I saw that line up opening for Tull.
It was one of the best bands ever assembled.
It's my favorite line up.
That's what made me a Beefheart fan in the first place.
Art Tripp was amazing!
Spencer ©¿©¬ wrote:
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> 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
> £11.99
>
> 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 S****.
> Firstly Rockette, remarks "The Mascara S****" 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. Oréjon-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.
>
> I saw this lineup at Manchester Free Trade Hall and it was the best gig
I've
> ever been toI won't buy the record though as I have all those songs on
> original vinyl amd some on CD as well.
> The only bootleg I have is Railroadism and I haven't played it for a
long
> time as I now prefer Ambient/electronica such as Boards of Canada or
Brian
> Eno.
> --
> Spencer
>
> "Peace through superior firepower."
>
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