'' is the eleventh and
Penultimate Album by
Captain Beefheart & the Magic Band. It was released in 1980 to generally favorable reviews. The striking album cover is painted by Don Van Vliet.
All tracks written by
Don Van Vliet
#"Hot Head" – 3:23
#"Ashtray Heart" – 3:25
#"A Carrot Is as Close as a Rabbit Gets to a Diamond" – 1:38
#"Run Paint Run Run" – 3:40
#"Sue Egypt" – 2:57
#"Brickbats" – 2:40
#"Dirty Blue Gene" – 3:51
#"Best Batch Yet" – 5:02
#"Telephone" – 1:31
#"Flavor Bud Living" – 1:00
#"Sheriff of Hong Kong" – 6:34
#"Making Love to a Vampire with a Monkey on My Knee" – 3:11
- Don Van Vliet (AKA Captain Beefheart) - Vocals , Chinese Gongs , Harmonica , Soprano Saxophone , Bass Clarinet
- Jeff Moris Tepper - Slide Guitar , Guitar , nerve guitar
- Eric Drew Feldman - Synthesizer , Bass , Mellotron , Grand Piano , Electric Piano
- Robert Arthur Williams - Drums
- Bruce Lambourne Fowler - Trombone
- John French - slide guitar, guitar, Marimba , bass, drums
- Gary Lucas - guitar, French Horn