Mirror Man Mini Me
Two of Beefheart's earliest albums have been given the Japanese mini LP treatment. You can now get exact copies of the original Safe As Milk and Mirror Man vinyl albums but as compact discs. These are exquisite ... you even get a mini version of the SAM bumper sticker and MM comes complete with the gatefold die-cut shattered mirror effect cover.
Although the packaging replicates the original album the tracks on them are the remastered versions with the extra songs that were released in 1999.- so the sound quality is excellent. In fact, SAM sounds even better than the 1999 copy I have.
Although the packaging replicates the original album the tracks on them are the remastered versions with the extra songs that were released in 1999.- so the sound quality is excellent. In fact, SAM sounds even better than the 1999 copy I have.
These are available individually but they can be bought together as part of a 'promo' package. With this you get the two albums and a chunky box to put them in. The box is printed to look like a fat copy of Safe As Milk and is constructed like the Grow Fins box.
The fact that this box is big enough to hold four or five of these mini albums makes me wonder if there's plans to issue some more ... but which other Beefheart albums does BMG Japan have the rights to?
The fact that this box is big enough to hold four or five of these mini albums makes me wonder if there's plans to issue some more ... but which other Beefheart albums does BMG Japan have the rights to?
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