. You purchase an item on Ebay and the product, service, communications or fees were very good but not great. You give the seller all 4's thinking this is very good.(Most rating systems equate 1=lowest, 2=fair, 3=good, 4=very good, 5=highest). Unfortunately this is not how it works on EBAY as of May 2008. ONLY A "5" IS A GOOD RATING. The lowest acceptable average for each category is 4.6; below that a seller receives a "NEEDS WORK" and their standings in the listings are lowered. SURPRISING BUT TRUE AND SEEMINGLY UNFAIR.

PLEASE VISIT MY EBAY STORE FOR OTHER RARE AND COLLECTABLE VINYL PAYMENT IS EXPECTED WITHIN 24 HOURS OF SALE TIME. DOMESTIC: FREE MEDIA MAIL SHIPPING WITH DELIVERY CONFIRMATION INCLUDED. FOREIGN: 2 LPS ARE $22, 3-$26.50, 4-$31. TO OBTAIN THOSE DISCOUNTS YOU WILL HAVE TO CHECKOUT EACH LP AND PAY THE $17.50 SHIPPING. UPON RECEIPT OF YOUR PAYPAL PAYMENT, THE DIFFERENCE WILL BE REFUNDED TO REFLECT THE ABOVE SHIPPING DISCOUNTS. FIVE LPS REQUIRE PRIORITY & THE COST DOUBLES.  335 (GS 5.5 (335))