Like his pal Frank Zappa, Captain Beefheart isn’t an easy listen. His initial recordings with the rotating Magic Band were basically garage-blues stompers highlighted by the frontman’s raspy, Howlin’ Wolf-like voice. But by the time of their first album, 1967’s “Safe as Milk“, they had taken a turn toward more experimental territory. By 1969’s career peak “Trout Mask Replica”, they were engaging the avant-garde like few other bands of the era. The band made more than a dozen albums before Beefheart, born Don Van Vliet, retired in 1982 to focus on painting.
“Lick My Decals Off, Baby” is the fourth studio albumfrom American musician Captain Beefheart (Don Van Vliet) and the Magic Band, released in December 1970 by Straight and Reprise Records. T
he follow-up to “Trout Mask Replic”a (1969), it is regarded by some critics and listeners as superior, and was Van Vliet’s own favourite of his albums. In his words, the title credo of the album was an encouragement to “get rid of the labels”, and to evaluate things according to their merits.
Their catalogue includes some of the wildest and most boundary-pushing rock ‘n’ roll ever made, serving as a template for generations of forward-thinking artists.
Deluxe edition of the classic 1970 album from Captain Beefheart and The Magic Band. This limited edition 2LP vinyl set features the original album, recut from the original master tapes at Bernie Grundman Mastering, plus an additional LP with previously unreleased instrumental versions and alternate takes from the original album sessions.
FORMAT: 2xLP
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