It Comes to You in a Plain Brown Wrapper [Vinyl]

Captain Beefheart | Format: Vinyl

Product Details

• Vinyl (July 22, 2008)
• Number of Discs: 2
• Label: Sundazed Music Inc.
• ASIN: B001AI7KKE
• Also Available in: Vinyl
• Average Customer Review: 2.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #376,051 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Gimme Dat Harp Boy

2. Dirty Blue Gene

3. Beatle Bones 'n' Smokin' Stones Pt. 1 & 2

4. Trust Us (take 9)

5. Safe as Milk (take 12)

6. Moody Liz (take 8)

7. On Tomorrow

8. Big Black Baby Shoes

9. Flower Pot

10. Korn Ring Finger

11. Safe as Milk (take 5)

12. Trust Us (take 6)

13. Moody Liz (take 16)

Editorial Reviews

Recorded in part as the follow-up to Safe as Milk, Beefheart's debut from earlier that year, the material on It Comes to You in a Plain Brown Wrapper was rerecorded, truncated, and issued - without the Captain's approval - as Strictly Personal in 1968. Mastered directly from the original analog tapes and featuring a wealth of unedited takes never before on vinyl, this gatefold double-LP release comes to you wrapped in a sharp outer sleeve bearing specially commissioned artwork by Frank Zappa/Straight Records illustrator Cal Schenkel replicating the album's planned '67 design .Inside are rare photos and fascinating, exhaustive liner notes by Magic Band drummer John ''Drumbo'' French.TracklistA1 Gimme Dat Harp Boy A2 Dirty Blue Gene A3 Beatle Bones N' Smokin' Stones Pt. 1 & 2 A4 Trust Us (Take 9) B1 Safe As Milk (Take 12) B2 Moody Liz (Take 8) B3 On Tomorrow C1 Big Black Baby Shoes C2 Flower Pot C3 Korn Ring Finger D1 Safe As Milk (Take 5) D2 Trust Us (Take 6) D3 Moody Liz (Take 16)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

18 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Nice sentiment, but botched execution, August 7, 2008

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J. Busher (PA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: It Comes to You in a Plain Brown Wrapper [Vinyl] (Vinyl)

When this release was first announced, there was a lot of misleading hype surrounding it. Now that it's been released and analyzed, I feel it neccessary to set the record straight.

Sound quality: Good, BUT not as good as the old Sequel CD from England, regardless of what Sundazed says about "never before used tapes". The EQ is shrill, and the stereo channels aren't as wide. I also find the vinyl to be a bit noisy in terms of surface noise rather than pops and clicks. (It is NOT audiophile quality vinyl.)

Content: There are three glaring mistakes that I was able to find. First, there is a serious glitch during the into to "Beatle Bones" where half a beat is missing. Second, the track "Gimme Dat Harp Boy" fades out which was arguably an artistic decision. But the last and most serious mistake, was using a version of "Korn Ring Finger" that has been heavily noise reduced and sounds like a crappy MP3. A nice version of that track was desperately needed, but Sundazed has given us the poorest version ever.

In my opinion, this LP is only good for two things: The unreleased Moody Liz, and the excellent artwork and liner notes.

So don't believe the hype, and don't bother purchasing this LP. Download "Moody Liz (Take 16)" and disregard the rest.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars These songs availale on CD reissues, February 18, 2009

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Kelley A. Mcdonald (Washington, DC USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: It Comes to You in a Plain Brown Wrapper [Vinyl] (Vinyl)

The way this was hyped it made it sound like this was the first time that these tracks had surfaced. Not true. All of these tracks and more are appended to the remastered Buddha CD reissues of "Safe as Milk" and "Mirror Man."