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Captain Beefheart (1941–2010)

Author of Trout Mask Replica

80+ Works 292 Members 3 Reviews

About the Author

Disambiguation Notice:

Music recordings made under the name Captain Beefheart and the poems and paintings under the name Don Van Vliet, after quitting the music career in 1982.

Works by Captain Beefheart

Trout Mask Replica (1969) 49 copies, 1 review
Safe As Milk (1967) 37 copies, 1 review
Spotlight Kid & Clear Spot (1972) 19 copies
Ice Cream For Crow (2006) 16 copies
Unconditionally Guaranteed (2006) 10 copies
Doc at the Radar Station (1995) 8 copies
Bluejeans & Moonbeams (1996) 8 copies
Mirror Man (1900) 6 copies
Lick My Decals Off Baby (2016) 5 copies
The Spotlight Kid (2014) 5 copies
Strictly Personal (eng) (1994) 5 copies
Electricity (1998) 4 copies
An Ashtray Heart (2013) 4 copies
The Mirror Man Sessions (1999) 3 copies
Railroadism (2003) 3 copies
Some Yoyo Stuff (2003) 2 copies
Dust Sucker 7 (2005) 2 copies
Easy Teeth 1 copy
FM rock. II 1 copy
I May Be Hungry But (1995) 1 copy
Early Years 1 copy
Legendary A&M Sessions (1998) 1 copy
Live 1966-67 1 copy
Dichotomy (2003) 1 copy

Associated Works

The Big Lebowski: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (1998) — Contributor — 10 copies

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Common Knowledge

Legal name
Vliet, Don Glen
Other names
Vliet, Don Van
Birthdate
1941-01-15
Date of death
2010-12-17
Gender
male
Occupations
singer-songwriter
musician
record producer
painter
poet
Nationality
USA
Disambiguation notice
Music recordings made under the name Captain Beefheart and the poems and paintings under the name Don Van Vliet, after quitting the music career in 1982.
Associated Place (for map)
USA

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3 reviews
1 Frownland 1:41
2 The Dust Blows Forward 'N The Dust Blows Back 1:53
3 Dachau Blues 2:22
4 Ella Guru
Effects [Flesh Horn] – Antennae Jimmy Semens
2:27
5 Hair Pie: Bake 1 4:59
6 Moonlight On Vermont 3:59
7 Pachuco Cadaver 4:40
8 Bills Corpse 1:49
9 Sweet Sweet Bulbs 2:21
10 Neon Meate Dream Of A Octafish
Horn [Simran Horn], Musette – Captain Beefheart
2:26
11 China Pig
Guitar – Doug Moon
4:03
12 My Human Gets Me Blues 2:47
13 Dali's Car 1:27
14 Hair Pie: Bake 2 2:24
15 Pena
Lead Vocals – Antennae Jimmy show more Semens
2:34
16 Well 2:08
17 When Big Joan Sets Up 5:18
18 Fallin' Ditch 2:08
19 Sugar 'N Spikes 2:30
20 Ant Man Bee
Tenor Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone [Both Saxes Played Simultaneously] – Captain Beefheart
3:57
21 Orange Claw Hammer 3:35
22 Wild Life 3:10
23 She's Too Much For My Mirror 1:41
24 Hobo Chang Ba 2:02
25 The Blimp (Mousetrapreplica) 2:05
26 Steal Softly Thru Snow 2:19
27 Old Fart At Play 1:51
28 Veteran's Day Poppy 4:32

Credits:
Arranged By – Don Van Vliet
Bass Clarinet – Captain Beefheart, The Mascara Snake
Bass, Narrator – Rockette Morton
Drums – Drumbo
Engineer, Electronics [Special Electronic Modifications To Captain Beefheart's Band Equipment] – Dick Kunc
Illustration [Drawings] – The Mascara Snake
Producer – Frank Zappa
Slide Guitar [Glass Finger Guitar], Flute – Zoot Horn Rollo
Slide Guitar [Steel-appendage Guitar] – Antennae Jimmy Semens
Songwriter, Written-By – Captain Beefheart
Vocals – Captain Beefheart, The Mascara Snake
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Sure 'Nuff 'N Yes I Do 2:15
Zig Zag Wanderer 2:40
Call On Me 2:37
Dropout Boogie 2:32
I'm Glad 3:31
Electricity 3:07
Yellow Brick Road 2:28
Abba Zaba 2:44
Plastic Factory 3:08
Where There's Woman 2:09
Grown So Ugly 2:27
Autumn's Child 4:02

Bonus tracks:
13 Safe as milk take 5
14 On tomorrow
15 Big black baby shoes
16 Flower pot
17 Dirty blue gene
18 Trust us take 9
19 Korn ring finger

The band members were:
Don Van Vliet, aka Captain Beefheart, publishing in his real name and performing by his alias. (Vocals, show more Harmonica & Bass Marimba).
Alex Snouffer, aka Alex St. Clair, also known as Alexis St. Clare Snouffer. (Guitar).
Jerry Handley (Bass Guitar).
John French, aka John 'Drumbo' French or simply Drumbo. (Drums & Percussion).
Ry Cooder (Guitar, Slide Guitar & Bass Guitar) [A subsequently disaffected member & not appearing in photos].
Session or Guest Musicians [that are known. Others were present]:
Taj Mahal (Percussion), Russ Titelman (Guitar), Milt Holland (Log Drums & Percussion), Dr. Samuel J. Hoffman aka Sam Hoffman (Theremin).
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Works
80
Also by
1
Members
292
Popularity
#80,151
Rating
3.8
Reviews
3
ISBNs
11
Languages
2

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