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CAPTAIN BEEFHEART AND THE MAGIC BAND
Los Angeles, California, USA
*  1964

Line-Up (1980):

CAPTAIN BEEFHEART AND THE MAGIC BAND (photo)
 

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:

#TitleRelease DateLabelTypeUKUSA
1.Safe As Milk1967 Buddah
2.Mirror Man1968 Buddah49
3.Strictly Personal12/1968 Blue Thumb
4.Trout Mask Replica
(2LP)		11/1969 Straight21
5.Dropout Boogie7/1970 Buddah
6.Lick My Decals Off, Baby12/1970 Straight20
7.The Spotlight Kid1/1972 Reprise44
8.Clear Spot10/1972 Reprise
9.Unconditionally Guaranteed
produced by: Captain Beefheart		05.04.1974Virgin19
10.Bluejeans And Moonbeams
produced by: Andy Di Martino		08.11.1974Virgin26
11.Captain Beefheart File
(LP 1+2)		11/1977 Pye
12.What's All This Booga-Booga Music1975 WRMB
13.Bongo Fury
& Frank Zappa		17.10.1975DiscReet 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 Station26.09.1980Virgin
18.Ice Cream For The Crow9/1982 Virgin90
19.Music In Sea Minor
(mini LP)		7/1983 PRT
20.Top Secret7/1984 Breakaway
21.I May Be Hungry But I Sure Ain't Weird - The Alternative Captain Beefheart6/1992 Sequel
22.The Best Beefheart6/1993 Flarenasch
23.A Carrot Is As Close As A Rabbit Gets To A Diamond - Captain Beefheart's Virgin Years1993 Virgin
24.Grow Fins - Raritites 1965-1982
(5CD box set)		18.05.1999Revenant
25.Grow Fins Vol.213.09.1999
26.Merseytrout: Live in Liverpool 198005.11.2002Ozit Morpheus
27.I'm Going to Do What I Wanna Do: Live At My Father's Place, 197804.11.2003Rhino
28.Live'N'Rare25.01.2005Ozit
29.Classic Interviews04.10.2005United States Dist
30.Amsterdam '8002.05.2006Major League Prod.
31.London 197415.08.2006Virgin TV
32.Live at Birkshaw Festival 197214.08.2007Ozit
33.Poet Rock Musicians Of The Desert
& Jim Morrison
(2CD)		05.11.2007Ozit
34.Mirror Man Sessions29.01.2008Sbme Special Mkts
35.Dustsucker
(reissue)		10.03.2008Ozit
36.CB & MB in GB28.10.2008Ozit
37.Magneticism: The Best Of Captain Beeheart & His Magic Bands Live 72-8129.05.2009Viper
38.Bat Chain Puller
produced by: Frank Zappa		15.02.2012
39.Nan True's Hole: Beefheart Tapes, Vol. 306.03.2012Ozit
40.Translucent Fresnel: The Nan Trues Hole Tape 72/73 Live11.12.2012Dandelion
41.The Lost Tapes: 1966-197004.06.2013Blueline
42.Frank Freemans Dance Club13.06.2013Ozit
43.The Rarest Previously Unreleased 1970s Live & Studio Tracks08.08.2013Ozit
44.Son Of Dustsucker: The Roger Eagle Tapes03.06.2014Ozit
45.Live 1966-6719.07.2014Keyhole
46.Le Nouvel Hippodrome, Paris, November 197730.09.2014Gonzo
47.Sun Zoom Spark: 1970 to 197211.11.2014Rhino
48.Commodore Ballroom Vancouver 198125.11.2014Gonzo
49.Providence College, Rhode Island, April 26, 1975
& Frank Zappa		10.02.2015Keyhole
50.Somewhere Over Paris: Live At Le Nouvel Hippodrome 1977
(2LP)		16.04.2015Let Them Eat Vinyl
51.Somewhere Over Detroit: Live At Harpo's Concert Theatre 1980
(2LP)		01.05.2015Let Them Eat Vinyl
52.Rough Raw & Amazing: Live At Leicester De Montfort Hall 197208.07.2015Ozit Dandelion
53.Cowtown, Kansas City, 197417.07.2015Gonzo
54.Le Nouvel Hippodrome Paris 197707.08.2015Let Them Eat Vinyl
55.Transmission Impossible04.09.2015Eat To The Beat
56.Live in Cowtown, Kansas City 22nd April 197404.09.2015Gonzo
57.Full Moon, Hot Sun: Live in Kansas18.09.2015Keyhole
58.Batlight Clearkid18.09.2015Ozit Dandelion
59.The Muffin Man Goes To College Volume 2
& Frank Zappa		05.10.2015Let Them Eat Vinyl
60.Plastic Factory25.03.2016Parachute
61.Live at the Country Club, Reseda, California 198124.06.2016Gonzo
62.Live at Knebworth26.08.2016Ozit Dandelion
63.Diddy Wah Diddy / Who Do You Think You’re Fooling / Moonchild / Frying Pan14.10.2016Sundazed
64.Electricity 1967-196817.02.2017Greyscale

Michael Smotherman:

#TitleRelease DateLabelTypeUKUSA
1.Michael Smotherman1982

Zoot Horn Rollo:

#TitleRelease DateLabelTypeUKUSA
1.We Saw a Bozo Under the Sea09.10.2001ZHR

Singles Discography:

#SP/EP TitleRelease DateLabelUKUSA
1.Diddy Wah Diddy / Who Do You Think You're Fooling1966 A&M
2.Moonchild / Frying Pan1966 A&M
3.Yellow Brick Road / Abba Zaba1/1968 Kama Sutra
4.Who Do You Think You're Fooling / Moonchild
(v GB)		1971 A&M
5.Click Clack / I'm Gonna Booglarize You Baby1/1972 Reprise
6.Too Much Time / My Head Is My Only House Unless It Rains16.02.1973Reprise
7.Upon The My-O-My / I Got Love On My Mind
(v USA)		4/1974 Mercury
8.Upon The My-O-My / Magic Be
(v GB)		03.05.1974Virgin
9.Sure 'Nuff 'N' Yes I Do / Electricity27.01.1978Buddah
10.Hard Workin' Man5/1978 MCA
11.Sixpack EP
(Sugar Bowl / Same Old Blues / Upon The My-O-My / Magic Be / Rock'n'Roll's Evil Doll / New Electric Ride)		1978 Warner Bros
12.Light Reflected Off The Oceans Of The Moon / Ice Cream For Crow8/1982 Virgin
13.The Legendary A&M Sessions EP
(Who Do You Think You're Fooling / Moonchild / Here I Am, I Always Am)		10/1984 A&M
14.Hoboism EP12/1991 Number 6
15.Plastic Factory / Where There's A Woman16.04.2013Sundazed

WWW Links:

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

Various:

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

Compilation Appearances:

"Big Eyed Beans From Venus" on compilation "John Peel - A Tribute" (17.10.05)

Jeff Morris Tepper:

appeared on the LP:

Frank Black: Frank Black (8.3.93, 4AD)
Frank Black: Teenager Of The Year (20.5.94, 4AD)

Bruce Fowler:

appeared on the LP:

Frank Zappa & Captain Beefheart: Bongo Fury (17.10.75, DiscReet)

Press References:

Melodie
YearIssueDatePageColumnType
19818 238profile
19911 3Výročíprofile
Melody Maker
YearIssueDatePageColumnType
1971002.01.197119New Pop Albumsalbum review
1972029.01.197242Albumsalbum review
1972030.12.197217Albumsalbum review
1973903.03.19731
19744219.10.19745News
19744326.10.197442Albumsalbum review
19744402.11.197441
19751903.05.19755
19754218.10.197538Albumsalbum review
19762305.06.197625
19773313.08.19773
19774903.12.197710interview
1978718.02.197827Singlessingle review
1980319.01.19804News
1980502.02.198026Albumsalbum review
19803327.09.198016Albumsalbum review
19803404.10.19805News
19803611.10.19806US News
19823604.09.198219Singlessingle review
19823711.09.198221Albumsalbum review
New Musical Express
YearIssueDatePageColumnType
1972023.12.19723News Desk - News In Brief
1973006.01.197330Front Row Reviewsgig review
1973014.04.19738
1973014.04.197322Front Row Reviewsgig review
1973021.04.197337
1973018.08.197336Albumsalbum review
1974016.03.19742News Desk
1974018.05.19743News Desk
1974001.06.19745
1974019.10.19742News Desk - Recording News
1974026.10.197422Plattersalbum review
1975026.04.19752News
1975012.07.197519Plattersalbum review
1975012.07.197533On The Towngig review
1975019.07.197522
1975008.11.197520Plattersalbum review
1975022.11.197539On The Towngig review
1976003.01.197621
1976015.05.197645Information Citydiscography
Rock & Pop
YearIssueDatePageColumnType
1994711.04.19947Galerie
Rolling Stone
YearIssueDatePageColumnType
20004 9212 nej ...