CAPTAIN BEEFHEART TROUT MASK INSANELY RARE SEALED ORIG(?) 1969 STRAIGHT 2-LP SET

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THIS ITEM COMES FROM THE INCREDIBLE, SINGLE-OWNER COLLECTION WE ACQUIRED A WHILE AGO, IN WHICH ITEMS ORIGINALLY BOUGHT BY THE OWNER FROM THE MID-1970s to THE MID-2010s WERE KEPT STILL SEALED IN A NEAR-LABORATORY, TIME-CAPSULE CONDITIONS AND IN PRACTICALLY CLIMATE- AND HUMIDITY- CONTROLLED ENVIRONMENT.  CONDITIONS OF SOME OF THESE ITEMS RANGE FROM IMPECCABLE TO TRULY UNBELIEVABLE. SOME OF THESE BEAUTIFUL MUSEUM PIECES LOOKED SO PERFECT THAT WE HAD TO REINSPECT AND RE-EXAMINE THEM A FEW TIMES TO MAKE SURE THEY OUR EYES ARE NOT DECEIVING US.

·       CAPTAIN BEEFHEART - TROUT MASK REPLICA – ORIGINAL (?) 1969 STRAIGHT RECORDS STEREO 2-LP SET (DOUBLE ALBUM): STS-1053 PRODUCED AND PARTIALLY ARRANGED BY FRANK ZAPPA

·       ORIGINAL (?) U.S. PRESSING

*** STILL SEALED 1969 STRAIGHT LP BELIEVED TO BE THE ORIGINAL FIRST PRESSING ***

·       PLEASE NOTE: WE THINK THAT WE CAN SEE FROM THE OPENING SIDE THE EARLY 1970s REPRISE INNER SLEEVE INSIDE, SUCH AS THE SPECIMEN  SHOWN IN OUR IMAGE GALLERY. THIS INNER SLEEVE WOULD TYPICALLY CORRESPOND TO A BROWN (TAN) REPRISE LABEL WITH THE STEAMBOAT MOTIF AND WITHOUT THE WEA LOGO ALONG THE LABEL'S EDGE, WHICH THE REPRISE RECORDS WAS USING FOR THEIR OTHER TITLES BETWEEN 1971 AND 1973; HOWEVER, THIS ALBUM WAS NEVER RELEASED ON THIS PARTICULAR LABEL AND THE PRESSINGS OF 'TROUT MASK REPLICA' WENT STRAIGHT FROM THE FIRST GENERATION (RED, PINK AND ORANGE STRAIGHT LABEL) TO THE MID-1970s REPRISE LABEL WITH THE WEA LOGO ALONG THE EDGE OF THE LABEL, ENTIRELY SKIPPING THE EARLY '70s VERSION OF THE LABEL WITHOUT THE WEA LOGO. FOR THIS REASON, WE ARE CONFIDENT THAT THE PRESSING YOU WILL SEE INSIDE WILL BE THE ORIGINAL RED, PINK AND ORANGE STRAIGHT LABEL, NOT THE REPRISE REPRESSING. TO THE BEST OF OUR KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING, NONE OF THE MID-'70s PRESSINGS OF THIS TITLE (WITH THE SMALL 'WEA' LOGO ON THE LABEL) USED THE EARLY '70s REPRISE INNER SLEEVES (DO NOTE THAT STRANGE MISPRESSINGS OF 'TROUT MASK REPLICA' BLUE 'BIZARRE' LABEL (ZAPPA'S OTHER PROPRIETARY LABEL) ALSO EXIST, AND IT IS POSSIBLE, ALTHOUGH  NOT LIKELY, THAT THIS IS ONE OF THEM)

·       THIS COPY OF TROUT MASK REPLICA COMES WITH THE FIRST VERSION OF THE COVER, WITH THE STRAIGHT LOGO IN LARGE LETTERS IN TOP RIGHT CORNER AND WITH THE ORIGINAL CATALOG NUMBER STS-1053 SHOWN IN THE SAME CORNER.

·       BELIEVED TO BE A  “VERSION 2” FIRST STRAIGHT PRESSING,  WITH CATALOG NUMBER ON THE COVER AND THE LABEL NOT MATCHING (STS-1054 ON THE COVER, BUT 2MS-2027 ON THE LABELS) , SUCH AS THE ONE SHOWN ABOVE, FROM OUR PREVIOUS AUCTION ; (SORRY, WE ARE NOT ENTIRELY CERTIAN).

·       THE THICKNESS OF THE VINYL, THE APPEARANCE AND THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE COVER, LABEL’S LOGO AND OTHER PERIPHERAL ELEMENTS OF THE COVER, ARE ALL PERFECTLY CONSISTENT WITH THE ORIGINAL, FIRST PRESSING OF THIS TITLE.

·       TWO “BREATHE” (AIR) HOLES NOTED ON THE SHRINK WRAP

·       THIS IS NOT AN IMPORT, RECORD CLUB RELEASE OR A COUNTERFEIT PRESSING.

·       BELIEVED TO INCLUDE THE ORIGINAL 4-PAGE INSERT (SORRY, WE ARE NOT ENTIRELY SURE)

·       ORIGINAL GATEFOLD COVER, MADE OF THICK CARDBOARD (AMERICAN STYLE) 

·       FAIRLY THICK VINYL PRESSING On the scale from 1 to 10 (1 being the least thick, and  10 being the thickest), we assess the thickness of the vinyl as 7.

 (►PLEASE SEE THE IMAGE OF THE COVER, LABEL OR BOTH, SHOWN BELOW)

(Note: this is a REAL image of the ACTUAL item you are bidding on. This is NOT a "recycled" image from our previous auction. What you see is what you'll get.  GUARANTEED!)

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Trout Mask Replica is Captain Beefheart's masterpiece, a fascinating, stunningly imaginative work that still sounds like little else in the rock & roll canon. 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' Wolf growl. 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, its 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.

 (EXCERPT FROM AN ONLINE REVIEW BY STEVE HUEY, ALL MUSIC GUIDE  /ALLMUSIC.COM/)

For the uninitiated, allow us to briefly summarize the importance and the contents of this album. Simply put, this is one of the most wonderfully nutty, demented, degenerate, deconstructionist, unrepentantly dadaist, perversely humane and humanly perverse albums Rock & Roll ever produced. Nothing of this sort has been (re)produced before or since, not even by the Cap Beefheart himself. Think of this as a musical equivalent of Kandinski, Malevich or Mondrian. Never mind the music (which itself is fabulous); JUST LISTEN TO THE TITLES.  Finding a still sealed original copy?!?! Forget it – not even a HOPE!!! This may be the last one you will ever see.

Track listing: Frownland --- Dust Blows Forward 'N The Dust Blows Back --- Dachau Blues --- Ella Guru --- Hair Pie: Bake 1 --- Moonlight On Vermont --- Pachuco Cadaver --- Bills Corpse --- Sweet Sweet Bulbs --- Neon Meate Dream Of A Octafish --- China Pig --- My Human Gets Me Blues --- Dali's Car --- Hair Pie: Bake 2 --- Pena --- Well --- When Big Joan Sets Up --- Fallin' Ditch --- Sugar 'N Spikes --- Ant Man Bee --- Orange Claw Hammer --- Wild Life --- She's Too Much For My Mirror --- Hobo Chang Ba --- Blimp (Mousetrapreplica) --- Steal Softly Thru Snow --- Old Fart At Play --- Veteran's Day Poppy.

For its extraordinary contribution to the modern music, superb production, craftsmanship, fine musicianship,  revolutionary significance and influence it exerted on numerous generations of musicians, writers and general public, this album was voted one of top-100 albums of all time in one of the largest poll of critics, music reviewers, professionals and producers ever organized: the poll, which was conducted in 1987 by Paul Gambaccini, legendary BBC Radio A&R man, surveyed more than 50 top music professionals   (click here  for the complete album listing)

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·                               CONDITION:

·                               THE RECORDS

 (IMPORTANT NOTE: unless otherwise noted, ALL records are graded visually, and NOT play-graded!; we  grade records under the strong, diffuse room light or discrete sunlight)

(a)          THE ALBUM IS STILL FACTORY SEALED AND IS BELIEVED TO BE PERFECTLY MINT. Please note: sealed items are assumed to be mint and are sold as-is, as we have no way of inspecting them. For our policy on still sealed records ►click here (PLEASE READ BEFORE PLACING A BID).

(b)            The records are  apparently pressed on a RELATIVELY  thick, inflexible vinyl. This is NOT a thin, flimsy ('dynaflex' type),  vinyl, but not the thickest, most rigid vinyl, either.

(c)             The records come in their original stock inner sleeves (we can see them through the opening).

(d)          The album is believed to come with the original 4-page insert/illustrated lyrics sheet

(e)           Of course, this is a full-bodied ANALOG recording, and not an inferior, digital recording!!!

·                               THE COVER

COVER IS NEAR MINT, STILL SEALED AND COVERED IN ITS ORIGINAL ►SHRINK WRAP

(PLEASE NOTE: THE SHRINK WRAP HAS SEPARATED ALONG ABOUT 20% OF THE TOP SEAM SIDE, BUT THE ALBUM IS STILL VISIBLY SEALED)

The following flaws or imperfections are noted on the cover:

-         Cover has two corners slightly dinged (BARELY VISIBLE)

-         Minor discoloration (color fading) noted on the spine  (nothing significant)

NO OTHER VISIBLE FLAWS OR IMPERFECTIONS ON THE  COVER

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 (1) The year indicated in the title bar is the year of the original release,  NOT necessarily the year of the actual pressing; for the actual generation of the pressing, please see our item description (top section, text in red letters). (2) Please do NOT bid based on the title bar alone; instead, please read the entire description and grading before bidding; (3) Absolutely NO order cancellations after the auction closes. ever, under any circumstances. We can ONLY cancel bids before the item closes. (4) We are unable to cancel bids in the final 12 hours of the auction; if you need to do so, please contact eBay for help (5) We are unable to provide matrix-, stamper- or other pressing  information in the final 24 hours of the auction. If you require this information, please contact us well before the final day of the auction. (6) Yes, we DO combine shipments. Please click on "Shipping and Payment" tab on top of the auction page for additional details. (7)  All Paypal payments must be made from confirmed Paypal shipping addresses. NO third party shipping addresses will be honored  (8) Absolutely NO partial refunds: if you are unhappy with the merchandise you received, please return it for a full refund, postage included (9). Civilized people can disagree without accusing each other of being indecent or dishonest; if you need proof of this seller's personal integrity, please check our eBay feedback, which speaks for itself  (10) All disagreements and miscommunications can be - and will only be - solved in a civil and mutually respectful manner;  please avoid puerile, offensive, abrasive or menacing language (attempted humor is fine and usually appreciated, although overused-to-death sarcasms can be really, really tedious. (11) This seller will accommodate all reasonable requests and is generally a flexible and agreeable person (12) Our love & appreciation for your trust, loyalty and business, always and forever;  Thank You & Good Night!

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