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Tracklist Hide Credits
| 1 | Hot Head | 3:20 |
| 2 | Ashtray HeartDrums – John French |
3:23 |
| 3 | A Carrot Is As Close As A Rabbit Gets To A Diamond | 1:37 |
| 4 | Run Paint Run Run | 3:36 |
| 5 | Sue Egypt | 2:56 |
| 6 | Brickbats | 2:40 |
| 7 | Dirty Blue Gene | 3:50 |
| 8 | Best Batch Yet | 4:59 |
| 9 | Telephone | 1:31 |
| 10 | Flavor Bud LivingGuitar – Gary Lucas |
0:57 |
| 11 | Sheriff Of Hong KongBass, Drums – John French |
6:33 |
| 12 | Making Love To A Vampire With A Monkey On My Knee | 3:09 |
Credits
- Art Direction, Design – Michael Hollyfield
- Drums – Robert Arthur Williams
- Engineer – Glen Kolotkin
- Engineer [Assistant] – Mitchell Gibson
- French Horn – Gary Lucas
- Guitar, Slide Guitar, Guitar [Nerve Guitar] – Jeff Moris Tepper
- Guitar, Slide Guitar, Marimba – John French
- Mastered By – Stanley Kalina*
- Photography By – Michael Kent Rothman
- Synthesizer, Bass, Mellotron, Grand Piano, Electric Piano – Eric Drew Feldman
- Trombone – Bruce Lambourne Fowler*
- Written-By, Producer, Arranged By, Vocals, Gong [Chinese Gongs], Harmonica, Soprano Saxophone, Bass Clarinet, Painting, Sleeve [Drawing] – Don Van Vliet
Notes
Recorded and mixed at Sound Castle Recording Studios, Los Angeles. Mastered at CBS Studios New York on the CBS Disc Computer TM System.Album dedicated to Janet Van Vliet and Brian Rohan.
Originally released 1980.
Other versions
| Category | Artist | Title (Format) | Label | Category | Country | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VA 13148 | Captain Beefheart And The Magic Band | Captain Beefheart And The Magic Band - Doc At The Radar Station (LP, Album, AR ) | Virgin | VA 13148 | US | 1980 |
| VIP-6966 | Captain Beefheart And The Magic Band | Captain Beefheart And The Magic Band - Doc At The Radar Station (LP, Album) | Virgin | VIP-6966 | Japan | 1980 |
| 4m211 | Captain Beefheart And The Magic Band | Captain Beefheart And The Magic Band - Doc At The Radar Station (LP, RP, 180) | 4 Men With Beards | 4m211 | US | 2011 |
| CDVR2172, 00946 3 65513 26, 00946 3 65513 2 6 | Captain Beefheart And The Magic Band | Captain Beefheart And The Magic Band - Doc At The Radar Station (CD, Album, RE, RM) | Virgin, EMI, EMI | CDVR2172, 00946 3 65513 26, 00946 3 65513 2 6 | UK & Europe | 2006 |
| V 2172 | Captain Beefheart And The Magic Band | Captain Beefheart And The Magic Band - Doc At The Radar Station (LP, Album, TP) | Virgin | V 2172 | Greece | 1980 |








