Men & Volts: Giraffe Is Listening To The Radio: Men & Volts

Men & Volts SKU: 33545295
Men & Volts: Giraffe Is Listening To The Radio: Men & Volts

Men & Volts: Giraffe Is Listening To The Radio: Men & Volts

Men & Volts SKU: 33545295

Format: VINYL LP

Regular price $24.98
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Title: Giraffe Is Listening To The Radio: Men & Volts
Artist: Men & Volts
Label: Feeding Tube
Product Type: VINYL LP
UPC: 752830263611
Genre: Rock

"Men & Volts was one of Boston's great bands, and I was sorry to see them fold up their tent in 1993. I had always known they started as a combo dedicated to playing the music of Capt. Beefheart & the Magic Band, but I was not in Beantown during this era, and thus missed the few shows they played in their original format. Over the years I have bugged David Greenberger (who I knew through his work with The Duplex Planet, etc.) about tapes of this material, but he always claimed it was not really up to snuff. Eventually, however, I wore him down and he turned over various audio recordings of Men & Volts playing the Magic Band's repertoire. And man, much of it was totally great. These guys rehearsed three times a week for the better part of 1979 in order to get the stuff figured out, and they really nailed aspects of the material. Those deeply-versed in live recordings of the Captain will notice some differences pretty fast, although many people who have caught this on in-store play have assumed it is a new Beefheart boot. And I think they really managed to capture the essential, weird swing of the Magic Band. The music on the album is a little lo-fi on spots, but we think it will get most people wiggling with pleasure. And the album title is a fairly obscure reference to a Cal Schenkel drawing that referenced a tune from Trout Mask Replica (1969). Figure it out and impress your friends with what a goddamn nerd you are." -Byron Coley, 2017 Edition of 300.

Tracks:
1.1 Electricity
1.2 Moonlight on Vermont
1.3 Doctor Dark
1.4 The Spotlight Kid
1.5 Nowaday's a Woman's Gotta Hit a Man
1.6 Owed T'alex
1.7 Clear Spot
1.8 Grow Fins
1.9 Lick My Decals Off, Baby
1.10 Steal Softly Thru Snow
1.11 ABBA Zabba
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