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* [[200 Motels (The Film)]]; [[Dick Barber]] plays the [[Gypsy Mutant Vacuum Cleaner]]<br> | * [[200 Motels (The Film)]]; [[Dick Barber]] plays the [[Gypsy Mutant Vacuum Cleaner]]<br> | ||
* Backside cover of [[One Size Fits All]]; the [[Gypsy Mutant Vacuum Cleaner]] as star sign consisting of the stars:<br> | * Backside cover of [[One Size Fits All]]; the [[Gypsy Mutant Vacuum Cleaner]] as star sign consisting of the stars:<br> | ||
| − | * Inside cover of [[Hot Rats]]; the [[Captain Beefheart]] | + | * Inside cover of [[Hot Rats]]; Taken from a series of images by [[Ed Caraeff]] of the [[Magic Band]] (shot for [[Trout Mask Replica]]), there is an inset photo of [[Captain Beefheart]] (the vocalist on [[Willie The Pimp]]) cradling a vacuum cleaner in his arms; not like a baby but more like something that smells bad. In tune with the song, both the design and the blowing-sucking capabilities of this device provide phallic or sexual suggestions.<br> |
<blockquote>'''[[COMA BERNICE "The Plumber"]]:'''<br> | <blockquote>'''[[COMA BERNICE "The Plumber"]]:'''<br> | ||
[[Alpha Romeo]] (front wheel),<br> | [[Alpha Romeo]] (front wheel),<br> | ||
Revision as of 08:29, 27 May 2008
See also:
- Inside cover of Chunga's Revenge; Painting by Cal Schenkel featuring the Gypsy Mutant Vacuum Cleaner
- 200 Motels (The Film); Dick Barber plays the Gypsy Mutant Vacuum Cleaner
- Backside cover of One Size Fits All; the Gypsy Mutant Vacuum Cleaner as star sign consisting of the stars:
- Inside cover of Hot Rats; Taken from a series of images by Ed Caraeff of the Magic Band (shot for Trout Mask Replica), there is an inset photo of Captain Beefheart (the vocalist on Willie The Pimp) cradling a vacuum cleaner in his arms; not like a baby but more like something that smells bad. In tune with the song, both the design and the blowing-sucking capabilities of this device provide phallic or sexual suggestions.
Alpha Romeo (front wheel),
Henna Brillo (backside of head cap),
Charo (frontside of head cap),
DRANO (hose):
Gainsayer, Lotte Lenya, Dristan, Modus Operandi, Grunion, Rascallion
- Joe's Garage Acts I, II & III: the character Sy Borg is described as "a cross between an industrial vacuum cleaner and a chrome piggy bank with marital aids stuck all over its body" in A Token Of My Extreme
