Captain Beefheart Trout Mask Replica Third Man Records Vault 36 Don Van Vliet
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THIRD MAN RECORDS VAULT PACKAGE #36: TROUT MASK REPLICA - CAPTAIN BEEFHEART - TROUT MASK REPLICA. I am a vault subscriber and regret even opening this package. Opening was all I did, never removing the contents from the Third Man custom mailer (see pics). I have several copies and never listen to it, so why add another to the shelf. The contents of this Vault package are described below.
This remaster by Bob Ludwig and cut by Chris Bellman at Bernie Grundman Mastering, utilizing crystalline-quality safety masters kept in the Zappa family vault for decades. Previous countless Trout Mask Replica repressings used scans of scans of scans of the cover image, but for Vault Package #36 the original Cal Schenkel cover photo has been tracked down and reproduced here at its clearest — its resolution from the original release in 1969. If you’ve only ever seen a jpg online or fuzzy, smeared-looking CD issues from the 90’s, be prepared to be wowed by the fully engaging spectrum this iconic image casts. This 2xLP is pressed on heavyweight 180-gram fruitcake fish-scale colored vinyl for that full-on frenetic feeling.
The French-only 7-inch single of “Pachuco Cadaver” b/w “Wild Life” will also be included as part of this overreaching package. As the only single ever pulled from this admittedly dense album, this is the first time EVER that “Pachuco Cadaver” has been repressed and comes wonderfully housed in a replica glue-pocket picture sleeve and pressed on a white colored vinyl. ALL vinyl in this package is lovingly pressed at Third Man Pressing’s state-of-the-art plant in Detroit, Michigan for that extra-special attention to detail. Additionally, Third Man Records ctreated the first ever replica trout mask. Much in the spirit of the cardboard cutouts included in original copies of the Beatles’ Sgt. Pepper’s album, this mask will be a hit at Halloween parties and Duchampian celebrations for eons to come. If that’s not enough, Third Man has commissioned an impressive, striking fabric patch that reproduces the Trout Mask cover art, an insignia that will signify any wearer as a follower in the Captain’s army.
And if that’s not enough, the revered illustrator Jess Rotter of Rotter and Friends has run the Trout Mask cover through her inimitable style and cooked up an inspired line-drawing rendering that beautifully graces a sturdy, durable tote bag to hold all these wonderful sundries in.
Finally, as a testament to the inspiring life of Don Van Vliet, Third Man has lovingly printed Jack White’s epitaph for the man in glorious, psychedelic silkscreen broadside wonderment. Fitting in the LP jacket and fitting as a tribute, this evocative poem was originally published in March 2011 issue of MOJO Magazine.
ALL ITEMS SOLD AS IS AND ALL SALES FINAL - NO RETURNS. IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS ASK BEFORE BIDDING.
MANY BIDDERS SEND ME PACKAGING INSTRUCTIONS AFTER WINNING AN AUCTION. OFTEN THOSE REQUESTS RESULT IN A LOSS ON THE AUCTION. I PACKAGE IN ALBUM MAILERS WITH PADS. IF YOU NEED ADDED PROTECTION, I OFFER DOUBLE PACKAGING AVAILABLE FOR $3.00 EXTRA PER PARCEL. YOU MUST MESSAGE ME BEFORE PAYING SO I CAN INVOICE THAT SERVICE.
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