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- Record Label: Rhino
- Release Date: Nov 11, 2014
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- Summary: The four-disc box set collects the remastered versions of Captain Beefheart and the Magic Band's early 1970s albums Lick My Decals Off, Baby; The Spotlight Kid; and Clear Spot with a disc of outtakes and alternates takes of songs.
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- Record Label: Rhino
- Genre(s): Experimental, Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Blues-Rock, Experimental Rock, Art Rock, Psychedelic/Garage, Proto-Punk
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Jan 5, 2015This is music of stellar quality, from the smirking masturbation anthem “Low Yo Yo Stuff” to the berserk wizardry of “Big Eyed Beans from Venus.”
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Nov 24, 2014Extra tracks aside, the three parent albums are all remarkable realisations of the Captain’s fertile imagination.
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MagnetDec 10, 2014The songs contained within make fellow travelers such as Dr. John or Tom Waits sound like eunuchs. Marvelous stuff. [No. 116, p.55]
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Q MagazineNov 24, 2014A fourth disc of out-takes shines a light on alternate versions and work-in-progress songs that would surface on later albums. [Dec 2014, p.123]
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UncutNov 24, 2014As bootlegs from the period have shown, there's a good three hours of stuff out there from these and the so-called "Brown Star Sessions" for Clear Spot. On the fourth disc here, you can find the pick of it. [Dec 2014, p.85]
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MojoNov 24, 2014It ranks among the best work of a major innovator and his unfeasibly talented Magic Bands. [Dec 2014, p.106]
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Under The RadarDec 19, 2014The record is as refreshingly undated as the moment it first exited the pressing plant. [Dec 2014, p.69]
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Dec 4, 2014
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