Imaginary Records 1988. ILLUSION 002
Covering Beefheart tracks is rarely a good idea; they really are best left to the man himself. However I was young back then and knew no better, I was tempted by the strong line-up and the novelty (then) of the concept.
The album is of course quite a mixed bag. There are tracks which grate (The Dog Faced Hermans for example) and some which are close copies of the original (XTC – impressive but why bother?). It works when the material is taken somewhere new – I like The King Of Luxembourg for being bonkers and the Screaming Dizbusters just play some great noisy rock n roll.
Really though, if you haven’t already done so, get some Beefheart rather than listen to this stuff. Trout Mask Replica for his weird masterpiece, Safe As Milk for early blues based stuff, and Clear Spot for, well, my favourite.
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