beefheart mono 1967 AUSTRALIA LP - n/mint

	£		165
	$		219

NB. Without doubt one of the most Collectable Worldwide "Captain Beefheart & The Magic Band" Pressing of SAM.  To find a copy is difficult, but in N/MINT condition; [especially in MONO!!! ] with a beautiful sleeve to boot is certainly rarer than the US MONO Copies of "Safe As Milk" w Sticker fetching $300 to $500 on EBay in N/MINT Condition, this is quickly becoming the pressing to own!!!  These are once in a lifetime records in GENUINE almost PRISINE Condition. Unbelievablty released before the UK Original w a 7" Single on Festival Records commanding similar money...

BEEFHEART / MAGIC BAND

SAFE AS MILK  

'ULTRA RARE' 1966 AUSTRALIAN "MONO" LP!!!

COVER - EX+

LABELS - M

VINYL - N/M 

1967 Australian MONO Original SAFE AS MILK by CAPTAIN BEEFHEART & HIS MAGIC BAND on ASTOR PLP 1249.  It is certainly one of the RAREST Versions of this INCREDIBLE Captain Beefheart LP.  Pressed in Australia before the UK Pressing,  I find it amazing it was released at all, as there certainly was no Local DJ championing the band as there was in the UK or an impending Tour to look forward to.  It was along with the release of "Diddy Wah Diddy" on FESTIVAL LABEL almost certainly pressed. in very few copies!!!!  I doubt very much if PROMO Copies exist (At least I've never seen or heard of one??) and MONO Copies are certainly FEW & FAR BETWEEN Making this the Australia's RAREST Beefheart Vinyl!!!

What is quite incredible is this copy has barely been played!  As there were not state of the art HI FI's in Australia in 1966 , if it was played, it would show signs surely??? The COVER also is in GREAT SHAPE. It's De-Luxe GLOSSY COVER has just some very slight RING WEAR noticeable but little else to mark it down. Great edges, Fully readable spine & with glossy laminate cover.

Captain Beefheart Australia & New Zealand Discography

7” Single

Diddy Wah Diddy/Who Do You Think You’re Fooling

Australia  Festival  FK 1331  1965

Credited to ‘A.Christensen’/white label-blue print promo / Australia Festival factory sleeve.

Diddy Wah Diddy/Who Do You Think You’re Fooling

Australia  Festival  FK 1331  1965

Credited to ‘A. Christensen’/ Red & White ‘immediate release’ sticker on stock label / Australia Festival factory sleeve

Albums

Some Astor & Elektra late 60’s Mono pressings were released in sleeves with Stereo stickers on the front covers. Either with one or both catalogue #’s printed on the back. Besides Safe as Milk, other albums known include The Doors & Tim Buckley’s first and second albums.

Safe As Milk

Australia  Astor
Mono  PLP 1249

Double sided laminated envelope jacket/black & gold ‘Astor Golden Groove Series’ sticker and ‘Stereo’ sticker on front cover/black & silver label-silver print. *MEGA Rare!!!

Safe As Milk

Australia  Astor
Stereo  SPLP 1249

Double sided laminated envelope jacket/blue ‘Stereo’ sticker on front & back covers/black & silver label-silver print. *Rare

Mirror Man

New Zealand Buddah 2318026

Different front cover (live 1967) / Same as German pressing / Sleeve made by Deutsche /Grammophon

Strictly Personal

New Zealand  EMI MID 17

Rock File series / Cover similar to UK Liberty reissue but with white background/gold & brown cloud label

Trout Mask Replica

Australia  Reprise MS 2045

Laminated gatefold sleeve with a ‘printed’ title and catalogue number sticker on the front cover/red square logo tan label

Lick My Decals Off, Baby

Australia  Reprise ?

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Spotlight Kid

Australia  Reprise MS 2050

Laminated sleeve/red square logo-tan label

Spotlight Kid

Australia  Reprise MS 2050

Laminated sleeve /‘Sample Record Not For Sale’ rubber stamp on stock label

Spotlight Kid

Australia  Reprise MS 2050

Test Pressing  /‘Sample Record Not For Sale’ rubber stamp on plain white label & back cover/artists name handwritten with back felt pen on label

Clear Spot

Australia  Reprise MS 2115

Laminated normal sleeve/red square logo-tan logo

Clear Spot

Australia  Reprise MS 2115

Laminated normal sleeve Sample Record Not For Sale’ rubber stamp on stock label

Clear Spot

Australia  Reprise MS 2115

Laminated normal sleeve / Test Pressing/‘Sample Record Not For Sale’ rubber stamp on plain white label & back cover

Unconditionally Guaranteed

New Zealand  Mercury 6338501

Marketed by Phonogram/black & white back cover / blue label-silver print

Unconditionally Guaranteed

Australia  Mercury 6338501

laminated front cover / blue label-silver print

Bluejeans And Moonbeams

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Shiny Beast (Bat Chain Puller)

Australia  Virgin V 2149

2 sided lyric insert with photos

Shiny Beast (Bat Chain Puller)

Australia  Virgin V 2149

2 sided lyric insert with photos / white label promo with gold stamped back cover

Shiny Beast (Bat Chain Puller)

New Zealand   Virgin V 2149

2 sided lyric insert with photos

Doc At The Radar Station

Australia  Virgin   L 37440

Test Pressing/Distributed by Festival / info block printed in black on plain white label/different matrix # / red ‘language warning’ sticker on front cover

Doc At The Radar Station

Australia  Virgin V 2172

Distributed by CBS

Doc At The Radar Station

Australia  Virgin V 2172

Distributed by CBS / white label promo with gold stamped back cover

Doc At The Radar Station

New Zealand  Virgin  V 2172

Marketed by RTC / different layout on red & green label

Ice Cream For Crow

Australia  Virgin V2237

Red & green label

Ice Cream For Crow

Australia  Virgin V2237

‘Promotional record not for sale’ printed on stock label

Ice Cream For Crow

New Zealand  Virgin V2237

Marketed by RTC / black & white insert/different red & green label layout

LABELS  = NO WEAR! NO TEARS!! & NO WRITING!!!

COVER  =  NO EDGE WEAR!  NO CREASES!!  NO WRITING!!!

VINYL = NO SCRATCHES!  NO HAIRLINES!! NO SCUFFS

EX+ / M-

PS. As this is an EXTREMELY RARE LP; I will only post this OVERSEAS by INTERNATIONAL Signed For... (Unless it is to a Regular Buyer who wishes to take that resonsibilty on THEMSELVES, OK?