CAPTAIN BEEFHEART Trout Mask Replica RARE ORIG UK 69 STRAIGHT LPs HARDLY PLAYED.

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Album Title: Trout Mask Replica.

Producer(s): Frank Zappa.

TRACK LIST:

Side 1: Frownland; The Dust Blows Forward ’n’ the Dust Blows Back; Dachau Blues; Ella Guru; Hair Pie: Bake 1; Moonlight on Vermont.

Side 2: Pachuco Cadaver; Bill’s Corpse; Sweet Sweet Bulbs; Neon Meate Dream of a Octafish; China Pig; My Human Gets Me Blues; Dali’s Car.

Side 3: Hair Pie: Bake 2; Pena; Well; When Big Joan Sets Up; Fallin’ Ditch; Sugar ’n’ Spikes; Ant Man Bee.

Side 4: Orange Claw Hammer; Wild Life; She’s to Much For My Mirror; Hobo Chang Ba; The Blimp; Steal Softly Thru Snow; Old Fart at Play; Veteran’s Day Poppy.

Cat Number: STS 1053.

Label/Format/Information: Straight – all have matt, smooth surfaces.

Label Conditions: All four are are superb: fresh, clean and highly attractive with any spindle traces tiny, few and faint. Let’s not be coy about this: an album bought by a number of curious record buyers of the time, but many found it impossible to listen too, thus original copies can be found in either lovely clean, hardly played condition, or conversely, many played it to destruction. I am glad to state, the owner of this one barely played it all which is great news for modern-day collectors wishing to experience on of rock’s most remarkable albums.

Mode / Speed: Stereo / 33.3 rpm.

Weight of these Records: 112 / 120 grams. Straight records had very variable weights, one here below average, the other more typical.

Country of Manufacture: England.

Rarity: First-pressed UK Straight originals are scarce and quite elusive. Only the more adventurous of record collectors would have bought this album, or simply the curious - I guess the cover would have attracted a few buyers and the Zappa link possibly helped. But this record was far too advanced and weird for most, and even today it is still widely debated and causes divided opinion. Straight Records were not always the best of pressings, this pair sound superb with very little unwanted at all, the total lack of crackle a huge plus. Mention has to be made of the cover: this is one of the most wear-prone made and is rarely seen devoid of significant wear, especially ringwear which is nigh-on impossible to avoid – even my own prized copy has a little. Most-all are rife with heavy, penetrating ringwear and rubbing. In this respect, this one has fared quite well with any quite light, and put into context, very light. I have not seen too many better than this as a UK ‘Day’ original. Both records are exceptional and lead you directly into the wonderful world of this, arguably the greatest, most bizarre and ‘out-there’ album ever issued.

Matrix Nos: STS 1053 A1 / STS 1053 B1 / STS 1053 C1 / STS 1053 D1 [all punched, clear and pronounced] All four sides carry ‘A’ mother pressing codes.

The Magic Band: Bizarre by name – bizarre by nature: the Magic Band members were given outlandish names: Zoot Horn Rollo (Bill Harkleroad): glass finger guitar, flute; Antennae Jimmy Semens (Jeff Cotton): Steel-appendage guitar, flesh guitar; Captain Beefheart (Don van Vliet): bass clarinet, tenor sax, soprano sax, simran horn, musette, vocals; The Mascara Snake (Victor Hayden): bass clarinet, vocal; Rockette Morton (Mark Boston): bass and narration; Drumbo (John French), Uncredited on the original album – drums, percussion. Frank Zappa produces and can be heard on dialogue. All songs written by Beefheart.

Uncredited Guests: Doug Moon – guitar on ‘China Pig’; Dick Kunc - speaking voice on ‘She’s Too Much for My Mirror’ (and engineer); Gary ‘Magic’ Marker – bass guitar on ‘Moonlight on Vermont’ and ‘Veteran’s Day Poppy; Frank Zappa – speaking voice on ‘Ella Guru’, ‘The Blimp’, and Pena’; Roy Estrada – bass guitar on ‘The Blimp’; Arthur Tripp III – drums & percussion on ‘The Blimp’; Don Preston – piano on ‘The Blimp’; Ian Underwood and Bunk Gardner – alto and tenor saxophones on ‘The Blimp’; Buzz Gardner – trumpet on ‘The Blimp’.

Brief Artist & Album Info: I am always delighted to offer quite possibly the most brilliantly bizarre album ever made, light years ahead of anything else loosely within it’s field – that said there has never been another album, artist or band quite like Captain Beefheart and his Magic Band and Trout Mask Replica – this is true one-off. When I find ‘worthy’ copies to offer, I don’t mind where they were made or their pressing years – I simply want to offer a top playing copy of one of the most famous records ever issued. To offer a hardly-played original UK Straight example is little short of a privilege. This one including one of the lesser-worn UK covers I have seen and even the original two ‘PATENTS APPLIED FOR’ inner sleeves are hugely impressive. It is these finer detail parts that separate average from exceptional.

“If there has been anything in the history of popular music which could be described as a work of art in a way that people who are involved in other areas of art would understand, then ‘Trout Mask Replica’ is probably that work” – BBC disc jockey John Peel.

Produced by Frank Zappa this extravaganza (arguably) features the best ever Magic Band and actually charted in the UK at 21, but did not enter the American charts at all. This is an album of myth and legend: Don van Vliet, Frank Zappa and The Magic Band entered a rented house, which acted as a studio with a few song ideas and what came out was nothing short of remarkable, even up to this very day. A blend of twisted rock, delta blues and free-form jazz hardly even begins to describe the content. Up until then, van Vliet has never been given the freedom of expression he wanted. His old school-friend Frank Zappa was soon to put that right, as producer on his label, he let him perform his music and ideas exactly the way he wanted, and no stone was left unturned. Guitars thrash, barely in tune and totally off key – all quite deliberate – saxes and winds wail, blowing notes that hardly even exist and Beefheart’s vocals rarely sounded more focused or full-on, allegedly he ‘sang’ in a different room altogether. Musically this is as challenging as ‘rock’ music ever gets and van Vliet’s lyrical genius and crazed disjointed tunes (arguably) never quite sounded this wonderful again. Amongst the playful mayhem there is catchiness and beauty. For those prepared to listen and give it a try, it’s possibly one of the most rewarding musical experiences you can ever imagine. Matt Groening, creator of ‘The Simpsons’ explained in a TV Beefheart documentary some time ago, about his experience of this album, which exactly replicated my own (and I guess others too). He bought this album simply because it was produced by Zappa and thought ‘it must have something going for it’. First play: what the earth was that all about?, ‘the band aren’t even trying’. Undaunted, second play: Still very difficult, but a chink of light. Third Play: things are becoming a little clearer. After around six plays, the genius of Trout Mask Replica kicks-in and gets embedded into the mind. This remains easily in my top five albums ever, I never tire playing it and hearing a super clean vinyl copy is always extra special. The sounds pressed in these very clean UK Straight grooves carry incredible detail and information along with excellent sound quality. Straight pressing were often variable – the wonderful Tim Buckley pair are incredibly difficult to find with clean sound. Few examples will ever play ‘silent’, but this one almost as close as it gets. The stereo imagery and wildness is incredible, remember, this is how Zappa wanted this album to sound as well and nothing beats the vinyl experience. I have to conclude this preamble about this landmark, groundbreaking issue by mentioning the late, great, BBC disc jockey John Peel. It’s now been some time since this great man’s untimely death but his memory will never fade. Arguably and in my opinion, the greatest disc jockey ever, he introduced me to a vast array of varied music over the years and I know for certain this album had a special place in his own collection – he adored van Vliet and his music and Trout Mask Replica in particular, is documented as his favourite album of all time. He often featured tracks on his radio shows. And even though the Captain had long since left the music business, they remained great friends.

“I thought it was the worst thing I’d ever heard. I said to myself, they’re not even trying! It was just a sloppy cacophony. Then I listened to it a couple more times, because I couldn’t believe Frank Zappa could do this to me – and because a double album cost a lot of money. About the third time, I realised they were doing it on purpose; they meant it to sound exactly this way. About the sixth or seventh time, it clicked in, and I thought it was the greatest album I’d ever heard” – Cartoonist and writer Matt Groening (The Simpsons).

It’s been a long matter of debate between collectors and music critics about this album – 28 songs of genius or the greatest musical joke of all time? Well I cannot end the debate – it’s simply a matter of opinion of course, but for me it’s the former. I adore this album (and like Groening, it took me several plays to fully appreciate it). If anyone says they enjoyed this album on first play, I will simply refuse to believe it. Pop music is often instantly likeable, and, equally, often instantly disposable too – sometimes just too easy to like a record on first play and get bored with it very quickly. But Trout Mask Replica is NOT pop music, it’s challenging, inventive, daring and at times difficult, but ultimately rewarding and original – you cannot be bored with this. Hugely complex and I would be certain, very difficult to even play – this Magic Band were very talented musicians and special mention has to be made on John French’s drumming which often holds the entire piece together. An album of legendary status – it even pops up periodically in newspapers and magazines for reassessment and debate – and how many albums ever do that from artists that many still are unfamiliar with? It always features high in most lists of all-time greats, and so it should, but that statistic is made even more remarkable given the fact it’s so weird and light years out of the mainstream. When an album like this can actually still claim a full page re-review in an English Sunday Newspaper some 45 years after issue, that has to tell it’s own story. Rock music has it’s eccentrics and strange characters, often manufactured for fashion or publicity. But van Vliet was genuinely weird, a unique and bizarre character. Most listeners would run a mile or simply switch off on hearing ‘Pena’, ‘Ella Guru’ or ‘Hair Pie’ and most of the others come to that, but they are wrong and you are right. Also one of Zappa’s finest productions, this earliest cut proves that beyond doubt. This UK Straight original encaptures all the fine details, all the weirdness and sounds that make this masterpiece so special. Not all records sound the same – only the earliest pressings offer that real X-Factor in fidelity the audiophile listeners demand, and this one does exactly that. In 2011, the album was even added to the United States National Recording Registry – a massive achievement of recognition for such a piece. If your collection is still missing Trout Mask Replica, it must added and be prepared to be mesmerised – ‘Fast ’n bulbous, got me’!

Cover Grade and Format: NEAR EXCELLENT: (compared to most seen, this is somewhat above average for a first-made cover). An unlaminated gatefold format with matt, smooth surfaces. Also made with very thin card in the UK, hence most are seen VERY tatty with heavy ringwear and rubbing, and few will ever escape – fact – even my own prized copy has it. Printed and made in England by the E. J. Day Group. It has the Straight logo and original Cat. No., so beware of Reprise substitutions that look practically the same bar the new number and imprint. Also included are the original plain inner sleeves, these are lovely condition.

Cover Front: Like the contents inside, a truly unique item. The fish head is not even a trout, it’s a carp. A notoriously difficult cover to find even in decent very good on the ‘standard’ unlaminated versions. As per most, this shows rim arc rubbing at the centrepoint of the edges – fairly light when compared to most seen. More often seen with full full circle ringwear that penetrates deeply into the card, this can really be considered light. Minimal creasing with deep unfaded colour and freshness. Overall, this is a very fine front – “that’s right the Mascara Snake”.

Cover Back: Just look at the Magic Band, possibly the weirdest group in the history of ‘rock’ – and not sure they were even trying to be. This back has little to fault, gentle fine rim rubbing near the top but little else overall. All very impressive, this will take a fair degree of beating.

Cover Inner Gatefold: The inside has hardly anything to fault at all, quite why ‘Drumbo’ (John French) fails to get a credit, I really do not know.

Top Edges: A little light patchy rubbing and both straight.

Bottom Edges: Light to moderate rubbing to these most vulnerable edges.

Right Edges, and Type: Clean and mostly sharp to very sharp with minimal traces of wear, any thickening or burring gentle and light as seen viewed end-on. Records entered on these edges that are guaranteed untrimmed – the entire cover has no enhancements at all.

Spine and Text: Solid, straight with minimal compression, but a moderate tilt to the left that is incredibly hard to avoid. Folded square – again, not all were – so the edges meet up closely together and near parallel. A little quite light rubbing to the ends, but little on the main surface or the fragile fold hinges with most ink is retained. This also avoiding fading from natural light, red being highly susceptible to this, so that a real bonus. The same goes for the text matter which is practically all intact and strong. So often this is eroded and lost, in fact to find this cover with intact spine text is quite rare, but always most welcome of course.

Corners: Light+ to moderate tip rubbing with fine to very fine shape largely retained.

Cover Summary: A cover as famous as the music itself, this is a fine example and somewhat above average compared to many I have seen. Notoriously wear-prone, shame it was never laminated in the UK, double gatefold cover albums rarely fair well and this one especially so. With all that taken into account – and I would like a perfect UK one myself to match my pristine Mint US version – this is still an attractive example that should please many, and possibly most collectors.

The Inner Sleeves: EXCELLENT: these have aged little. A plain white unlined open mirror-image original pair. Minor darkening with any natural crinkle light and minimal traces of creasing. Four superbly crisp and clean window circles and the edges now very sound after a couple of tiny, minor central split repairs by myself that hardly even notice. These guaranteed original with the same ‘PATENTS APPLIED FOR’ and ‘MADE IN ENGLAND’ text in blue ink.

Vinyl Condition/Visual Grading: EXCELLENT(++): and very close to full Mint(–). A superb visual pair that appear hardly even played. Any surface traces minimal, super-fine, few and faint as seen with utmost scrutiny under bright angled light. Merely super-fine whispy surface traces that will fail to escape most-all vintage records with unlined inner sleeves. All surfaces very clean with genuine lustre and shine, solidly pressed on top quality vinyl. Barely run-in in vinyl terms and four ‘A’ mother stampers that offer ultimate clean, crackle-free sound with all the detail and dynamics retained. The production and mix is almost as bizarre as the music itself, some deliberately low-fi and all uniquely Zappaesque. It could appear a jump is heard on ‘The Dust Blows Forward’, but no, it is totally correct as it was recorded – all are the same of course. Some of the spoken tracks are clearly edited and spliced together deliberately crudely. This pair up there with the very best I have offered to date, also very early. It must have surprised the label this actually sold fairly well for a brief time, few on Straight ever did (or were really meant too).

Album Played For Grading: Yes. [I play ALL records I offer before submitting to Ebay, also the record is played in its entirety unless clearly stated otherwise. I do NOT play snippets or joining grooves to check for sound quality and quietness – I play from the beginning to end via clinically revealing B&W speakers that include the legendary tweeter from their awesome Nautilus range that reveals every blemish or minuscule sound present on any record.]

Sound Quality and Audio Grading: “It’s the Blimp Frank, It’s the Blimp!!!” This well-preserved and pressed Straight pair play even above their visual grading with hardly anything to fault. As stated, Straight Records were variable in pressing quality, but these have no issues in terms of crackle, unwanted pressing sounds or tracking problems. These play with very clean sound that’s strong and distortion-free, all frequencies are sharp and clear as when recorded. Sound quality is very high with a wide dynamic range and very detailed sound, the simultaneously played saxes on ‘Ant Man Bee’ can be heard with this stunning clarity and lovely channel separation, they have an in-the-room clarity that is lacking from the ageing CD version. Musically as complex and difficult as music gets, the skill of this Magic Band is so often understated (and misunderstood) – how many other bands could actually play this material? This could have only be achieved with a special focus and understanding of van Vliet’s mind and music. They played Beefheart’s mind-twisting tunes just the way he wanted. Special mention must go to John French, the unsung musical genius within the Beefheart-Magic Band legend. Few others could have beat the skins to keep the pace and rhythm of the mayhem better, and his brilliant percussion is evident throughout these compositions. Obscure fractured guitar riffs blend with crazed wailing saxes and winds that rasp and tear at the speaker-cloth – when the Captain bellows nothing holds back. His backing vocals on ‘Pena’ are little short of scary. On a previous play-grade for a different copy for a past listing, my son (who rarely passes any comments on the music I play) entered the room to say: ‘Dad what the heck is that’? – ‘It’s the worst record you have ever played, who on earth would want to buy that?’ How can I begin to explain? – he just looked me with a blank stare – I did even know where to begin. As I have said, few records have divided opinion like this. A difficult set in all respects with some very quiet passages and bizarre dialogue, but all plays as near perfect as vinyl ever will, this has exceptional clean sound for practically all it’s duration. Hearing this set again (and I have heard this album many times), is still an amazing experience, I never tire hearing a worthy vinyl copy and this goes well beyond ‘worthy’, this is STELLA. Nothing of any note spoilt my pleasure when play-grading this evergreen classic. Records are still the definitive way to experience this mind-bending album, still for me the most ‘Out There’ album of all time – “What do you run on Rocket Morton?” [say beans] – “I run on lazer-beams”. Heady crazed brilliance, few albums entertain like this one. Produced by Zappa – he gave Beefheart poetic licence to make music just as he wanted without any constraints or worries about commercial potential – that was what Straight Records were all about – most deemed ‘loss-leaders’, and this, against the odds did quite well in the UK. The combination of the two brilliant minds – nothing quite like this had ever been heard before, or since – it’s totally unique. These two records, will prove difficult to find better. Nothing beats a Straight copy wherever it’s pressed, but the UK pressings are very special indeed, especially this clean and near blemish-free. Unreservedly recommended — Open your mind and “Just dig it”.

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What You Get: To confirm to the strict Ebay rules on shipping, I must now send ALL my packets ‘Signed-For’ with NO exceptions. Both buyers and sellers want their packets to have a safer journey and this is not a bad thing.

I now offer the fastest possible posting, often the very next day after payment is received or within two to three days maximum (unless on holiday). I only use FIRST-CLASS Mail. The record’s cover will be placed within a BRAND NEW soft protective sleeve and the actual record will be professionally cleaned on my new VPI-17 Pro vacuum system to give ultimate clean grooves and playing surfaces and the best possible looks and ultimate sound quality. You will NOT get tired, dull looking, dust infested records inside worn and foggy covers with tatty inners from this seller and that’s a promise and guarantee. All records are posted in professional boxes (NOT Mailers, these do not offer any real protection). The record(s) are REMOVED from their main cover to avoid edge splits and placed within a brand new polylined inner. The record’s original inner will be included if available. The boxes are then reinforced with at least TWO, ULTRA THICK stiffeners for maximum extra protection – these are FOUR TIMES thicker than commercial stiffeners and are custom-made for oneadayrecords. Really rare and expensive albums will even be Double Boxed if deemed necessary and possible. When larger boxes are used, the thick record and stiffener ‘sandwich’ is then thickly embedded into bubble-wrap to bulk out the record inside the box to centre the item inside to reduce the risk of damage still further. Printed address labels are used for clarity as well as a sender label. Customers requests or special needs for P&P will be respected if at all possible but ‘Signed-For’ posting is NOT an option anymore. I do not profit on posting, better quality packaging costs, I offer probably the best-value and safest shipping possible for ultimate confidence. The boxes and ultra thick double-wall stiffeners make a near impregnable fortress for safe shipping and this is used inland and overseas for ALL my records, not just the rare and expensive. I will invoice any winning bidder as soon as possible after the auction ends. My ‘loss’ or ‘damage rate’ is minuscule in over 14 years of Ebay trading and I consider that pretty exceptional. The only damage rate acceptable for this seller is ZERO and I think my packets will offer just that. It would take a vicious postman or postal service to damage these for sure. Oneadayrecords is a MAILER-FREE ZONE – they offer next-to-no-protection, and should be banned, no ‘professional’ should consider using them in my opinion. I discount of course for multiple purchases with a maximum of FIVE records per box (one double can sometimes be included subject to total weight). All postage costs are below and at the top of the listing.

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