CAPTAIN BEEFHEART Lick My Decals Off Baby 1970 Vinyl LP NM- First press RS 6420

$

70

Tracks
A1 Lick My Decals Off, Baby 2:38 A2 Doctor Dark 2:46 A3 I Love You, You Big Dummy 2:54 A4 Peon 2:24 A5 Bellerin' Plain 3:35 A6 Woe-Is-Uh-Me-Bop 2:06 A7 Japan In A Dishpan 3:00 B1 I Wanna Find A Woman That'll Hold My Big Toe Till I Have To Go 1:53 B2 Petrified Forest 1:40 B3 One Red Rose That I Mean 1:52 B4 The Buggy Boogie Woogie 2:19 B5 The Smithsonian Institute Blues (Or The Big Dig) 2:11 B6 Space-Age Couple 2:32 B7 The Clouds Are Full Of Wine (Not Whiskey Or Rye) 2:50 B8 Flash Gordon's Ape 4:57

Companies, etc.

• Mastered At – Artisan Sound Recorders
• Pressed By – Columbia Records Pressing Plant, Santa Maria

Credits

• Art Direction, Photography By – Ed Thrasher
• Artwork [Album Concept] – Peacock Ink
• Bass [Bassius-o-pheillius] – Rockette Morton
• Drums, Percussion – Drumbo
• Drums, Percussion, Marimba [& Broom] – Ed Marimba
• Guitar, Slide Guitar [Glass Finger Guitar] – Zoot Horn Rollo
• Management [Personal Management], Supervised By [Production Supervision] – Grant Gibbs
• Painting [Back Cover Painting] – Don Van Vliet
• Producer, Written-By, Vocals, Harmonica [Chromatic], Tenor Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone, Bass Clarinet – Captain Beefheart

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 Columbia Records Pressing Plant, Santa Maria, 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

This listing has been sourced through Discogs to the best of my ability. It matches all the criteria in this listing and is from my personal collection from the 70's. My habit was to record and store away for decades. This particular record has likely only been played a couple times and is in near mint condition.
The jacket shows some ring and edge wear but is a solid jacket. It has the original inner sleeve and the lyrics booklet insert.
I only grade visually as I no longer have a turntable but this vinlyl is glossy and has no scuffs or marks otherwise. Thanks for looking.