CAPTAIN BEEFHEART & HIS MAGIC BAND Trout Mask Replica 2MS 2037 FRANK ZAPPA Prod.
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Offered here is CAPTAIN BEEFHEART & HIS MAGIC BAND "Trout Mask Replica" 1977 Reprise Records 2MS 2037, with FRANK ZAPPA Producer! "Trout Mask Replica" is the third album by Captain Beefheart and his Magic Band, released in June 1969. Produced by Beefheart's friend and former schoolmate Frank Zappa, it was originally released as a double album on Zappa's Straight Records label. Combining elements of blues, avant-garde, free jazz and other genres of American music, the album is regarded as an important work of experimental music and a major influence on genres such as alternative rock, progressive rock, math rock and post-punk. Most of Trout Mask Replica was recorded in March 1969 at Whitney Studios in Los Angeles, California. The lineup of The Magic Band at this time consisted of Bill Harkleroad and Jeff Cotton on guitar, Mark Boston on bass guitar, Victor Hayden on bass clarinet, and John French on drums and percussion. Beefheart played several brass and woodwind instruments (including saxophone, musette, and hunting horn) and contributed most of the vocal parts, with Zappa and various members of the band providing occasional vocals and narration. The well-rehearsed Magic Band recorded all instrumental tracks for Trout Mask Replica in a single six-hour recording session; Van Vliet's vocal and horn tracks were laid down over the next few days. Upon release in the US, Trout Mask Replica sold poorly and failed to chart. It was more successful in the UK, where it spent a week on the charts, at #21. A widely recognized and acclaimed composition, Trout Mask Replica was ranked #58 on Rolling Stone's 2012 list The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time. Allmusic's Steve Huey wrote that "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.
CONDITION: The Fold Out Cover is Excellent. The 2 Vinyl LP's with a visual inspection appear to have had little or no play, and we grade them both Mint, or Mint minus. SPECIAL NOTE! Appears to be the lowest price for this sharp condition, later edition, for sale on eBay, or the Internet! We will combine orders to save you money on Shipping and Handling. Please inquire.
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