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Captain Beefheart & The Magic Band - 1970 - Lick My Decals off Baby
Lick My Decals Off, Baby is a record by Captain Beefheart & the Magic Band released in 1970 on Frank Zappa's Straight Records label. The follow up to his Trout Mask Replica, it is regarded by some critics and listeners as superior to the famous 1969 recording, and was Van Vliet's personal favourite. Don Van Vliet said that the title is an encouragement to "get rid of the labels," and to evaluate things according to their merits rather than according to superficial labels (or "decals"). Musicians on the album were Don Van Vliet, vocals; Elliot Ingber and Bill Harkleroad, guitars; Mark Boston, bass; Art Tripp, marimba, drums, and percussion; and John French, drums. French had been arranger and musical director on Trout Mask Replica. Van Vliet ejected French from the group – both figuratively and literally, by throwing him down a flight of stairs – shortly after Trout Mask Replica was completed, and these roles passed to guitarist Bill Harkleroad. French returned to the group shortly before recording began. The record contains some of Captain Beefheart's most experimental music and remains memorable for both the marimba playing of Art Tripp and for its concise instrumental work. 01 - Lick My Decals Off, Baby 02 - Doctor Dark 03 - I Love You, You Big Dummy 04 - Peon 05 - Bellerin' Plain 06 - Woe-Is-Uh-Me-Bop 07 - Japan In A Dishpan 08 - I Wanna Find A Woman That'll Hold My Big Toe Till I Have To Go 09 - Petrified Forest 10 - One Red Rose That I Mean 11 - Buggy Boogie Woogie 12 - Smithsonian Institute Blues (Or The Big Dig) 13 - Space-Age Couple 14 - Clouds Are Full Of Wine (Not Whiskey Or Rye) 15 - Flash Gordon's Ape LINK
