Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band release ‘Safe As Milk,’ their debut studio album (1967)

Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band’s ‘Safe as Milk’ is their debut studio album produced by Richard Perry and Bob Krasnow and released in June 1967 by Buddah Records.

Track Listing : 1.Sure ‘Nuff ‘N Yes I Do (Herb Bermann, Don Van Vliet) – 02:15 . 2.Zig Zag Wanderer (Herb Bermann, Don Van Vliet) – 02:40 . 3.Call On Me (Don Van Vliet) – 02:37 . 4.Dropout Boogie (Herb Bermann, Don Van Vliet) – 02:32 . 5.I’M Glad(Don Van Vliet) – 03:31 . 6.Electricity (Herb Bermann, Don Van Vliet) – 03:07 . 7.Yellow Brick Road (Herb Bermann, Don Van Vliet) – 02:28 . 8.ABBA Zaba (Don Van Vliet) – 02:44 . 9.Plastic Factory (Jerry Handley, Herb Bermann, Don Van Vliet) – 03:08 . 10.Where There’S Woman (Herb Bermann, Don Van Vliet) – 02:09 . 11.Grown So Ugly (Robert Pete Williams) – 02:27 . 12.Autumn’S Child (Herb Bermann, Don Van Vliet) – 04:02

Musicians : Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band – Band . Don Van Vliet – Vocals, Harmonica, Marimba . Alex St. Clair Snouffer – Guitar, Backing Vocals, Bass On (9 -10), Percussion . Ry Cooder – Guitar, Slide Guitar, Bass On (8), Percussion . Jerry Handley – Bass Except (8 – 10), Backing Vocals . John French – Drums, Backing Vocals, Percussion . Samuel Hoffman – Theremin On (6 – 12) . Milt Holland – Log Drum, Tambourine, Percussion On (2 – 4 – 8) . Taj Mahal – Tambourine, Percussion On (7) . Russ Titelman – Guitar On (12)

Production : Produced By Richard Perry, Bob Krasnow .

Arrangements : Don Van Vliet, Ry Cooder

Recorded 1967 At Rca Studios, Los Angeles

Released June 1967 By Buddah