The Smithsonian Institute Blues (Or The Big Dig) (track)
by Captain Beefheart & The Magic Band
Year: 1970
From the album Lick My Decals Off, Baby (track #12)
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The Smithsonian Institute Blues (Or The Big Dig) appears on the following album(s) by Captain Beefheart & The Magic Band:
- Lick My Decals Off, Baby (track #12) (this album) (1970)
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Track ratings | Avg. track rating |
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| ! | 01/05/2026 16:18 | Exist-en-ciel | 160,968 | 71/100 |
| ! | 12/21/2024 23:35 | martintho | 68,686 | 74/100 |
| ! | 10/01/2024 14:56 | spinout | 40,997 | 83/100 |
| ! | 01/31/2024 11:16 | Pluto11 | 28,694 | 75/100 |
| ! | 10/17/2022 18:35 |  paladisiac | 83,154 | 64/100 |
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This track is rated in the top 12% of all tracks on BestEverAlbums.com. This track has a Bayesian average rating of 78.1/100, a mean average of 76.5/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 79.0/100. The standard deviation for this track is 17.6.
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