captain beefheart discography - unconditionally guaranteed (1974)

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CAPTAIN'S CARGO
discography - official releases

UNCONDITIONALLY GUARANTEED
1974
later advice by don van vliet: ASK YOUR MONEY BACK

THIS is part 1 the ALBUMS - go to part 2 the rest

captain
beefheart - unconditionally guaranteed - front usa lp
(mercury records)

- A -
upon the my-o-my 2:40
sugar bowl 2:11
new electric ride 3:00
magic be 2:55
happy love song 3:54
- B -
full moon, hot sun 2:19
i got love on my mind 3:07
this is the day 4:48
lazy music 2:49
peaches 3:20
31:20 minutes
words and music credited to don van vliet / jan van vliet / andy dimartino

'no guarantee' band
according to don van vliet shouldn't be mentioned
but to their dishonour also consisted of
BILL HARKLEROAD zoot horn rollo * guitar
ALEX SNOUFFER alex (pyjama) st. clair * guitar
MARK BOSTON rockette morton * bass guitar
ART TRIPP ed marimba * drums
DON VAN VLIET captain beefheart * vocals * harmonica

captain beefheart - unconditionally guaranteed - 'love
over gold' back cover picture lp
'love over gold' picture on back cover

-------------------- ALBUMS

UNCONDITIONALLY GUARANTEED mercury records: front has '100% pure and good' on red background virgin records: '100% pure and good' on white background

captain beefheart - discography - unconditionally
guaranteed - difference to australia and new zealand sleeve

different part of the sleeves from australia and new zealand

australia 1974 mercury (blue) 6338 501 front lay-out partly different from usa version distributed by phonogram
canada 1974 mercury (red) srm 1 709 front similar to usa version manufactured by phonogram inc.
canada 1974 8track mercury mc8 1 709 different track order manufactured by phonogram inc.
england 1974 virgin (dragon) v 2015

= promo white label not for ale

- with b&w poster with company info on back and / or sticker

- no poster and / or sticker

= standard copy

- early issue

- with lyric insert rare

- with poster

- later issue no extras

england 1974 cassette virgin tcv 2015
england 1975 8track virgin 8xv 2015 in picture sleeve
england 1976 virgin (magenta two virgins) v 2015 reissue
england 1982 fame fa 3034 virgin records re-issue manufactured by emi records limited

= test pressing two one-sided elpees plain red labels in custom inner sleeves
= stock copy

england 1982 cassette fame tc fa 3034 front with 'love over gold' picture
england 1985 virgin (green & red) oved 66 mid-price reissue
england 2000 audiophile past & present / virgin oved 66 different printing colours [see cds] limited edition 1000 copies
england 2021 audiophile virgin (dragon) 3544585 clear vinyl '100% pure and good' on red background label says '© 2021' with repro of front of 1974 b&w promotional poster limited edition 'record store day' release

captain beefheart - unconditionally guaranteed - detail
slight difference of front virgin records releases

slight difference on some of the 'virgin' sleeves

france 1974 virgin (white dragon) 840 032

= test pressing plain white labels hand-written cat.no. and 'captain beefheart' on label(s?)

= public copy distributed by c.p.f.-barclay

(west) germany 1974 virgin (white dragon) 87 840 it manufactured by ariola-eurodisc gmbh., münchen

holland 1974 virgin (dragon) 87 840 it 'ariola eurodisc' pressing
italy 1974 virgin (white dragon) vil 12015 made by 'dischi ricordi s.p.a.'

captain beefheart - unconditionally guaranteed - detail
different lay-out elpee italy

different corner of italian re-issue

italy 1979 orizzonte / virgin (green & red) orl 8367 different lay-out of left top corner made by 'dischi ricordi s.p.a.' label side 1 has siae stamp bad pressing
new zealand 1974 mercury (blue) 6338 501 front lay-out partly different from usa version distributed by phonogram monochrome back cover
south africa 1974 virgin (white dragon) v 2015 'interpak' pressing
spain 1974 virgin (dragon) 87840 1 manufactured by 'ariola-eurodisc s.a.'
sweden 1974 virgin (dragon) v 2015 back cover has 'sib truck tumba' logo

captain beefheart - unconditionally guaranteed - 'terre
haute, indiana' label usa test pressing

label of the usa test pressing

usa 1974 mercury (red) srm 1 709

= test pressing white 'terre haute, indiana' labels plain white sleeve letter insert with details

= promo white label company inner sleeve advertising other releases not for sale

= stock copy

- company inner sleeve advertising other releases

- custom inner sleeve

usa 1974 cassette mercury mcr 4 1 709 manufactured by phonogram
usa 1974 8track mercury mc 8 1 709 different track order white cassette manufactured by phonogram

'8-track cartridge' slip case
'stereo 8' slip case different lay-out

captain beefheart - unconditionally guaranteed -
promotional stcker england

the promotional sticker from england

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