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01. MEN & VOLTS - Electricity
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ARTIST
MEN & VOLTS
TITLE
A Giraffe Is Listening To The Radio: Men & Volts Play Captain Beefheart
FORMAT
LP
LABEL
FEEDING TUBE RECORDS
CATALOG #
FTR 306LP
FTR 306LP
GENRE
ROCK
RELEASE DATE
10/20/2017
"
Men & Volts
was one of Boston's great bands, and I was sorry to see them fold up their tent in 1993. I had always known they started as a combo dedicated to playing the music of
Capt. Beefheart & the Magic Band
, but I was not in Beantown during this era, and thus missed the few shows they played in their original format. Over the years I have bugged
David Greenberger
(who I knew through his work with
The Duplex Planet
, etc.) about tapes of this material, but he always claimed it was not really up to snuff. Eventually, however, I wore him down and he turned over various audio recordings of Men & Volts playing the Magic Band's repertoire. And man, much of it was totally great. These guys rehearsed three times a week for the better part of 1979 in order to get the stuff figured out, and they really nailed aspects of the material. Those deeply-versed in live recordings of the Captain will notice some differences pretty fast, although many people who have caught this on in-store play have assumed it is a new Beefheart boot. And I think they really managed to capture the essential, weird swing of the Magic Band. The music on the album is a little lo-fi on spots, but we think it will get most people wiggling with pleasure. And the album title is a fairly obscure reference to a
Cal Schenkel
drawing that referenced a tune from
Trout Mask Replica
(1969). Figure it out and impress your friends with what a goddamn nerd you are." --
Byron Coley
, 2017 Edition of 300.
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