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slip me a little crimson jimson cuz i'm making like a hockey player and getting the puck out of here................................nv


This is pretty cool even though it strays into the 1966 era. This one kicks off with a little Howlin' Wolf. It's hard to believe the Captain and Eric were pretty much mining the same vein at the beginning. nv
Captain Beefheart and The Magic Band - The Complete A&M Years - 1965-66 - Part 3
Captain Beefheart and The Magic Band The Complete A&M Years 1965 - 1966 4. The Legendary Avalon Ballroom Gig (May 20-21 1966) Avalon Ballroom, San Francisco,...

This kicks off with a barn burner of a torch song style ballad. One can feel a darkened smoke filled studio, the walls sweating, and musicians vying for a spot among the empties in which to play, sitting on ragged Princeton Reverbs just trying to nail this take. nv

According to the Real Frank Zappa book, the good Captain lived for a while with an uncle of his during his teenage years. The uncle was an inveterate beer drinker who relieved himself with the bathroom door open whenever the Captain brought girls home to visit. The uncle, referring to his member, would be heard saying (in a reference to size) "Look at that thing, it's just like a beef heart!" and the rest is history. nv

Woe is uh me bop, my human gets me blues. This sounds as if his wounded inner puppy is processing the notion that indeed, the rosy cheeked one in the red suit is really just a bouncer at a local fern bar.

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