JUDY HENSKE/JERRY YESTER: FAREWELL ALDEBARAN. UK LP (STRAIGHT) STS 1052 (69) EX+

	£		65
	$		77

Frank Zappa's STRAIGHT label LP's.  UK 1st pressings.  Listed one at a time…

I have decided with much hesitation to unleash my COMPLETE Frank Zappa 'Straight' label long-play album collection to the world. These are/were the crowning jewel to my extensive Zappa/Mothers/Beefheart album collection. Some of these titles are IMPOSSIBLE to locate nowadays, and some that I am listing are true Near Mint archive examples. Very few were pressed as UK originals. My listing prices will vary, taking into account the rarity, desirability and condition of these albums. You could spend a lifetime trying to find better examples of some of these LP's!  Among everything I have collected over the years, getting a clean EX+/Near Mint set of UK Straights has proved the most difficult and time consuming. They are few and far between!  I take into account past auction results (if any) and the approximate selling prices of those in similar condition. Some do indeed sell for a LOT more.  See popsike.com

Jeff Simmons' 'Naked Angels' (STS 1056) and Lord Buckley's 'A Most Immaculately Hip Aristocrat' (STS 1054) albums were the only two titles not given an original UK release. (I have these two available as original USA pressings). See the full list below.

ALL of these LP's have sleeves that grade between EX to EX+ condition, and ALL have vinyl grading between EX+ to Near Mint condition!  Over 25 years I have bought these particular LP's several times over to get the very best examples. I am a very fussy collector (like many out there) and I can assure you these copies are as fine as they get. I do not over grade my items and I'm very honest about any flaws (if any). This is one of 15 very rare opportunities for the Frank Zappa 'Straight' label collector.

I had originally planned to sell these as a complete 'lot' - as a collection, but selling them individually seems to be the way forward, due to some of these titles having sold for big money over the past few years. After all, this is the only reason I am selling these fabulous rare records - to fund another interest of mine.

I shall be listing these following LP's individually over the coming weeks and months, releasing them into the world one by one, so please keep an eye on my future listings. 

Sleeve graded first: (eg: EX/EX+)

STS 1051 - Alice Cooper - Pretties For You. UK Straight. STS 1051. Gatefold sleeve. (1969) EX/EX+

STS 1052 - Judy Henske/Jerry Yester - Farewell Aldebaran. UK Straight. STS 1052. Gatefold sleeve. (1969) EX+/EX++

STS 1053 - Captain Beefheart - Trout Mask Replica. UK Straight. STS 1053. Double LP, Gatefold sleeve. (1969) EX+/Near Mint/Near Mint

STS 1054 - Lord Buckley - A Most Immaculately Hip Aristocrat. USA Straight. STS 1054. Gatefold sleeve. (1969) EX+/EX++

STS 1055 - (NO KNOWN RELEASE).

STS 1056 - Jeff Simmons 'Naked Angels' Original Soundtrack. USA Straight. STS 1056. Gatefold sleeve. USA-orig (1970) EX/EX++

STS 1057 -  Jeff Simmons - Lucille Has Messed My Mind Up. UK Straight. Gatefold sleeve. (1970) Near Mint/Near Mint

STS 1058 - Tim Dawe - Penrod. UK Straight. Gatefold sleeve. (1970) EX+/Near Mint

STS 1059 - GTO's (Girls Together Outrageously) - Permanent Damage. UK Straight. Gatefold sleeve. (1970) EX++/Near Mint

STS 1060 - Tim Buckley - Blue Afternoon. UK Straight. Gatefold sleeve. (1970) Near Mint/EX+

STS 1061 - Alice Cooper - Easy Action. UK Straight. STS 1061. Gatefold sleeve. (1970) EX-EX+/Near Mint

STS 1062 - The Persuasions - Acapella. UK Straight. STS 1062. Gatefold sleeve. (1970) EX+/Near Mint

STS 1063 - Captain Beefheart - Lick My Decals Off Baby. UK Straight. STS 1063. Single sleeve. (1970) Near Mint/Near Mint

STS 1064 - Tim Buckley - Starsailor. UK Straight. STS 1064. Single sleeve. (1971) Near Mint/Near Mint

STS 1065 - Alice Cooper - Love It To Death. UK Straight. STS 1065. Gatefold sleeve. (1971) EX+/Near Mint

For auction is Jerry Yester & Judy Henske - Farewell Aldebaran.

UK 1st press on 'STRAIGHT' label (1969).

UK Straight labels. STS 1052. (1969)  Sleeve: EX+.  Vinyl: EX++.  Labels: Near Mint

Gatefold sleeve: Printed and made by the E. J. Day Group. London and Bedford.

Manufactured and distributed by CBS.  Near perfect copy!

Sleeve grades strict EX+. Very slight edge wear in places. Spine text is 100% visible. Very vibrant colour with only the very lightest of surface and edge rubbing - nothing bad to note. See my detailed photos.

The inside gatefold is superbly clean and free from wear. These UK straight sleeves are notorious for showing significant ring wear and print rubbing off.

This particular sleeve is a very respectable EX+.

The STRAIGHT labels are immaculate - Near Mint. Vinyl shows only slight hairline wisps from inner sleeve removal. I doubt this record was played more than just a few times. No flaws on playback. Audio is crisp and clear. Vinyl grades solid EX++

Original Year of Release: 1969

Matrix Nos: STS 1052 A1 / STS 1052 B1

100% original 'Patents', 'Made in England' paper inner sleeve with two pasted back edges.

Fabulous LP with great music.

Any questions please send me a message.

Record will be sent fully insured with tracking number. Packaged supremely well in two cruciform cardboard mailers with separators and PVC outer sleeve.