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An Evening with Wild Man Fischer
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<h2 id="track-listing-including-explanatory-notes">Track listing (including explanatory notes)</h2> Side One: The Basic Fischer<table><tbody><tr><th scope="col">No.</th><th scope="col">Title</th><th scope="col">Length</th></tr><tr><th scope="row">1.</th><td>"Merry-Go-Round"</td><td>1:53</td></tr><tr><th scope="row">2.</th><td>"New Kind of Songs For Sale" (live on the strip)</td><td>7:13</td></tr><tr><th scope="row">3.</th><td>"I'm Not Shy Anymore!" (Larry relives the past in the studio)</td><td>1:01</td></tr><tr><th scope="row">4.</th><td>"Are You From Clovis?"</td><td>1:53</td></tr><tr><th scope="row">5.</th><td>"The Madness & Ecstasy" (<a href="/facts/Kim_Fowley/x7RX2CY1">Kim Fowley</a> & <a href="/facts/Rodney_Bingenheimer/nrMkVvLL">Rodney Bingenheimer</a> provide an introduction to, and make prophecies about the future of Wild Man Fischer)</td><td>7:47</td></tr></tbody></table> Side Two: Larry's Songs, Unaccompanied<table><tbody><tr><th scope="col">No.</th><th scope="col">Title</th><th scope="col">Length</th></tr><tr><th scope="row">1.</th><td>"Which Way Did the Freaks Go?"</td><td>1:47</td></tr><tr><th scope="row">2.</th><td>"I'm Working For the Federal Bureau of Narcotics"</td><td>1:21</td></tr><tr><th scope="row">3.</th><td>"The Leaves Are Falling"</td><td>0:54</td></tr><tr><th scope="row">4.</th><td>"85 Times"</td><td>0:56</td></tr><tr><th scope="row">5.</th><td>"Cops & Robbers"</td><td>1:40</td></tr><tr><th scope="row">6.</th><td>"Monkeys Versus Donkeys"</td><td>2:00</td></tr><tr><th scope="row">7.</th><td>"Start Life Over Again"</td><td>1:58</td></tr><tr><th scope="row">8.</th><td>"The Mope"</td><td>1:48</td></tr><tr><th scope="row">9.</th><td>"Life Brand New"</td><td>1:36</td></tr><tr><th scope="row">10.</th><td>"Who Did It Johnny?"</td><td>1:46</td></tr><tr><th scope="row">11.</th><td>"Think of Me When Your Clothes Are Off"</td><td>0:57</td></tr><tr><th scope="row">12.</th><td>"Taggy Lee"</td><td>0:40</td></tr><tr><th scope="row">13.</th><td>"Rhonda"</td><td>0:54</td></tr><tr><th scope="row">14.</th><td>"I Looked Around You"</td><td>1:31</td></tr><tr><th scope="row">15.</th><td>"Jennifer Jones"</td><td>4:51</td></tr></tbody></table> Side Three: Some Historical Notes<table><tbody><tr><th scope="col">No.</th><th scope="col">Title</th><th scope="col">Length</th></tr><tr><th scope="row">1.</th><td>"The Taster" (fancy version)</td><td>3:07</td></tr><tr><th scope="row">2.</th><td>"The Story of The Taster"</td><td>2:05</td></tr><tr><th scope="row">3.</th><td>"The Rocket Rock"</td><td>0:31</td></tr><tr><th scope="row">4.</th><td>"The Rocket Rock Explanation & Dialog"</td><td>1:33</td></tr><tr><th scope="row">5.</th><td>"Dream Girl"</td><td>2:25</td></tr><tr><th scope="row">6.</th><td>"Dream Girl Explanation"</td><td>0:52</td></tr><tr><th scope="row">7.</th><td>"Serrano (Sorrento?) Beach"</td><td>1:35</td></tr><tr><th scope="row">8.</th><td>"Success Will Not Make Me Happy"</td><td>1:45</td></tr><tr><th scope="row">9.</th><td>"Wild Man On The Strip Again"</td><td>7:13</td></tr></tbody></table> Side Four: In Conclusion<table><tbody><tr><th scope="col">No.</th><th scope="col">Title</th><th scope="col">Length</th></tr><tr><th scope="row">1.</th><td>"Why I Am Normal"</td><td>2:25</td></tr><tr><th scope="row">2.</th><td>"The Wild Man Fischer Story"</td><td>5:34</td></tr><tr><th scope="row">3.</th><td>"Balling Isn't Everything"</td><td>1:17</td></tr><tr><th scope="row">4.</th><td>"Ugly Beautiful Girl"</td><td>1:14</td></tr><tr><th scope="row">5.</th><td>"Larry & His Guitar"</td><td>2:46</td></tr><tr><th scope="row">6.</th><td>"The Circle"</td><td>2:54</td></tr><tr><th scope="row">7.</th><td>"Larry Under Pressure"</td><td>1:44</td></tr></tbody></table> <h2 id="personnel">Personnel</h2> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Larry_Fischer/r77fy4Vd">Larry Fischer</a> - vocals, electric guitar (on "Larry & His Guitar")</li> <li><a href="/facts/Frank_Zappa/S9jReVdI">Frank Zappa</a> - Guitar on "The Taster" (Fancy version), all instruments on "Circle", production</li> <li><a href="/facts/The_Mothers_of_Invention/BwxGVPU0">The Mothers of Invention</a> - piano, bass & drums (on "The Taster (fancy version)")</li> <li><a href="/facts/Art_Tripp/UlYqI4S3">Art Tripp</a> - percussion (Side One)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Kim_Fowley/x7RX2CY1">Kim Fowley</a> - recitation ("The Madness & Ecstasy")</li> <li><a href="/facts/Rodney_Bingenheimer/nrMkVvLL">Rodney Bingenheimer</a> - recitation ("The Madness & Ecstasy")</li> <li><a href="/facts/The_GTOs/eRy3X1nG">The GTOs</a> - recitation ("The Madness & Ecstasy")</li></ul> <h2 id="references">References</h2> <ol> <li id="fn:1"><p>AllMusic review <a href="https://www.allmusic.com/album/r7265/review" target="_blank">https://www.allmusic.com/album/r7265/review</a> <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:2"><p>"Billboard". Nielsen Business Media, Inc. May 3, 1969. p. 51. Retrieved June 3, 2023 – via Google Books. <a href="https://books.google.com/books?id=jigEAAAAMBAJ&dq=%22evening+with+wild+man+fischer%22+%226332%22&pg=PA51" target="_blank">https://books.google.com/books?id=jigEAAAAMBAJ&dq=%22evening+with+wild+man+fischer%22+%226332%22&pg=PA51</a> <a href="#fnref:2" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:3"><p>Winner, Langdon (August 9, 1969). "Records". Rolling Stone. No. 39. San Francisco: Straight Arrow Publishers, Inc. pp. 35–36. <a href="/wiki/Rolling_Stone" target="_blank">/wiki/Rolling_Stone</a> <a href="#fnref:3" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:4"><p>Christgau, Robert (August 14, 1969). "Consumer Guide (1)". The Village Voice. Retrieved November 5, 2017. <a href="/wiki/Robert_Christgau" target="_blank">/wiki/Robert_Christgau</a> <a href="#fnref:4" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:5"><p>"Wild Man Fischer: Outsider musician who was discovered by Frank Zappa". The Independent. July 21, 2011. Retrieved June 3, 2023. <a href="https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/wild-man-fischer-outsider-musician-who-was-discovered-by-frank-zappa-but-could-never-transcend-his-psychiatric-disorders-2318335.html" target="_blank">https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/wild-man-fischer-outsider-musician-who-was-discovered-by-frank-zappa-but-could-never-transcend-his-psychiatric-disorders-2318335.html</a> <a href="#fnref:5" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:6"><p>"Archived copy". Archived from the original on March 30, 2016. Retrieved March 19, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160330185257/http://www.gonzomultimedia.com/product_details/15895" target="_blank">https://web.archive.org/web/20160330185257/http://www.gonzomultimedia.com/product_details/15895</a> <a href="#fnref:6" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> </ol>