- A - hot head 3:21 ashtray heart 3:26 a carrot is as close as a
rabbit gets to a diamond 1:37 instrumental * run paint run run 3:38 sue egypt 2:57 brickbats 2:40 * - B
- dirty blue gene 3:50 best batch yet 5:00 telephone 1:33 flavor bud living 0:58
instrumental * sheriff of hong kong 6:32 making love to a vampire
with a monkey on my knee 3:10 38:56
minutes words
and music don van vliet
* = originally written for unreleased 1976 album bat
chain puller
JEFF MORIS
TEPPER jeff tapir / white jew * guitar *
slide-guitar * nerve guitar JOHN
FRENCH drumbo * guitar * slide guitar **
marimba ** drums ** bass guitar BRUCE
FOWLER fossil / old hat * trombone ERIC
DREW FELDMAN black jew kitabo * bass guitar *
synthesizer ** mellotron ** grand piano ** electric piano ROBERT
WILLIAMS wait for me * drums * percussion DON
VAN VLIET captain beefheart * vocals * soprano
sax * bass clarinet ** harmonica ** chinese gongs guest
GARY LUCAS ** guitar ** french horn
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ALBUMS
DOC AT
THE RADAR STATION with 1979
drawing on front cover and undated one on back cover
australia
1980 virgin by festival records
= test
pressing sleeve: l 37440 label:
vgl 37440 white label hand stamped data on labels misspelled 'dock' =
promo l 37440 'this album contains language which may
be considered offensive' sticker not for sale =
stock copy l 37440
australia
1981 virgin v 2172 by cbs records australia (cbs mx 194970/1)
= promo white label gold stamped back cover not for sale =
standard version
canada
1980 virgin vm 2209 manufactured by polygram inc.
canada
1980 cassette virgin vm 4 2209 album front on white background
england
1980 virgin v 2172
= test
pressing white label =
standard version
england
1985 virgin oved 68 mid-price reissue
england
1999 audiophile past & present / virgin oved 68 limited edition 1000 copies
'making love
to a vampire with a monkey on my knee'
(untitled
drawing on back cover of elpee)
= promo white
'abbey
road' plate wrap-around
with basic notes in
plastic wallet not for
sale =
stock copy explanatory
notes ad for ringtones box originally with 're-master' sticker
france
1986 virgin 7 87136 2
(west) germany 1986 virgin cdv 2172
(west) germany 1989 virgin 252870
holland
1986 virgin 7 87136 2
holland
2002 virgin 7 87136 2 re-issue
usa
1991 virgin / caroline
blue plate carol 1824 2
usa
2001 virgin / emi emdi 7
87136 2
usa
2006 astralwerks remastered
= [no cat. no.] subtitled: (remastered) and street
date: october 3, 2006 advance
promo no booklet back sheet and plate with basic
information lester bangs
quote not for sale =
asw 65513 explanatory notes with fbi anti-piracy warning
- promo punch
hole
through barcode promo
remark on plate not for
sale -
stock copy box
originally with sticker with two quotes
a
CARROT IS AS CLOSE AS A RABBIT GETS TO A DIAMOND 3x
HOT
HEAD 3x
LIGHT
REFLECTED OFF THE OCEANDS OF THE MOON 1x
SAMPLER
2x
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compilations
CASH-COWS
[north-america several other
artists than on european versions] sampler elpee canada
1981 virgin milk 1 with 'an album for the price of a single'
sticker usa 1981 virgin milk 1 as distributed by dindisc hot head
CASH-COWS
[europe several other
artists than on north-american version #1 first
track side 2 by 'the professionals'] sampler elpee england
1981
virgin milk 1 withdrawn! (west)
germany 1981 virgin 202 969 240 promo 'unverk uflich'
stamped on one label (west) germany 1981 virgin 202 969 240 stock copy holland
1981 virgin 202 969 240 portugal
1981 virgin vadeca vv 33.068
y promo stamp on back cover dirty blue gene
CASH-COWS
[europe several other
artists than on north-american version #2 first
track side 2 by 'magazine'] sampler elpee
england 1981 virgin milk 1 original (wrong) sleeve front corrected with small sticker greece 1981
polygram / virgin 2401 736 corrected sleeve 'magazine' not mentioned on front 'rock 81' series bad printwork cassette greece
1981
polygram / virgin 3155 703 dirty blue gene
the TDK
NEW MUSIC REPORT: ON THE CMJ RADIO NETWORK show #32
preferred air date: may 5, 1991 ceedee usa
1991 tdk [cat.no. unknown] instant radio show wrap-around paper sleeve play list on separate sheet very limited edition not for sale making
love to a vampire with a monkey on my knee
