The Magic BandUnconditionally Guaranteed

Label:

Mercury – SRM-1-709

Format:

Vinyl , LP, Album , Pitman Pressing

Country:

US

Released:

Genre:

Rock

Style:

Avantgarde

Tracklist

A1 Upon The My-O-My 2:40
A2 Sugar Bowl 2:11
A3 New Electric Ride 3:00
A4 Magic Be 2:55
A5 Happy Love Song 3:54
B1 Full Moon, Hot Sun 2:19
B2 I Got Love On My Mind 3:07
B3 This Is The Day 4:48
B4 Lazy Music 2:49
B5 Peaches 3:20

Companies, etc.

  • Recorded AtHollywood Sound Recorders
  • Mastered AtUnited Sound (3)
  • Manufactured ByPhonogram, Inc.
  • Distributed ByPhonogram, Inc.
  • Copyright ©Phonogram, Inc.
  • Phonographic Copyright ℗Phonogram, Inc.
  • Produced ForA. Di Martino Productions Co., Inc.
  • Published ByHoneysuckle Music Company Inc.
  • Designed AtAGI (4)
  • Lacquer Cut AtUnited Sound (3)
  • Pressed ByColumbia Records Pressing Plant, Pitman

Credits

  • A&R [Phonogram Mercury A And R]Denny Rosencrantz
  • Acoustic GuitarAndy DiMartino*
  • Arranged ByDon Van Vliet
  • Art DirectionDes Strobel*
  • Composed ByJan Van Vliet
  • DesignTerry Squire
  • EngineerJohn Guess
  • Mastered ByBruce John Leek*
  • Mixed By [Re-Mix]Tom Perry
  • Performer [Captain Beefheart Is]Don Van Vliet
  • Performer [The Magic Band], BassRockette Morton
  • Performer [The Magic Band], Drums, PercussionArt Tripp
  • Performer [The Magic Band], GuitarAlex Saint Claire*
  • Performer [The Magic Band], Guitar, Slide Guitar [Glass Finger Guitar]Zoot Horn Rollo
  • Performer [The Magic Band], KeyboardsMark Marcellino
  • Photography BySusanne Ayres*
  • ProducerAndy Di Martino
  • Tenor Saxophone [T. Sax], FluteDel Simmons
  • Vocals, HarmonicaCaptain Beefheart

Notes

Columbia, Pitman pressing, identified by faint "P" stamped off-angle in runouts in front of the matrix number.
This pressing also includes a large, sideways United Sound (3) logo in the B-side runout, which is the outlined letters U S above a tight spiral disk. (It reads ◎SU left-to-right, but may look more like a stylized "spaceman" symbol anyway.)

Initially issued with "The Half Notes..." Mercury company inner-sleeve.

Printed In U.S.A. © 1974 Phonogram, Inc.

Recorded at Hollywood Sound, Los Angeles
Mastering: United Sound, Burbank
All songs published by Honeysuckle Music Co., Inc. (BMI)

Manufactured and distributed by Phonogram, Inc., One IBM Plaza, Chicago, Illinois 60611
Also available on Musicassette and Stereo 8 Tapes MCR 4-1-709—MC-8-1-709

℗1974 Phonogram, Inc.

Produced for A. Di Martino Productions Co., Inc.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

  • Pressing Plant ID (stamped in runouts): P
  • Rights Society: BMI
  • Price Code (Printed, spine): 0598
  • Matrix / Runout (Side A label): SRM-1-709 A
  • Matrix / Runout (Side B label): SRM-1-709 B
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout A, Variant 1): P SRM-1-709-A3 1A
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout B, Variant 1): P SRM-1-709-B2 [United Sound logo] A
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout A, Variant 2): P SRM-1-709-A2 A
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout B, Variant 2): PSRM-1-709-B2 [United Sound logo] A

Other Versions (5 of 47)

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Title (Format) Label Cat# Country Year
Unconditionally Guaranteed (LP, Album) Virgin V 2015 UK 1974
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Unconditionally Guaranteed (LP, Album) Virgin 87 840 IT Netherlands 1974
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Unconditionally Guaranteed (LP, Album) Virgin 87 840 IT 1974
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Unconditionally Guaranteed (LP, Album) Virgin 840032, 840.032 1974
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Unconditionally Guaranteed (LP, Album) Mercury 6338 501 New Zealand 1974

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Reviews

  • Sound_nut's avatar
    Sound_nut
    Personally I love this album, it was the first album of Beefhearts that I heard so perhaps I wasn't expecting another TMR. I think the guitar licks and the lyrical romantasy compelling. Don't be put off from listening to this album by music snobs I urge you. This press is fantastic imho
    • Vinylshadow's avatar
      Vinylshadow
      Upon The My-Oh-My live on Old Grey Whistle Test is fantastic. A different type of Cap'n but I love it.
      • chrislong56's avatar
        chrislong56
        This is a great pressing, in my opinion better than UK pressings which I had previously. It seems far more dynamic and exciting.
        • MB-Daniel's avatar
          MB-Daniel
          oddly released in April 74 - Bluejeans Nov 74 however Doscogs insist its the other way round. An album of true then American blues.

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