Dust Sucker
Released: May 14, 2002
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Released: May 14, 2002
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Although every effort is made to convince consumers that Dust Sucker is the authorized release of Captain Beefheart & the Magic Band's "lost" version of Bat Chain Puller, it is not. Likewise, the...
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I'm Going to Do What I Wanna Do: Live at My Father's Place 1978
Released: Sep 18, 2000
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Released: Sep 18, 2000
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Had this powerful concert been issued somewhat more concurrent to its performance, the appreciation of Captain Beefheart and the Magic Band as an active recording and touring unit might have been...
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Grow Fins, Vol. 2: Trout Mask House Sessions
Released: Sep 21, 1999
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Released: Sep 21, 1999
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This double-LP set is the second of three limited-edition double LPs on Table of the Elements which came out in conjunction with the Grow Fins CD box set to satisfy the vinyl collectors' market....
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The Dust Blows Forward: An Anthology
Released: Aug 17, 1999
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Released: Aug 17, 1999
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Leaving alone the obvious condition that Captain Beefheart's numerous experimental albums aren't as prime for a "best of" treatment as the discographies of most artists are, this is a pretty good...
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Grow Fins: Rarities (1965-1982)
Released: May 18, 1999
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Released: May 18, 1999
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An unprecedented project in the rock field: a five-CD box set of unreleased material by a cult artist that never had anything close to a chart hit. Of course Captain Beefheart is the ultimate cult...
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The Spotlight Kid
Released: 1972
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Released: 1972
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On Spotlight Beefheart took over full production duties. Rather than returning to the artistic aggro of Trout Mask/Decals days, Spotlight takes things lower and looser, with a lot of typical...
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Strictly Personal
Released: 1968
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Released: 1968
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Considered by many to be a substandard effort due to the circumstances of its release (producer Bob Krasnow, the owner of Blue Thumb, the label which debuted with this album, remixed the album...
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The Spotlight Kid/Lick My Decals Off, Baby
Released: 1973
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Released: 1973
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This 1977 U.K. two-fer LP package compiles Captain Beefheart & the Magic Band's Lick My Decals Off, Baby (1970) and the follow-up, Spotlight Kid (1972). Although neither album is considered...
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