Why this awful sounding album is a masterpiece | Captain Beefheart's Trout Mask Replica came out on this day 50 years ago today. While one reviewer described the 1969 album as sounding
![Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band – Trout Mask Replica (1969, Pitman Press, Gatefold, Auto-Coupled, Vinyl) - Discogs Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band – Trout Mask Replica (1969, Pitman Press, Gatefold, Auto-Coupled, Vinyl) - Discogs](https://i.discogs.com/UAW-9IgTB4teTotOOcl_jqgPjeDskRDuhoHyLWq21iQ/rs:fit/g:sm/q:90/h:600/w:600/czM6Ly9kaXNjb2dz/LWRhdGFiYXNlLWlt/YWdlcy9SLTE5NTQ5/OTYtMTYzMjA2ODQz/Ny05NTIzLmpwZWc.jpeg)
Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band – Trout Mask Replica (1969, Pitman Press, Gatefold, Auto-Coupled, Vinyl) - Discogs
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