{"product_id":"752830263611","title":"GIRAFFE IS LISTENING TO THE RADIO: MEN \u0026 VOLTS PLAY CAPTAIN BEEFHEART | VINYL RECORD (LP)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"Men \u0026amp; 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 \u0026amp; 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 \u0026amp; 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.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MEN \u0026 VOLTS","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46063844983029,"sku":"752830263611","price":21.62,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0681\/9325\/5669\/files\/0752830263611.jpg?v=1731297981","url":"https:\/\/thevinylvista.com\/products\/752830263611","provider":"Vinyl Vista","version":"1.0","type":"link"}