Third Man Records: Vault #36 (2 LPs Captain Beefheart & Magic Band) NEW SEALED
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Selling my Vault packge #36. Brand new, unopened, ships in TMR mailer it came in. I only accept Paypal.
Vault Package #36
Captain Beefheart & Magic Band Trout Mask Replica
LIMITED EDITION
2XLP 180-Gram Fruitcake Fish-scale colored vinyl
Special Edition 7-inch Single
The French-only single of Pachuco Cadver b/w Wild Life -- Replica Trout Mask -- Trout Mask Replica Patch -- Tote Bag -- Jack White Epitaph
Trout Mask Replica is Captain Beefheart
Given total creative control by producer and friend Frank Zappa, Beefheart and his Magic Band rehearsed the material for this 28-song double album for over a year, wedding minimalistic R&B, blues, and garage rock to free jazz and avant-garde experimentalism.
Atonal, sometimes singsong melodies; jagged, intricately constructed dual-guitar parts; stuttering, complicated rhythmic interaction -- all of these elements float out seemingly at random, often without completely interlocking, while Beefheart groans his surrealist poetry in a throaty Howlin' Wolfgrowl. The disjointedness is perhaps partly unintentional -- reportedly, Beefheart's refusal to wear headphones while recording his vocals caused him to sing in time with studio reverberations, not the actual backing tracks -- but by all accounts, the music and arrangements were carefully scripted by the Captain (aided by John "Drumbo" French), which makes the results even more remarkable.
As one might expect from music so complex and, to many ears, inaccessible, the influence of Trout Mask Replica was felt more in spirit than in direct copycatting, as a catalyst rather than a literal musical starting point. However, it's inspiring reimagining of what was possible in a rock context laid the groundwork for countless future experiments in rock surrealism, especially during the punk/new wave era.
VINYL: MINT
JACKET: MINT
SHIPPED IN ORIGINAL
THIRD MAN RECORDS WHITE PACKAGE
FACTORY SEALED
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