Doc at the Radar Station

Doc at the Radar Station
Studio album by
ReleasedAugust 1980
RecordedJune 1980
StudioSound Castle Recording Studios, Los Angeles
Length38:52
LabelVirgin
ProducerDon Van Vliet
Captain Beefheart and the Magic Band chronology
Shiny Beast (Bat Chain Puller)
(1978)
Doc at the Radar Station
(1980)
Ice Cream for Crow
(1982)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Christgau's Record GuideA−[2]
DownBeat[4]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[3]
The Great Rock Bible7.5/10[5]
Tom HullB+[9]
Music Story[citation needed]
MusicHound Rock[6]
Rolling Stone [7]
Spin Alternative Record Guide9/10[8]

Doc at the Radar Station is the eleventh studio album by American band Captain Beefheart and the Magic Band, released in August 1980 by Virgin Records.

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  2. ^ Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: C". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved February 23, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
  3. ^ Larkin, Colin (2011). "Captain Beefheart". The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (5th ed.). Omnibus Press. ISBN 978-0857125958.
  4. ^ Carman. "The Captain Beefheart Radar Station - Doc At The Radar Station". beefheart.com. Archived from the original on 9 July 2011. Retrieved 22 July 2011.
  5. ^ Martin C. Strong (2024). The Great Rock Bible (1st ed.). Red Planet Books. ISBN 978-1-9127-3328-6.
  6. ^ Gary Graff, ed. (1996). MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide (1st ed.). London: Visible Ink Press. ISBN 978-0-7876-1037-1.
  7. ^ Rolling Stone Album Guide (1992) ISBN 0-679-73729-4
  8. ^ Weisbard, Eric; Marks, Craig, eds. (1995). "Captain Beefheart". Spin Alternative Record Guide (1st ed.). New York: Vintage Books. ISBN 0-679-75574-8.
  9. ^ Tom Hull. "Grade List: captain beefheart". Tom Hull - on the web. Retrieved September 4, 2020.