Now (The Tubes album)

Now is the third album released by The Tubes. It was partially produced by John Anthony, producer of Queen and Roxy Music. John Anthony left the project after a drug induced breakdown, Bill Spooner took over and completed the project with the help of engineer Don Wood. Now features a cover version of Captain Beefheart's "My Head Is My Only House Unless It Rains" and Captain Beefheart also played saxophone on "Cathy's Clone". The project was intended to be a double album but delays lead to cutting several songs including a version of Gene Pitney's "Town without Pity" complete with horn arrangement by Bay-area comedian/musician, Dick Bright. The cover of Now was drawn by Tubes drummer, Prairie Prince entitled "Tubes Descending a Staircase", and was inspired by a similar drawing in Time magazine of The Ramones.