CAPTAIN BEEFHEART AND HIS MAGIC BAND TROUT MASK REPLICA STRAIGHT LABEL STS 1053

	£		51
	$		68

 TROUT MASK REPLICA
CAPTAIN BEEFHEART                               & HIS MAGIC BAND            

ORIGINAL 1969 UK 1ST PRESS ON THE STRAIGHT LABEL, WITH EX/EX+ AUDIO !!!!
THIS IS 'CAPTAIN BEEFHEART AND HIS MAGIC BAND' AND THEIR 3rd ALBUM RELEASED ON JUNE 16th 1969, AND IN THE TOP 500 GREATEST ALBUMS OF ALL TIME !!!! CAPTAIN BEEFHEART WAS FROM GLENDALE, CALIFORNIA, AND HAD A MASSIVE INFLUENCE ON THE MUSIC WHICH FOLLOWED IN THE 70's AND INTO THE FUTURE. I MUST ADMIT, YOU EITHER LIKE HIS MUSIC, OR YOU DO NOT LIKE IT, WHICH IS WHAT MAKES HIM SO UNIQUE, AND THIS ORIGINAL UK 1ST PRESS ON THE STRAIGHT LABEL IS HIGHLY COLLECTABLE, AND COMES FROM MY TREASURED PERSONAL VINYL COLLECTION !!!!
PLEASE BE AWARE I WILL BE AWAY FROM 3rd AUGUST UNTIL 10th AUGUST, SO THERE WILL BE NO ONE HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MIGHT HAVE. ALL THE AUCTION LISTINGS WILL FINISH AFTER I GET BACK, So good news, i will be home when the auctions finishes, so i can ship your LP, thank you !!!! 
DISCLAIMER :: ALL MY LP'S LISTED ON THIS SITE ARE ORIGINAL AND NOT FAKE OR COUNTERFEIT, AND ARE SOLD IN GOOD FAITH. THEY WERE BOUGHT ON THE DATE OF ISSUE. THANK YOU !!

THIS IS AN ORIGINAL 1969 UK 1ST PRESS  :: STS 1053 A1 :: STS 1053 B1 :: STS 1053 C1 :: STS 1053 D1  .

ON THE FIRST PRESS STRAIGHT LABEL ::  STS 1053 .

COVER ::  ORIGINAL 1ST PRESS GATEFOLD, PRINTED AND MADE BY THE E. J DAY GROUP, LONDON AND BEDFORD. FOR SOME UNKNOWN REASON IT IS VERY HARD TO FIND THIS ORIGINAL GATEFOLD, IN GREAT CONDITION, AND SO THIS ONE SADLY IS LIKE MOST. THE SPINE AND EDGES ARE SOLID, WITH SHELF WEAR ALONG THE SPINE, TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES. THERE IS ALSO SOME RING WEAR ON THE FRONT AND BACK, WITH THE OPENING EDGES STILL SHARP. INSIDE THE GATEFOLD VERY NICE WITH NO ISSUES, BUT I THINK IT IS BEST TO LOOK AT THE FRONT AND BACK PHOTOS, FOR A FAR BETTER VISUAL DESCRIPTION. ALTHOUGH INSIDE THE GATEFOLD IS VERY NICE, DUE TO MAINLY THE FRONT, I AM GOING TO HAVE TO GRADE  :: VG .   

VINYLS  ::  THE VINYL PLAYS SUPERB, WITH NO ISSUES, AND AWAY FROM BRIGHT LIGHT THE VINYL LOOKS VERY NICE....

VISUALLY UNDER BRIGHT LIGHT, THERE ARE A FEW COSMETIC SLEEVE REMOVAL SPIDER WEB THREAD ULTRA FINE LINES AND A COUPLE OF SMALL AND MEDIUM SIZED HARMLESS COSMETIC HAIRLINES, AND A SMALL MORE NOTICEABLE COSMETIC HAIRLINE ON TRACK 4 ON SIDE 2, A VERY TINY SLIGHTLY FEELABLE MARK IN THE MIDDLE OF TRACK 1 ON SIDE 4, AND A SLIGHTLY FEELABLE HAIRLINE ON TRACK 5 ON SIDE 3, WHICH WILL BE EXPLAINED IN THE AUDIO DESCRIPTION BELOW, THANK YOU.

ALL I HEARD WAS ....

ON SIDE 1 :: JUST TWO FAINT TICKS AT THE START OF TRACK 5 .

ON SIDE 2 :: JUST THREE FAINT TICKS AT THE VERY START OF TRACK 1 .

ON SIDE 3 :: THERE ARE A COUPLE OF FAINT TICKS AT THE START AND A COUPLE MORE AT THE END OF TRACK 5, WHERE THAT SLIGHTLY FEELABLE HAIRLINE IS AS MENTIONED ABOVE.

ON TRACK 6, THERE ARE TWO FAINT TICKS AT THE START, AND ONE SINGLE FAINT TICK AT THE VERY END .

ON SIDE 4 :: THERE IS ONE SINGLE FAINT TICK ON THE RUN IN, AND SIX FAINT TICKS AND TWO LIGHT POPS IN THE MIDDLE OF TRACK 1, CAUSED BY THAT SLIGHTLY FEELABLE MARK AS DESCRIBED ABOVE.

AS ALWAYS WHAT IS NOT MENTIONED PLAYS SUPERB WITH NOTHING TO REPORT !!!!

NOW THIS IS A BIT DIFFICULT TO GIVE A SINGLE AUDIO GRADE, SO I AM GOING TO SPLIT THE AUDIO GRADE, TO GIVE YOU A BETTER IDEA OF HOW THE AUDIO SOUNDS...

ALL TRACKS ON SIDE 1, AND ALL TRACKS ON SIDE 2, ALL TRACKS ON SIDE 3 (NOT INCLUDING TRACK 5), AND ALL TRACKS ON SIDE 4 (NOT INCLUDING TRACK 1), I WOULD GRADE THE AUDIO  ::  EX+ .

TRACK 5 ON SIDE 2, I WOULD GRADE THE AUDIO  ::  VG/VG+ . 

TRACK 1 ON SIDE 4, I WOULD GRADE THE AUDIO  ::  VG/VG+ . 

LABELS  ::  NICE AND CLEAN, JUST A COUPLE OF FAINT SPINDLE LINES AT THE CENTRE, SEEN UNDER BRIGHT LIGHT  ::  EX/EX+ .

ORIGINAL INNERS :: NO WRITING, OR SPLITS, AND JUST SOME AGEING, AND THE VINYL WILL COME IN A NEW POLYLINED INNERS ALONG WITH THE ORIGINALS  ::  VG/VG+ . 

WHAT AN ALBUM THIS IS, VERY UNIQUE, AND PLAYS REALLY WELL, AND AS DESCRIBED, WITH NO STATIC, CRACKLE, JUMPS, SKIPS, OR STICKS !!!!  THANK YOU AS ALWAYS FOR YOUR TIME !!! ROSE .

TAKE CARE AND BE SAFE !!!!

IMPORTANT   I ALWAYS POST THE NEXT DAY, APART IF IT FALLS ON A SUNDAY. PLEASE READ THE POSTAGE LABEL FOR THE DATE OF POSTING, AND YOU WILL SEE IT WAS POSTED ON TIME. IT IS THE POSTAL SERVICES AT FAULT, AND NOT MINE, AND DUE TO THIS I HAVE LOST MY 5 STAR POSTAGE RATING. THANK YOU !!!

IMPORTANT SHIPPING COSTS INFORMATION BELOW

FOR SHIPPING COSTS OVERSEAS, PLEASE LOOK AT MY POSTAGE JUST ABOVE THE PAYMENT OPTIONS, JUST TO THE RIGHT OF THE MAIN PHOTO ON THE LISTING, AND CLICK ON...SEE DETAILS...AND THEN TYPE IN YOUR COUNTRY, THANK YOU. 

 I ALWAYS PACK WITH EXTRA STIFF CARD, BUBBLE WRAP, AND PROTECTED CORNERS !!!

ALSO FOR OVERSEAS I ALSO PACK VERY WELL WITH THE ABOVE MENTIONED PROTECTION FOR YOUR ALBUMS SAFETY IN SHIPPING, SO SINGLE ALBUMS WILL WEIGH OVER 500gms WHICH COSTS A LITTLE BIT MORE THAN UNDER 500gms, BUT I AM SURE YOU WOULD LIKE TO GET YOUR ALBUM IN THE SAME CONDITION AS WHEN I PACKED IT !!! IF IT FALLS BELOW 500gms, I WILL REFUND YOU THE DIFFERENCE.

                  I COMBINE SHIPPING, SO PLEASE ASK FOR PRICES!!!!

 PLEASE E MAIL ME FIRST IF YOU ARE UNSURE ABOUT SHIPPING COSTS

ANY QUESTIONS PLEASE ASK, THANKYOU.

IF YOU HAVE TIME, PLEASE CHECK OUT MY OTHER LISTINGS, YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT YOU MIGHT FIND !!!!!

VINYL WILL BE PACKED SEPARATE FROM COVER IN PLASTIC SLEEVES, AND WILL BE PACKED BULLET AND POSTMAN PROOF.

[[[[PLEASE NOTE IT IS £3.95 P&P ONLY IF YOU LIVE IN THE UK]]]] 

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IF IN THE VERY UNLIKELY CIRCUMSTANCES THAT YOU ARE NOT HAPPY WITH YOUR ALBUM PLEASE LET ME KNOW AND I WILL REFUND YOU. BUT I KNOW YOU WILLBE HAPPY !!!

 THANKYOU AGAIN FOR YOUR TIME AND GOOD LUCK IF YOU DECIDE TO BID.