Originally broadcast via
the transmitters of Radio Monte Carlo
October 1970
Hugh Nolan plays an eclectic selection including tracks from the then yet to be released Captain
Beefheart album, "Lick My Decals Off Baby". Clearly an advance
white label copy, Hugh gives no track titles and is unsure of
the label, surmising that this is the last Beefheart album to be released
on Zappa's Straight Label, before moving to Reprise. It is known that
BBC R1 presenter John Peel, keen Beefheart
aficionado, gave promo copies of albums to Radio Geronimo -
especially when
he knew that the BBC would not allow him to play
embargoed pre releases.
This important release from Captain Beefheart has been off
catalogue for several years and, in 2013, it is still not
available on CD...
Side 1 of cassette, followed by side 2. Fast Forward to side
2 now>>> Presented by Hugh Nolan
62 minutes, featuring:
Music from the Himalayas
Captain Beefheart with tracks from Dropout Boogie (a.k.a. Safe as Milk)
and Lick My Decals throughout this recording.
Pigsty Hill Light Orchestra-Cushion Foot Stomp
Mothers Of Invention-You're Probably Wondering Why I'm Here
The Last Poets-Wake up Nigger
Soft Machine-Hope For Happiness
Melvin Van Peebles with his legendary
"Lilly done the Zampoughi every time I pulled her coattails"
(as if more evidence were required that
Geronimo was way ahead of it's time, playing tracks and artists
in 1970 who now have whole wikipedia pages devoted to them...
check it out here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lilly_Done_The_Zampoughi_Every_Time_I_Pulled_Her_Coattail
)
Led Zeppelin-Immigrant Song/Celebration Day
Mothers Of Invention-Wowie Zowie
Many thanks to Tom Winters for
kindly donating this recording. He writes:
"Radio Geronimo
1970 recorded in Maastricht.
Hallo chaps, what a buzz finding the web-site!
Such a shame Hugh Nolan is no longer on the Planet.
His voice on my one cassette of Radio Geronimo
always takes me to a some of the best days of my life."
