Captain Beefheart & The Magic Band: Royal Albert Hall, London
Danny Holloway, NME, 1 April 1972
AS A PRELUDE to the good captain, a ballerina dressed in white, with a crown to match, did her stuff, followed by a belly dancer in all the traditional garb.
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