Sun Zoom Spark: 1970 to 1972

~ Release by Captain Beefheart (see all versions of this release, 3 available)

Tracklist

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▼CD 1: Lick My Decals Off, Baby
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1Lick My Decals Off, Baby
engineer:
Phil Schier
producer:
Captain Beefheart
bass:
Mark Boston (Mark Boston)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Art Tripp and John French (musician (drums/vocal), songwriter, music director)
guitar:
Bill Harkleroad (Bill Harkleroad)
marimba:
Art Tripp
vocals:
Don van Vliet
arranger:
Don van Vliet
recorded at and mixed at:
The Record Plant (aka “Record Plant” Los Angeles) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Lick My Decals Off, Baby
lyricist and composer:
Don van Vliet
publisher:
Beefheart Music Company (in 1970)
Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band52:38
2Doctor Dark
producer:
Captain Beefheart
arranger:
Don van Vliet
recording of:
Doctor Dark
lyricist and composer:
Don van Vliet
publisher:
Beefheart Music Company (in 1970)
Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band52:46
3I Love You, You Big Dummy
producer:
Captain Beefheart
arranger:
Don van Vliet
recording of:
I Love You, You Big Dummy
lyricist and composer:
Don van Vliet
publisher:
Beefheart Music Company (in 1970)
Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band42:54
4Peon
producer:
Captain Beefheart
arranger:
Don van Vliet
recording of:
Peon
composer:
Don van Vliet
publisher:
Beefheart Music Company (in 1970)
Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band2:24
5Bellerin' Plain
producer:
Captain Beefheart
arranger:
Don van Vliet
recording of:
Bellerin' Plain
lyricist and composer:
Don van Vliet
publisher:
Beefheart Music Company (in 1970)
Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band3:35
6Woe-Is-Uh-Me-Bop
producer:
Captain Beefheart
arranger:
Don van Vliet
recording of:
Woe-Is-Uh-Me-Bop
lyricist and composer:
Don van Vliet
publisher:
Beefheart Music Company (in 1970)
Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band52:06
7Japan in a Dishpan
producer:
Captain Beefheart
arranger:
Don van Vliet
recording of:
Japan in a Dishpan
composer:
Don van Vliet
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships) and Beefheart Music Company (in 1970)
Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band3:00
8I Wanna Find a Woman That'll Hold My Big Toe Till I Have to Go
producer:
Captain Beefheart
arranger:
Don van Vliet
recording of:
I Wanna Find a Woman That'll Hold My Big Toe Till I Have to Go
lyricist and composer:
Don van Vliet
publisher:
Beefheart Music Company (in 1970)
Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band1:53
9Petrified Forest
producer:
Captain Beefheart
arranger:
Don van Vliet
recording of:
Petrified Forest
lyricist and composer:
Don van Vliet
publisher:
Beefheart Music Company (in 1970)
Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band1:40
10One Red Rose That I Mean
producer:
Captain Beefheart
arranger:
Don van Vliet
recording of:
One Red Rose That I Mean
composer:
Don van Vliet
publisher:
Beefheart Music Company (in 1970)
Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band1:53
11The Buggy Boogie Woogie
producer:
Captain Beefheart
arranger:
Don van Vliet
recording of:
The Buggy Boogie Woogie
lyricist and composer:
Don van Vliet
publisher:
Beefheart Music Company (in 1970)
Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band2:19
12The Smithsonian Institute Blues (or The Big Dig)
producer:
Captain Beefheart
arranger:
Don van Vliet
recording of:
The Smithsonian Institute Blues (Or the Big Dig)
lyricist and composer:
Don van Vliet
publisher:
Beefheart Music Company (in 1970)
Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band52:11
13Space-Age Couple
producer:
Captain Beefheart
arranger:
Don van Vliet
recording of:
Space-Age Couple
lyricist and composer:
Don van Vliet
publisher:
Beefheart Music Company (in 1970)
Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band2:32
14The Clouds Are Full of Wine (Not Whiskey or Rye)
producer:
Captain Beefheart
arranger:
Don van Vliet
recording of:
The Clouds Are Full of Wine (Not Whiskey or Rye)
lyricist and composer:
Don van Vliet
publisher:
Beefheart Music Company (in 1970)
Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band2:50
15Flash Gordon's Ape
producer:
Captain Beefheart
arranger:
Don van Vliet
recording of:
Flash Gordon's Ape
lyricist and composer:
Don van Vliet
publisher:
Beefheart Music Company (in 1970)
Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band4:57
▼CD 2: The Spotlight Kid
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1I'm Gonna Booglarize You Baby
engineer:
Phil Schier
co-producer:
Phil Schier
producer:
Don van Vliet
arranger:
Don van Vliet
recording of:
I’m Gonna Booglarize You Baby
lyricist and composer:
Don van Vliet
publisher:
Green Bump Music, Inc
54:35
2White Jam
engineer:
Phil Schier
co-producer:
Phil Schier
producer:
Don van Vliet
arranger:
Don van Vliet
recording of:
White Jam
lyricist and composer:
Don van Vliet
publisher:
Green Bump Music, Inc
42:56
3Blabber 'n Smoke
engineer:
Phil Schier
co-producer:
Phil Schier
producer:
Don van Vliet
arranger:
Don van Vliet
recording of:
Blabber 'n' Smoke
lyricist:
Jan Van Vliet
composer:
Don van Vliet
publisher:
Green Bump Music, Inc
42:47
4When It Blows Its Stacks
engineer:
Phil Schier
co-producer:
Phil Schier
producer:
Don van Vliet
arranger:
Don van Vliet
recording of:
When It Blows Its Stacks
lyricist and composer:
Don van Vliet
publisher:
Green Bump Music, Inc
53:41
5Alice in Blunderland
engineer:
Phil Schier
co-producer:
Phil Schier
producer:
Don van Vliet
guitar:
Winged Eel Fingerling
arranger:
Don van Vliet
recording of:
Alice in Blunderland
composer:
Don van Vliet
publisher:
Green Bump Music, Inc
43:55
6The Spotlight Kid
engineer:
Phil Schier
co-producer:
Phil Schier
producer:
Don van Vliet
arranger:
Don van Vliet
recording of:
The Spotlight Kid
lyricist and composer:
Don van Vliet
publisher:
Green Bump Music, Inc
53:21
7Click Clack
engineer:
Phil Schier
co-producer:
Phil Schier
producer:
Don van Vliet
arranger:
Don van Vliet
recording of:
Click Clack
lyricist and composer:
Don van Vliet
publisher:
Green Bump Music, Inc
53:31
8Grow Fins
engineer:
Phil Schier
co-producer:
Phil Schier
producer:
Don van Vliet
arranger:
Don van Vliet
recording of:
Grow Fins
lyricist and composer:
Don van Vliet
publisher:
Green Bump Music, Inc
53:31
9There Ain't No Santa Claus on the Evenin' Stage
engineer:
Phil Schier
co-producer:
Phil Schier
producer:
Don van Vliet
arranger:
Don van Vliet
recording of:
There Ain't No Santa Claus on the Evenin' Stage
lyricist and composer:
Don van Vliet
publisher:
Green Bump Music, Inc
4.83:12
10Glider
engineer:
Phil Schier
co-producer:
Phil Schier
producer:
Don van Vliet
arranger:
Don van Vliet
recording of:
Glider
lyricist and composer:
Don van Vliet
publisher:
Green Bump Music, Inc
44:34
▼CD 3: Clear Spot
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1Low Yo Yo Stuff
engineer:
Donn Landee
producer:
Ted Templeman
recording of:
Low Yo Yo Stuff
lyricist and composer:
Don van Vliet
publisher:
Green Bump Music, Inc
Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band53:41
2Nowadays a Woman's Gotta Hit a Man
engineer:
Donn Landee
producer:
Ted Templeman
horn arranger:
Ted Templeman and Don van Vliet
recording of:
Nowadays a Woman's Gotta Hit a Man
lyricist and composer:
Don van Vliet
publisher:
Green Bump Music, Inc
Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band4.453:46
3Too Much Time
engineer:
Donn Landee
producer:
Ted Templeman
guitar:
Russ Titelman
horn arranger:
Jerry Jumonville
recording of:
Too Much Time
lyricist and composer:
Don van Vliet
publisher:
Green Bump Music, Inc
Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band42:50
4Circumstances
engineer:
Donn Landee
producer:
Ted Templeman
recording of:
Circumstances
lyricist and composer:
Don van Vliet
publisher:
Green Bump Music, Inc
Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band53:14
5My Head Is My Only House Unless It Rains
engineer:
Donn Landee
producer:
Ted Templeman
recording of:
My Head Is My Only House Unless It Rains
lyricist and composer:
Don van Vliet
publisher:
Green Bump Music, Inc
Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band32:56
6Sun Zoom Spark
engineer:
Donn Landee
producer:
Ted Templeman
recording of:
Sun Zoom Spark
lyricist and composer:
Don van Vliet
publisher:
Green Bump Music, Inc
Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band52:14
7Clear Spot
engineer:
Donn Landee
producer:
Ted Templeman
recording of:
Clear Spot
lyricist and composer:
Don van Vliet
publisher:
Green Bump Music, Inc
Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band53:40
8Crazy Little Thing
engineer:
Donn Landee
producer:
Ted Templeman
recording of:
Crazy Little Thing
lyricist and composer:
Don van Vliet
publisher:
Green Bump Music, Inc
Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band42:39
9Long Neck Bottles
engineer:
Donn Landee
producer:
Ted Templeman
horn arranger:
Ted Templeman and Don van Vliet
recording of:
Long Neck Bottles
lyricist and composer:
Don van Vliet
publisher:
Green Bump Music, Inc
Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band4.553:18
10Her Eyes Are a Blue Million Miles
engineer:
Donn Landee
producer:
Ted Templeman
recording of:
Her Eyes Are a Blue Million Miles (Captain Beefheart song)
lyricist and composer:
Don van Vliet
publisher:
Green Bump Music, Inc
Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band4.352:58
11Big Eyed Beans From Venus
engineer:
Donn Landee
producer:
Ted Templeman
additional percussion:
Milt Holland
bass:
Roy Estrada
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Art Tripp
guitar:
Bill Harkleroad (Bill Harkleroad) and Mark Boston (Mark Boston)
harmonica:
Don van Vliet
vocals:
Don van Vliet
recorded at:
Amigo Studios in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Big Eyed Beans From Venus
lyricist and composer:
Don van Vliet
publisher:
Green Bump Music, Inc
Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band4.454:24
12Golden Birdies
engineer:
Donn Landee
producer:
Ted Templeman
bass:
Rockette Morton (Mark Boston)
recording of:
Golden Birdies
lyricist and composer:
Don van Vliet
publisher:
Green Bump Music, Inc
Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band41:37
▼CD 4: Out-Takes
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1Alice in Blunderland (alternate version)
mixer:
Brian Kehew
arranger:
Don van Vliet
mixed at:
Timeless Studio in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Alice in Blunderland
composer:
Don van Vliet
publisher:
Green Bump Music, Inc
3:55
2Harry Irene
mixer:
Brian Kehew
arranger:
Don van Vliet
mixed at:
Timeless Studio in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Harry Irene
lyricist and composer:
Don van Vliet
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing Ltd. and Singing Ink Music
3:33
3I Can't Do This Unless I Can Do This / Seam Crooked Sam
mixer:
Brian Kehew
arranger:
Don van Vliet
mixed at:
Timeless Studio in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
I Can't Do This Unless I Can Do This
writer:
Don van Vliet
publisher:
Singing Ink Music
recording of:
Seam Crooked Sam
writer:
Don van Vliet
publisher:
Singing Ink Music
2:03
4Pompadour Swamp/Suction Prints
mixer:
Brian Kehew
arranger:
Don van Vliet
mixed at:
Timeless Studio in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Pompadour Swamp
lyricist and composer:
Don van Vliet
publisher:
EMI Virgin Music Ltd. (do not use this as a release label!) and Singing Ink Music
recording of:
Suction Prints
lyricist and composer:
Don van Vliet
publisher:
Singing Ink Music
4:24
5The Witch Doctor Life (instrumental take)
mixer:
Brian Kehew
arranger:
Don van Vliet
mixed at:
Timeless Studio in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
The Witch Doctor Life
writer:
Don van Vliet
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing Ltd. and Singing Ink Music (in 1982)
5:28
6Two Rips in a Haystack/Kiss Me My Love
mixer:
Brian Kehew
arranger:
Don van Vliet
mixed at:
Timeless Studio in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Kiss Me My Love
writer:
Don van Vliet
publisher:
Singing Ink Music
recording of:
Two Rips in a Haystack
writer:
Don van Vliet
publisher:
Singing Ink Music
2:40
7Best Batch Yet (Track) (version 1)
mixer:
Brian Kehew
arranger:
Don van Vliet
mixed at:
Timeless Studio in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Best Batch Yet
lyricist and composer:
Don van Vliet
publisher:
Singing Ink Music
2:20
8Your Love Brought Me to Life (instrumental)
mixer:
Brian Kehew
arranger:
Don van Vliet
mixed at:
Timeless Studio in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Your Love Brought Me to Life
writer:
Don van Vliet
publisher:
Singing Ink Music
3:11
9Dirty Blue Gene (alternate version 1)
mixer:
Brian Kehew
arranger:
Don van Vliet
mixed at:
Timeless Studio in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Dirty Blue Gene
lyricist and composer:
Don van Vliet
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing Ltd., EMI United Partnership Ltd. and Singing Ink Music
2:55
10Nowadays a Woman's Gotta Hit a Man (early mix)
mixer:
Brian Kehew
arranger:
Don van Vliet
mixed at:
Timeless Studio in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Nowadays a Woman's Gotta Hit a Man
lyricist and composer:
Don van Vliet
publisher:
Green Bump Music, Inc
4:00
11Kiss Where I Kain't
mixer:
Brian Kehew
arranger:
Don van Vliet
mixed at:
Timeless Studio in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Kiss Where I Kain't
writer:
Don van Vliet
publisher:
Singing Ink Music
2:46
12Circumstances (alternate version 2)
mixer:
Brian Kehew
arranger:
Don van Vliet
mixed at:
Timeless Studio in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Circumstances
lyricist and composer:
Don van Vliet
publisher:
Green Bump Music, Inc
3:23
13Little Scratch
mixer:
Brian Kehew
arranger:
Don van Vliet
mixed at:
Timeless Studio in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Little Scratch
writer:
Don van Vliet
publisher:
Singing Ink Music
2:58
14Dirty Blue Gene (alternate version 3)
mixer:
Brian Kehew
arranger:
Don van Vliet
mixed at:
Timeless Studio in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Dirty Blue Gene
lyricist and composer:
Don van Vliet
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing Ltd., EMI United Partnership Ltd. and Singing Ink Music
3:03

Credits

Release

art direction:Ed Thrasher (US art director & photographer)
photography:Jim McCrary (photographer)
Ed Thrasher (US art director & photographer)
design:Barbara Casado
John Casado (photographer)
artwork:Don van Vliet
copyrighted (©) by and phonographic copyright (℗) by:Warner Bros. Records Inc. (not for release label use, company behind the “WB Records” imprint) (in 1970, in 1972)
Rhino Entertainment Company (not for release label use!) (in 2014)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/6315189 [info]
ASIN:UK: B00N4FAVCA [info]