Song list:
1. The Dog Faced Hermans – Zig Zag Wanderer
2. XTC – Ellaguru
3. The Scientists – Clear Spot
4. The Membranes – Ice Cream For Crow
5. The King Of Luxembourg – Long Necked Bottles
6. The Beat Poets – Sun Zoom Spark
7. That Petrol Emotion – Hot Head
8. The Primevals – China Pig
9. Sonic Youth – Electricity
10. Good and Gone – Harry Irene
11. The Screaming Dizbusters – Frying Pan
12. The Mock Turtles – Big Eyed Beans From Venus
CD includes 2 extra tracks:
13. The Beat Poets – Gimme Dat Harp Boy
14. The Primevals – Crazy Little Thing
“This Album is dedicated to Captain Beefheart – Long may he walk the Yellow Brick Road”
Album overview
The first Beefheart tribute album. Imaginary Records released a number of similar tribute albums (Syd Barrett; The Kinks) with a number of the same bands taking part. Some of the covers had already been released but others were recorded especially for this album. As can be seen there are a couple of well-known names involved here. All of these are pretty straightforward renderings of the original version of the song.
For details on the individual releases and the bands involved see the main covers listing.
Releases
- 1988 UK vinyl on Imaginary Records ILLUSION 002
- 1988 UK CD on Imaginary Records ILLUSION CD 200
- 2011 UK CD on Ozit / Imaginary
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