CAPTAIN
BEEFHEART – Live In Kansas City, 1974. DOL Records DOR 2028H.
European release. This edition issued in 2015. Radio broadcast quality and in
stereo. PERSONNEL:
Capt. Beefheart (Don Van Vliet) (vocals and such), Del Simmons (reeds),
Dean Smith (guitar), Fuzzy Fuscaldo (guitar), Paul Uhrig (bass), and Ty Grimes
(drums). NOTE: The
running order varies slightly from the CD edition and actual order of
performance, presumably for a better fit over two sides of a record album. Also
the band photos used for the jacket (obviously the front cover is Trout Mask vintage) pre-date this new
line-up of the Magic Band.
TRACKS:
SIDE
1:
01)
Mirror Man
02)
Upon The My-O-My
03)
Full Moon Hot Sun
04)
Keep On Rubbing (Be Your Dog)
SIDE
2:
05)
Crazy Little Things (sic)
06)
Sugar Bowl
07)
This Is The Day
08)
Sweet Georgia Brown
09)
Abba Zaba
10)
Peaches
DESCRIPTION, I found the following information on the
Past Daily website:
As the story goes, in 1974
Captain Beefheart had signed to a new label (Mercury) and was literally weeks
from embarking on a major world tour, starting in America. The band he’d been
rehearsing suddenly up and quit, leaving Beefheart with no band. So, in a panic,
he quickly put a band together consisting of, as the story goes, “guys who had
little or no idea of who Beefheart was, or what his music was about”. The group
consisted of former members of Rick Nelson‘s band, Bobbie Gentry‘s band and an
assortment of musicians qualified to be good session players, but whether they
could pull off Big Eyed Beans From
Venus was another thing. Since Captain Beefheart’s Magic Band was more or
less a continuously rotating one, the inclusion of this new crop of musicians
was no surprise to the audience. Only those close to Beefheart and some members
of the Press were aware of the near-disaster that might have happened had
lesser-qualified musicians got involved. In later interviews, when asked about
the episode, Beefheart offered nothing but praise. And even those members of the
press who knew what had happened were surprised at the results. So, here is one
of the initial concerts from that 1974 world tour with Captain Beefheart, live
at the Cowtown Ballroom in Kansas City, from April 22, 1974 in support of the
just released Unconditionally
Guaranteed album. I will add: An
interesting chapter in the Captain’s music; probably the straightest sounding
(technically spot on) backing musicians he ever played with.
Captain
Beefheart--- not everybody’s cup of tea --- but WHAT a cup of tea! –
anonymous
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