Doc at the Radar Station

~ Release by Captain Beefheart and the Magic Band (see all versions of this release, 12 available)

Annotation

Album dedicated to Janet Van Vliet and Brian Rohan
℗ 1980, 2006 Virgin Records Ltd. under exclusive license to Astralwerks
Digitally remastered reissue.

Annotation last modified on 2018-03-05 16:14 UTC.

Tracklist

1CD
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1Hot Head
assistant engineer:
Mitchell Gibson
engineer:
Glen Kolotkin
producer:
Don van Vliet
arranger:
Don van Vliet
recorded at and mixed at:
Sound Castle Recording Studios (former LA location) in Silver Lake, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Hot Head
lyricist and composer:
Don van Vliet
publisher:
Singing Ink Music
3:23
2Ashtray Heart
assistant engineer:
Mitchell Gibson
engineer:
Glen Kolotkin
producer:
Don van Vliet
drums (drum set):
John French (Drumbo) (musician (drums/vocal), songwriter, music director)
arranger:
Don van Vliet
recorded at and mixed at:
Sound Castle Recording Studios (former LA location) in Silver Lake, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Ashtray Heart
lyricist and composer:
Don van Vliet
publisher:
Singing Ink Music
3.953:25
3A Carrot Is as Close as a Rabbit Gets to a Diamond1:39
4Run Paint Run Run
assistant engineer:
Mitchell Gibson
engineer:
Glen Kolotkin
producer:
Don van Vliet
arranger:
Don van Vliet
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Virgin Records Ltd. (not for release label use! for company relationships only) (in 1980)
recorded at and mixed at:
Sound Castle Recording Studios (former LA location) in Silver Lake, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Run Paint Run Run
lyricist and composer:
Don van Vliet
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing Ltd. and Singing Ink Music
3.33:40
5Sue Egypt
assistant engineer:
Mitchell Gibson
engineer:
Glen Kolotkin
producer:
Don van Vliet
arranger:
Don van Vliet
recorded at and mixed at:
Sound Castle Recording Studios (former LA location) in Silver Lake, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Sue Egypt
lyricist and composer:
Don van Vliet
publisher:
Singing Ink Music
3.852:58
6Brickbats
assistant engineer:
Mitchell Gibson
engineer:
Glen Kolotkin
producer:
Don van Vliet
arranger:
Don van Vliet
recorded at and mixed at:
Sound Castle Recording Studios (former LA location) in Silver Lake, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Brickbats
lyricist and composer:
Don van Vliet
publisher:
Singing Ink Music
2:40
7Dirty Blue Gene
assistant engineer:
Mitchell Gibson
engineer:
Glen Kolotkin
producer:
Don van Vliet
arranger:
Don van Vliet
recorded at and mixed at:
Sound Castle Recording Studios (former LA location) in Silver Lake, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Dirty Blue Gene
lyricist and composer:
Don van Vliet
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing Ltd., EMI United Partnership Ltd. and Singing Ink Music
3.653:52
8Best Batch Yet
assistant engineer:
Mitchell Gibson
engineer:
Glen Kolotkin
producer:
Don van Vliet
arranger:
Don van Vliet
recorded at and mixed at:
Sound Castle Recording Studios (former LA location) in Silver Lake, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Best Batch Yet
lyricist and composer:
Don van Vliet
publisher:
Singing Ink Music
3.35:02
9Telephone
assistant engineer:
Mitchell Gibson
engineer:
Glen Kolotkin
producer:
Don van Vliet
arranger:
Don van Vliet
recorded at and mixed at:
Sound Castle Recording Studios (former LA location) in Silver Lake, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Telephone
lyricist and composer:
Don van Vliet
publisher:
Singing Ink Music
1:32
10Flavor Bud Living
assistant engineer:
Mitchell Gibson
engineer:
Glen Kolotkin
producer:
Don van Vliet
guitar:
Gary Lucas (US guitarist/songwriter)
arranger:
Don van Vliet
recorded at and mixed at:
Sound Castle Recording Studios (former LA location) in Silver Lake, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Flavor Bud Living
lyricist and composer:
Don van Vliet
publisher:
Singing Ink Music
1:00
11Sheriff of Hong Kong
assistant engineer:
Mitchell Gibson
engineer:
Glen Kolotkin
producer:
Don van Vliet
bass and drums (drum set):
John French (Drumbo) (musician (drums/vocal), songwriter, music director)
arranger:
Don van Vliet
recorded at and mixed at:
Sound Castle Recording Studios (former LA location) in Silver Lake, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Sheriff of Hong Kong
lyricist and composer:
Don van Vliet
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing Ltd. and Singing Ink Music
4.156:34
12Making Love to a Vampire With a Monkey on My Knee
assistant engineer:
Mitchell Gibson
engineer:
Glen Kolotkin
producer:
Don van Vliet
arranger:
Don van Vliet
recorded at and mixed at:
Sound Castle Recording Studios (former LA location) in Silver Lake, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Making Love to a Vampire With a Monkey on My Knee
lyricist and composer:
Don van Vliet
publisher:
Singing Ink Music
4.43:10

Credits

Release

manufactured in:United States
liner notes:Mike Barnes (British music journalist) (in 2006)
bass, electric piano, grand piano, mellotron and synthesizer:Eric Drew Feldman
bass clarinet, gong, harmonica and soprano saxophone:Don van Vliet
drums (drum set):Robert Arthur Williams (US rock/jazz drummer)
French horn:Gary Lucas (US guitarist/songwriter)
guitar:Jeff Moris Tepper
John French (musician (drums/vocal), songwriter, music director)
marimba:John French (musician (drums/vocal), songwriter, music director)
trombone:Bruce Lambourne Fowler (trombone, composer, arranger, orchestrator)
vocals:Don van Vliet
design:Scott Minshall
copyrighted (©) by:Virgin Records Ltd. (not for release label use! for company relationships only) (in 1980)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:Virgin Records Ltd. (not for release label use! for company relationships only) (in 1980, in 2006)
licensed to:Astralwerks
remastered at:Abbey Road Studios in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/799546 [info]