Over_the_Edge_Vol._1½:_The_Starting_Line_with_Dick_Goodbody
Over the Edge Vol. 1½: The Starting Line with Dick Goodbody
1985 compilation album (Edited Radio Show) by Negativland
The Starting Line is composed of two program presentations, both of which are highly edited versions of shows that were originally broadcast on KPFA's Over the Edge radio show, hosted by Don Joyce weekly and featuring members of Negativland. The first program, "The Starting Line," is Tracks 1-5, and features a mock call-in radio show focusing on various aspects of cars, hosted by a character (and used car dealer) named Dick Goodbody. The second program, "The Rototiller Singalong," takes up Tracks 6 - 9, and is hosted by two people claiming not to be involved with Over the Edge, but are in fact David Wills & Richard Lyons. The program features a recording of a Rototiller (as captured by David Wills when his neighbor was using it, which has become a bit of an inside-joke for fans of the show), and over-the-phone "karaoke," where callers provide the vocal parts for music being played in the studio.
Originally released in 1985 by SST Records on cassette only, it appeared as the Second Side of the JAMCON'84 cassette. It was re-released in 1995 by Negativland's own label, Seeland Records, as a CD. Given that JAMCON'84 had already been released, and with additional material, "The Rototiller Singalong," program was added to it.