A Carrot is as Close as a Rabbit gets to a Diamond
Veteran's Day Poppy
Big Eyed Beans From Venus
Side One
Tracks 1 - 2: Bickershaw Festival 7 May 1972
Tracks 3: Guildhall, Portsmouth 1 December 1975
Tracks 4 - 6: Rotters, Liverpool 29 October 1980
Side Two
Tracks 1 - 2: The Bottom Line, NYC 25 November 1977 (early show)
Tracks 3: The Bottom Line, NYC 25 November 1977 (late show)
Tracks 4: The Showbox, Seattle 15 January 1981
Tracks 5 - 6: The Country Club, Reseda, CA 29 January 1981
Press Release from Viper Records
'Magneticism' is a limited edition vinyl only release of strictly
1000 copies worldwide, combining the highlights of two previously
released CD albums : 'Magnetic Hands'- Live in the UK 1972-80 released
July 2002 and 'Railroadism' - Live in the USA 1972-81 released May
2003 with other previously unreleased 'live' rarities.
Covering every period of the Captains work and all points inbetween,
these live performances were chaotic, cacophonic, and unforgettable
events. This is truly a historic document showing one of the great
innovative and inspiring bands of the modern age on staggering form,
in this collection of awesome power. This will not only be of importance
to Beefheart freaks but to the world as a whole. Also features previously
unpublished photos and indepth liner notes.
Album overview by Steve Froy
As the press release says this is a vinyl release for a selection
of live tracks taken from the Magnetic Hands
and Railroadism CDs.
If you want to know more about the tracks etc. then follow the
above links to the reviews of the CD releases.
Viper used to release a vinyl edition alongside most of their titles
but decided not to do this for the two Beefheart CDs. However, so
many people asked them about a vinyl copy that they eventually gave
in and compiled this combination of the two.
Not only have they compiled the music but they've also compiled
the sleevenotes from both of the CD releases. These have been joined
together to provide some strange surreal cut-up prose piece ...
hilarious.
Releases
2004 vinyl on The Viper Label VIPER LP002. Distributed by SRD.
CD version
Song List
Click,Clack
Old Black Snake
I'm a King Bee
Dali's Car
A Carrot is as Close as a Rabbit gets to a Diamond
China Pig/Railroadism
Grow Fins
Floppy Boot Stomp
One Nest rolls After Another /Harry Irene
The Dust Blows Forward 'n' the Dust Blows Back
Nowadays a Womans Gotta Hit a Man
Drop Out Boogie
Kandy Korn
Flavor Bud Living
Ashtray Heart
Dirty Blue Gene
Smithsonian Institute Blues
Veteran's Day Poppy
Big Eyed Beans From Venus
Avalon Blues
Album overview by Steve Froy
Yes, Viper have decided to release a CD version of their vinyl
compilation of the two CDs of Beefheart live material!
It's not just the vinyl with some tracks added because there are
three tracks on the vinyl that don't appear on this CD version.
There's a great little booklet with some fine photos of Don and
the band plus an enthusiastic essay by Bernie Connor.
Magneticism is a great romp through some prime live Beefheart despite
a few sound quality issues but the power of the music overrides
those faults.
Releases
2009 CD on The Viper Label VIPER LP002. Distributed by SRD.
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