CAPTAIN BEEFHEART"TROUT MASK REPLICA".1969 STRAIGHT DOUBLE LP-NEAR MINT+GATEFOLD
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ATTENTION CAPTAIN BEEFHEART AND CLASSIC PROGRESSIVE/PSYCHEDELIC ROCK ALBUM COLLECTORS AS WELL AS CONDITION UPGRADERS-DIRECT FROM A VERY CAREFUL COLLECTOR WHO BARELY PLAYED HIS RECORDS! HERE IS AN ORIGINAL 1ST EDITION OF A CLASSIC 1969 CBS PRESSED STRAIGHT LABELS 1ST EDITION OF THE ESSENTIAL DOUBLE ALBUM BY CAPTAIN BEEFHEART AND HIS MAGIC BAND: "TROUT MASK REPLICA" PRODUCED BY FRANK ZAPPA WHOSE INFLUENCE IS THERE FOR SURE! THIS PROJECT WAS A MODEST SELLER IN THE UK NOT QUITE MAKING THE TOP 20 ON A VERY SHORT CHART RUN. IT FAILED TO CHART IN THE USA.ORIGINAL UK COPIES VERY HARD TO FIND IN 2014 ESPECIALLY AS GOOD AS THIS SUPERB EXAMPLE! CBS PRESSED STRAIGHT STS 1053 STEREO MIXES(THERE WERE NO MONO ISSUES). IT HAS THE EARLIEST POSSIBLE A1/B1/C1/D1 MATRIXES! LATER REPRESSES WERE ON DIFFERENT LABELS!
PLEASE SEE ALL OF MY PHOTOS TO SEE BOTH LABELS AS WELL AS BOTH SIDES OF THE GATEFOLD COVER WHICH APART FROM SOME SLIGHT RING WEAR IS VERY CLEAN WITH NO WRITING,RIPS OR REPAIRS.AN EASY TO READ SPINE UNLIKE MOST COVERS THAT TURN UP!
THE DISCS HAVE THICK VINYL WITH GLEAMING SURFACES! NO SURFACE MARKS WHATSOEVER! I STRUGGLED TO HEAR ANY SURFACE NOISE! NO CLICKS,STICKS OR JUMPS! THERE IS NO SPINDLE WEAR WITH NO LABEL WRITING OR STAINING!
STRICTLY GRADED AS NEAR MINT CONDITION-PLEASE CHECKOUT MY FEEDBACK FOR STRICT GRADING REPORTS ON MANY RARE 1960s ROCK ALBUMS! UNLIKE OTHER SELLERS, I PLAY ALL MY EBAY ITEMS THROUGH TWICE TO ENSURE REALISTIC GRADINGS.BID WITH 100% CONFIDENCE.
HOUSED IN THE ORIGINAL AND CORRECT PLAIN WHITE CURVED EDGES INNER SLEEVES WITH THE "PATENTS APPLIED FOR" CREDITS DENOTING SOME OF THE FIRST EVER PRINTED FOR THE LPs.
THE COVER HAS A COUPLE OF TINY EDGE CREASES BUT NO WRITING,RIPS OR REPAIRS.
A REALISTIC,LOW £40 STARTING PRICE FOR WHAT IS JUST ABOUT THE BEST SET I HAVE EVER FOUND OF THIS MAGNIFICENT AND RARE DOUBLE LP CURRENTLY RATED AS £150 IN THE RECORD COLLECTOR PRICE GUIDE! HIGHLY INFLUENCIAL AND SOUNDING FANTASTIC ON THICK,BASS FILLED VINYL!
MOST WILL REMAIN ON COLLECTORS SHELVES!
THESE ARE LOVELY THICK,FLAT PRESSINGS!
GREAT VOCALS AND GUITARWORK WITH WARM SOUNDING VINYL + AMAZING BASS!
TOTALLY FLAT VINYL! GET IT WHILE YOU CAN!
MOST COPIES THAT WERE SOLD WERE PLAYED A LOT ON POOR EQUIPMENT UNLIKE THIS SET WHICH IS JUST ABOUT THE BEST EXAMPLE YOU ARE LIKELY TO FIND ON EBAY OR ANYWHERE!
YOU'LL LOVE IT FOR YEARS AND HOPEFULLY WILL RETURN TO ME AGAIN!
SUPERB SOUND PLUS THE ADDED ADVANTAGE OF THE BASS THAT CANNOT BE MATCHED ON CD!!
The previous owner was not a smoker and so this item doesn't stink of that dreadful stale smoke!!!!Lovely pressings!! Warm sound!!.
I test on a lightweight pickup of approx 2 grammes and listen with the treble full on and no filtering or mono switch used.
As both a collector and dealer,I AM VERY STRICT ON GRADING but DO CHECKOUT MY FEEDBACK FOR GRADING PROOF!!!! .
I WILL POST ANYWHERE!THICK CARD USED-LOOK AT THE FEEDBACK!
OVERSEAS BUYERS PLEASE NOTE!!! I DO NOT DRAMATICALLY INCREASE POSTAGE ON SEVERAL ITEMS BOUGHT.
Paypal or cheque within 7 days please. Feedback always left. Checkout my feedback of OVER 17,000 comments of my standards and service many from some of the world's most respected collectors and dealers. BID with confidence! Always adding quality Records, cd's and related items to ebay several times a week! Thanks for looking and good luck.
OTHER STYLES OF MUSIC ON EBAY FROM ME-SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE-LOOK NO FURTHER!!!!!
SOME MEGA RARE STUFF ALONGSIDE CHEAPO BARGAINS!!
WHY NOT BUILD UP YOUR COLLECTION IN 2014 WITH ROCKING ERIC? BE A REGULAR BUYER AND GET THE BEST POSSIBLE SERVICE! I AIM TO SATISTY!
BID WITH 100% CONFIDENCE FROM A DEALER THAT OTHER DEALERS LOOK TOWARDS FOR INSPIRATION AND FREQUENTLY COPY!
NO, NOT"IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND"AS STATED OVER AND OVER ELSEWHERE ON EBAY, BUT IN THE NOT TOO DISTANT FUTURE MIGHT WELL BE THE CASE!!
MORE GREAT LPs ENDING FROM ME ON EBAY AT AUCTION WITHIN MINUTES AND HOURS OF THIS DOUBLE ALBUM ENDING.
THERE ARE OTHER ESSENTIAL AND RARE ORIGINAL 1960s AND 1970s LPs FROM ME ON EBAY RIGHT NOW FOR INSTANT SALE WITH MORE TO FOLLOW IN THE NEXT FEW WEEKS AND MONTHS SO KEEP ME IN YOUR FAVOURITES!
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