CAPTAIN BEEFHEART AND THE MAGIC BAND

1975-10-31 
 
Tivoli Gardens. Copenhagen, Denmark 

(Tivolis Koncertsal, København, Denmark) 

01. Moonlight On Vermont
02. Abba Zaba
03. Orange Claw Hammer
04. Dali's Car
05. When It Blows It Stacks
06. My Human Gets Me Blues
07. Band Introductions
08. Alice In Blunderland
09. Natchez Burning
10. Beatle Bones 'N' Smokin' Stones
11. Improvisations
12. Drumbo's Tapdance
13. Drumbo's Tapdance ( cont'd )
14. Poofter's Froth Wyoming Plans Ahead
15. Electricity
16. Golden Birdies - Quack, Quack, Quack
17. Big Eyed Beans From Venus

 total time approx. 62:29


the Band . . . 
Captain Beefheart Don Van Vliet vocals, saxophone, harmonica
Drumbo John French drums, percussion, guitar [on: Dali's Car]
Bruce Fossil Fowler air-bass, trombone
Winged Eel Fingerling Elliot Ingber guitar, slide guitar
Feeler's Reedo / Walla Walla Denny Walley guitar, slide guitar

3rd gen aud.
Maxell XLII-S Tapes > Onkyo Deck > TDK DA-3826 > CD-R > PC > .wav > Traders Little Helper Flac level 8 > dimeadozen

transfer - mcchocchoc/jbk march 2011

 Happy Halloween ! This should be an upgrade to most. It is the best copy that I have heard so far. Of course, if you have better . . . share it. A couple of things . . there is a cut within 'My Human Gets Me Blues' and there was a tape flip during 'Drumbo's Tapdance'. There are some click and pops on the latter part of the tape. That is how my tape is. I do not "clean up" recordings ( although I will correct spped issues, none here ), just simple raw transfers. Anyhow, the extra noises are not that bad at all, just mentioning it. Ok . . . .
 
 Overall sound quality is very good. As far as 1975 Beefheart tapes go, it is one of the better sounding for sure. The first song 'Moonlight On Vermont' is a little bit rough soundwise, but everything quickly settles in and the rest of the show sounds great. The performance is pretty excellent and the vocals are loud and clear. I know many fans really like this show,largely due to Don's vocals throughout the performance. He makes it quite clear that he is not happy with the p.a. system, but despite that, he really give it his all. A very exciting listen for sure. The 'Orange Claw Hammer' here is really swell. Elliot whips out some nice licks during 'Natchex Burning', followed by a smokin' slide solo by Denny. Excellent stuff. Lots of good banter with the crowd here. Enjoy the show.

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March 07, 2011