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Frank Zappa & Captain Beefheart
Liberated Radio Bootleg (Compilation)

SHOWID 62965

Set I

Cucamonga [Bongo Fury Version]
Orange Claw Hammer [Don Van Vliet]
Debra Kadabra / Carolina Hard-Core Ecstasy [Bongo Fury Versions]
The Smegmates: Will You Drink My Water?
Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band: Pachuco Cadaver [Don Van Vliet] [Trout Mask Replica Version]
I Was A Teenage Maltshop
Status Back Baby
Ned The Mumbler
Toads Of The Short Forest
Charva [The Lost Episodes Version]
Speed-Freak Boogie [Mystery Disc Version]
Metal Man Has Won His Wings [Don Van Vliet / Zappa] [Mystery Disc Version]
Instrumental
Louisiana Blues [McKinley "Muddy Waters" Morganfield]
Instrumental ["Party Scene From Mondo Hollywood" - Mystery Disc Version]
Studio Rehearsal ["Sandwich Song"]
How Could I Be Such a Fool?
Boogie For Berkeley
Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band: Neon Meat Dream Of A Octafish [Don Van Vliet] [Trout Mask Replica Version]
Muffin Man [Bongo Fury Version]
200 Years Old [Extended Version]

Set II

 

Set III

 

Comment

This is a recording of a radio show on KWST radio, 1-Nov-1975, where Zappa and Beefheart played oldies and
oddities. (There is a completely unsubstantiated rumour that this radio show was actually a broadcast of a Warner
Brothers promo record with these songs on it, which has never been found, and never been confirmed to have
existed.)

Tracks 1, 3, 5, 10-12, 15, 19 & 20 have been officially released on Bongo Fury, The Lost Episodes, Mystery Disc
and Captain Beefheart's Trout Mask Replica. As for the other tracks:

Track 2 was performed live in the studio; the Captain sings the song to a simple guitar backing
Track 4 is a very strange track, announced as a recording of a group called "The Smegmates"
Tracks 6-8 are CBS demos from 1965 - track 6 has been officially released (approximately) on the Mystery Disc.
Track 8 may or may not include "Ned Has a Brainstorm".
Track 9 recorded at Studio Z, Cucamonga, 1964
Track 13 is from 1964 (very informative, isn't it?)
Track 14 has been officially released (perhaps in a shorter edit) on the Mystery Disc (as "Original Mothers at the
Broadside (Pomona)"); it is the first live recording of the Mothers, from 1965
Tracks 16-17 are from the first Mothers rehearsal in 1965; a small fragment of track 16 has been officially
released on the Mystery Disc, as "Original Mothers Rehearsal"
Track 18 is a 1968 rehearsal
Track 21 is NOT directly from Bongo Fury, but a longer version from an acetate, clocking in at 07:55 instead of
04:31. What has been cut out on Bongo Fury is 39 seconds just before the guitar solo (a slide solo by Denny
Walley), 2 minutes and 43 seconds just after the guitar solo (effectively a piano solo and one verse), and 2
seconds of the fade-out. It's a CD bonus track from another radio broadcast, on WPLR, New Haven, 18-Apr-1975,
and it also appears on Chronicle and Bongo Fury El Paso TX.

Adding to this very impressive cast of characters, the album retains some radio-station chatter from Zappa and the
Captain. From Patrick Neve:
I think the Mystery Disc tracks sound A LOT better [here] than ... on the Mystery Disc.
The cover/"booklet" is a single sheet folded once; no staples. The front of it is a black & white image of a 1950s
American suburban family of 12 gatherered around a TV set; the title is printed in colour. The back of it has a black
& white photograph of Zappa and Captain Beefheart sitting at a table - the Captain is brushing his moustache and
product-placing a Coca-Cola can on the table; Zappa is watching him, cigarette in hand, bemused (or slightly drunk).
Back cover has a colour photograph of Zappa on stage playing his guitar. The inside picture is a black & white photo
of Zappa on stage, with his guitar, but with one hand held high over his head; Captain Beefheart sits in a chair on
stage, surrounded by some Mothers.

Collectors With This Show

User (active/rating) Media / # Show Sound Details DB Source User Source
MrSteve (5/5) B+ / 1 View  
Notes: sbd>fm>?>cd
Rich Pucci (5/4.7) CDR (shn) / 1 View  
Tom Lamprey (5/1) cdr shn / 1 View  
brmc69 (5/5) cd-r / 1 A A View  
Jay Thomson (5/4.9) SHN / 1 View   Radio-broadcast oldies and rarities
Kevin Sigafoos (5/1.5) shn / 1 View  
Gabe Tafoya (5/0) SHN / 1 View   pre-fm reel>???>CD>CD-Rs>EAC>SHN
Marc Biller (5/0) SHN / 1 View   probably pre-fm reel>???>CD>CD-Rs>EAC>SHN
John Allen (5/5) SHN / 1 A View   Unknown
Staunchy (5/5) SHN / 1 View  
brothercrow (a.k.a. michael crow) (5/5) shn>cdr= / 1 a- View   radio > ? > shn
Notes: it's odd for the source , but it actually does sound better than most of the zappa boots that i bought when i was younger . beefheart does his thing well on this one (..when franks not rambling anyway ; )
Jimmy Mills (5/5) CD-R / 1 A A View   FM
tom kunz (5/5) shn / 1 View  
Jeff Courouleau (5/0) CD-R / 1 A- View   FM
Notes: 1. Cucamonga [Bongo Fury version] 2. Orange Claw Hammer [Don van Vliet] 3. Debra Kadabra / Carolina Hard-Core Ecstasy [Bongo Fury versions] 4. The Smegmates: Will You Drink My Water? 5. Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band: Pachuco Cadaver [Don van Vliet] [Trout Mask Replica version] 6. I Was a Teenage Maltshop 7. Status Back Baby 8. Ned the Mumbler [may or may not include "Ned Has a Brainstorm"] 9. Toads of the Short Forest 10. Charva [The Lost Episodes version] 11. Speed-Freak Boogie [Mystery Disc version] 12. Metal Man Has Won His Wings [Don van Vliet / Zappa] [Mystery Disc version] 13. Instrumental 14. Louisiana Blues [McKinley "Muddy Waters" Morganfield] 15. Instrumental ["Party Scene from Mondo Hollywood" - Mystery Disc version] 16. Studio Rehearsal ["Sandwich Song"] 17. How Could I Be Such a Fool? 18. Boogie for Berkeley 19. Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band: Neon Meat Dream of a Octafish [Don van Vliet] [Trout Mask Replica version] 20. Muffin Man [Bongo Fury version] 21. 200 Years Old [extended version] This is a recording of a radio show on KWST radio, 1-Nov-1975, where Zappa and Beefheart played oldies and oddities. (There is a completely unsubstantiated rumour that this radio show was actually a broadcast of a Warner Brothers promo record with these songs on it, which has never been found, and never been confirmed to have existed.) Tracks 1, 3, 5, 10-12, 15, 19 & 20 have been officially released on Bongo Fury, The Lost Episodes, Mystery Disc and Captain Beefheart's Trout Mask Replica. As for the other tracks: Track 2 was performed live in the studio; the Captain sings the song to a simple guitar backing Track 4 is a very strange track, announced as a recording of a group called "The Smegmates" Tracks 6-8 are CBS demos from 1965 - track 6 has been officially released (approximately) on the Mystery Disc. Track 8 may or may not include "Ned Has a Brainstorm". Track 9 recorded at Studio Z, Cucamonga, 1964 Track 13 is from 1964 (very informative, isn't it?) Track 14 has been officially released (perhaps in a shorter edit) on the Mystery Disc (as "Original Mothers at the Broadside (Pomona)"); it is the first live recording of the Mothers, from 1965 Tracks 16-17 are from the first Mothers rehearsal in 1965; a small fragment of track 16 has been officially released on the Mystery Disc, as "Original Mothers Rehearsal" Track 18 is a 1968 rehearsal Track 21 is NOT directly from Bongo Fury, but a longer version from an acetate, clocking in at 07:55 instead of 04:31. What has been cut out on Bongo Fury is 39 seconds just before the guitar solo (a slide solo by Denny Walley), 2 minutes and 43 seconds just after the guitar solo (effectively a piano solo and one verse), and 2 seconds of the fade-out. It's a CD bonus track from another radio broadcast, on WPLR, New Haven, 18-Apr-1975, and it also appears on Chronicle and Bongo Fury El Paso TX. Adding to this very impressive cast of characters, the album retains some radio-station chatter from Zappa and the Captain. From Patrick Neve: I think the Mystery Disc tracks sound A LOT better [here] than ... on the Mystery Disc. The cover/"booklet" is a single sheet folded once; no staples. The front of it is a black & white image of a 1950s American suburban family of 12 gatherered around a TV set; the title is printed in colour. The back of it has a black & white photograph of Zappa and Captain Beefheart sitting at a table - the Captain is brushing his moustache and product-placing a Coca-Cola can on the table; Zappa is watching him, cigarette in hand, bemused (or slightly drunk). Back cover has a colour photograph of Zappa on stage playing his guitar. The inside picture is a black & white photo of Zappa on stage, with his guitar, but with one hand held high over his head; Captain Beefheart sits in a chair on stage, surrounded by some Mothers.
John Cook (4/5) SHN / 1 View  
Notes: 491 MB, 67:39. The Frank Zappa & Captain Beefheart Radio Special. (My SHN)
John and Becca Witcher (4/5) 1 / 1 View  
Notes: probably pre-fm reel > ??? > CD > CD-Rs > EAC > SHN. On same disc as Zappa: We're Only In It For The Money Outtakes.
brent (4/0) shn / 1 View   pre-fm reel>???>CD>CD-Rs>EAC>SHN
Harland (4/5) SHN / 1 View   probably pre-fm reel>???>CD>CD-Rs>EAC>SHN
Michael (4/0) cd / 1 View  
john zicconi (3/5) CDR / 1 FM View   FM
Notes: Two tracks for a total of 61:54
Uwe Z. (3/5) CDR / 1 A View  
Crazytigerrabbitman (3/4.8) CDR / 1 View  
jim newcomb (3/5) shn / 1 View  
Notes: on ASST DVD 8
Ego Tripper (3/4.2) CD-R / 1 A A View   Liberated Bootleg
Notes: Radio show where Zappa and Beefheart played odd music.
bear bridges (3/4.8) shn / 1 View  
Notes: FM BROADCAST
MrX-Indeed (3/0) SHN / 1 A View   FM
John Stevens (3/5) SHN / 1 View   probably pre-fm reel>???>CD>CD-Rs>EAC>SHN
Notes: probably pre-fm reel>???>CD>CD-Rs>EAC>SHN
Ryan Wojno (3/0) CDR / 1 View   pre-FM reel
steve w. (3/5) SHN / 1 View   KWST radio broadcast
Radman (3/1) SHN / 1 A View   FM
Ben (3/0) SHN / 1 View   probably pre-fm reel>???>CD>CD-Rs>EAC>SHN
Jason Harder (3/0) SHN / 1 View  
Shawnee (2/5) FLAC / 1 A A View   FM
Franck (2/5) CDR / 1 A View   FM
ZIP007 (2/5) SHN / 0 View   FM
Jason A (2/4.5) cd / 1 A View  
Crock (2/0) shn / 1 View   probably pre-fm reel>???>CD>CD-Rs>EAC>SHN
Notes: pre-fm reel>
Capt (2/0) / 0 View  
Adam Cron (2/5) SHN / 1 View  
EMSheldon (2/0) SHN / 1 View   probably pre-fm reel>???>CD>CD-Rs>EAC>SHN
Notes: Zappa / Beefheart Radio Hour Broadcast November 1, 1975 AN EVENING WITH FRANK ZAPPA AND CAPTAIN BEEFHEART usa 1998 cdrec head records [no catalogue number] total time 67.39 minutes Source: probably pre-fm reel>???>CD>CD-Rs>EAC>SHN 1: Cucamonga 2: Orange Claw Hammer 3: Debra Kadabra/Carolina Hard Core Ecstasy 4: Will You Drink My Water 5: Pachuco Cadaver 6: I Was A Teenage Maltshop 7: Status Back Baby 8: Ned The Mumbler 9: Toads Of The Short Forest 10: Charma 11: Speedfreak Boogie 12: Metal Man Has Won His Wings 13: Instrumental 14: Louisiana Blues 15: Instrumental 16: Studio Rehearsal 17: How Could Be Such A Fool 18: Boogie for Berkeley 19: Neon Meat Dream Of An Octafish 20: Muffin Man 21: 200 Years Old 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
Joe Bauman (2/0) Shn / 1 View  
Kaz (1/5) cdr / 1 View  
D Chase (1/0) shn / 1 View   Probably Pre-FM Reel >?> CD> CDr’s>EAC>Shn
Notes: In Studio Radio Promo for Bongo Fury (11/1/75 was the Broadcast date)
John (1/4.9) CD-R / 1 View  
Notes: The Zappa/Beefheart radio hour.
Matt Vernon (1/4.8) SHN / 2 View  
Brian C (1/4.7) CDR / 1 A A+ View   Radio Broadcast
Jim (1/5) cdr / 1 View  
Danny Smack (1/5) / 1 A View  
Notes: from boot CD
- j (1/4.9) SHN / 1 9.9 View   liberated boot [sbd A+]
David Backus (1/5) CDR-SHN / 1 View   FM Broadcast
Arthur Sutherland (1/5) SHN / 1 View   liberated bootleg "An Evening with Frank Zappa & Captain Beefheart"
Notes: on SHN d2 of Avalon Allstars 2003-01-25
Greg Newton (1/5) shn / 1 View   Liberated Bootleg
b4s (1/5) SHN / 1 View   pre-fm reel>???>CD>CD-Rs>EAC>SHN
Moses Talbot (1/5) shn / 1 View  
. (1/5) SHN / 1 View   probably pre-fm reel>???>CD>CD-Rs>EAC>SHN
Notes: An Evening with Frank Zappa and Captain Beefheart
Robert Grah (1/4.6) CDR / 1 A- View  
Daniel Mabrey (1/4.7) CDr/SHN / 1 A- View   pre-fm reel>???>CD>CD-Rs>EAC>SHN
ChiefBud (0/5) cdr / 1 View  
fz3s (0/5) CD / 1 A View  
Duane Currey (0/5) shn / 1 A A View  
Rob Arken (0/5) / 0 View  
TCA (0/0) SHN / 1 B5 View   pre-fm reel>???>CD>CD-Rs>EAC>SHN
Mike Cotton (0/5) SHN / 1 View   probably pre-fm reel>???>CD>CD-Rs>EAC>SHN
Ben French (0/4.6) cdr / 1 A View   Liberated Bootleg
Spaz (0/0) 1 / 0 View  
Bob (0/1) CDR / 1 A- View  
Clayton A. (0/5) CDR / 1 A View  
Notes: Zappa and Beefheart playing tunes on the radio
Dave Ziglar (0/4.7) shn / 1 A View   Liberated Bootleg
Mark (0/0) / 1 View  
Phil Rogovitz (0/1) CD-R / 1 View   probably pre-fm reel>???>CD>CD-Rs>EAC>SHN
jad1420 (0/5) shn / 1 View   probably pre-fm reel>???>CD>CD-Rs>EAC>SHN
skip albright (0/5) shn / 1 View  
Scott (0/0) cdr/shn / 1 View  
ryan king (0/4.7) SHN / 1 A-- View   pre-fm reel>???>CD>CD-Rs>EAC>SHN
Jim Alverson (0/0) cdr / 1 A A View   fm
David Bradley (0/5) cdr / 1 View  
Gary Salzman (0/5) CDR / 1 View  
shortround (0/4.8) CDr / 1 View   pre-fm reel>???>CD (liberated bootleg: 'An Evening with Frank Zappa & Captain Beefheart')
lttle john (0/0) / 0 View  
Ben Wear (0/5) SHN, AUD / 1 View