Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band* ‎– Trout Mask Replica Label: Straight ‎– STS 1053, Reprise Records ‎– 2MS 2027 Format: 2 × Vinyl, LP, Album, Gatefold Country: US Released: 1977 Genre: Rock, Blues Style: Alternative Rock, Dialogue, Field Recording, Avantgarde, Electric Blues, Psychedelic Rock, Experimental Tracklist Hide Credits A1 Frownland 1:39 A2 The Dust Blows Forward 'N The Dust Blows Back 2:04 A3 Dachau Blues 2:21 A4 Ella Guru Effects [Flesh Horn] – Antennae Jimmy Semens 2:23 A5 Hair Pie: Bake 1 4:57 A6 Moonlight On Vermont Bass Guitar – Gary "Magic" Marker 3:55 B1 Pachuco Cadaver 4:37 B2 Bill's Corpse 1:47 B3 Sweet Sweet Bulbs 2:17 B4 Neon Meate Dream Of A Octafish Instruments [Musette], Horns [Simran Horn] – Captain Beefheart 2:25 B5 China Pig Guitar – Doug Moon 3:56 B6 My Human Gets Me Blues 2:42 B7 Dali's Car 1:25 C1 Hair Pie: Bake 2 2:23 C2 Pena Lead Vocals – Antennae Jimmy Semens 2:31 C3 Well 2:05 C4 When Big Joan Sets Up 5:19 C5 Fallin' Ditch 2:03 C6 Sugar 'N Spikes 2:29 C7 Ant Man Bee Saxophone [Simultaneous Tenor & Soprano] – Captain Beefheart 3:55 D1 Orange Claw Hammer 3:35 D2 Wild Life 3:07 D3 She's Too Much For My Mirror 1:42 D4 Hobo Chang Ba 2:01 D5 The Blimp (Mousetrap Replica) Narrator – Antennae Jimmy Semens Voice [Intro] – Frank Zappa 2:04 D6 Steal Softly Thru Snow 2:13 D7 Old Fart At Play 1:54 D8 Veteran's Day Poppy Bass Guitar – Gary "Magic" Marker 4:30 Companies etc Recorded At– Sunset Sound Recorders Recorded At– Whitney Recording Studios Recorded At– The Magic Band House Credits Bass Clarinet, Vocals– Mascara Snake, The Bass Guitar, Narrator– Rockette Morton Design [Album Design], Photography [Cover]– Cal Schenkel Drums [Uncredited], Translated By [Music Score, Uncredited]– John French Engineer, Technician [Electronic Modification Of Equipment]– Dick Kunc Photography By [Inside & Back Cover]– Ed Caraeff Producer– Frank Zappa Slide Guitar [Glass Finger Guitar], Flute– Zoot Horn Rollo Slide Guitar [Steel Appendage Guitar]– Antennae Jimmy Semens Songwriter– Captain Beefheart Vocals, Tenor Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone [Saxophones Played Simultaneously]– Captain Beefheart Notes Inner sleeve: "2$ for my own limo..."

USA VINYL LP IN GATEFOLD SLEEVE WITH ORIGINAL COMPANY INNER SLEEVES.

Why buy a first or early pressing and not a re-issue or a ‘re-mastered’ vinyl album?

First pressings are made from first generation lacquers and stampers. They usually sound vastly superior to later issues and re-issues (which are often pressed from whatever tapes or digital sources are currently available).

Many recent vinyl pressings claim to be mastered from ‘original tapes’ and are pressed on expensive 180g vinyl. Sonically, they frequently sound disappointing when compared to a decent condition first pressing. All too often, they sound like a CD pressed onto vinyl.

If you want the best analogue reproduction possible from vinyl, it is always a better investment to seek out original pressings in clean playing condition. They nearly always have more immediacy, presence and dynamics. The sound staging is wider, and subtle nuances are better placed with more spacious textures. Balances are firmer in the bottom end with the bass far tighter. Upper-mids shine, and the overall depth is more immersive. Inner details are clearer, and the music tends to sound more ‘alive’.

MATRIX NUMBERS IN RUN-OFF GROOVES: 2MS-1-2027 WW1#2 ─◃ / 2MS-2-2027 WW1 ─◃ / 2MS-3-2027 WW1 ─◃ / 2MS-4-2027 WW-1 ─◃.

SLEEVE: VERY GOOD+, JUST LIGHT SHELF, RING AND EDGE WEAR. SMALL STICKER MARK ON FRONT. INNER SLEEVES HAVE MIDDLE BOTTOM SEAM SPLITS.

DISCS: EXCELLENT MINUS. NO SCRATCHES AND NO NOTICEABLE SPINDLE WEAR, JUST A FEW LIGHT HAIRLINES. CLEAN LABELS. A SPLENDID PLAYING COPY WITH SUPERB AUDIO.

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