Captain Beefheart
The Broadcast Archives (4CD)
Format4CDLabelThe Broadcast ArchiveGenrePsychedelia & Kraut
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As sonic mavericks go, the man originally christened Don Van Vliet remains, quite possibly, 'the godfather'. And as the later re-christened (allegedly by his old mucker, Frank Zappa) Captain Beefheart, he retained his originality, creative spark and unique vision throughout his musical career, and both released and performed some of the most enjoyable albeit challenging sounds to have emerged from the generally limiting genre, loosely called rock n roll.
This quadruple CD collection brings together a number of fine recordings of Beefheart's most interesting live performances from the 1960s and 1970s. Kicking off with a show played at San Francisco's Avalon Ballroom in 1966, the first disc also features a number of radio session recordings from the 67-68 period, plus an interview undertaken in 1973 with the good Captain, by one of his highest profile fans, DJ John Peel. Disc Two continues in similar vein with a show, also recorded for live FM broadcast, given in 1974 in Kansas City, while Discs Three & Four complete this boxed set with a longer gig, this time from 1975's Bongo Fury Tour, jointly performed by Captain Beefheart and Frank Zappa.
Release notes
It’s a ‘4 CD Set’ of three previously released albums with exactly the same packaging. All that’s happened is that a thin card box has been printed up and the three albums have been shoved inside. So what you have here is: Full Moon in Cowtown – Live 1974 Radio Broadcast Plastic Factory – Avalon Ballroom, San Francisco 1966 plus bonus tracks The Muffin Man Goes to College – Rhode Island 1975 Bongo Fury Tour
| 1-1 | Down in the Bottom | ||
| 1-2 | Don't Start Me Talkin' | ||
| 1-3 | The Sun Is Shining | ||
| 1-4 | Tupelo | ||
| 1-5 | Somebody in My Home | ||
| 1-6 | Old Folks' Boogie | ||
| 1-7 | St. James Infirmary | ||
| 1-8 | Evil (Is Going On) | ||
| 1-9 | Harp Instrumental | ||
| 1-10 | Somebody In My Home | ||
| 1-11 | Sure 'Nuff 'N' Yes I Do | ||
| 1-12 | Call on Me | ||
| 1-13 | Yellow Brick Road | ||
| 1-14 | Plastic Factory | ||
| 1-15 | Sure 'Nuff 'N' Yes I Do | ||
| 1-16 | Yellow Brick Road | ||
| 1-17 | Abba Zaba | ||
| 1-18 | Kandy Korn | ||
| 1-19 | John Peel Interview | ||
| 2-1 | Mirror Man | ||
| 2-2 | Upon The My-O-My | ||
| 2-3 | Crazy Little Thing | ||
| 2-4 | Full Moon, Hot Sun | ||
| 2-5 | Sugar Bowl | ||
| 2-6 | This Is The Day | ||
| 2-7 | Keep on Rubbing | ||
| 2-8 | Be Your Dog | ||
| 2-9 | Sweet Georgia Brown | ||
| 2-10 | Abba Zaba | ||
| 2-11 | Peaches | ||
| 2-12 | Peaches (Encore) | ||
| 3-1 | Improvisations | ||
| 3-2 | Camarillo Brillo | ||
| 3-3 | Muffin Man | ||
| 3-4 | Stink-Foot | ||
| 3-5 | I'm Not Satisfied | ||
| 3-6 | Carolina Hardcore Ecstasy | ||
| 3-7 | The Velvet Sunrise | ||
| 3-8 | Pound for a Brown | ||
| 3-9 | The Torture Never Stops | ||
| 4-1 | Montana | ||
| 4-2 | Improvisations | ||
| 4-3 | Sam With The Showing Scalp Flat Top | ||
| 4-4 | Penguin in Bondage | ||
| 4-5 | Poofter's Froth Wyoming Plans Ahead | ||
| 4-6 | Echidna's Arf (Of You) | ||
| 4-7 | Drum Solo | ||
| 4-8 | Advance Romance | ||
| 4-9 | Encore Break | ||
| 4-10 | Willie the Pimp |
