Captain Beefheart and His Magic Band – “Safe as Milk”, 1967


Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band - "Safe as Milk"
Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band – "Safe as Milk"

Released April, 1967
Produced by Richard Perry, Bob Krasnow
Engineered by Hank Cicalo

Musicians:

    Don van Vliet – vocals, harmonica, bass marimba
    Ry Cooder – guitar, bass
    Alex St Clair Snouffer – guitar, backing vocals
    Jerry Handley – bass
    John French – drums, backing vocals
    Doug Moon – guitar (Sure Nuff only)
    Milt Holland – percussion
    Russ Titelman – guitar
    Taj Mahal – percussion
    Sam Hoffman – theremin

Side one

    “Sure ‘Nuff ‘n Yes I Do” (Don Van Vliet, Herb Bermann) – 2:15
    “Zig Zag Wanderer” (Van Vliet, Bermann) – 2:40
    “Call On Me” [10] – 2:37 (Van Vliet)
    “Dropout Boogie” – 2:32 (Van Vliet, Bermann)
    “I’m Glad” – 3:31 (Van Vliet)
    “Electricity” – 3:07 (Van Vliet, Bermann)

Side two

    “Yellow Brick Road” – 2:28 (Van Vliet, Bermann)
    “Abba Zaba” – 2:44 (Van Vliet)
    “Plastic Factory” (Van Vliet, Bermann, Jerry Handley) – 3:08
    “Where There’s Woman” (Van Vliet, Bermann) – 2:09
    “Grown So Ugly” (Robert Pete Williams) – 2:27
    “Autumn’s Child” (Van Vliet, Bermann) – 4:02

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *