A Live Celebration of Captain Beefheart’s "Safe as Milk"
August 29, 2025
The Chapel
San Francisco,CA

recorded by Vortexzephyr
Ca-14 card mics on lossless legs notehead cap > zoom Q2n @ 24/48 (set 10, 10' from left speaker stack, set 2 10' from right speaker stack

Set 1: Safe as Milk

01 The Dust Blows Forward 'n' the Dust Blows Back (with Blag Dhalia)
02 Sure 'Nuff 'n Yes I Do (with Robyn Hitchcock)
03 Zig Zag Wanderer (with Robyn Hitchcock) (with Lydia Walker and Shannon Shaw - background vox)
04 Call on Me (with Lydia Walker)
05 Dropout Boogie (with Kelley Stoltz)
06 I'm Glad (with Shannon Shaw) (with horns)
07 Electricity (with Robyn Hitchcock)
08 tuning/ test tone
09 Yellow Brick Road (with Lydia Walker)
10 Abba Zaba (with Kelley Stoltz)(with Lydia Walker and Shannon Shaw - background vox)
11 Plastic Factory (with Robyn Hitchcock)
12 chat (with Robyn Hitchcock)
13 Grown So Ugly (with Robyn Hitchcock)
14 Autumn's Child (with Lydia Walker)


Set 2: "Deep Cuts and Classic Tracks"

15 Big Eyed Beans From Venus (with Robyn Hitchcock)
16 Clear Spot (with Robyn Hitchcock)
17 band intros
18 Moonlight on Vermont (with Robyn Hitchcock)
19 tuning/mic stand adjustment
20 Too Much Time (with Chuck Prophet)
21 mic stand adjustment/ Apes Ma (with Kelley Stoltz)
22 Hot Head (with Kelley Stoltz)
23 Ashtray Heart (with Blag Dhalia)
24 Bat Chain Puller(with Blag Dhalia)
25 Diddy Wah Diddy (with Nick Waterhouse -maracas and vocals) (Cyril Jordan -guitar)
26 Tropical Hot Dog Night (with Robyn Hitchcock)

27 results of auction to benefit Creativity Explored (with Kelley Stoltz)
(happened befre 2nd set, moved to the end for your listening (oir not) convenience


A Live Celebration of Captain Beefheart’s "Safe as Milk" -benefit for Creativity Explored


Very Special Guests include:
+ =Blag Dahlia
* Robyn Hitchcock
Shannon Shaw
Lydia Walker
Chuck Prophet
Nick Waterhouse
Cyril Jordan
Kelley Stoltz


The evening's "Magic Band" is:
Joe Gore -guitar
Allyson Baker - guitar and musical director
Pete Straus - bass
Warren Huegel-drums
Marc Capelle - keyboard
Jamin Barton -harmonica, theremin, trumpet
Meryl Theo Press horns?