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Captain Beefheart & The Magic Band - Toronto November 1 & 2, 1977 (1977)

Track listing:
CD1
  1. Bat Chain Puller 7:11
  2. Abba Zaba 3:41
  3. Crazy Little Thing 2:55
  4. I Wanna Find A Woman That'll Hold My Big Toe Till I Have To Go 2:40
  5. Sun Zoom Spark 2:43
  6. Floppy Boot Stomp 5:07
  7. Dali's Car 4:10
  8. Grow Fins 5:25
  9. Click Clack 5:41
  10. Big Eyed Beans From Venus 4:46
CD2
  1. Hair Pie Bake Iii 1:48
  2. The Definition Of Progress 0:14
  3. Hair Pie Bake Iii 0:42
  4. Suction Prints 5:25
  5. Low Yo Yo Stuff 3:47
  6. Band Intro 1:11
  7. Nowadays A Woman's Gotta Hit A Man 4:28
  8. Electricity 4:12
  9. A Carrot Is As Close As A Rabbit Gets To A Diamond 3:08
  10. China Pig 5:11
  11. Owed T'alex 5:16
  12. My Human Gets Me Blues (Dedicated To Sunnyland Slim) 3:48
  13. Pachuco Cadaver 6:09
  14. Golden Birdies 2:05
CD3
  1. Moonlight On Vermont 4:55
  2. Bat Chain Puller 5:38
  3. Abba Zaba 3:25
  4. Crazy Little Thing 2:59
  5. I Wanna Find A Woman That'll Hold My Big Toe Till I Have To Go 2:07
  6. Dali's Car 3:01
  7. Orange Claw Hammer 2:33
  8. China Pig 5:23
  9. Click Clack 5:39
  10. Big Eyed Beans From Venus 5:23
CD4
  1. Hair Pie Bake Iii 2:17
  2. Suction Prints 5:40
  3. Low Yo Yo Stuff 4:20
  4. Nowadays A Woman's Gotta Hit A Man 5:19
  5. Band Intro 1:19
  6. Electricity 4:01
  7. A Carrot Is As Close As A Rabbit Gets To A Diamond 3:56
  8. China Pig 6:48
  9. On Tomorrow 5:28
  10. My Human Gets Me Blues 3:04

Notes

Colonial Tavern Club, Toronto, Canada

November 1, 1977 2 sets
November 2, 1977 2 sets

opening: Sunnyland Slim

Tracklist:
November 1, 1977 early show:
1-01-Bat Chain Puller (7:11)
1-02-Abba Zaba (3:41)
1-03-Crazy Little Thing (2:55)
1-04-I Wanna Find A Woman That'll Hold My Big Toe Till I Have To Go (2:40)
1-05-Sun Zoom Spark (2:43)
1-06-Floppy Boot Stomp (5:07)
1-07-Dali's Car (4:10)
1-08-Grow Fins (5:25)
1-09-Click Clack (5:41)
1-10-Big Eyed Beans From Venus (4:46)

November 1, 1977 late show:
2-01-Hair Pie Bake III (1:48)
2-02-The definition Of Progress (0:14)
2-03-Hair Pie: Bake III (0:42)
2-04-Suction Prints (5:25)
2-05-Low Yo Yo Stuff (3:47)
2-06-Band Intro (1:11)
2-07-Nowadays A Woman's Gotta Hit A Man (4:28)
2-08-Electricity (4:11)
2-09-A Carrot Is As Close As A Rabbit Gets To A Diamond (3:08)
2-10-China Pig (5:11)
2-11-Owed T'Alex (5:16)
2-12-My Human Gets Me Blues (3:48) dedicated to Sunnyland Slim
2-13-Pachuco Cadaver (6:09)
2-14-Golden Birdies (2:05)

November 2, 1977 early show:
3-01-Moonlight On Vermont (4:55)
3-02-Bat Chain Puller (5:37)
3-03-Abba Zaba (3:25)
3-04-Crazy Little Thing (2:59)
3-05-I Wanna Find A Woman That'll Hold My Big Toe Till I Have To Go (2:06)
3-06-Dali's Car (3:01)
3-07-Orange Claw Hammer (2:32)
3-08-China Pig (5:23)
3-09-Click Clack (5:39)
3-10-Big Eyed Beans From Venus (5:23)

November 2, 1977 late show:
4-01-Hair Pie Bake III (2:17)
4-02-Suction Prints (5:40)
4-03-Low Yo Yo Stuff (4:20)
4-04-Nowadays A Woman's Gotta Hit A Man (5:19)
4-05-Band Intro (1:19)
4-06-Electricity (4:01)
4-07-A Carrot Is As Close As A Rabbit Gets To A Diamond (3:56)
4-08-China Pig (6:47)
4-09-On Tomorrow (5:28)
4-10-My Human Gets Me Blues (3:04)

Total length: 2:54:53

Personnel:
Captain Beefheart/Don Van Vliet: vocals, harmonica, tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone, bass clarinet
Black Jew Kitabo/Eric Drew Feldman: bass guitar, keyboards, synthesizer
Robert 'Wait For Me' Williams: drums, percussion
Jeff 'Tapir/White Jew' Moris Tepper: guitar, slide-guitar
Feeler's Reedo/Walla Walla/Denny Walley: guitar, slide guitar
At several gigs Harry Duncan - the manager of the band - played the harmonica. Don didn't announce him here, so I assume that Don did the job by himself.