Lick My Decals Off, Baby
by Captain Beefheart & The Magic Band

Lick My Decals Off, Baby by Captain Beefheart & The Magic Band
Year: 1970
Release date: 1970-00-00
Overall rank: 1,992nd   
Average Rating: 
76/100 (from 179 votes)
     
Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1970 (47th)
Award Top albums of the 1970s (371st)
Award Best albums of all time (1,992nd)

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Captain Beefheart & The Magic Band bestography

Lick My Decals Off, Baby is ranked 3rd 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 273 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 6,080.

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   The tracks on this album have an average rating of 77 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).

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Lick My Decals Off, Baby rankings

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Overall rank: 1,992nd | 1970s rank: 371st | 1970 rank: 47th

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Average Rating: 
76/100 (from 179 votes)
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This album is rated in the top 4% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 76.3/100, a mean average of 75.1/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 76.5/100. The standard deviation for this album is 17.4.

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70/100
From 03/06/2023 18:33 | #294765
Beyond the hills... The most bizarre compositions EvEr!
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From 04/13/2022 09:33 | #284147
Trout Mask Replice trimmed down and basically made better, though there is no song here quite as good as Moonlight on Vermont or Ella Guru.
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95/100
From 05/03/2021 00:23 | #269289
Masterpiece
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From 06/30/2020 21:28 | #254847
Lick My Decals Off, Baby is basically Trout Mask Replica part two. It's a bit shorter and a bit more accessible.
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95/100
From 10/09/2016 16:30 | #176608
The one Beefheart that's totally avant-garde AND makes sense.
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45/100
From 09/22/2014 19:53 | #122442
I don't get it - 'arty farty'
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From 04/07/2012 08:23 | #39641
My wife bought this for me as an anniversary present. She must love me loads.
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70/100
From 01/12/2012 21:43 | #35099
It's a real shame this album hasn't been re released on cd yet. I got a digital copy on itunes and it was absolutely worth it. This is the only possible way for any artist to follow Trout Mask Replica. Get a hold on a copy and discover why.
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