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Captain Beefheart & The Magic Band
The Spotlight Kid Outtakes 1971-1972

Compil. US 2009 on Dime label
Rock, Blues and Spoken Word (Blues Rock, Delta Blues, Speech, Experimental)

"Revision 3" 3xCD set (red text cover), from newly acquired tapes & circulated via "DIME"- a source of Recordings Of Independent Origin) as a further sound-quality improvement on the similarly titled (yellow text) issues in 2005 & 2006 (3xCD, 4xCD & 5xCD sets by Hiwatt). CD 1: Tracks 1.1 to 1.17 replace the previous issue in sound quality. In addition: 1.4 is 4.5% slower, 1.6 is 2% slower & includes the 0:50 coda, 1.7 is the 'jazzy guitar' version, 1.9 is 5% faster, 1.10 is a new version guitar outro and 1.13 is a new version of the marimba & harmonica. CD 2: Tracks 2.1 to 2.18 replace tracks 3.1 to 3.18 on previous issue, with better sound quality. CD 3: "Acoustic Session" (3.3 to 3.6) has less bass & is 2.1% faster than previous 4.01 to 4.04 issue. The "Pompadour Session" is 3.8% slower than previous 2.01 & 2.02 issue. 3.3 to 3.6 are mono. ("Pompadour" eventually became "Suction Prints"). Track 3.5.1 is also known as "Going To The Bottom" or "Going To The Border". "The Spotlight Kid" & "Pompadour Sessions": October to early November, 1971. Record Plant Studios, Los Angeles, CA. "The Acoustic Session": Amigo Studios, Sherman Oaks, North Hollywood, CA., early 1972. (Not the "Brown Star Sessions" mid '72). 1.1 became "Run Paint Run Run". 1.2 also known as "I Can't Do This Unless I Do That". 1.5 also known as "Two Rips [or Lips] In A Haystack". 1.6 also known as "Don't Get Chicken Blues" or "Flat OnThe Back 1.11 also known as "Ballerino" & an early version of "A Carrot Is As Close As A Rabbit Gets To A Diamond". 1.14 also known as "Booglarize Jam". 1.17 & 2.4 also known as "Natural Charm" & an early version of "The Past Sure Is Tense". 2.12 is an outtake from "Lick My Decals Off, Baby".

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	Captain Beefheart voc, h, 1941-2010 US album by
	The Magic Band , album by
	Bill Harkleroad g, *1948 US acoustic guitar, guitar
	Mark Boston b, eb, *1949 US bass guitar
	John French dr, *1948 US drums, percussion
	Don Van Vliet voc, h, *1941 US liner notes, vocals, harmonica, whistling
	Art Tripp dr, *1944 US marimba, piano, maracas
	Elliot Ingber g, *1941 US guitar, guitar, low mix

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