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Back inlay: “Manufactured in Germany • Fabrique en Allemagne TELDEC Record Service GmbH” [‘W’ logo] “A Warner Communications Company” © 1970 Reprise Records CD face: “Manufactured in Germany by Record Service GmbH Alsdorf”. Jewel case ‘W’ embossed on clear front. (V1: Cover booklet containment lug on jewel case is embossed “KT 37”. Black tray back embossed “ET201C). The 20-page booklet contains reproduction of the text & illustrations used for the 6-page insert that accompanied the original US vinyl. The ‘young Vliet’ portrait also appeared on that insert. © 1969 Beefheart Music Co. BMI © 1970 Reprise Records (Guitars, tuned for slide, used by Harkleroad & Cotton were a Telecaster & Gibson respectively) (In regard to “Special electronic modifications on Captain Beefheart’s band equipment…” – For the ‘field recordings’ at the The Magic Band House; Kunc used a Shure eight-channel mixer remounted in a briefcase. The outputs of the briefcase mixer fed a Uher portable tape recorder. This tape machine was also used direct by the band to capture episodes. “The Blimp” was ‘phoned in to FZ’s studio console at The Log Cabin.) Note: This pressing is made by [l528185]. Different to [r=4857398] pressed by [l264652] and [r=4857159] pressed by [l948341]. Issue 759927196-2.2 11/97 is likely to have ‘W’ embossed on clear front of jewel case, milled finish top & bottom. Black inlay tray. The RSA issue does not have a ‘W’ emboss.