When Captain Beefheart went into the studio in late 1967 to record the follow-up to their debut albumSafe as Milkwhich had been released earlier that year, it was with the intention of producing a double album. Three of the tracks they recorded were long, psychedelic blues jams. These were intended to fill one of the sets two LPs. This concept, however, was at some point abandoned, and many of the tracks from the sessions were left unfinished and without any vocals. A number of the abandoned tracks were re-recorded in 1968, and released asStrictly Personal. The original session tapes, however, remained the property of Buddha Records, who released them under the titleMirror Manin 1971. In 1999, Buddha Records issued an expanded version of the album entitledThe Mirror Man Sessions, which features five additional tracks taken from the abandoned tapes. Available as a limited edition of 1500 individually numbered copies on crystal clear vinyl. The package includes an insert. 180 GRAM AUDIOPHILE VINYL INSERT THE ORIGINAL MIRROR MAN ALBUM + 5 BONUS OUTTAKES TAKEN FROM THE ABANDONED BROWN WRAPPER SESSIONS: TRUST US (TAKE 6), SAFE AS MILK (TAKE 12), BEATLE BONES N SMOKIN STONES, MOODY LIZ (TAKE 8) GIMME DAT HARP BOY LIMITED EDITION OF 1500 INDIVIDUALLY NUMBERED COPIES ON CRYSTAL CLEAR VINYL