Strictly Personal
by Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band

Strictly Personal by Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band
Year: 1968
Overall rank: 9,200th   
Average Rating: 
72/100 (from 76 votes)
     
Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1968 (120th)
Award Top albums of the 1960s (669th)
Award Best albums of all time (9,200th)

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Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band bestography

Strictly Personal is ranked 9th best out of 31 albums by Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band is Trout Mask Replica which is ranked number 266 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 6,177.

Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band album bestography « Higher ranked (5,801st)
Mirror Man
This album (9,200th)
Strictly Personal
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Bluejeans & Moonbeams

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Strictly Personal rankings

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Overall rank: 9,200th | 1960s rank: 669th | 1968 rank: 120th

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Average Rating: 
72/100 (from 76 votes)
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I realize Beefheart himself wasn't a fan, because of the production, but the album itself is great. The final product is what it is. I prefer it to the exhausting Mirror Man sessions which overcompensated for this release.
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Best Albums of 1968
1. The Beatles (The White Album) by The Beatles
2. Electric Ladyland by The Jimi Hendrix Experience
3. Astral Weeks by Van Morrison
4. Odessey And Oracle by The Zombies
5. The Kinks Are The Village Green Preservation Society by The Kinks
6. Beggars Banquet by The Rolling Stones
7. White Light/White Heat by The Velvet Underground
8. Bookends by Simon & Garfunkel
9. Music From Big Pink by The Band
10. At Folsom Prison by Johnny Cash
11. A Saucerful Of Secrets by Pink Floyd
12. Waiting For The Sun by The Doors
13. Lady Soul by Aretha Franklin
14. We're Only In It For The Money by The Mothers Of Invention
15. The Notorious Byrd Brothers by The Byrds
16. Cheap Thrills by Big Brother And The Holding Company
17. Wheels Of Fire by Cream
18. Os Mutantes by Os Mutantes
19. Sweetheart Of The Rodeo by The Byrds
20. S.F. Sorrow by The Pretty Things
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