Doc at the Radar Station

~ Release by Captain Beefheart and the Magic Band (see all versions of this release, 11 available)

Annotation

Album dedicated to Janet Van Vliet and Brian Rohan
℗ 1980, 2006 Virgin Records Ltd. under exclusive license to Astralwerks
Digitally remastered reissue.

Tracklist

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#	Title	Length
1	Hot Head assistant engineer: Mitchell Gibson engineer: Glen Kolotkin producer: Don van Vliet arranger: Don van Vliet recorded at and mixed at: Sound Castle Recording Studios in Silver Lake, Los Angeles, California, United States recording of: Hot Head lyricist and composer: Don van Vliet publisher: Singing Ink Music	3:23
2	Ashtray Heart assistant engineer: Mitchell Gibson engineer: Glen Kolotkin producer: Don van Vliet drums (drum set): John French (Drumbo) arranger: Don van Vliet recorded at and mixed at: Sound Castle Recording Studios in Silver Lake, Los Angeles, California, United States recording of: Ashtray Heart lyricist and composer: Don van Vliet publisher: Singing Ink Music	3:25
3	A Carrot Is as Close as a Rabbit Gets to a Diamond assistant engineer: Mitchell Gibson engineer: Glen Kolotkin producer: Don van Vliet arranger: Don van Vliet recorded at and mixed at: Sound Castle Recording Studios in Silver Lake, Los Angeles, California, United States recording of: A Carrot Is as Close as a Rabbit Gets to a Diamond lyricist and composer: Don van Vliet publisher: BMG Music Publishing Ltd. and Singing Ink Music	1:39
4	Run Paint Run Run assistant engineer: Mitchell Gibson engineer: Glen Kolotkin producer: Don van Vliet arranger: Don van Vliet phonographic copyright (℗) by: Virgin Records Ltd. (in 1980) recorded at and mixed at: Sound Castle Recording Studios in Silver Lake, Los Angeles, California, United States recording of: Run Paint Run Run lyricist and composer: Don van Vliet publisher: BMG Music Publishing Ltd. and Singing Ink Music	3:40
5	Sue Egypt assistant engineer: Mitchell Gibson engineer: Glen Kolotkin producer: Don van Vliet arranger: Don van Vliet recorded at and mixed at: Sound Castle Recording Studios in Silver Lake, Los Angeles, California, United States recording of: Sue Egypt lyricist and composer: Don van Vliet publisher: Singing Ink Music	2:58
6	Brickbats assistant engineer: Mitchell Gibson engineer: Glen Kolotkin producer: Don van Vliet arranger: Don van Vliet recorded at and mixed at: Sound Castle Recording Studios in Silver Lake, Los Angeles, California, United States recording of: Brickbats lyricist and composer: Don van Vliet publisher: Singing Ink Music	2:40
7	Dirty Blue Gene assistant engineer: Mitchell Gibson engineer: Glen Kolotkin producer: Don van Vliet arranger: Don van Vliet recorded at and mixed at: Sound Castle Recording Studios in Silver Lake, Los Angeles, California, United States recording of: Dirty Blue Gene lyricist and composer: Don van Vliet publisher: BMG Music Publishing Ltd., EMI United Partnership Ltd. and Singing Ink Music	3:52
8	Best Batch Yet assistant engineer: Mitchell Gibson engineer: Glen Kolotkin producer: Don van Vliet arranger: Don van Vliet recorded at and mixed at: Sound Castle Recording Studios in Silver Lake, Los Angeles, California, United States recording of: Best Batch Yet lyricist and composer: Don van Vliet publisher: Singing Ink Music	5:02
9	Telephone assistant engineer: Mitchell Gibson engineer: Glen Kolotkin producer: Don van Vliet arranger: Don van Vliet recorded at and mixed at: Sound Castle Recording Studios in Silver Lake, Los Angeles, California, United States recording of: Telephone lyricist and composer: Don van Vliet publisher: Singing Ink Music	1:32
10	Flavor Bud Living assistant engineer: Mitchell Gibson engineer: Glen Kolotkin producer: Don van Vliet guitar: Gary Lucas arranger: Don van Vliet recorded at and mixed at: Sound Castle Recording Studios in Silver Lake, Los Angeles, California, United States recording of: Flavor Bud Living lyricist and composer: Don van Vliet publisher: Singing Ink Music	1:00
11	Sheriff of Hong Kong assistant engineer: Mitchell Gibson engineer: Glen Kolotkin producer: Don van Vliet bass and drums (drum set): John French (Drumbo) arranger: Don van Vliet recorded at and mixed at: Sound Castle Recording Studios in Silver Lake, Los Angeles, California, United States recording of: Sheriff of Hong Kong lyricist and composer: Don van Vliet publisher: BMG Music Publishing Ltd. and Singing Ink Music	6:34
12	Making Love to a Vampire With a Monkey on My Knee assistant engineer: Mitchell Gibson engineer: Glen Kolotkin producer: Don van Vliet arranger: Don van Vliet recorded at and mixed at: Sound Castle Recording Studios in Silver Lake, Los Angeles, California, United States recording of: Making Love to a Vampire With a Monkey on My Knee lyricist and composer: Don van Vliet publisher: Singing Ink Music	3:10

Credits

Release

manufactured in:	United States

liner notes:	Mike Barnes (in 2006)
bass, electric piano, grand piano, mellotron and synthesizer:	Eric Drew Feldman
bass clarinet, gong, harmonica and soprano saxophone:	Don van Vliet
drums (drum set):	Robert Arthur Williams
French horn:	Gary Lucas
guitar:	Jeff Moris Tepper John French
marimba:	John French
trombone:	Bruce Lambourne Fowler
vocals:	Don van Vliet
design:	Scott Minshall

copyrighted (©) by:	Virgin Records Ltd. (in 1980)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:	Virgin Records Ltd. (in 1980, in 2006)
licensed to:	Astralwerks

remastered at:	Abbey Road Studios in St John's Wood, Westminster, London, England, United Kingdom

Discogs:	https://www.discogs.com/release/799546 [info]

Release group

dedicated to:	Jan Van Vliet

part of:	Rolling Stone: 100 Best Albums of the Eighties (number: 61) (order: 61)

Wikipedia:	en: Doc at the Radar Station [info]
Discogs:	https://www.discogs.com/master/14785 [info]
other databases:	https://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/captain_beefheart_and_the_magic_band/doc_at_the_radar_station/ [info]
Allmusic:	https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0000649950 [info]
Wikidata:	Q1093333 [info]

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