CAPTAIN BEEFHEART,TROUT MASK REPLICA STS1053,1/1 MATRIX

£ 64

$ 84

£ 64 Sold For

Dec 16, 2007 Sold Date

Dec 6, 2007 Start Date

£ 3 Start price

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WELCOME TO MY AUCTION,
CAPTAIN BEEFHEART, TROUT MASK REPLICA, STRAIGHT STS 1053 1969 STEREO.
DON VAN VLIET'S GROUNDBREAKING MASTERPIECE RELEASED IN 1969 ON FRANK ZAPPA'S 'STRAIGHT' LABEL.
A BRILLIANT ALBUM AND A TRUE MASTERPIECE, AT THE TIME NOTHING OF THIS CALIBER AND CREATIVITY HAD BEEN RELEASED INTO THE PUBLIC MAINSTREAM, EVEN TODAY IT STILL SOUNDS POTENT AND UNTOUCHABLE.
ALL 28 TRACKS WITH THEIR STRANGE ARRANGEMENTS, VOCALS AND INSTRUMENTS BURST WITH ENERGY AND WEIRDNESS,.
AN AMAZING RECORD THAT NO SERIOUS RECORD COLLECTOR OR AUDIOPHILE SHOULD BE WITHOUT.
THIS PARTICULAR COPY IS A VERY RARE VERY FIRST UK PRESSING WITH 1/1 MATRIX ENDINGS, AND IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION WITH NEAR MINT AUDIO!

PLEASE READ THE FULL GRADING DESCRIPTION BELOW.

LABELS.
BEUTIFULLY CLEAN AND BRIGHT FIRST PRESS STRAIGHT STEREO LABELS, STS 1053.
THE VIBRANT COLOURS SHOW NO FADING ALL, THE TEXT IS SUPER CLEAR WITH NO SMUDGING
ALL FOUR LABELS ARE SPOTLESS WITH NO MARKS, EVEN WHEN VIEWED TILTED THERE ARE NO SPINDLE LINES.
BOTH THESE DISCS ARE STILL TIGHT AND SNUG ON THE SPINDLE.

VINYL.
VERY HEAVY FIRST PRESS VINYL, BOTH DISCS ARE IMMACULATE PERFECTLY FLAT AND DISPLAY A SUPER DEEP GLOSSY SHINE, THEY LOOK NEAR MINT!
THERE ARE NO MARKS AT ALL, THE PLAYING SURFACES LOOK AS IF THEY HAVE BEEN PLAYED ONCE OR TWICE THEN STORED FROM NEW.
THE AUDIO PLAY THROUGH ON ALL TRACKS IS STUNNING, NO DISTORTION JUST CRYSTAL CLEAR AUDIO!
RUNOUT GROOVES.
SIDE 1. STS 1053 A1 (3 O'clock ' C ') (9 O'clock ' ∴ ')
SIDE 2. STS 1053 B1 (3 O'clock ' 2 ') (9 O'clock ' ∴ ')
SIDE 3. STS 1053 C1 (3 O'clock ' ∴ ') (9 O'clock ' C ')
SIDE 4. STS 1053 D1 (3 O'clock ' 2 ') (9 O'clock ' ∴ ')
THIS VINYL IS GRADED EXCELLENT++.

SLEEVE.
THE FIRST ISSUE UNLAMINATED GATEFOLD E J Day group SLEEVE IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION,
BRIGHT COLOURFUL PHOTOGRAPHY ART WORK INSIDE AND OUT, NICE AND FLAT WITH NO CREASES OR SPLITS, AND HAS SURVIVED WELL CONSIDERING HOW BADLY UNLAMINATED SLEEVES (especially gatefolds) WEAR,
THE SPINE IS INTACT AND FULLY READABLE, ALTHOUGH THERE IS A VERY SMALL AREA OF CORNER WEAR AT THE VERY BOTTOM OF THE SPINE. AND A STICKER REMOVAL MARK ON THE REAR TOP LEFT.
THE SLEEVE ENTRANCES ARE STRAIGHT AND SHARP, THE ORIGINAL PATENTS PENDING SLEEVES ARE ALSO PRESENT AND IN EXCELLENT CONDITION.
THIS SLEEVE IS GRADED EXCELLENT.

ANY FURTHER QUETIONS? DO NOT HESITATE TO ASK.

I PACK AND SHIP LIKE A PRO DECENT MAILERS AND TRACKED SHIPPING.

THANK YOU FOR READING THIS LISTING, AND GOOD LOOK BIDDING!