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Frank Zappa & Captain Beefheart   11/01/1975

Compilation, Compilation, Compilation
Source pre-fm reel>???>CD>CD-Rs>EAC>SHN
Media SHN   1 disc
Tech Notes GENERAL INFO
In order to promote the only album they ever made together - the live recording BONGO FURY - Captain Beefheart and Frank Zappa put together an amazing promotional documentary on the musical lives and times of both of them. Frank went through all the reel-to-reels he ever recorded - and they contained a lot of stunning discoveries. Most of the obscure material dated from the time before and when Beefheart was just part of 'the mothers of invention', but - ranging from their collaboration in the 1963/4 band 'the soots' to some live acts on the spot - there was blasting stuff for the beefheart fan-tribe too...

This instant 'talkshow' was broadcasted by several radio stations in the states, like kwst fm radio on 1 October (the day before the official release of their album). Of course this unique promo - which also was aired by the Australian radio station 'jjj' a bit later - was leaked, so no wonder a bunch of those 'debuting tunes' have been (and will be) brought out on bootlegs. Some of the songs later even gained an official status - like 'metal man has won his wings' - but a few very interesting works by / with the captain have never been released elsewhere

Additional information on this disc can be found here:
http://members.tripod.lycos.nl/teejo/rare/confidential.html
http://www.beefheart.de/perf75c.html#751001KWST
http://home.swipnet.se/fzshows/FZRadio.htm

Thanks to BL for the disc!
Trades Allowed Yes
Ratings Sound: B5
Owned by TCA · Last Updated May 23, 2023