produced by Bob Krasnow and Richard Perry, just in from NYC and hot off the production of Tiny Tim’s first album, and featuring 17-year old guitar hotshot Ry Cooder who helped pull the arrangements together, this album went largely unheard in the US on release but was hailed and broadcast frequently over the BBC by Don’s patron saint John Peel - so much so that photos of both John Lennon and George Harrison show them festooning their walls back in the day with the day-glo bumper sticker sporting the face of a doll-like baby that came free with the original album pressing (John boasts two bumper stickers, affixed to the fridge where he kept his acid). I’m gonna dole them out as the week progresses, okay? We’re pleased to present them here on the Radar StationĬAPTAIN BEEFHEART: I’LL GIVE YOU A BUNCH OF FIVESĥ-count them-5 seminal albums by CAPTAIN BEEFHEART AND THE MAGIC BANDĪs a follow-up to my 3 Part Tribute to the one and only DON VAN VLIET a/k/a CAPTAIN BEEFHEART just completed on Facebook, as promised here are my 5 recommended favorites of the 11 studio albums Don released with his truly MAGIC BAND.
In June 2020, to keep himself amused during the pandemic lockdown, Gary wrote about his five favourite Beefheart albums.
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