Captain Beefheart & his Magic Band - Live London & Bremen 1968-72 - Vinyl LP

Track Listing

Side One

1. Yellow Brick Road (Bermann, Van Vliet)

2. Abba Zabba (Van Vliet)

3. Sure 'Nuff 'N Yes I Do (Bermann, Van Vliet)

4. Electricity (Bermann, Van Vliet)

5. Beatle Bones 'n' Smokin' Stones (Van Vliet)

6. Safe As Milk (Van Vliet)

7. Kandy Korn (Van Vliet)

Side Two

1. Trust Us (Van Vliet)

2. Steal Softly Thru Snow (Van Vliet)

3. Click Clack (Van Vliet)

4. Golden Birdies (Van Vliet)

5. I'm Gonna Booglarize You Baby (Van Vliet)

Recording details

BBC Top Gear 1968: Side One Tracks 1-4 recorded 24" January, broadcast February 4, Tracks 5-7 and Side Two Track 1 recorded 6 May, broadcast May 12

Beat Club, Radio Bremen: Side Two Tracks 2-5 recorded May 12" 1972, broadcast on German TV ARD

Sound Quality: Beat Club tracks are excellent Sound quality BBC tracks are recorded off air but are still thoroughly listenable

Personnel

Captain Beefheart - vocals, harmonica

BBC Top Gear 1968

Alex St. Clair - lead guitar

Jeff Cotton-guitar

Jerry Handley- bass

John French-drums

Beat Club 1972

Bill Harkleroad (Zoot Horn Rollo) - guitar Mark Boston (Rockette Morton) - guitar

Elliot Ingber (Winged Eel Fingerling) - guitar Roy Estrada (Orejon) - bass

Arthur Tripp III (Ed Marimba) - drums and percussion