Captain Beefheart – The Spotlight Kid

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Label:	Rhino Records (2) – MS 2050, Reprise Records – MS 2050
Format:	Vinyl, LP, Reissue, Album, Limited Edition, 180 gram
Country:	US
Released:	2000
Genre:	Blues, Rock
Style:	Blues Rock, Avantgarde

Tracklist

A1	I'm Gonna Booglarize You Baby	4:34
A2	White Jam	2:57
A3	Blabber 'n Smoke	2:48
A4	When It Blows It Stacks	3:41
A5	Alice In Blunderland	3:55
B1	The Spotlight Kid	3:21
B2	Click Clack	3:31
B3	Grow Fins	3:31
B4	There Ain't No Santa Claus On The Evenin' Stage	3:13
B5	Glider	4:37

Companies, etc.

Marketed By – Scorpio Music, Inc.
Licensed From – Reprise Records
Licensed Through – Rhino Records (2)
Made By – Scorpio Music, Inc.
Manufactured By – Rhino Records (2)
Distributed By – Rhino Records (2)

Credits

Bass – Rockette Morton
Co-producer, Engineer – Phil Schier
Drums – Drumbo, Rhys Clark, Ted Cactus
Guitar – Winged Eel Fingerling (tracks: A5)
Guitar, Slide Guitar – Zoot Horn Rollo
Lyrics By – Jan Van Vliet (tracks: A3)
Marimba, Piano – Ed Marimba
Producer, Arranged By – Don Van Vliet
Vocals, Harmonica – Captain Beefheart

Notes

Originally released in 1972.
'Repro' Reprise Records ('72 Orange & Tan labels) & sleeve [with grey logo], issued by Rhino and distributed by Scorpio.

The outer shrink-wrap carries a roundel on front:
"Limited Edition
High Quality
180 Gram
Virgin Vinyl
From The
Analog Master"
The shrink-wrap on back has an oversticker:
"Manufactured by Rhino Records. Produced under license from Warner Bros. Records Inc.; exclusively distributed by Scorpio Music, Inc."
[See images detail].

Literals on B-Side label;
Track 4 "Clause" instead of "Claus".
Plus an erroneous "except" after Vliet credit.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Matrix / Runout (A-Side run-out, hand-etched): SCO 1-2050-A 1 CAPT BEEFHT SPOTLIGHT KID
Matrix / Runout (B-Side run-out, hand-etched): SCO 1-2050-B 1 CAPT BEEFHEART "SPOTLIGHT KID".

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	Title (Format)	Label	Cat#	Country	Year
Recently Edited	The Spotlight Kid (LP, Album, Stereo)	Reprise Records	MS 2050	US	1972
	The Spotlight Kid (LP, Album)	Reprise Records	K 44162	UK	1972
	The Spotlight Kid (LP, Album, Stereo)	Reprise Records	REP 44 162	Germany	1972
Recently Edited	The Spotlight Kid (LP, Album, Stereo)	Reprise Records, Reprise Records	44162, N° 44 162	France	1972
Recently Edited	The Spotlight Kid (Reel-To-Reel, 3 ¾ ips, Album)	Reprise Records	RST 2050-B	US	1972

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Reviews

shcenect77 22 мар. 2024 г.
agreed jerrysnook - the mastering is muddy and quiet. Still...it's great.
jerrysnook 27 июл. 2014 г.
This is one of my favorite albums, and I was thrilled to pick up this re-issue on 180 gram vinyl. However, I have to issue a WARNING: The mix (or is it re-master?) of this re-issue is all sorts of wrong. It's quite muddy, and also has one of the most bass-forward mixes I have ever heard. It makes the album nearly unlistenable, unless you are able to adjust your equalization to compensate. Even then, with the bass so forward in the mix, it doesn't sound "authentic" to the original at all. I still love this album, and it IS really nice to have on 180 gram, but unfortunately I just can't recommend this re-issue.