“Strictly Personal” by Captain Beefheart and his Magic Band - album review

features in: Album Chart of 1968Album Chart of the Decade: 1960s

TJR says

Following the major label rejections, Bob Krasnow’s new Blue Thumb label took this on, and the murky, muddy production – Krasnow’s unauthorised attempt to produce a ‘psychedelic’ statement – doesn’t do the group any great favours. Despite this, the good captain and his motley crew still manage to shine brightly through the haze. These whitey’s just wanted to play the blues wonky – record labels just didn’t know what to do with them. Erm, shouldn’t they have rolled the tapes and let them be? All in all, for reasons stated, things are hippy-trippy on Album # 2, but “Strictly Personal” ultimately survives the abuse, emerging as the solid stepping stone between the accessibility of its predecesor, “Safe As Milk”, and the outright craziness of its follow up, “Trout Mask Replica”.

The Jukebox Rebel
15–Mar–2013

Tracklist
A1 [03:05] 6.8.png Captain Beefheart and his Magic Band - Ah Feel Like Ahcid (Don Van Vliet) Blues / Rhythm n Blues
A2 [05:27] 7.1.png Captain Beefheart and his Magic Band - Safe As Milk (Don Van Vliet) Blues Rock / Soul Rock
A3 [08:09] 8.2.png Captain Beefheart and his Magic Band - Trust Us (Don Van Vliet) Psychedelia
A4 [05:20] 5.7.png Captain Beefheart and his Magic Band - Son Of Mirror Man - Mere Man (Don Van Vliet) Blues Rock / Soul Rock
B1 [03:27] 8.0.png Captain Beefheart and his Magic Band - On Tomorrow (Don Van Vliet) Blues Rock / Soul Rock
B2 [03:18] 9.0.png Captain Beefheart and his Magic Band - Beatle Bones ‘n’ Smokin’ Stones (Don Van Vliet) Psychedelia
B3 [05:05] 7.7.png Captain Beefheart and his Magic Band - Gimme Dat Harp Boy (Don Van Vliet) Blues / Rhythm n Blues
B4 [05:06] 6.9.png Captain Beefheart and his Magic Band - Kandy Korn [album version '68] (Don Van Vliet) Psychedelia

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