Experience the raw energy and avant-garde brilliance of Captain Beefheart and The Magic Band with Somewhere Over Paris, recorded live at Le Nouvel Hippodrome in Paris on November 19, 1977. This album captures a rare moment when the band’s experimental blend of rock and blues had fans dancing in France, bringing to life their famously surreal and freewheeling sound.
With tracks that twist through Beefheart’s visionary catalog—including electrifying performances of cult favorites—Somewhere Over Paris delivers an essential snapshot of the band’s wild creativity on stage. Special features like unique track naming quirks and insider quotes in the gatefold add further charm, making this release a must-hear for anyone passionate about the untamed spirit of rock’s most iconoclastic frontman.
- Format: Vinyl
- Label: Let Them Eat Vinyl
- Genre: Rock, Blues
- Release Date: 2015
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TRACKS
A1. Hair Pie Bake III
A2. Suction Prints
A3. Low Yo Yo Stuff
A4. Bat Chain Puller
A5. I Wanna Find A Woman That'll Hold My Big Toe Till I Have To Go
A6. Abba Zaba
A7. Dali's Car
B8. The Nest Rolls After Another
B9. The Dust Blows Forward And The Dust Blows Back
B10. Nowadays A Woman's Gotta Hit A Man
B11. Click Clack
B12. Grow Fins
B13. Golden Birdies
C14. Electricity
C15. A Carrot Is As Close As A Rabbit Gets To A Diamond
C16. China Pig
C17. Sun Zoom Spark
C18. My Human Gets Me Blues
C19. Floppy Boot Stomp
D20. Moonlight On Vermont
D21. Carson City
D22. Old Black Snake
D23. Pachuco Cadaver
D24. Veteran's Day Poppy
D25. The Blimp
D26. Big Eyed Beans From Venus
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