captain beefheart - discography - doc at the radar station (1980)

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DOC AT THE RADAR STATION
1980

captain beefheart - doc at the radar station - front
cover lp

- 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 kittaboo * 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

captain beefheart discography -
band 'doc at the radar station'

-------------------- 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

captain beefheart / don van vliet drawing on back cover
lp 'doc at the radar station'

'making love to a vampire with a monkey on my knee'
(untitled drawing on back cover of elpee)

france 1980 virgin 202870
(west) germany 1980 virgin 202 870 320 'ariola euro' pressing

= test pressing cream labels

= standard version green & red labels

greece 1980 virgin / polygram 2473 813 limited edition 300 copies manufactured by g.p.i.
holland 1980 virgin 202 870 320 'ariola benelux' pressing sleeve printed in (west) germany
japan 1980 virgin vip 6966 insert with lyrics and japanese notes with obi strip made by victor musical industries

= promo white label red 'sample' sticker on sleeve

= common release

new zealand 1980 virgin v 2172 marketed by rtc
usa 1980 virgin va 13148 distributed by atlantic records

= test pressing plain white label standard white sleeve hand-written notes

= promo white label gold stamped sleeve not for sale

- common release typed lyric insert

- with dj timing strip wrong playing time to 'flavor bud living' sometimes stamped 'nov 30 1980'

- with 5 page press kit and photo

- without extras

- without stamp on sleeve

= stock copy

usa 1980 cassette virgin cs 13148 album front on black background distributed by atlantic records

captain beefheart - doc at the radar station - misprinted
timing strip dj promo copy

usa disc jockeys were promised an extremely long version of 'flavor bud living'

-------------------- CDS

DOC AT THE RADAR STATION front without lowest part of painting

australia 1986 virgin cdv 2172
england 1986 virgin cdv 2172
england 2001 virgin cdv 2172 re-issue
england 2006 emi / virgin cdvr 2172 remastered

= 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

-------------------- ALSO

also see OTHER WORKS

the DUST BLOWS FORWARD an anthology 4 tracks

also see OTHER ALBUM COMBINATIONS

the BEST OF 3x
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

-------------------- 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 'unverkäuflich' 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

also see various compilations

GUITARS ON MARS flavor bud living

captain beefheart - doc at the radar station - record
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