Variations
The original (mono) Broadside release contains different edits of some of the songs from the now standard stereo ESP release.
- The first three songs have longer introductions (usually a few seconds or bars of music).
- "Supergirl," while the same basic performance, has the line "Fuck like an angel" changed to "mmmm" like an angel." (Both versions render the last line as "shake like an mmmm in an mmmm").
- "Swinburne Stomp" is an entirely different performance, introduced with Sanders' line "In the key of metaphysical distress."
- "My Baby Done Left Me" edits out the final, very loud "shit", crudely replacing it with yodeling and a fade over a prior chorus. It does, however, leave in the earlier line "I'd give up heifer fucking."
- The performance of "Boobs a Lot" starts later in the song, on the line "Down in the locker room."
- The sound quality of the first session material is extremely muffled.
At least one pressing on the ESP label includes these same takes and edits. It is unclear when the substitutions were made.
ESP releases included at least three cover variations: a blue tinted cover, a black and white cover with advertisements on the back, and a later psychedelic painting of a wizard.
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