Captain Beefheart And His Magic Band - Safe As Milk

Tracklist Hide Credits

A1	Sure 'Nuff 'N Yes I Do Arranged By – Ry CooderLyrics By – Herb BermannWritten-By – Don Van Vliet	2:15
A2	Zig Zag Wanderer Drums [Log Drum] – Milt HollandLyrics By – Herb BermannWritten-By – Don Van Vliet	2:40
A3	Call On Me Written-By – Don Van Vliet	2:37
A4	Dropout Boogie Drums [Log Drum] – Milt HollandLyrics By – Herb BermannWritten-By – Don Van Vliet	2:32
A5	I'm Glad Written-By – Don Van Vliet	3:31
A6	Electricity Lyrics By – Herb BermannTheremin – Sam Hoffman*Written-By – Don Van Vliet	3:07
B1	Yellow Brick Road Lyrics By – Herb BermannPercussion [Additional] – Taj MahalWritten-By – Don Van Vliet	2:28
B2	Abba Zaba Percussion [Additonal] – Milt HollandWritten-By – Don Van Vliet	2:44
B3	Plastic Factory Lyrics By – Herb BermannWritten-By – Don Van Vliet, Jerry Handley	3:08
B4	Where There's Woman Lyrics By – Herb BermannWritten-By – Don Van Vliet	2:09
B5	Grown So Ugly Arranged By – Ry CooderWritten-By – Robert Pete Williams	2:27
B6	Autumn's Child Guitar – Russ TitelmanLyrics By – Herb BermannWritten-By – Don Van Vliet	4:02

Credits

• Arranged By – Captain Beefheart (tracks: A2 to B4, B6)
• Bass – Jerry Handley
• Bass, Guitar, Slide Guitar – Ry Cooder
• Drums, Percussion – John French
• Engineer [R C A Studios, Hollywood, Cal.] – Hank Cicalo
• Engineer [Sunset Sound, Hollywood, Cal.] – Gary Marker*
• Guitar – Alex St. Clair Snouffer
• Producer – Bob Krasnow, Richard Perry
• Vocals, Harmonica, Marimba [Bass], Shenai [Shehnai] – Captain Beefheart

Notes

This stereo release, on red "Buddah" labels, followed shortly after the mono release.
(It is actually 'stereo enhanced')
The vinyl is contained in a 2-sided black & white half-tone photo-montage liner, of band members, session artists, engineers & producer.
One side reads "May The Baby Jesus Open Your Mind And Shut Your Mouth", the back reads "Caution: Electricity May Be Hazardous To Health".
(Not all of the personnel shown on the liner are credited).
A 380mm x 100mm 'bumper sticker' (with "Safe As Milk" text and a cutout baby's head color image) was folded into cover. This sticker was produced in a limited quantity, as were the montage liners.

(This release also exists, as another version, in a mono sleeve with a 'stereo' over-sticker obscuring the 'Mono' print. This was issued prior to the printing of a stereo sleeve. Later, there was a further version - with the stereo cover shown, but without a montage-image liner on expiration of printed stock.).

Reports suggest Richard Perry played the Harpsichord on "Call On Me".

Label variant: Differs from Safe As Milk in the following ways:
-Artist name on 1 line instead of 2
-Side 1 & Side 2 on left side, instead Side One & Side Two
-Stereo above cat # & matrix # on right side
-Track titles left justified, instead of centered

Matrix Variant: Same stereo cover, "Baby Jesus" montage inner sleeve, and red label with two lines for artist and title and centered track listings with matrix runout variants as indicated. There does not appear to be another sub with the matrix variant as listed on a red label. See however: Captain Beefheart And His Magic Band - Safe As Milk which includes a mono sleeve stickered as "Stereo," a kaleidoscope label and matrix runouts to match the variation.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Matrix / Runout (Side A runout etched): BDS-5001-A① 1A 1
• Matrix / Runout (Side B runout etched (Note the 2 is x-ed out)): BDS-5001-2 B-①-1A
• Matrix / Runout (Variation: Side 1 Hand Etched): BDS-5001-1
• Matrix / Runout (Variation: Side 2 Hand Etched): BDS-5001-2

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
BDS 5001	Captain Beefheart And His Magic Band	Safe As Milk ‎(LP, Album, Promo, Whi)	Buddah Records	BDS 5001	US	1967
BDS 5063	Captain Beefheart And His Magic Band	Safe As Milk ‎(LP, Album, RE)	Buddah Records	BDS 5063	US	1974
203 009	Captain Beefheart And His Magic Band	Safe As Milk ‎(LP, Album, Promo)	Buddah Records	203 009	Germany	1968
MOVLP343	Captain Beefheart And His Magic Band	Safe As Milk ‎(LP, Album, RE, 180 + LP, 180)	Buddah Records, Music On Vinyl	MOVLP343	Europe	2011
BDS 5063	Captain Beefheart And His Magic Band	Safe As Milk ‎(LP, Album, Promo, RE)	Buddah Records	BDS 5063	US	1970

Recommendations