CAPTAIN BEEFHEART - "Strictly Personal" - Rare 1968 Black Label - BOOKS @ $50

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This is the 1968 Black Label Release which books at $50         

                        DESCRIPTION/CONDITION

Artist:   “Captain Beefheart & his Magic Band”

Title:     “Strictly Personal"

Format:  LP 33 1/3`

Label:    Blue Thumb BTS-1

Import:  No (U.S.)

Release Date: 1968

Condition Vinyl:  NEAR MINT

Condition Jackets:  NEAR MINT

Special Attributes:   1968 black label

Synopsis: Captain Beefheart was one of modern music's true innovators. The owner of a remarkable four-and-a-half-octave vocal range, he employed idiosyncratic rhythms, absurdist lyrics, and an unholy alliance of free jazz, Delta blues, latter-day classical music, and rock & roll to create a singular body of work virtually unrivaled in its daring and fluid creativity.  1968's Strictly Personal, his second after "Safe As Milk", is actually a terrific album, every bit the equal of Safe As Milk and Trout Mask Replica. Opening with "Ah Feel Like Ahcid," an a cappella blues workout with its roots in Son House's "Death Letter," the brief (barely 35 minutes) album is at the same time simpler and weirder than Safe As Milk had been. Working without another songwriter or arranger for the first time, Captain Beefheart strips his idiosyncratic blues down to the bone, with several of the songs (especially "Son of Mirror Man/Mere Man") having little in the way of lyrics or chords beyond the most primeval stomp.*

* (per AllMusic)

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· VG: More marks/scratches only minor, nothing deep, no loud clicks or pops. This type of material will not be sold by this seller. Groove wear and light scratches are evident. Surface noise is heard but it is not overwhelming. Minor writing, tape or stickers are visible

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