Sunday, April 14, 2019

CAPTAIN BEEFHEART'S "TROUT MASK REPLICA" RE-ISSUED ON THIRD MAN RECORDS


  • captain beefheart & his magic band: trout mask replica
        (2019, 2lp, usa, third man records tmr-546)
This beautiful re-release of "Trout Mask Replica" got released yesterday, on Record Store Day.
As far as I know, it's not a 'limited Record Story Day release', but a regular re-issue by Third Man Records, so everyone should be able to get their hands on a copy.
180 g vinyl + the original insert !!

In full partnership with the Zappa Family Trust and to celebrate the relaunch of the seminal Bizarre label imprint, Third Man Records is proud to announce Captain Beefheart and the Magic Band's Trout Mask Replica. Out of print on vinyl for nearly ten years, this remaster was helmed by industry legend Bob Ludwig and cut by the estimable Chris Bellman at Bernie Grundman Mastering. Utilizing crystalline-quality safety masters kept in the Zappa family vault for decades by the trustworthy Joe Travers, the audio here is positively glorious. Every last skronk breathes full life into the room. Every twisted guitar figure uncurls onto paths previously unpaved. Every last bark and howl shines resolute through the vast emptiness of your mind. Previous countless Trout Mask Replica repressings used scans of scans of scans of the cover image, but 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 black vinyl for that full-on frenetic feeling.

BTW, did you know that there's a Facebook group called "I Honestly Love Trout Mask Replica".
I applied  :-)

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