Captain Beefheart
Live At Bickershaw Festival 1972
CD Album
Joe Strummer says this was the best concert he ever went to as a
member of the audience.
Catalog Number: OZITCD9006
Number of Discs: 1
Genre: Experimental
Label: Ozit Records
Release Date: 23 July 2007
Availability:Available to dispatch 23 July 2007
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There are a few references to the Spotlight Kid throughout the show, a
reference to the spotlight being played on the band from the lighting
tower in the audience. At the beginning of the tape after Rockette
Morton's bass solo, there is some weird wordplay on The Mascara Snake.
Firstly Rockette, remarks "The Mascara Snake" and then during a pause
in the solo Beefheart says "And this is the Mascara Fake" Rockette
then plays his ass off some more, pauses and then he says "and this is
the Mascara for gods sake". The solo finally finishes and then Don
says "and this is the Mascara ...." to much laughter from band and
crowd alike. "Why don't you turn off the monitors, we'll do this next
composition without the monitors. ??? we don't need the monitors to
play. Doh?, oh it's not the monitor. Now everybody's going to know
we're human beings. No, I'm just kidding, I'm kidding, I'm kidding."
He then mutters something indiscernible and the band laugh. "If I had
an electric light on right now, I wouldn't take it out for nothing."
"Sorry." "All right, here we go, ah. Zoot Horn Rollo on guitar. A
composition, a composition Peon from the album Lick My Decals Off
Baby. Rockette Morton on bass this time. Thank you, thank you for
waiting.
The Band : Captain Beefheart/Don Van Vliet: vocals, sax, harmonica,
Rockette Morton/Mark Boston: bass guitar, guitar. Or=E9jon-Audi Hon/Roy
Estrada: bass guitar. Zoot Horn Rollo/Bill Harkleroad: guitar, slide
guitar. Winged Eel Fingerling/Elliot Ingber: guitar, slide guitar. Ed
Marimba/Art Tripp: drums, percussion.
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