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A1	Ice Cream For Crow	4:36
A2	The Host The Ghost The Most Holy-O	2:26
A3	Semi-Multicoloured Caucasian	4:21
A4	Hey Garland, I Dig Your Tweed Coat	3:13
A5	Evening Bell	2:01
A6	Cardboard Cutout Sundown	2:38
B1	The Past Sure Is Tense	3:22
B2	Ink Mathematics	1:41
B3	The Witch Doctor Life	2:38
B4	"81" Poop Hatch	2:39
B5	The Thousandth And Tenth Day Of The Human Totem Pole Electric Piano [Rhodes], Synthesizer [Synthesized Bass] – Eric Drew Feldman	5:44
B6	Skeleton Makes Good	2:17

Companies, etc.

• Record Company – Virgin Records
• Distributed By – Ariola Group Of Companies
• Phonographic Copyright (p) – Virgin Records Ltd.
• Copyright (c) – Virgin Records Ltd.
• Copyright (c) – Singing Ink Music
• Recorded At – Warner Brothers Recording Studios, CA.
• Mixed At – Warner Brothers Recording Studios, CA.
• Mastered At – Warner Brothers Recording Studios, CA.
• Pressed By – Sonopress
• Printed By – Mohndruck Graphische Betriebe GmbH
• Published By – Singing Ink Music

Credits

• Acoustic Guitar – Jeff Moris Tepper
• Arranged By, Painting [Sleeve] – Don Van Vliet
• Art Direction, Design – Michael Hollyfield
• Bass – Richard Midnight Hatsize Snyder*
• Co-producer [Production Assistance] – Janet Van Vliet*, Jeff M. Tepper*
• Drums – Cliff R. Martinez*
• Engineer – Phil Brown
• Gong [Chinese] – Don Van Vliet
• Guitar – Gary Lucas, Jeff Moris Tepper
• Harmonica – Don Van Vliet
• Horn [Prop Horn] – Don Van Vliet
• Lyrics By – Don Van Vliet
• Maracas [Shake Bouquet] – Cliff R. Martinez*
• Marimba – Richard Midnight Hatsize Snyder*
• Mastered By – Phil Brown
• Music By – Don Van Vliet
• Photography By [Back Cover] – Michael Kent Rothman
• Photography By [Front Cover] – Anton Corbijn
• Producer – Don Van Vliet
• Slide Guitar – Gary Lucas, Jeff Moris Tepper
• Slide Guitar [Glass Finger] – Gary Lucas
• Soprano Saxophone – Don Van Vliet
• Steel Guitar – Jeff Moris Tepper
• Viola – Richard Midnight Hatsize Snyder*
• Vocals – Don Van Vliet
• Washboard [Glass] – Cliff R. Martinez*

Notes

Credited to “Captain Beefheart & The Magic Band” on front cover, “Captain Beefheart And His Magic Band” on labels, “Captain Beefheart And The Magic Band” on spine.

Catalog# combined with price code on sleeve, spine: 204 957-320
Catalog# on center labels: 204 957

Recorded, Mixed and Mastered at Warner Brothers Recording Studios, North Hollywood, California.
Front Cover Photography Copyright © 1980
Back Cover Photography Copyright © 1982
Painting Copyright © 1982

℗ & ©1982 Virgin Records Ltd.
Distributed by the Ariola Group of Companies
Printed in Western Germany by Mohndruck Graphische Betriebe GmbH, Gütersloh
Imprimé en République Fédérale d’Allemagne

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Matrix / Runout (Label side A): S 204 957 A
• Matrix / Runout (Label side B): S 204 957 B
• Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, stamped): 204957 A-1/82 S III Made in Germany
• Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, stamped): 204957 B-1/82 S III Made in Germany
• Rights Society (Boxed): GEMA STEMRA
• Label Code: LC 3098
• Price Code: 320
• Other (On inner sleeve): 204 957/97 220

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
V 2237	Captain Beefheart & The Magic Band	Captain Beefheart & The Magic Band - Ice Cream For Crow ‎(LP, Album)	Virgin	V 2237	UK	1982
OVED 121	Captain Beefheart & The Magic Band	Captain Beefheart & The Magic Band - Ice Cream For Crow ‎(LP, Album, RE)	Virgin	OVED 121	UK	1991
OVED 121	Captain Beefheart & The Magic Band	Captain Beefheart & The Magic Band - Ice Cream For Crow ‎(LP, Album, RE, 180)	Virgin	OVED 121	UK	2000
204 957, 204 957-320	Captain Beefheart & The Magic Band	Captain Beefheart & The Magic Band - Ice Cream For Crow ‎(LP, Album, RP)	Virgin, Virgin	204 957, 204 957-320	Europe	1989
VL4-2236	Captain Beefheart & The Magic Band	Captain Beefheart & The Magic Band - Ice Cream For Crow ‎(Cass, Album)	Virgin	VL4-2236	Canada	1982