His Magic Band* – Plastic Factory
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Buddah Records – 2318 014 |
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Vinyl
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Genre: |
Blues |
Style: |
Experimental |
Tracklist
| A1 | Sure 'Nuff 'N Yes I Do | 2:10 | |
| A2 | Zig Zag Wanderer | 2:35 | |
| A3 | Call On Me | 3:10 | |
| A4 | Dropout Boogie | 2:20 | |
| A5 | I'm Glad | 3:22 | |
| A6 | Electricity | 3:00 | |
| B1 | Yellow Brick Road | 2:13 | |
| B2 | Abba Zaba | 3:35 | |
| B3 | Plastic Factory | 3:00 | |
| B4 | Where There's Woman | 2:05 | |
| B5 | Grown So Ugly | 2:22 | |
| B6 | Autumn's Child | 4:35 |
Companies, etc.
- Manufactured By – Deutsche Grammophon Hamburg
- Printed By – Gerhard Kaiser GmbH
- Published By – Kama Sutra Music, Inc.
Credits
- Arranged By – Don Van Vliet (tracks: A2 to B4, B6)
- Bass Guitar, Backing Vocals [Uncredited] – Jerry Handley
- Drums, Backing Vocals [Uncredited] – John French
- Featuring, Guitar, Slide Guitar, Bass [Uncredited] – Ry Cooder
- Featuring, Harpsichord [Uncredited] – Richard Perry
- Featuring, Tambourine [Uncredited] – Taj Mahal
- Featuring, Tambourine, Slit Drum [Log Drum, Uncredited] – Milt Holland
- Graphics – Hartmut Pfeiffer
- Guitar, Bass Guitar, Backing Vocals [Uncredited] – Alex St. Clair Snouffer
- Producer – Richard Perry
- Vocals, Harmonica, Marimba [Uncredited] – Don Van Vliet
Notes
Duration of B1 on label erroneously stated as 2:50. The spoken word/reference tone intro is omitted on this release, hence the shorter runtime of 2:13 as opposed to the usual 2:28.
"Rainbow" Shiva silhouette label.
This is the Beefheart "Safe As Milk" album in a German-release sleeve.
Other sleeve notes:
"All selections published by Kama Sutra Music, Inc"
Manufactured by Deutsche Grammophon, Hamburg".
"Original American Recordings by Buddah-Records"
"Printed in by Gerhard Kaiser GmbH, Essen".
"Rainbow" Shiva silhouette label.
This is the Beefheart "Safe As Milk" album in a German-release sleeve.
Other sleeve notes:
"All selections published by Kama Sutra Music, Inc"
Manufactured by Deutsche Grammophon, Hamburg".
"Original American Recordings by Buddah-Records"
"Printed in by Gerhard Kaiser GmbH, Essen".
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Matrix / Runout (A-Side run-out, stamped on outer ring): 00 2318014 S1-2
- Matrix / Runout (A-Side run-out, stamped on inner ring): 00 203009 = 2A
- Matrix / Runout (B-Side run-out, stamped on outer ring): 00 2318014 S2
- Matrix / Runout (B-Side run-out, stamped on inner ring): 00 203009 B
- Other (A-Side run-out, stamped): 1 ℗ 1968 K8 ♢V
- Other (B-Side run-out, stamped): 1 ℗ 1968 J8 ♢V
- Rights Society: GEMA
Other Versions (5 of 118)
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Safe As Milk (LP, Album, Mono, Red Label) | Buddah Records | BDM 1001 | US | 1967 | ||
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Safe As Milk (LP, Album, Mono, Promo) | Buddah Records | BDM 1001 | US | 1967 | ||
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Safe As Milk (LP, Album, Test Pressing) | Buddah Records | BDS 5001 | US | 1967 | ||
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Safe As Milk (LP, Album, Promo, Stereo, White Labels) | Buddah Records | BDS 5001 | US | 1967 | ||
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Safe As Milk (LP, Album, Stereo, Red Label) | Buddah Records | BDS 5001 | US | 1967 |
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Reviews
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Edited 15 years agoFor some reason it took 3 years for the band's "Safe As Milk" debut album to emerge as this collector's medium-rare 1970 "Plastic Factory" German pressing. In the States it was provisionally titled "Abba Zaba" after the popular American candy bar, but issued as "Safe As Milk" in 1967 which, confusingly for some, is a track off their second album. It's been given several alternate titles and, in all of its guises, it's also the only official band album with co-written Herb Bermann lyrics and Ry Cooder on guitar.
The folks at Buddah Records obviously decided to do a paint-job on this one, simply by changing the cover and titling it after one of the tracks. Art director Hartmut Pfeiffer got into the swing of things Vliet, with battery-farm chickens bathed in a warm 'meat is murder' glow on the sleeve. I don't think it was shot in a red light district.
A good quality pressing of a landmark debut album of delta swamp-punk fusion blues, with more than a hint of theremin. For Beefheart 'completists' - or check out a "Safe As Milk" CD.
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