MALLARD RARE MINT CAPTAIN BEEFHEART'S FORMER MAGIC BAND ONLY LP ZOOT HORN ROLLO
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MALLARD RARE MINT CAPTAIN BEEFHEART'S FORMER MAGIC BAND ONLY LP ZOOT HORN ROLLO! ORIGINAL VIRGIN UK FIRST EDITION
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Mallard Review by Ralph Heibutzki
Courtesy of AllMusic.comFans always had trouble assessing the Magic Band's contributions on Captain Beefheart's albums because his presence was so overweening. When they did break away, guitarist Bill Harkleroad (Zoot Horn Rollo), Mark Boston (Rockette Morton), and drummer Art Tripp (Ed Marimba) maintained that they'd played a significant role in shaping the sound; this album bolstered their case somewhat. Not surprisingly, many of the Beefheartian trademarks -- such as the guitar/marimba interplay -- are present. So are the off-kilter rhythms, which are more accessible than anything in Beefheart's realm. Harkleroad is the dominant presence, writing or co-writing the material with Boston and drummer/guitarist John (Drumbo) French (who didn't join the band). Vocalist Sam Galpin proves to be another wild card: a former lounge singer who'd reputedly never heard Beefheart, yet sounds eerily like him -- especially on the piano ballad "Desperadoes Waiting for a Train." The overall feel might well be called "country progressive," with lots of tempo changes, and a twangy attack -- as Harkleroad's slide guitar on "She's Long & She's Lean" shows. The Beefheart connections get more intriguing on the elaborately timed instrumental "Road to Morocco" and "Winged Tuskadero," which sets spoken lyrics over country-rock backing. They're either neatly executed bits of plagiarism, or else the band assimilated Beefheart's methods more than they cared to admit. The biggest surprise is "Peon," from Lick My Decals Off, Baby; its appearance seems curious for a band so bent on asserting its own identity. (The band claimed they'd covered the tune so their former boss could earn some badly needed royalties.) The final impression is one of impeccable musicians' more distinctive production and consistent writing to sway the masses; like Beefheart, they weren't anymore successful at the task.
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Label:
Virgin – V2045, Virgin – V 2045Format:
Vinyl, LP, Album, StereoCountry:
UKReleased:
1975Genre:
RockStyle:
Country Rock, Modern Electric BluesTracklist
Hide Credits A1 Back On The Pavement Lyrics By – David Wagstaff Music By – Bill Harkleroad Lyrics By – David Wagstaff Music By – Bill Harkleroad 3:09 A2 She's Long And She's Lean Lyrics By – Ted Alvy Music By – Bill Harkleroad, Mark Boston Lyrics By – Ted Alvy Music By – Bill Harkleroad, Mark Boston 3:15 A3 Road To Morroco Written-By [Instrumental] – Bill Harkleroad, Mark Boston Written-By [Instrumental] – Bill Harkleroad, Mark Boston 2:58 A4 One Day Once Electric Piano [Fender Rhodes] – John "Rabbit" Bundrick Lyrics By – John French Music By – Bill Harkleroad Electric Piano [Fender Rhodes] – John "Rabbit" Bundrick Lyrics By – John French Music By – Bill Harkleroad 3:25 A5 Yellow Written-By [Instrumental] – Bill Harkleroad Written-By [Instrumental] – Bill Harkleroad 2:22 A6 Desperados Waiting For A Train Arranged By – Jim Dickenson* Piano – Sam Galpin Written-By – Guy Clark Arranged By – Jim Dickenson* Piano – Sam Galpin Written-By – Guy Clark 3:30 B1 A Piece Of Me Electric Piano [Fender Rhodes] – John "Rabbit" Bundrick Lyrics By – Bill Harkleroad, John French Music By – Bill Harkleroad Electric Piano [Fender Rhodes] – John "Rabbit" Bundrick Lyrics By – Bill Harkleroad, John French Music By – Bill Harkleroad 4:36 B2 Reign Of Pain Electric Piano [Fender Rhodes] – John "Rabbit" Bundrick Lyrics By – Dan Moore* Music By – Bill Harkleroad, John French Percussion [Latin] – Barry Morgan Electric Piano [Fender Rhodes] – John "Rabbit" Bundrick Lyrics By – Dan Moore* Music By – Bill Harkleroad, John French Percussion [Latin] – Barry Morgan 3:03 B3 South Of The Valley Arranged By – Bill Harkleroad Written-By – John French Arranged By – Bill Harkleroad Written-By – John French 4:48 B4 Winged Tuskadero Lyrics By – David Wagstaff Music By – Bill Harkleroad Vocals – Mark Boston Lyrics By – David Wagstaff Music By – Bill Harkleroad Vocals – Mark Boston 3:18 B5 Peon Written-By [Instrumental] – Don Van Vliet Written-By [Instrumental] – Don Van Vliet 3:26Companies, etc.
- Record Company – Virgin Records Ltd.
- Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Virgin Records Ltd.
- Copyright © – Virgin Music (Publishers) Ltd.
- Published By – Virgin Music (Publishers) Ltd.
- Published By – Copyright Control
- Published By – Sunbury Music Ltd.
- Published By – Kama Sutra Music, Inc.
- Recorded By – La Maison Rouge
- Mixed At – Morgan Studios
- Lacquer Cut At – Master Room
Credits
- Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar – Bill Harkleroad
- Bass Guitar – Mark Boston
- Design, Illustration [Blue Egg Studio] – Mick Lye
- Drums, Percussion, Marimba – Art Tripp III*
- Engineer – Robin Black
- Engineer [Assistant] – Dave Harris (3), Trevor White (3)
- Lacquer Cut By – Porky (5)
- Other [Uncredited, Financial & Signing Support] – Ian Anderson
- Photography By – Alex Marshall*, K. O. Ennis
- Photography By [Photo Of Art Tripp Supplied By] – Jeff Okum
- Plated By – EG*
- Producer [Produced By] – Bill Harkleroad, Robin Black
- Vocals – Sam Galpin
Notes
Original release with fully laminated sleeve & full-colour twins + dragon labels.Black or light green polylined inner sleeve with Virgin logo in white.
First cat.# on cover, 2nd on labels.
A3 appears as "Road To Morroco" on cover, but as "Road To Morrocco" on label.
℗ 1975 Virgin Records Ltd
© 1975 Virgin Music (Publishers) Ltd.
(On labels)
Published by Virgin Music (Publishers) Ltd, except A2 © 1975 Ted Alvy-Copyright Control and A6 Sunbury Music Ltd,
B5 Kamasutra Music Inc (MCPS)
Made in England
(On rear sleeve)
Recorded in Devonshire England with the Maison Rouge mobile recording studio
Mixed in London at Morgan Studios
Virgin Records, Vernon Yard, Portobello Road, London W11
(Sidenote: In the USA this recording was as UK import only available. The project was supported by Ian Anderson, who's facilities were employed in the recording).
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Matrix / Runout (A-side label): V 2045-A
- Matrix / Runout (B-side label): V 2045-B
- Matrix / Runout (A-side run-out etched variant 1): 12 V2045 A2 A PORKY PRIME CUT EG
- Matrix / Runout (B-side run-out etched variant 1): 7 V2045 B2 MASTER ROOM EG
- Matrix / Runout (A-side run-out etched variant 2): 5 V2045 A2 1 EG A PORKY PRIME CUT
- Matrix / Runout (B-side run-out etched variant 2): 8 V2045 B2 1 EG MASTER ROOM
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