I'm Going to Do What I Wanna Do is a live album from Captain Beefheart and the Magic Band. In support of the US release of his album Shiny Beast (Bat Chain Puller), Beefheart and the band undertook a promotional club tour. On Saturday, November 18, 1978, they performed at My Father's Place in Roslyn, New York. My Father's Place was located under a motorway bridge, held about 200 people and the patrons sat at long tables and could dine whilst listening if they wished. The show was recorded and mixed directly to two-track tape. The tape was used for a radio broadcast on WLIR-FM on 11 December 1978. Following a limited release on CD, Rhino Records made the tracks available for download. In April 2023, Rhino released the concert on a double vinyl LP, limited to 5000, for Record Store Day.
The show featured ten of the twelve songs from Captain Beefheart's then-current release, Shiny Beast (Bat Chain Puller), three songs from Safe as Milk (1967), four songs from Trout Mask Replica (1969), and two songs from Clear Spot (1972).
Track listing
Personnel Musicians Captain Beefheart (Don Van Vliet) – vocals, tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone, harmonica, whistling Jeff Moris Tepper – guitar, slide guitar Richard Redus – guitar, slide guitar, slide bass, accordion Bruce Fowler – trombone and air bass Eric Drew Feldman – bass guitar, synthesizer, keyboards Robert Williams – drums, percussion with Mary Jane Eisenberg – shake bouquet Technical Jeff Kracke – recording engineer Michael Billeter – recording technician Peter Hedeman – recording technician Michael Tapes – event executive producer Bob Fisher – mastering
References
External links http://www.freewebs.com/teejo/live/78fath.html