Doc at the Radar Station
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| Studio album by Captain Beefheart | ||
| Released | 1980 | |
| Recorded | Sound Castle Recording Studios, LA 1980 | |
| Genre | Rock | |
| Length | 38:52 | |
| Label | Virgin | |
| Producer(s) | Don Van Vliet | |
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| Captain Beefheart chronology | ||
| Shiny Beast (Bat Chain Puller) (1978) |
Doc at the Radar Station (1980) |
Ice Cream for Crow (1982) |
Doc at the Radar Station is the eleventh and penultimate album by Captain Beefheart & the Magic Band. It was released in 1980 to generally favorable reviews. The striking album cover is painted by Don Van Vliet.
Contents |
[edit] Track listing
All tracks written by Don Van Vliet
[edit] Side one
- "Hot Head" – 3:23
- "Ashtray Heart" – 3:25
- "A Carrot Is as Close as a Rabbit Gets to a Diamond" – 1:38
- "Run Paint Run Run" – 3:40
- "Sue Egypt" – 2:57
- "Brickbats" – 2:40
[edit] Side two
- "Dirty Blue Gene" – 3:51
- "Best Batch Yet" – 5:02
- "Telephone" – 1:31
- "Flavor Bud Living" – 1:00
- "Sheriff of Hong Kong" – 6:34
- "Making Love to a Vampire with a Monkey on My Knee" – 3:11
[edit] Personnel
- Captain Beefheart - vocals, Chinese gongs, harmonica, soprano saxophone, bass clarinet
- Jeff Moris Tepper - slide guitar, guitar, nerve guitar
- Eric Drew Feldman - synthesizer, bass, mellotron, grand piano, electric piano
- Robert Arthur Williams - drums
- Bruce Lambourne Fowler - trombone
- John French - slide guitar, guitar, marimba, bass, drums
- Gary Lucas - guitar, French horn
[edit] External links
- Lyrics, reviews and details at the Captain Beefheart Radar Station
| Captain Beefheart |
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| Main Albums |
| Safe As Milk | Strictly Personal | Trout Mask Replica | Lick My Decals Off, Baby | Mirror Man | The Spotlight Kid | Clear Spot | Unconditionally Guaranteed | Bluejeans & Moonbeams | Bongo Fury | Shiny Beast (Bat Chain Puller) | Doc at the Radar Station | Ice Cream for Crow |
