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Song list: Lick My Decals Off, Baby Doctor Dark I Love You, You Big Dummy Peon Bellerin' Plain Woe-is-uh-Me-Bop Japan in a Dishpan I Wanna Find a Woman That'll Hold My Big Toe Till I Have To Go Petrified Forest One Red Rose That I Mean The Buggy Boogie Woogie The Smithsonian Institute Blues (or the Big Dig) Space-age Couple The Clouds Are Full of Wine (not Whiskey or Rye) Flash Gordon's Ape

Produced by Captain Beefheart for God's Golfball Productions.
All songs written by Captain Beefheart.

This album has lyrics that come with it, however, they do not exactly match the songs sung. The lyrics shown here are the written ones from the album. Some songs are instrumentals, and (of course) have no lyrics.

Included are also other songs/poems? that are not sung on the album but are written inside.

This is a reproduction of a Don Van Vliet painting included in the album.

This is an alternate cover to the album. According to Gerry Pratt, the source for this picture, this is a paste-up version of the original cover to Lick My Decals Off, Baby. The cover photo shown at top was shot on the set of the Warner Bros. movie "Hotel."

Shopping Guide:
An amazing album. The Magic Band was used to playing the odd rhythms found in Trout Mask Replica and also had Art Tripp participating, so the sound is very focused. While smaller in scope than Trout Mask Replica, the album has a very coherent structure, and is somewhat easier to listen to. It's my favorite album. Unfortunately, it's almost impossible to find, especially on CD.

• 1971 UK Original on Straight STS 1063
• 1973 UK Re-issue on Reprise K44244 (Tan) - cover only has ``Straight'' thought-bubble logo
• 1970 (?) German issue on Straight(?) or EMI(?) 1 C 062-92 092 - this is very similar to German issue of Trout in that it has ELECTROLA GESELLSCHAFT M.B.H. KÖLN on back of cover, thick smooth distintive inner sleeve and Pink/Black/White StRaIGHt labels. This is down in the German edition of the Colin Webb book as EMI. No lyric insert in copy owned by Gerry Pratt. Cover is shiny and has STRAIGHT thought-bubble logo on front bottom right.
• 1970 US Original on Straight RS 6420 - White Label Promo with PROMOTION NOT FOR SALE printed on centre label and Playing time/track timings. Centre label has STRAIGHT RECORDS. A DIVISION OF BIZARRE INC., 5455 WILSHIRE BLVD., SUITE 1700, LOS ANGELES, 90036 around bottom edge. G/fold lyric insert (bought separately) has full credits not on sleeve.
• 197? US Re-issue on Straight/Reprise (Tan) RS 6420 - cover and label have the word ``Straight'' in a thought-bubble logo
• 197? US Re-issue on Reprise (Tan) RS 6420 - cover only has ``Straight'' thought-bubble logo

The Spotlight Kid/Lick My Decals Off Baby Double

• 1977 UK Re-issue of TSK/LMDOB on Reprise K84006