Captain Beefheart "TROUT MASK REPLICA" US orig WLP
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Straight Records STS1053 VG/VG+/VG++ matrix nos.STS-1053 VERY RARE US original WHITE LABEL PROMO 2 LP set on the Straight label with matching numbers for cover, vinyl and matrix nos. After releasing a couple of blues based albums that didn't sell, Don Van Vliet aka Captain Beefheart was offered by Frank Zappa to record on his newly formed Straight Record label. The idea was to record free of artistic restrictions which the major labels usually demanded. The result was, Beefheart's 28 songs were written in a day or 2. The sound remained blues based, BUT had elements of free form jazz, African chant rhythms, wierd guitar and drums parts jumping all over. Topped off with the Captain's poetic mindlessness lyrics, the listener has one of the MOST imaginative albums of all-time!!!! Listening to it completely today still requires the utmost attention and extreme discipline. But it remains a classic recording in this mainstream world of modern music!!!!! A MONSTER!!!! The gatefold cover has some edge and corner wear, but a solid spine. The vinyls are both shiny and clean, couple of light scuffs on side 1. The white labels are excellent with NO spindles!!!!! A VERY RARE white label promo masterpiece to say the least!!!! Check my other Beefheart and Zappa RARE albums on ebay this week, some are white label PROMO's!!!!!!!!!
As always, all records are from my own personal collection.
***PLEASE NOTE*** I clean all my records with a NITTY GRITTY Professional Record cleaning machine if necessary. I pack records carefully. Records are placed outside of the album cover in a record sleeve. Albums are bubbled wrapped for safety and mailed in a strong cardboard record mailer box!!!
Shipping costs are as follows: FOR WITHIN THE USA: PRIORITY mail is $6.00 or MEDIA mail is $4.00 FOR INTERNATIONAL BUYERS: To pay agreed rates for air mail or surface mail. ALSO: INSURANCE is EXTRA!!!
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