Format
- MOVLP343Long Player £25.00
CAPTAINBEEFHEART
SAFE AS MILK LP
double 180 gram vinyl edition on music on vinyl reissue of this 1967 release one of rock's 'greatest albums of all time' this really is an album that no collection is complete without with am junior popmeister richard perry jack of all trades ry cooder and songwriting genius russ titelman the captain makes his first real shot at being legendaryand succeeds 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 rb avant garde rock and west coast pop in a unique and heady mix that's like nothing else in the captain's oeuvre while subsequent outings would emphasize the fullon weirdness of beefheart and his magic band songs such as 'yellow brick road' 'sure 'nuff 'n yes i do' and 'abba zabba' while not without their own sonic quirks still sound fresh and accessible today with uncredited appearances by such luminaries as taj mahal and ry cooder 'safe as milk's overall feel is adventurous free flowing yet with an underlying discipline that beefheart would throw to the wind on subsequent releases there's even an attempt at doowop harmonies on 'i'm so glad' though the harpflavoured 'plastic factory' finds him in more familiar rb territory beefheart would never again sound this conventional or some might venture this coherent