1. Upon The My O My
2. Sugar Bowl
3. New Electric Ride
4. Magic Be
5. Happy Love Song
6. Full Moon Hot Sun
7. I Got Love On My Mind
8. This is the Day
9. Lazy Music
10. Peaches

Justin Sherill:

This album was created as the Magic Band slowly disintegrated, and is not a favorite. Very little trace of the originality found in earlier albums remains, and a 'commercial' feel pervades all the songs.

However, by normal standards, this is not a bad album. It has a very mainstream sound, but it isn't bad as long as you are not expecting it to sound like his other work. Best as a purchase for completists or for people that only like his Clear Spot-era material.

Graham Johnston:

This album isn't one that I would recommend as a first time purchase, as it is strikingly different from what one may expect the Captain to produce. Commonly regarded as one of the Captain's two worst albums, many Beefheart fans hate Unconditionally Guaranteed with a real passion. However, it is an album that I happen to adore. These are mostly very strong, simple love songs, admittedly with none of the sharp corners that you may be used to with Beefheart's music, though none could be described as being 'conventional' when compared with more conventional artists. Give it a go.

Giant Step For The Captain - Unconditionally Guaranteed, by 'S.P.' and taken from the 6th April 1974 edition of Sounds.

Unconditionally Guaranteed by Graham Johnston. I chose to give the least popular Beefheart album a glowing review in Perfect Sound Forever's Beefheart special. Young children have laughed at me in the street ever since, but I hold my head high.

• 1974 US Original on Mercury SRM-1-709 - White Label Promo has PROMOTIONAL COPY NOTE FOR SALE on label - inner sleeve advertises other PHONOGRAM INC. releases - cover normal.
  
  
• 1974 US Original on Mercury SRM-1-709
  
  
• 1974 UK Original on Virgin V2015 'two virgins' label.
  
  
• 1974 Dutch (Ariola Euro Pressing) on Virgin 87 840 IT - black/white 'two virgins' label.
  
  
• 1974 Swedish release on Virgin V2015 - black/white 'two virgins' label - cover has SIB truck TUMBA logo.
  
  
• 1974(?) New Zealand release on Mercury 6338 501 marketed by Phonogram - front cover the same, back is all monochrome - has (P) PHONOGRAM, INC. Marketed in New Zealand by Phonogram Ltd. P.O.Box 3517, Wellington. Label is Silver writing on Blue. Inner sleeve clear plastic.
  
  
• 19?? Italian release on Virgin ORL 8367 by ORIZZONTE - "DISTRIBUZIONE DISCHI RICORDI S.P.A" - slightly modified art on front cover.
  
  
• 1982 UK Re-issue by MFP on Fame FA 3034
  
  
• 1985 UK Re-issue on Virgin OVED 66
  
  
• 198X UK CD on Virgin CDV 2015
  
  
• 1990 US CD on Caroline CAR2015 - rebadged UK 2023
  
  
• 2000 UK Re-issue on audiophile vinyl by Past & Present Records.



• 2006 UK on Virgin/EMI CDVR2015
  A well remastered release with excellent new sleevenotes by Mike Barnes. Pity they didn't include the lyrics.