Calendar for 08.07.2025

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Historical Charts
UK Singles
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(1956-2025)
Billboard Singles
(1940-2025)
Billboard Albums
(1970-2025)
Radio Luxembourg Singles
(1980-1991)

Grammy Awards
Grammy Hall of Fame

Line-Up (1980):

Captain Beefheart - voc,hca,g
Jeff Morris Tepper - slide g
Eric Drew Feldman - g,bg,kb
Richard Snyder - bg
Robert Williams - ds

Former Members:

Alex St.Claire (g, 1964-cca 1966, 3/73-1974); Doug Moon (g, 1964-cca 1966); Ry Cooder (g, 1968); Jeff Cotton (g, 1968-71); Winged Eel Fingerling (g, 1971-12/72, 10/74-cca 7/75); Zoot Horn Rollo (g,fl, 1969-?, 1974); Fuzzy 'Rocco' Fuscaldo (g, 1974);
Dean Smyth (g, 1974); Ella Guru (g, cca 7/75); Danny Whalley (slide g, cca 1975-cca 1977); Richard Rediss (slide g, cca 11/78-cca 1980); Brave Neitherhead Schnieder (g, 10/80-?); Gary Lucas (g, 1980-?); Jackie Sherman (g)

Jerry Handley (bg, 1964-cca 1966); Herb Bermann (bg, cca 1968-1969); Rockette Morton (bg, 1969-74, od 12/72 g); Roy Estrada (bg, 12/72-3/73); Bob West (bg, 1974); Paul Uhrig (bg)

Paul Blakely (ds, 1964-cca 1966); John "Drumbo" French (ds, cca 1968-cca 1969, cca 7/75-cca 1977, cca 1980-cca 1982); Ossie Tripp (ds, cca 3/73); Ty Grimes (ds, 1974); Gene Pello (ds, 1974); Cliff Martinez (ds, cca 1982)

Mark Marcello (kb, 1974); Michael Smotherman (kb, 1974); Mark Gibbons (kb, 1974); Jimmy Caravan (kb, 1974); John Thomas (kb,bg, cca 1976-cca 1977)

Victor Hayden (clar, 1969-70); Ed Marimba (perc, 1970-74, cca 1980); Indian Ink (perc, cca 7/75)

Bruce Fowler (tr, cca 1975, cca 11/78-1980)

Albums Discography:

# Title Release Date Label Type UK USA 1. Safe As Milk 1967 Buddah 2. Mirror Man 1968 Buddah 49 3. Strictly Personal 12/1968 Blue Thumb 4. Trout Mask Replica (2LP) 11/1969 Straight 21 5. Dropout Boogie 7/1970 Buddah 6. Lick My Decals Off, Baby 12/1970 Straight 20 7. The Spotlight Kid 1/1972 Reprise 44 8. Clear Spot 10/1972 Reprise 9. Unconditionally Guaranteed produced by: Captain Beefheart 05.04.1974 Virgin 19 10. Bluejeans And Moonbeams produced by: Andy Di Martino 08.11.1974 Virgin 26 11. Captain Beefheart File (LP 1+2) 11/1977 Pye 12. What's All This Booga-Booga Music 1975 WRMB 13. Bongo Fury & Frank Zappa 17.10.1975 DiscReet 66 14. Bat Chain Puller (shelved) produced by: Frank Zappa 8/1977 Virgin 15. Easy Teeth (2LP) 1978 Impossible 16. Shiny Beasts (Bat Chain Puller) 2/1980 Warner Bros 17. Doc At The Radar Station 26.09.1980 Virgin 18. Ice Cream For The Crow 9/1982 Virgin 90 19. Music In Sea Minor (mini LP) 7/1983 PRT 20. Top Secret 7/1984 Breakaway 21. I May Be Hungry But I Sure Ain't Weird - The Alternative Captain Beefheart 6/1992 Sequel 22. The Best Beefheart 6/1993 Flarenasch 23. A Carrot Is As Close As A Rabbit Gets To A Diamond - Captain Beefheart's Virgin Years 1993 Virgin 24. Grow Fins - Raritites 1965-1982 (5CD box set) 18.05.1999 Revenant 25. Grow Fins Vol.2 13.09.1999 26. Merseytrout: Live in Liverpool 1980 05.11.2002 Ozit Morpheus 27. I'm Going to Do What I Wanna Do: Live At My Father's Place, 1978 04.11.2003 Rhino 28. Live'N'Rare 25.01.2005 Ozit 29. Classic Interviews 04.10.2005 United States Dist 30. Amsterdam '80 02.05.2006 Major League Prod. 31. London 1974 15.08.2006 Virgin TV 32. Live at Birkshaw Festival 1972 14.08.2007 Ozit 33. Poet Rock Musicians Of The Desert & Jim Morrison (2CD) 05.11.2007 Ozit 34. Mirror Man Sessions 29.01.2008 Sbme Special Mkts 35. Dustsucker (reissue) 10.03.2008 Ozit 36. CB & MB in GB 28.10.2008 Ozit 37. Magneticism: The Best Of Captain Beeheart & His Magic Bands Live 72-81 29.05.2009 Viper 38. Bat Chain Puller produced by: Frank Zappa 15.02.2012 39. Nan True's Hole: Beefheart Tapes, Vol. 3 06.03.2012 Ozit 40. Translucent Fresnel: The Nan Trues Hole Tape 72/73 Live 11.12.2012 Dandelion 41. The Lost Tapes: 1966-1970 04.06.2013 Blueline 42. Frank Freemans Dance Club 13.06.2013 Ozit 43. The Rarest Previously Unreleased 1970s Live & Studio Tracks 08.08.2013 Ozit 44. Son Of Dustsucker: The Roger Eagle Tapes 03.06.2014 Ozit 45. Live 1966-67 19.07.2014 Keyhole 46. Le Nouvel Hippodrome, Paris, November 1977 30.09.2014 Gonzo 47. Sun Zoom Spark: 1970 to 1972 11.11.2014 Rhino 48. Commodore Ballroom Vancouver 1981 25.11.2014 Gonzo 49. Providence College, Rhode Island, April 26, 1975 & Frank Zappa 10.02.2015 Keyhole 50. Somewhere Over Paris: Live At Le Nouvel Hippodrome 1977 (2LP) 16.04.2015 Let Them Eat Vinyl 51. Somewhere Over Detroit: Live At Harpo's Concert Theatre 1980 (2LP) 01.05.2015 Let Them Eat Vinyl 52. Rough Raw & Amazing: Live At Leicester De Montfort Hall 1972 08.07.2015 Ozit Dandelion 53. Cowtown, Kansas City, 1974 17.07.2015 Gonzo 54. Le Nouvel Hippodrome Paris 1977 07.08.2015 Let Them Eat Vinyl 55. Transmission Impossible 04.09.2015 Eat To The Beat 56. Live in Cowtown, Kansas City 22nd April 1974 04.09.2015 Gonzo 57. Full Moon, Hot Sun: Live in Kansas 18.09.2015 Keyhole 58. Batlight Clearkid 18.09.2015 Ozit Dandelion 59. The Muffin Man Goes To College Volume 2 & Frank Zappa 05.10.2015 Let Them Eat Vinyl 60. Plastic Factory 25.03.2016 Parachute 61. Live at the Country Club, Reseda, California 1981 24.06.2016 Gonzo 62. Live at Knebworth 26.08.2016 Ozit Dandelion 63. Diddy Wah Diddy / Who Do You Think You’re Fooling / Moonchild / Frying Pan 14.10.2016 Sundazed 64. Electricity 1967-1968 17.02.2017 Greyscale

Michael Smotherman:

Zoot Horn Rollo:

Singles Discography:

WWW Links:

http://www.captainbeefheart.com
http://www.beefheart.com

Various:

výstava "Stand Up To Be Discontinued" (9-11/94, Brighton, GB)

Compilation Appearances:

Jeff Morris Tepper:

appeared on the LP:

Bruce Fowler:

appeared on the LP:

Press References: