CAPTAIN BEEFHEART - TROUT MASK REPLICA Frank Zappa UK Reprise Press

	£		26
	$		34

CAPTAIN BEEFHEART

TROUT MASK REPLICA

REPRISE records

UK Press

 Machined matrices: A1 B1 C1 D1

 This is a keeper/museum condition copy. If you need this album, this is the ultimate copy to go for as a reference copy.

Trout Mask Replica is the third album by Captain Beefheart and his Magic Band, released in June 1969. Produced by Beefheart's friend and former schoolmate Frank Zappa, it was originally released as a double album on Zappa's Straight Records label. Combining elements of blues, avant-garde, free jazz and other genres of American music, the album is regarded as an important work of experimental music and a major influence on genres such as alternative rock, progressive rock, math rock and post-punk.

Most of Trout Mask Replica was recorded in March 1969 at Whitney Studios in Los Angeles, California. The lineup of The Magic Band at this time consisted of Bill Harkleroad and Jeff Cotton on guitar, Mark Boston on bass guitar, Victor Hayden on bass clarinet, and John French on drums and percussion. Beefheart played several brass and woodwind instruments (including saxophone,musette, and hunting horn) and contributed most of the vocal parts, and Zappa and members of the band provided occasional vocals and narration. The well-rehearsed Magic Band recorded all instrumental tracks for Trout Mask Replica in a single six-hour recording session; Van Vliet's vocal and horn tracks were laid down over the next few days. Upon release in the US, Trout Mask Replica sold poorly and failed to chart. It was more successful in the UK, where it spent a week on the charts, at #21

 Gatefold Sleeve:  EX++ to NM.  The best copy you will ever find of this sleeve. Perfectly flat without any wear, even the edges are perfect!!! The opening is super crisp. the spine is 100%. A light crease on the corner, hardly visible. An outstanding example of this stunning album and the very best I have ever come across!!!!

Vinyl:  NM.  All four surfaces retain their original deep, glossy sheen. A SUPERB VINYL COPY WHICH WILL PROVE HARD TO BETTER!!! Indeed, it has barely been played if at all! There are NO spindle traces at all!! The whole LP sounds absolutely stunning and plays to an extremely high standard with superb clarity, no groove-wear and no distortion and is very strictly graded a strong NM for audio and visual appearance - outstanding superb copy without any crackle or static!! I have played this on my very revealing setup with a Linn Sondek cartridge and thoroughly enjoyed it. An assured upgrade for all collectors. Of course, NO skips, NO jumps, NO ticks, No crackle..

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***This is a unique prime investment opportunity!!! Finding this classic album in any condition at all is nearly impossible!!! This is  a great and seriously collectable super album!!  You will buy into a piece of  superb prog history.*** 

This is a unique investment opportunity!!! The next prog album to go completely through the roof. Finding this album in any condition at all is nearly impossible so late in the day. Get this while you still can. This value of the album is only going to go one way ... up and up ... until it will be totally unavailable at all for a reasonable price.

Important : International postage will be registered and insured if over GBP 20.00.  Please wait for my invoice before paying. Postage will be according to Royal Mail rates. Postage is NOT a money spinning exercise for me.

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