Safe As Milk [Original recording remastered]

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"I may be hungry, but I sure ain't weird," Don Van Vliet, a.k.a. Captain Beefheart, famously intones on this bright-sounding remastered version of the 1967 debut by Captain Beefheart and His Magic Band. Safe as Milk is a bold, tough-ass distillation of Delta blues stomp and '60s garage-punk swagger, fused with a radically polyrhythmic and tempo-shifting style that one might term "art rock." Listening to the delightfully playful, absurdist "Abba Zabba," it's easy to see why Lester Bangs called Beefheart "the only true dadaist in rock"; the song is a good indication of the intricate, rule-breaking music the Magic Band would continue to hone. But there are also formidable ballads (the psychedelic "Autumn's Child," the lachrymose "I'm Glad"), midtempo pop-soul tunes (the Otis Redding-ish "Call on Me"), and straight-ahead blues-rock workouts ("Plastic Factory"), all of which showcase the fretwork of a young Ry Cooder. Much has been made of Beefheart's multiple-octave vocal range; he sings menacingly on "Dropout Boogie" and allegedly broke a very expensive microphone on the eerie "Electricity." The last seven tracks on this reissue (for the most part fascinating, unfinished instrumentals) were recorded with a different lineup; they are outtakes from Mirror Man Sessions. --Mike McGonigal

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Safe As Milk [Original recording remastered]

Average customer rating: A mind-numbingly good debut. von van great debut Abba Zabba ZOOOMMM! Best lesser known album from 1967

Safe as Milk Captain Beefheart Manufacturer: Buddha ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Proto Punk | Hardcore & Punk | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Experimental Rock | Rock | Alternative Styles | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Blues Rock | Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Progressive Rock | Progressive | Rock | Styles | Music Psychedelic Rock | Classic Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: The Mirror Man Sessions Strictly Personal Freak Out! Hot Rats Shiny Beast (Bat Chain Puller) ASIN: B00000J7A2 Release Date: 1999-06-01

Tracks:

1. Sure 'Nuff 'N Yes I Do
2. Zig Zag Wanderer
3. Call On Me
4. Dropout Boogie
5. I'm Glad
6. Electricity
7. Yellow Brick Road
8. Abba Zaba
9. Plastic Factory
10. Where There's Woman
11. Grown So Ugly
12. Autumn's Child
13. Safe As Milk (Take 5)
14. On Tomorrow
15. Big Black Baby Shoes
16. Flower Pot
17. Dirty Blue Gene
18. Trust Us (Take 9)
19. Korn Ring Finger

Amazon.com essential recording

"I may be hungry, but I sure ain't weird," Don Van Vliet, a.k.a. Captain Beefheart, famously intones on this bright-sounding remastered version of the 1967 debut by Captain Beefheart and His Magic Band. Safe as Milk is a bold, tough-ass distillation of Delta blues stomp and '60s garage-punk swagger, fused with a radically polyrhythmic and tempo-shifting style that one might term "art rock." Listening to the delightfully playful, absurdist "Abba Zabba," it's easy to see why Lester Bangs called Beefheart "the only true dadaist in rock"; the song is a good indication of the intricate, rule-breaking music the Magic Band would continue to hone. But there are also formidable ballads (the psychedelic "Autumn's Child," the lachrymose "I'm Glad"), midtempo pop-soul tunes (the Otis Redding-ish "Call on Me"), and straight-ahead blues-rock workouts ("Plastic Factory"), all of which showcase the fretwork of a young Ry Cooder. Much has been made of Beefheart's multiple-octave vocal range; he sings menacingly on "Dropout Boogie" and allegedly broke a very expensive microphone on the eerie "Electricity." The last seven tracks on this reissue (for the most part fascinating, unfinished instrumentals) were recorded with a different lineup; they are outtakes from Mirror Man Sessions. --Mike McGonigal

Customer Reviews:

A mind-numbingly good debut........2007-05-22

Captain Beefheart's debut is a glorious mess of fractured Delta Blues, lopsided garage rock, and mind-expanding pop, a wonderfully offbeat record that still sounds fantastically original today. Every song resonates with the kind of wonky creativity and out-of-whack musicality that makes some albums an utter joy to listen to. Indeed, Safe as Milk sounds dazzling and fantastic on the first play and only gets better with each additional listen (fun fact: for a while, this was John Lennon's favorite album). The Cap'n certainly has the appropriate raw materials: A wonderfully deranged approach to songwriting, a deep love of blues and rock, some neat harmonica skills, and, most importantly, a monstrous bellow of a voice that rings with both deep emotion and sly humor. The guy sounds like an avant-garde Howlin' Wolf, a ragged maverick with a set of pipes that can match the afformentioned Chicago Blues legend for sheer throat-shredding catharsis. And how about that band! The Magic Band may very well be one of the sturdiest and most universally capable groups ever assembled, able to play rock, blues, country, soul, or pop with equal aplomb, to seamlessly combine them, or to turn stylistic corners on a dime.

The songs are almost uniformly fantastic- "Sure 'Nuff 'N Yes I Do" opens the record with a cheeky, affectionate slice of ramblin' country blues, picking up a galloping drumbeat on the way. "Plastic Factory" takes a different approach to the same genre, but its every bit as awesome: It boasts a mean, gritty guitar riff, some stuttering harmonicas, and one of Beefheart delivering some surreally bemused lyrics in a rough, hoarse bellow. "Zig-Zag Wanderer" and the acidic "Dropout Boogie" are rough, blistering garage rockers that could have sat quite comfortably on the Nuggets box. The latter, with its goonish backing vocals and razor-sharp fuzz guitar line, is particularly nasty. "Electricity," with its wailing guitars, acid-tinged melodies, pulverizing vocals, rabble-rousing chorus, and touches of psychotic psychedlia, is an all-out stunner, as is the primal percussion showcase that is "Abba Zaba." "Call on Me" and "I'm Glad" are fantastic soul songs- the latter is a genuinly affecting ballad with a deeply emotional vocal. "Where There's Woman" is quiet and tension-filled, with a creeping guitar line and echoes of percussion. Album closer "Autumn's Child" manages to sound like both earnest, otherworldly baroque-psychedlia and some of Frank Zappa's spacier numbers.

Put simply, Safe as Milk is an astounding album, an odd and engaging joy from start to finnish. You can play it from now until the day yoou die, and still find something to love each time you hear it. If you like music that's both original and accessible, you can't go wrong with this. Hey, if you listen to it enough, you may even be ready to experiance Trout Mask Replica! But that's another story...

von van .......2007-01-10

Excelent disc. very singular because it combines notes of blues with classic rock mainly and the estridente sound of the first guitar. all it contributed to being a very singular sort. I am proud of this purchase.

great debut.......2007-01-10

Discovering beefheart thru his work with the great Frank Zappa I of course started with Trout Mask. Don't get me wrong that album is a great piece of avant garde music, however it is not easy to listen to. Safe as Milk is much more accessible, Beefheart's vocals are more rythmic, and the band is excellent. This is truely a hidden gem for people who like classic rock and are interested in something diffrent than radio heavy bands.

Abba Zabba ZOOOMMM!.......2006-02-09

It was 1969, and I was a mere 13 years old when my Stoner older brother age 23 laid this one on me. One listen to this Orgy for the ears, and every other rock and roll album of the day just seemed to pail in comparison. I was that Jaded! After about 30th time around the ZENITH Record Player, I began to wonder, what makes this so addicting? That's easy, there's really nothing like it! So, again and again it plays... It's that addicting. Ok, pass the hash pipe! Hell, you don't even need drugs, beefheart's music is a very satisfying trip in itself. It's like the whole high desert opened up and belched a genuine boanfide masterpiece. From Yellow Brick Road to Electricity, this is pure gold. This is essentially Don's first Album. There's something so whimsically wonderful about every track. That's rare. Every song is like an abstract painting. Each cut is as riveting as the next. I know, many of these masterful tunes have a standard beat! Of course the Captain's later efforts are just as interesting and even more original. But, this is the record to get first. It opens the door and guides the listener into what follows. Don Van Vliet is a true original, an American Blues Genius. If the Devil Played this album in Hell, Baby it really would make you want to go!

Best lesser known album from 1967.......2006-02-09

This is Captain Beefhearts first album, and without a doubt I would have to say this is the most amazing debut from any artist I have ever heard. I purchased Trout Mask Replica before this and was mildly impressed with its excentric, strange compositions. On Safe as Milk the songs are, well, more song driven witch gives its experiments more structure, and allows the same amount of both wierdness and rhapsody to inhabit the same space. There is to much to say about this album, buy it for yourself and you will realize.
.....zig zag......

Average customer rating:

Safe as Milk Captain Beefheart and the Magic Band Manufacturer: One Way Records Inc ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Proto Punk | Hardcore & Punk | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Experimental Rock | Rock | Alternative Styles | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Blues Rock | Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Progressive Rock | Progressive | Rock | Styles | Music Psychedelic Rock | Classic Rock | Styles | Music ASIN: B000008MR5 Release Date: 1993-10-05

Tracks:

1. Sure 'Nuff 'N Yes I Do
2. Zig Zag Wanderer
3. Call on Me
4. Dropout Boogie
5. I'm Glad
6. Electricity
7. Yellow Brick Road
8. Abba Zaba
9. Plastic Factory
10. Where There's Woman
11. Grown So Ugly
12. Autumn's Child
13. Safe as Milk [Take 5][*]
14. On Tomorrow [*]
15. Big Black Baby Shoes [*]
16. Flower Pot [*]
17. Dirty Blue Gene [*]
18. Trust Us (Take 9) [*]
19. Korn Ring Finger [*]

Average customer rating:

Safe as Milk Captain Beefheart and the Magic Band Manufacturer: Castle Music UK ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Proto Punk | Hardcore & Punk | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Experimental Rock | Rock | Alternative Styles | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Blues Rock | Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Progressive Rock | Progressive | Rock | Styles | Music Psychedelic Rock | Classic Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music CDs $7 - $10 | Psychedelic Rock | Classic Rock | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Psychedelic Rock | Classic Rock | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music CDs $7 - $10 | Progressive Rock | Rock | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Progressive Rock | Rock | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music Classic Rock | Imports | Stores | Music Rock | Imports | Stores | Music ASIN: B0000040MU Release Date: 1992-07-01

Tracks:

1. Sure 'Nuff 'N Yes I Do
2. Zig Zag Wanderer
3. Call on Me
4. Dropout Boogie
5. I'm Glad
6. Electricity
7. Yellow Brick Road
8. Abba Zaba
9. Plastic Factory
10. Where There's Woman
11. Grown So Ugly
12. Autumn's Child
13. Safe as Milk [Take 5][*]
14. On Tomorrow [*]
15. Big Black Baby Shoes [*]
16. Flower Pot [*]
17. Dirty Blue Gene [*]
18. Trust Us (Take 9) [*]
19. Korn Ring Finger [*]

Average customer rating:

Safe As Milk Michael Roe Manufacturer: VIA ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Christian & Gospel | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Similar Items: The Boat Ashore The Berry Vest of the Swirling Eddies Drowning With Land in Sight A Golden Field Of Radioactive Crows Mutt ASIN: B000008OQZ Release Date: 1995-02-17

Tracks:

1. Holy Day
2. It's For You
3. Sneakers
4. The Stellazine Prophecy
5. Hold Dearly To Me
6. I Need God
7. I Want Never Gets
8. Smile
9. Go With God But Go
10. You Leave Me Homeless
11. Till Jesu Comes
12. Ache Beautiful

Average customer rating:

Safe As Milk - Live Cornerstone 1997 Manufacturer: M8 Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B000ASKNJU

Product Description

Songs are: 1) The Boat Ashore 2) Billy Paul Said 3) Blue All Over 4) I Buried My Heart At Bended Knee 5) Love Like Gold 6) Honey Run 7) Some Kind of Dream 8) The Stellazine Prophecy 9) Tum Tum Tum 10) I Want Never Gets 11) Flowers in the Sand

Average customer rating:

Safe as Milk/Mirror Man Captain Beefheart and the Magic Band Manufacturer: Sony / Bmg Import ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Proto Punk | Hardcore & Punk | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Blues Rock | Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Progressive Rock | Progressive | Rock | Styles | Music Psychedelic Rock | Classic Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Experimental Music | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music Rock | Imports | Stores | Music ASIN: B000ARG2MI Release Date: 2005-11-29

Tracks:

1. Sure 'Nuff 'N Yes I Do
2. Zig Zag Wanderer
3. Call on Me
4. Dropout Boogie
5. I'm Glad
6. Electricity
7. Yellow Brick Road
8. Abba Zaba
9. Plastic Factory
10. Where There's a Woman
11. Grown So Ugly
12. Autumn's Child
13. Safe as Milk (Take 5)
14. On Tommorrow
15. Big Black Baby Shoes
16. Flower Pot
17. Dirty Blue Gene
18. Trust Us (Take 9)
19. Korn Ring Finger

Tracks:

1. Tarotplane
2. 25th Century Quaker
3. Mirror Man
4. Kandy Korn
5. Trust Us (Take 6)
6. Safe as Milk (Take 12)
7. Beatle Bones N' Smokin' Stones
8. Moody Liz (Take 8)
9. Gimme Dat Harp Boy

Album Description

Double CD set features the 1967 album Safe As Milk and the 1970 album The Mirror Man Sessions. The genesis of the first Captain Beefheart album Safe As Milk is suitably shrouded in mystery, but the result is a collection of performances that meld blues, R&B, avant garde rock, and West Coast pop in a unique and heady mix that's like nothing else in the Captain's oeuvre. More than 30 years after these tracks were recorded, the Mirror Man Sessions are finally being released in the manner of Don Van Vliet's original vision. Some of the slated songs (supplemented with electronic effects) became Strictly Personal, released by Blue Thumb Records. Buddah followed suit, venturing into its vaults, choosing four extended songs, and packaging them as Mirror Man-obscuring facts by billing the album as "live recordings from 1965." This reissue adds five additional numbers, all of which show the band at an evolutionary point midway between the delta blues of its first recordings and the layered rhythmic stew of Trout Mask Replica. The Mirror Man Sessions is an essential document of an important ensemble. Sony. 2005.

Album Details

Special Amalgamation of the Digitally Remastered 1999 "Safe as Milk" and "Mirror Man" Albums in a Double CD Set.

Average customer rating:

Safe As Milk Hopewell Manufacturer: Import [Generic] ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Indie Rock | Indie & Lo-Fi | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Space Rock | Rock | Alternative Styles | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music CD Singles | Pop | Styles | Music | Adult Contemporary | Oldies | Pop Rock | Singer-Songwriters | Teen Pop | Vocal Pop Dance & DJ | Imports | Stores | Music ASIN: B00005IBE6 Release Date: 2002-01-08

Album Details

USA Psychedelic band with members of Mercury Rev.

Average customer rating:

Safe as Milk Captain Beefheart and the Magic Band Manufacturer: Kama Sutra / Buddah ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Proto Punk | Hardcore & Punk | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Experimental Rock | Rock | Alternative Styles | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Blues Rock | Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Progressive Rock | Progressive | Rock | Styles | Music Psychedelic Rock | Classic Rock | Styles | Music ASIN: B000006XF8 Release Date: 1994-02-07

Tracks:

1. Sure 'Nuff 'N Yes I Do
2. Zig Zag Wanderer
3. Call on Me
4. Dropout Boogie
5. I'm Glad
6. Electricity
7. Yellow Brick Road
8. Abba Zaba
9. Plastic Factory
10. Where There's Woman
11. Grown So Ugly
12. Autumn's Child
13. Safe as Milk [Take 5][*]
14. On Tomorrow [*]
15. Big Black Baby Shoes [*]
16. Flower Pot [*]
17. Dirty Blue Gene [*]
18. Trust Us (Take 9) [*]
19. Korn Ring Finger [*]

Average customer rating: And now for something completely different... An Amazing Musical Achievement!!!

Safe as Milk Captain Beefheart and the Magic Band Manufacturer: One Way ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Proto Punk | Hardcore & Punk | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Experimental Rock | Rock | Alternative Styles | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Blues Rock | Rock | Styles | Music Progressive Rock | Progressive | Rock | Styles | Music Psychedelic Rock | Classic Rock | Styles | Music Classic Rock | Rock | Indie Music | Stores | Music Progressive | Rock | Indie Music | Stores | Music Proto Punk | Hardcore & Punk | Alternative Rock | Indie Music | Stores | Music Classic Rock | Imports | Stores | Music Rock | Imports | Stores | Music ASIN: B000007TY9 Release Date: 1993-10-05

Tracks:

1. Sure 'Nuff 'N Yes I Do
2. Zig Zag Wanderer
3. Call on Me
4. Dropout Boogie
5. I'm Glad
6. Electricity
7. Yellow Brick Road
8. Abba Zaba
9. Plastic Factory
10. Where There's Woman
11. Grown So Ugly
12. Autumn's Child
13. Safe as Milk [Take 5][*]
14. On Tomorrow [*]
15. Big Black Baby Shoes [*]
16. Flower Pot [*]
17. Dirty Blue Gene [*]
18. Trust Us (Take 9) [*]
19. Korn Ring Finger [*]

Customer Reviews:

And now for something completely different..........1998-12-13

Recorded in 1967, "Safe As Milk" was Captain Beefheart & The Magic Band's first commercial release. (5 songs were recorded in 1965 for A&M but never released until the 90's as "The Legendary A&M Sessions) I'm still unsure as to recommend this album to first time listeners. On one hand, it has more of a commercial feel to it than anything else he recorded. But on the other, it gives little insight on the masterful creativity that would dominate most of their albums. Fans of 60's music will like this album, as it is the only one in his catalogoue to have a period sound. die-hard Beefheart lovers may find this a bit hard to listen to though. Those who know him well may feel the urge to laugh a bit during a ballad like "I'm Glad" or the Beatle-esque "Yellow Brick Road." But there are many signs of greatness throughout the album like "Dropout Boogie" and "Abba Zabba" which were mainstays in his live show throughout his career. This record also has many cover versions of its songs. Sonic Youth's version of "Electricity" is the most well known. Overall, it's a nice album. Easy in some aspects to listen to but lacking in good production and "madness" levels of his later work. Still, its well worth picking up!

An Amazing Musical Achievement!!!.......1998-09-05

This album, is truly one of the finest albums of the sixties. A bit weird, a bit psychedelic, and definitely bluesy, this is Captain Beefheart's first album and it is a masterpiece. Featuring a young Ry Cooder on guitar, The Magic Band is in top form and their music skills really shine throughout the tracks on this album. If you can find it, pick it up, you will not be disappointed. Really, anyone who like white guys playing the blues, this is a very different refreshing take on the delta blues which you will definitely enjoy!

Average customer rating: Rare Jewel of a recording

Safe As Milk Manufacturer: Via Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B0007MX7IS

Product Description

From Guardian Frontman Michael Roe. 1) I want never gets 2) smile 3) go with God but go 4) you leave me homeless 5) till Jesu comes 6) Ache beautiful 7) Holy day 8) Hold dearly to me 9) I need God

Customer Reviews:

Rare Jewel of a recording.......2005-03-08

Michael Roe,front man for the 77's and one of the legendery"Lost Dogs" presents in this solo album an uncommonly beautiful reflection on the longings of a broken heart.His voice is the perfect vehicle for the subject matter(Think of a more earthy Art Garfunkel...purity without preciousness).Roe has always had a way of threading wordplay into his musical tapestry to great effect and this work is no exception.I cant tell you how powerful the last two songs,"Hold Dearly to Me"and "I Need God" have been in my own experience. Truly heart rending.Nothing sentimental here....just bittersweet,melancholic music that passes like a cleansing rain on the listeners soul.Spend time with this music....see if you dont agree.I have an extensive,rather eclectic collection of music...from Bo Diddley to Arvo Part....and count this as one of the cds I will never sell.

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