CAPTAIN BEEFHEART TROUT MASK REPLICA 1969 UK 1ST PRESS STRAIGHT LABEL EX AUDIO

	£		31
	$		41

TROUT MASK REPLICA
CAPTAIN BEEFHEART                          & HIS MAGIC BAND

THIS IS THE AMAZING AND OFTEN CALLED CRAZY 3rd ALBUM FROM, CAPTAIN BEEFHEART AND HIS MAGIC BAND WHO WERE FORMED IN AMERICA IN 1964, AND THEIR 3rd STUDIO ALBUM RELEASED IN JUNE 1969. THEIR MUSIC IS PRETTY UNIQUE, AND IS A MIXTURE, OF GARAGE ROCK, FREE JAZZ, EXPERIMENTAL ROCK, AVANT GARDE AND BLUES, SO A GREAT MIXTURE FOR A VERY UNIQUE DOUBLE ALBUM !!!! THIS RARE ORIGINAL UK 1ST PRESS IS FROM MY PERSONALL VINYL COLLECTION, AND PLAYS WITH NO NASTY AUDIO ISSUES AS YOU WILL SEE BELOW !!!!
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 !!
BEFORE YOU READ ON, I WOULD JUST LIKE TO MENTION ABOUT SHIPPING. DUE TO THE TERRIBLE VIRUS, THERE IS UNCERTAINTY IN WHAT IS GOING TO HAPPEN NEXT, AND SHIPPING COULD BE AFFECTED. I AM CONTINUING TO LIST, AND SHIP AS USUAL. IF YOU HAVE WON ANY LP'S, AND I AM UNABLE TO SHIP I WILL KEEP THEM VERY SAFE, AND SHIP WHEN THINGS ARE BACK TO NORMAL. TAKE CARE AND BE EXTRA SAFE, AND IF YOU HAVE AN QUESTIONS, PLEASE ASK ME, THANK YOU, ROSE . 

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

ON THE IST PRESS STRAIGHT LABEL  :: 2 STS 1053 .

COVER ::  ORIGINAL 1ST PRESS GATEFOLD , PRINTED AND MADE BY THE E.J. DAY GROUP. LONDON AND BEDFORD, AND A VERY HARD COVER TO FIND IN GREAT CONDITION. NOW THIS COVER IS VERY SOLID, WITH SOLID SPINE AND EDGES, BUT THERE IS LIGHT SHELF WEAR ALONG THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES, AND SOME LIGHT RUB ON THE OUTER DGES OF THE SPINE EDGE. THE OPENING EDGES ARE STILL SHARP, AND NO ISSUES INSIDE THE GATEFOLD. THERE IS SOME RING WEAR ON THE FRONT, AND SOME ALSO ON THE BACK, SEEN ONLY WHEN THE COVER IS ANGLED A CERTAIN WAY, AND SOME TINY FAINT SPOT STAINS ON THE BACK BOTTOM LEFT CORNER, AGAIN SEEN WHEN THE COVER IS ANGLED A CERTAIN WAY UNDER LIGHT. SO NO SPLITS OR WRITING BUT THE FRONT DOES LET THE COVER DOWN A BIT AS YOU CAN SEE IN THE PHOTOS. OVER ALL I WOULD GRADE  :: GOOD+/VG- .

VINYLS ::  LOVELY AUDIO BUT THERE ARE A FEW FAINT TICKS, AND A BIT OF FAINT TO LIGHT STATIC ON A COUPLE OF TRACKS, NOTHING NASTY AND I WILL EXPLAIN BELOW. VISUALLY AWAY FROM BRIGHT LIGHT BOTH VINYLS LOOK FINE, SO ALWAYS A VERY GOOD SIGN THAT THERE ARE NO NASTY FEELABLE MARKS OR SCRATCHES, SO JUST SOME COSMETIC SLEEVE REMOVAL SPIDER WEB THREAD ULTRA FINE LINES, AND A FEW VARIOUS SIZED COSMETIC HAIRLINES, WHICH ARE NOTHING TO WORRY ABOUT. 

NOW THERE ARE 6 TRACKS ON SIDE 1,  7 TRACKS ON SIDE 2,  7 TRACKS ON SIDE 3, AND 8 TRACKS ON SIDE 4.

TO BE HONEST IT WOULD BE TOTALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO GIVE AN OVER ALL AUDIO GRADE AS EACH SIDE PLAYS DIFFERENT, SO I WILL DESCRIBED AND GRADE EACH SIDE INDIVIDUALLY. AS THERE ARE LOTS OF TRACKS I THINK IT WILL BE QUICKER TO JUST DESCRIBE THE TRACKS THAT HAVE SOME SORT OF AN AUDIO ISSUE, SO PLEASE REMEMBER THE TRACKS NOT MENTIONED PLAY SUPERB >>>>>> 

SIDE 1 :: TRACK 2 :: HAS TWO FAINT TICKS AT THE START, THEN THE ODD FAINT TICK AS IT IS A QUIET TRACK . 

TRACK 5 :: HAS FIVE FAINT TICKS AT THE START AND THREE IN THE MIDDLE .

SIDE 2 :: PLAYS SUPERB .

SIDE 3 :: TRACK 1 :: HAS A COUPLE OF FAINT TICKS AT THE START .

TRACK 2 :: HAS FIVE FAINT TICKS AT THE START AND A BIT OF FAINT STATIC, AND SOME BITS OF FAINT STATIC HERE AND THERE .

TRACK 3 :: HAS SOME LIGHT STATIC IN PLACES .

SIDE 4 :: TRACK 1 :: HAS FIVE FAINT TICKS AT THE START, AND THEN THE ODD FAINT TICK .

THERE ARE TWO LIGHT TICKS AT THE VERY END INTO THE RUN OFFS ON THE LAST TRACK .

SO NOT A GREAT DEAL GOING ON, AND THE MAIN THING IS THERE IS NOTHING LOUD AND INTRUSIVE, SO FOR THE AUDIO GRADES >>>>

SIDE 1   AUDIO GRADE :: VG+/EX- .

SIDE 2  AUDIO GRADE ::  EX+/NEAR MINT .

SIDE 3   AUDIO GRADE :: VG+ .

SIDE 4 AUDIO GRADE ::  EX .

IT IS SO DIFFICULT, WHEN THERE ARE SO MANY TRACKS, WITH SO MANY DIFFERENT THINGS GOING ON. I HAVE BEEN AS HONEST AS I POSSIBLY CAN, WHICH I THINK IS A FAR BETTER WAY OF JUST GRADING THE BOTH VINYLS WITH ONE SINGLE GRADE, AS THEN YOU WOULD NOT KNOW WHAT TO EXPECT WHEN THE VINYLS TURN UP AT YOUR HOME, AND THEN ONTO YOUR RECORD PLAYER !!!!

LABELS :: LOVELY CLEAN CONDITION :: EX/EX+ .

POLYLINED INNERS ::  NO SPLITS OR WRITING, NICE AND CLEAN  :: EX .

YES A WONDERFUL ALBUM WITH THAT VERY UNIQUE SOUND THAT ONLY 'CAPTAIN BEEFHEART' HAS. PLAYS AS DESCRIBED, AND COMES IN A SOLID ORIGINAL GATEFOLD, AND AGAIN AS DESCRIBED, WITH LOVELY CLEAN SOLID INNERS !!!! THANK YOU AS ALWAYS FOR YOUR TIME !! ROSE.

£2.99 START PRICE AND NO RESERVE !!!!

MERRY CHRISTMAS !!!!

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 £3.85 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.