BEEFHEART SIGNED SAFE AS MILK LP BUMPER STICKER INNER S
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CAPTAIN BEEFHEART AND HIS MAGIC BAND - SAFE AS MILK - VINYL RECORD LP WITH THE ORIGINAL INNER SLEEVE AND BUMPER STICKER - SIGNED ON THE FRONT COVER BY DON VAN VLIET IN 1978 - STEREO - BUDDAH LABEL - BDS - 5001.
THIS IS AN INCREDIBLE ARTIFACT OF THE PSYCHEDELIC ERA AND THE SIGNATURE ON THE FRONT COVER IS AUTHENTIC. THERE IS A LETTER THAT COMES WITH THIS ITEM THAT'S DATED SEPTEMBER 1ST 1992 AND ADRESSED TO ME FROM A MAJOR BEEFHEART COLLECTOR [ NOT A PHONY AUTOGRAPH DEALER ] WHO STATES THAT THE SIGNATURE ON THE FRONT COVER WAS OBTAINED ON NOVEMBER 12TH 1978 AT THE BOTTOM LINE IN NEW YORK CITY WHERE THE MAGIC BAND WERE PERFORMING THAT DAY. HE EVEN GOES ON TO DESCRIBE WHERE ON TH COVER THAT DON SIGNED, WHAT THE LP THAT HE SIGNED WAS, WHAT THE COLOR OF INK USED IN THE SIGNATURE WAS AS WELL AS THE CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE SIGNING. I'VE KNOWN THE GUY WHO OBTAINED THIS SIGNATURE FOR A LONG TIME AND HE IS WELL KNOWN AND REGARDED IN THE BEEFHEART COLLECTING COMMUNITY, HE ALSO SIGNED THE LETTER AND INCLUDED HIS ADDRESS. IF YOU'RE A BEEFHEART YOU MAY KNOW HIM OR HAVE HEARD OF HIM, IN ANY EVENT YOU'LL FIND UOT WHO HE IS IF YOU WIN THIS ITEM. I GOT THIS ITEM IN A TRADE WITH THE DESCRIBED INDIVIDUAL.
THE COVER HAS THE SIGNATURE " VAN VLIET '78 " IN THE UPPER RIGHT HAND CORNER, THERE'S ALSO ANOTHER LINE BEFORE THE '78 KIND OF LOOKS LIKE A ONE BUT ISN'T IN BLUE PEN. THE COVER HAS SLIGHT RING WEAR ON THE TOP AND A LITTLE AT THE BOTTOM ON THE FRONT, I CAN'T SEE ANY RING WEAR ON THE BACK OF THE COVER, JUST LIGHT GENERAL WEAR.
THE VINYL RECORD IS THE ORIGINAL PRESSING ON THE RED BUDDAH LABEL. THERE ARE LIGHT SURFACE MARKS AND PAPER SCUFFS ON BOTH SIDES, THE RECORD PLAYS NICE AND WOULD PROBABLY BE VG HOWEVER THERE'S A TEAR ON THE LABEL ON SIDE ONE AND SOME SPINDLE MARKS NEAR THE CENTER HOLE ON BOTH SIDES SO OVERALL IT'S G+ OR VG-.
THE ORIGINAL INNER SLEEVE HAS SOME YELLOWING AS WELL AS SOME CREASES. THERE IS SEPERATION TO SOME DEGREE ON ALL THREE SEAMS EVEN THOUGH I'VE HAD THE RECORD STORED IN A COLLECTOR'S TYPE OF PLASTIC LINED INNER SLEEVE SINCE 1992, THE YEAR THAT I ACCUIRED THIS ITEM IN A TRADE.EVEN WITH THESE DEFECTS THE INNER SLEEVE LOOKS COOL, THERE'S NO TEARS THAT AFFECT ANY OF THE IMAGES ON IT
FINALLY THE ULTRA RARE ORIGINAL BUMPER STICKER IS INCLUDED. IT'S BEEN FOLDED IN HALF LIKE ALL OF THEM HAD BEEN, NEVER USED STILL HAS THE PEEL OFF PAPER ON THE BACK THAT'S NEVER BEEN PEELED OFF. THERE LOOKS LIKE A WHITE LINE ON THE FRONT THAT IS LIGHTER ON THE FRONT AND MATCHES THE PERFORATION OF THE PEEL OFF PAPER ON THE BACK, IN OTHER WORDS WHERE THE BREAK IN THE PAPER IS THAT YOU WOULD USE TO SEPERATE THE PAPER FROM THE GLUE ON THE BACK. I'LL TELL YOU, THIS IS AN ULTRA RARE ORIGINAL LP AND VERY SELDOM APPEARS WITH THE ORIGINAL BUMPER STICKER MUCH LESS WITH THE COVER AUTOGRAPHED.
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