CAPTAIN BEEFHEART-TROUT MASK REPLICA..SUPERB RARE 1ST UK PRESS VINYL 2XLP 1969
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SUPERB! VERY RARE GENUINE 1ST UK PRESS DOUBLE VINYL LP ON STRAIGHT RECORDS (NOT TO BE CONFUSED WITH LATER REPRESSINGS OR REISSUES) PURCHASED NEW BY ME WHEN RELEASED 54 YEARS AGO IN 1969 IDENTIFIED BY THE FOLLOWING CHARACTERISTICS; ORIGINAL PINK STRAIGHT LABELS WITH '(P) 1969' TEXT / GATEFOLD SLEEVE WITH 'PRINTED & MADE BY THE E J DAY GROUP LONDON AND BEDFORD' TEXT ON THE REAR AND WITH ORIGINAL 'MADE IN ENGLAND' DIE-CUT PAPER INNERS / FRONT SLEEVE IMAGE SHOWS THE COMPLETE SHUTTLECOCK AT THE TOP (CROPPED ON LATER PRESSINGS AND RESTORED ON THE RECENT RE-ISSUE) AND THE CAT NUMBER WITHOUT THE PREFIX NUMBER 2 ON THE REAR AND SPINE / 1ST UK PRESS A1 B1 C1 D1 MATRIXES / ORIGINAL 'STS 1053' CAT NUMBER (NOT 'K64026'). ONLY GENUINE 1ST UK PRESSINGS HAVE ALL THESE CHARACTERISTICS....
THE VINYLS ARE BRIGHT AND GLOSSY AND IN *NEAR MINT (SIDES 1 AND 4) AND EXCELLENT (SIDE 3 COUPLE OF VERY FAINT SURFACE SCUFFS ONLY VISIBLE UNDER A STRONG LIGHT) AND VG+ (SIDE 2 SMALL FELABLE MARK IN TRACKS 3 & 7 SEE PHOTOS) CONDITION WITH OTHERWISE NO SCRATCHES BLEMISHES WARPS OR SCUFFS -VERY HARD TO FIND A SIMILAR COPY!! THE STRAIGHT RECORDS LABELS ARE IN EXCELLENT CONDITION WITH ONLY A VERY LIGHT 'BARELY THERE' SPINDLE LINE. THE GATEFOLD SLEEVE WITH ORIGINAL INNERS IS IN EXCELLENT MINUS CONDITION WITH NO EDGE SPLITS TO ANY SLEEVE AND ONLY LIGHT SHELF WEAR (HANDWRITTEN NAME INSIDE OF THE GATEFOLD TOP LEFT). THE SPINE IS EXCELLENT. THE CATALOGUE NUMBER IS STS 1053 (SLEEVE) AND 2 STS 1053 (LABELS) WITH 1ST UK PRESS MATRIX NUMBERS STS 1053 A1 / STS 1053 B1 AND STS 1053 C1 / STS 1053 D1.
LOW (BRAVE)! START PRICE AND NO RESERVE! SEE MY OTHER BEEFHEART VINYLS LISTED.
A RARE CHANCE TO BUY A GENUINE 1ST UK PRESS IN SUPERB CONDITION! DUE TO THE WAR IN UKRAINE I WILL NOT SELL TO RUSSIA OR BELARUS.
POSTAGE TO UK IS £4.00. POSTAGE TO EUROPE IS £15.95 BY TRACKED AIRMAIL. POSTAGE TO REST OF THE WORLD £PLEASE ASK. I WILL ALWAYS COMBINE POSTAGE FOR MULTIPLE PURCHASES. PLEASE READ MY FEEDBACK AND BID WITH CONFIDENCE. I USE THE RECORD COLLECTOR GRADING SYSTEM. GRADING VINYLS THAT ARE DECADES OLD IS A VERY SUBJECTIVE PROCESS SO IF YOU DISAGREE WITH MY GRADING OR THERE ARE ANY OTHER PROBLEMS PLEASE CONTACT ME BEFORE LEAVING FEEDBACK AND I GUARANTEE TO RESOLVE THEM TO YOUR TOTAL SATISFACTION. THE PHOTOS SHOW THE ACTUAL ITEM YOU WILL RECEIVE IF YOU WIN THE AUCTION.
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