Released April 1974 Producer Andy DiMartino Release date April 1974 | Length 31:14 Artist Captain Beefheart Label Virgin Records | |
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Recorded 1974
Hollywood Sound, L.A., CA Unconditionally Guaranteed
(1974) Bluejeans & Moonbeams
(1974) Genres Rock music, Psychedelic rock, Rock and roll Similar Captain Beefheart and his Magic Band albums, Rock music albums | ||
Captain beefheart the magic band upon the my o my
Unconditionally Guaranteed is the eighth LP by Captain Beefheart and the Magic Band, originally released in 1974. It was recorded at Hollywood Sound, Los Angeles.
Contents
- Captain beefheart the magic band upon the my o my
- Captain beefheart netherlands
- Magic Band quits
- Beefheart disowns
- Track listing
- Personnel
- Songs
- References
Upon release it was criticised for being too commercial; even so, it failed to give Beefheart any real chart success, peaking at #192 on the Billboard Top 200.
Captain beefheart netherlands
Magic Band quits
Immediately after recording of the album the entire Magic Band quit – as biographer Mike Barnes has stated, "[Beefheart] was in effect sacked by his own group." They had become increasingly disenchanted with the lack of financial success, having subsisted on food stamps and donations from their parents, and with Beefheart's tyrannical control over the group. In the words of guitarist Bill Harkleroad "we had had enough of him treating us like punching bags."
The album's lackluster and unchallenging music was the last straw. Drummer Art Tripp recalled, "When the band finally got our album copies, we were horrified. As we listened, it was as though each song was worse than the one which preceded it."
Beefheart disowns
After his contract with Mercury Records ended at the end of 1974, Beefheart disowned the record along with its successor Bluejeans & Moonbeams. He urged his fans to "take copies back for a refund" and called the albums "horrible and vulgar".
Track listing
All tracks written by Don and Jan Van Vliet and Andy DiMartino.
Personnel
Songs
1Upon the My-O-My2:43
2Sugar Bowl2:13
3New Electric Ride3:02