Sold Date: July 6, 2024
Start Date: June 29, 2024
Final Price: $29.99 (USD)
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 &  – Lick My Decals Off, Baby Label: – RS 6420Format: , LP, Album, Santa Maria Pressing Country:Released:Genre:, Style:, , 

Tracklist A1Lick My Decals Off, Baby2:38A2Doctor Dark2:46A3I Love You, You Big Dummy2:54A4Peon2:24A5Bellerin' Plain3:35A6Woe-Is-Uh-Me-Bop2:06A7Japan In A Dishpan3:00


B1I Wanna Find A Woman That'll Hold My Big Toe Till I Have To Go1:53B2Petrified Forest1:40B3One Red Rose That I Mean1:52B4The Buggy Boogie Woogie2:19B5The Smithsonian Institute Blues (Or The Big Dig)2:11B6Space-Age Couple2:32B7The Clouds Are Full Of Wine (Not Whiskey Or Rye)2:50B8Flash Gordon's Ape4:57


































Mastered At –  Pressed By – 
Credits Art Direction, Photography By –  Artwork [Album Concept] –  Bass [Bassius-o-pheillius] –  Drums, Percussion –  Drums, Percussion, Marimba [& Broom] –  Guitar, Slide Guitar [Glass Finger Guitar] –  Management [Personal Management], Supervised By [Production Supervision] –  Painting [Back Cover Painting] –  Producer, Written-By, Vocals, Harmonica [Chromatic], Tenor Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone, Bass Clarinet – 
Notes 1st press USA issue, with 'smoke logo' & 'Straight' black liner bearing the 'Bizarre' address - which is also on the radius text of the 'Straight' vinyl labels. [It should be noted that reissues, or 'repros' of this issue label often carry the later Warner address].
This is a Straight issue, under the short-lived Bizarre Inc distribution aegis of Reprise.

This version pressed at , as indicated by the 'S' in the matrix strings.

This original issue includes a heavyweight white card 4-page insert [28cm x 28cm when folded]. No print on front or back, but a full track-list with lyrics on inside spread, together with artist credits.

The track-list on the insert follows the presentation as per the vinyl, up to 'Smithsonian'. An additional set of lyrics [or a poem?] is then inserted, titled; "You Should Know By The Kindness Of Uh Dog The Way Uh Human Should Be". This is then followed by the lyrics for 'Clouds' & 'Flash Gordon' tracks respectively. A further 'poem' is then inserted; "(Untitled)", which begins "The first scene was the bathtub ring...", which is then finally followed with the lyrics for "Space Age Couple" - which is not the last track on the vinyl.


It is conjecture that this may have been the intended running order, or simply a whim in the printed transcription of the final content. See images for the 2 additions.
[On lyrics sheet];
RS 6420
©1970 by Beefheart Music Co., BMI.
Reprinted by kind permission.
Made in U.S.A.

The back-cover imprint of this 1st issue has subtle differences in content to later issues [see images]; e.g. Relationship of text lengths, a full point after "Calif." and "Made in U.S.A."

"Dedicated To – Al Leifer, Alex Snouffer, Ben Edmonds, Black Micenah, Bob Krasnow, Elliot Ingber, Granny Annie, Grant Gibbs, Jan Van Vliet, Jeff Bruschel, Kaye Wells, Langdon Winner, Laurie And Lulu, Lester Bangs, Margarette Harkleroad, Mark Green, Medicine Man, The, One Brown Pelican, Pete Johnson, Phil Schier, Sam And Nancy Catalano, Sue, Victor Hayden, Whales, The".

Barcode and Other Identifiers Matrix / Runout (A-Side run-out Var. 1, hand-etched): S RS-6420A 31121-1B Matrix / Runout (B-Side run-out Var. 1, hand-etched): I RS-6420B 31122-1A
Matrix / Runout (A-Side run-out Var. 2, hand-etched): I RS-6240-31121-1 Artisan Logo Matrix / Runout (B-Side run-out Var. 2, hand-etched): I RS-6240-31122-1 Artisan Logo
Matrix / Runout (A-Side run-out Var. 3, hand-etched): S RS-6420A 31121-1B Artisan Logo A Matrix / Runout (B-Side run-out Var. 3, hand-etched): I RS-6420B 31122-1A Artisan Logo A 5






























































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Hard To Find In This 1970 Original US Vintage Vinyl Edition !!!


Vinyl Is In Very Good Plus Condition. (there is some very minor general age related wear - there are two medium size scratches, one on side one, and one on side two, but they are not really deep - there are a few very small and very light surface scratches on the vinyl (but nothing deep) - there are a few very small & light rubbing / scuffing marks on the vinyl, this is probably from decades of living is a really cheap paper inner sleeve)  

Cover Is In Very Good Plus Condition. (there is some minor general age related wear - there is some minor edge wear - there is some very minor ring wear)


The Original Inner Sleeve Is Missing.



This Is A Great Find for the   Captain Beefheart   Fan or Collector!

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