Frank Zappa & Captain Beefheart - Beef Zap (1998)
Following my recent Captain Beefheart post, Craig Cobalt commented that he was also a fan, and had complied his own album made up of Frank Zappa songs which feature the good Captain on vocals. I knew about 'Willie The Pimp' and the 'Bongo Fury' collaboration, but I hadn't heard Zappa's 'Lost Episodes' or 'Mystery Disc' albums, and so I thought that it was worth putting it together to see how it sounded. The answer is 'pretty damn good', and so Chris has given me permission to post it here. He titled it 'Beef Zap', and so I've gone literal with the cover, and the only thing Chris wanted was the first 30 seconds of 'Poofter's Froth Wyoming...' to be cut so that it flowed better, so having done that the result is another fine record from two of rock music's most visionary mavericks.
Track listing
01 The Birth Of Captain Beefheart02 Willie The Pimp03 Sam With The Showing Scalp Flat Top04 Debra Kadabra05 Man With The Woman Head06 200 Years Old07 I'm A Band Leader08 Alley Cat09 Metal Man Has Won His Wings10 Lost In A Whirlpool11 Tiger Roach12 I Was A Teenage Malt Shop13 Poofter's Froth Wyoming Plans Ahead14 The Grand Wazoo
I'm not a big fan of either of these artists, so I don't know about the music. But I just want to say I like the cover. :)
ReplyDeleteLOL the cover is brilliant!!!
ReplyDeleteThere's also an early version of The Torture Never Stops sung by Capt. Beefheart on You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Vol. 4
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