captain beefheart - discography - safe as milk (1967)

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SAFE AS MILK
1967

THIS is part 1 SAFE AS MILK - other-titled - singles - ceedees - related items

captain beefheart - safe as milk - front cover lp
holland
hardly different, but better printed dutch sleeve

- A -
sure 'nuff 'n' yes i do 2:20
zig zag wanderer 2:44
call on me (don van vliet) 2:39
dropout boogie 2:36
i'm glad (don van vliet) 3:35
electricity 3:09
- B -
yellow brick road 2:32
abba zaba (don van vliet) 2:48
plastic factory (don van vliet) 3:13
where there's woman 2:13
grown so ugly (robert pete williams) 2:32
autumn's child 4:01
34:22 minutes
words and music don van vliet / herb bermann (except where noted)

ALEX SNOUFFER alex (pyjama) st. clair * guitar ** slide guitar ** bass guitar
DOUG MOON * guitar
RY COODER * guitar * slide guitar ** bass guitar
JERRY HANDLEY * bass guitar
JOHN FRENCH drumbo * drums * percussion
DON VAN VLIET captain beefheart * vocals * harmonica ** bass marimba
guest RUSS TITELMAN ** guitar
guest MILT HOLLAND ** percussion ** log drums
guest TAJ MAHAL ** washboard
guest SAMUEL HOFFMAN ** theremin

(edited) quote on some reissue sleeves

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

SAFE AS MILK originally with art work inner sleeve and bumper sticker note: through the years several differences appear in the lay-out of the circled title

australia 1968 astor 'golden groove series' sticker on cover picture on back cover in black and white

= mono plp 1249 rare

= stereo splp 1249 mono sleeve with 'stereo' stickers on front and back

canada 1992 cassette unidisc bdt 5001 with kama sutra / buddah logo yellow background plus quote similar to ceedee

captain beefheart - safe as milk - front second uk lp pye
(yellow background)

the second uk release

england 1968 pye npl 28110 mono front with white background back cover in black and white
england 1968 pye npl 28110 mono front with yellow background back cover in black and white
england 1968? pye mal 1117 mono front with yellow background only ten tracks! missing 'i'm glad' and 'grown so ugly' different 'marble arch' back cover
england 1969 pye / marble arch mal 1117 mono re-issue only ten tracks! missing 'i'm glad' and 'grown so ugly' different front with yellow / white background back cover with record company catalogue
england 1969 buddah 623171 stereo
england 1970 cassette buddah zcbds 4014 different lay-out of titles green lettering and cassette
england 1970 8track buddah y 8 bds 4014 stereo different track order brown cassette
england 1982 prt records ncp 1004 'quote' cover
england 1985 buddah / wea 252 260-1 'quote' cover 'prime cuts' sticker
england 1997 castle cla lp 234 white background titles in thick black lettering back cover with barcode

captain beefheart discography - safe as milk - front lp
france

magic the french way...

france 1970 buddah (kaleidoscope) 60017 black vinyl
france 1970 buddah (kaleidoscope) 921 024 'supergroup' series (sleeve: #8 labels: #7) 'cannes beach' cover

= promo stamp on back cover

= dj copy date stamped on back cover and label side a

= common copy

france 1975 buddah (brown) bd 60017 'quote' cover distributed by vogue p.i.p. front with different logo

= yellow vinyl limited edition extremely rare

= red vinyl limited edition rare
= black vinyl

(west) germany 1968 buddah (kaleidoscope) 203 009 manufactured by deutsche grammophon

= white label promo labels say 'unverkäufliche musterplatte' not for sale

- proof copy no outer sleeve with hand-written note sheets to each side common inner sleeve date stamped 'okt. 1968' just óne copy

- review copies in german stock-copy outer sleeve common inner sleeve very rare

= standard issue

- early copies in german outer sleeve common inner sleeve

- later issue usa stereo outer sleeve art work inner sleeve rare

(west) germany 1971? buddah (kaleidoscope) med 51706

(west) germany 1978 buddah (brown) 6 23171 af made by teldec/telefunken-decca different logo

(west) germany 1978 cassette buddah 4 23171 ch made by teldec/telefunken-decca different logo red labels

(west) germany 1985 buddah / wea 252 260 1 'quote' cover front usually with round sticker with slogans like 'prime cuts' and 'special price'

(west) germany 1985 cassette buddah / wea 252 260 4 front also with repro of 'quote' elpee cover manufactured by record service gmbh

captain beefheart discography -
safe as milk - label promo lp holland

detail of label dutch promo ('not for sale' stamped twice)

holland 1968 buddah (kaleidoscope) hbds 5001 manufactured by bovema

= promo not for sale stamp on label

= stock copy 'emi' inner sleeve promoting other releases

usa 1967 verve forecast fts 3054 cancelled
usa 1967 buddah

= mono promo white label bdm 1001 not for sale

- export (review) copies 'warner bros' inner sleeve extremely rare

- dj copies inner sleeve advertising other 'buddah' releases

- early copies with bumper sticker plain inner sleeve

- later copies with art work inner sleeve and bumper sticker

= mono standard issue red label bdm 1001

- early copies with art work inner sleeve and bumper sticker

- later issue with art work inner sleeve no bumper sticker

- promo sticker on sleeve not for sale

- standard release

- third version plain inner sleeve no bumper sticker

= stereo test pressing blank label bds 5001 details hand-written on labels custom inner sleeve in 'mono' outer sleeve

= stereo promo white label bds 5001 with art work inner sleeve not for sale sticker on front cover

= stereo standard issue red label bds 5001 with art work inner sleeve and bumper sticker

- mono sleeve (bdm 1001) with 'stereo' sticker

- promo sticker on sleeve not for sale

- common release

captain beefheart - safe as milk - bumper sticker
original lp usa

the 38x10cm bumper sticker had to be folded to fit in the sleeve

usa 1967 buddah (kaleidoscope) bds 5001 reissue stereo

= with art work inner sleeve

- mono sleeve (bdm 1001) with 'stereo' sticker

- regular copies

= with custom inner sleeve

usa 1967 4track buddah f 1 5001 stereo different track order manufactured by international tape cartridge corporation (itcc) white cassette extremely rare
usa 1967 8track buddah l 1 5001 stereo different track order manufactured by international tape cartridge corporation (itcc) white cassette
usa 1970 buddah (kaleidoscope) bds 5063 'rolling stone' quote on front

= promo print on label not for sale 'the buddah group' inner sleeve

- common issue often with round 'promo' sticker on sleeve

- dj copy timing strip on sleeve

= stock copy

- 'the buddah group' inner sleeve

- custom inner sleeve

usa 1970 cassette buddah m 55063 'quote' front manufactured by ampex in snapshut case
usa 1970 8track buddah m 85063 'quote' front different track order manufactured by ampex
usa 1970? buddah (brown) bds 5063 'rolling stone' quote on front 'pleasure from buddah' inner sleeve reissue
usa 1975 buddah [colour unknown] bds 69005 'quote' cover
usa 1985 buddah (black) bds 69005 'quote' cover re-mastered sleeve printed in canada

= promo

= stock copy

usa 1985 cassette buddah bdsc 69005 'quote' front
usa 2001 audiophile buddah (red) bds 5001 back cover without production credits and barcode limited edition
usa 2003 buddah (red) bds 5001 white vinyl limited edition back cover without production credits and barcode

captain beefheart - safe as milk - front 'demented' lp uk
marble arch

the uk re-issue with only ten tracks
captain beefheart - safe as milk - track list 'demented'
lp england marble arch

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