The banter is mostly good natured on this release but the Captain does get a bit thrown during "Well" ("cut it out man, this isn't in 4/4 time!"). "You Know You're A Man" is absolutely killer here.
I'm not a hardcore vinyl guy, but I do like to get LP versions of my favorite albums. Never managed to get an original Trout Mask but I did get a clean mid 70's pressing. Truth is, I mostly just wanted the lyric insert, which obviously my copy did not have. One day at ebay, there was a TMR insert for sale - just the lyric sheet, no LP or cover - and the story was that it was from the estate of Herb Cohen. I slept on it and the next day POOF it was sold. I believe it was only around $40-$50. Anyway, if anyone is like me and you also lack the LP lyric sheet and want one: Rare inserts: CAPTAIN BEEFHEART Trout Mask Replica Save those images and resize them in microsoft word - print them yourself. Not perfect but it's as close as this rabbit will get to a diamond. I don't even think the new ThirdMan reissue comes with a lyric sheet? Dunno, maybe it does.
Thanks so much for the link! And I'm 99% sure the ThirdMan release will NOT have the insert. I myself also want one but still on the hunt for an original pressing at a decent price (and I did sign up for the TM release too) Here's a quick blurb from the Radar Station I’m Going To Do What I Wanna Do: Live At My Father’s Place, 1978 with some nice additions. This site is awesome for anything CB related IMO.
Luckily I have an original pressing with lyric sheet!! And I agree Don seems in a good mood on I'm Gonna Do What I'm Gonns Do. Very different than on the Doc tour where he is very confrontational with the audience and seems quite angry at a lot of the concerts.
Sorry for the side-rant - but how hard is it for them print up some more of those damn things? I find it an essential roadmap for the album....and if you feel like selling the insert (you can keep the rest)
Did you also see him on the 1980 tour? He did do a keyboard solo in Boston on that tour. I don't think he did in 1978, at least not on a recording I was listening to earlier. ( I read your post earlier and wanted to hear it, so I pulled out some recordings . . . )
See, I'd assumed a bootlegger would have used the Rhino cd as their source, but why do that when you can just download mp3s and create a 'product' that is both shady and poor.
I see I'm Going to Do is on Itunes. I will need to get a copy downloaded as any available CD seems to be ridiculously priced.
Cool, I know what you mean. Here are set lists for the '78 and '80 shows as I transferred and tracked them when I shared the recordings at dime and zappateers a bunch of years ago. 11-11-78 Paradise Club, Boston, Mass. 01. Tropical Hot Dog Night 02. Nowaday's A Woman's Gotta Hit A Man 03. Owed T' Alex 04. crowd & Don 05. Drop Out Boogie 06. Harry Irene 07. Abba Zaba 08. Old Fart At Play 09. Well 10. crowd & Don 11. Ice Rose 12. Moonlight On Vermont 13. crowd & Don 14. Bat Chain Puller 15. When I See Mommy I Feel Like A Mummy 16. Safe As Milk > Band Intros > 17. Intro's cont'd 18. Suction Prints 12-06-80 Paradise Club, Boston, Mass. 01. Hair Pie Bake III 02. crowd 03. Nowaday's A Woman's Gotta Hit A Man 04. Abba Zaba 05. Hot Head 06. Ashtray Heart 07. Dirty Blue Gene 08. Best Batch Yet - Intros 09. Safe As Milk 10. Flavor Bud Living 11. Her Eyes Are A Blue Million Miles 12. One Red Rose That I Mean 13. One Man Sentence 14. The Dust Blows Forward And The Dust Blows Back 15. Doctor Dark 16. Bat Chain Puller 17. Keyboard Solo 18. crowd 19. My Human Gets Me Blues 20. Sugar 'N Spikes 21. Veteran's Day Poppy 22. Sheriff Of Hong Kong 23. Kandy Korn 24. Suction Prints 25. Big Eyed Beans From Venus
Next up: (Text from wiki) The Legendary A&M Sessions is an extended play featuring five songs by Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band, recorded early in their career for their original record label A&M Records. The EP was released by the company in 1984 after Captain Beefheart had gone into retirement. The Legendary A&M Sessions EP by Captain Beefheart and his Magic Band Released October 1984 Recorded early 1966 Genre Experimental rock, blues rock Length 11:46 Label A&M Producer David Gates Production The EP is compiled from two singles originally released through A&M in 1966. The first of these paired the Bo Diddley cover "Diddy Wah Diddy" with a track written by Don Van Vliet (Beefheart) called "Who Do You Think You're Fooling?" The second, "Moonchild", was written by producer David Gates (later of the band Bread), and was backed with Van Vliet's "Frying Pan". The fifth song, "Here I Am I Always Am", was a rejected B-side which was initially planned as the B Side of "Moonchild" (and appears as such on a test pressing) but was passed over in favor of "Frying Pan". It was first officially released on this EP. Track listing All tracks written by Don Van Vliet, except where noted. Side one 1. "Diddy Wah Diddy" (Willie Dixon, Ellas McDaniel) 2:28 2. "Who Do You Think You're Fooling?" 2:10 Side two 1. "Moonchild" (David Gates) 2:30 2. "Frying Pan" 2:05 3. "Here I Am I Always Am" 2:33 Personnel Don van Vliet (Captain Beefheart) – vocals, harmonica Doug Moon – guitar Richard Hepner – guitar Jerry Handley – bass Alex St. Clair Snouffer – drums (track 1–4) PG Blakely – drums (track 5)
I like these tracks. Early Beefheart is pretty great stuff. I pulled out a vinyl copy when I saw the post above today. Diddy Wah Diddy sounds excellent. That shoulda been a hit. I forget who, but I recall another act at the same time released it as a single and Don's version kinda slipped through the cracks. I have 2 copies of this one on record, here's the one I spun earlier . . . ((a bit off topic) . . right now I am listening to a live show from the Roxy 1975. It's really great! The double drums of John Drumbo French and Jimmy Carl Black are swell. Bruce Fowler's air bass is also pretty sweet. In addition to those two ex-Zappa members, it also features Elliott Ingber on guitar (Greg Davidson is the second guitarist here). Neat to hear Don recite "The Blimp". I also like the duet that Bruce and Drumbo do. It's a call and response, Bruce blowing his trombone and Drumbo tap dancing. Really great set-list, some great TMR pieces . . . Beatle Bones 'N Smokin' Stones just ended and they just went into Gimmie Dat Harp Boy . . . .)
This is the only official release I don't have by Captain Beefheart. I originally assumed these 5 tracks were covered between the Dust Blows Forward anthology and the Grow Fins box. So I never sought it out. So I can't really comment on this release other than to say I really dig early Beefheart and should probably at some point pick up the remaining tracks -- which I guess would be "Who Do You Think You're Fooling?" and "Moonchild."
Who Do You Think You're Fooling is IMO the best early Beefheart track - I prefer it to Diddy Wah Diddy! Moonchild isn't as strong as it is written and arranged by David Gates, but it's rewarding for a couple of listens. And Don was playing some mean harmonica back then!
The Rhino sounds perfect, and has the complete show from the Warner Brothers master tape. Bootlegs are off-speed, edited and poor sounding broadcasts.
We're coming to the end of the albums, right? So maybe we can stimulate some discussion on the studio albums by ranking them in your preference, greatest to least great. Here's my list: 1. Trout Mask 2. Lick My Decals 3. Clear Spot 4. Doc at the Radar Station 5. Strictly Personal 6. Brown Wrapper Sessions including Mirror Man 7. Shiny Beast 8. Safe as Milk 9. Ice Cream for Crow 10. Spotlight Kid 11. Blue jeans & Moonbeams 12. Unconditionally Guaranteed I forgot to rank the original Bat Chain Puller, it would go after Safe as Milk"
Got that Live in London 74 one still to come. Not sure when it was released. Some other live stuff and Dust Blows Forward comp too.
1. Trout Mask Replica 2. Shiny Beast (Bat Chain Puller) 3. Doc at the Radar Station 4. Safe as Milk 5. Ice Cream for Crow 6. Lick My Decals Off, Baby 7. Mirror Man 8. Bat Chain Puller 9. Strictly Personal 10. Clear Spot 11. The Spotlight Kid 12. Unconditionally Guaranteed 13. Bluejeans and Moonbeams