captain beefheart
discography - albums

1 captain beefheart and his magic band: safe as milk
    (1967, usa, lp, buddha)

2 captain beefheart & his magic band: strictly personal
    (1968, lp, usa, blue thumb)

3 captain beefheart & his magic band: trout mask replica
    (1969, 2lp, usa, straight)

  captain beefheart and his magic band: dropout boogie         // = safe as milk
    (1970, lp, uk, buddha)

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4 captain beefheart & the magic band: lick my decals off, baby
    (1970, lp, usa, straight)

5 captain beefheart & his magic band: mirror man
    (1971, lp, usa, buddha)

6 captain beefheart: the spotlight kid
    (1972, lp, usa, reprise)

7 captain beefheart and the magic band: clear spot
    (1972, lp, usa, reprise)

8 captain beefheart and the magic band: unconditionally guaranteed
    (1974, lp, usa, mercury)

9 captain beefheart and the magic band: bluejeans and moonbeams
    (1974, lp, usa, mercury)

10 zappa / beefheart / mothers: bongo fury
   (1975, lp, usa, discreet)

11 captain beefheart and the magic band: shiny beast (bat chain puller)
    (1978, lp, usa, warner)

12 captain beefheart and the magic band: doc at the radar station
    (1980, lp, usa, virgin)

13 captain beefheart and the magic band: ice cream for crow
    (1982, lp, usa, epic/virgin)

  captain beefheart: i may be hungry, but i sure ain't weird
    (1992, cd, uk, sequel)

  don van vliet: stand up to be discontinued
    (1993, book + cd, ger, cantz / berslton  )

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  captain beefheart: london 1974
    (1994, cd, portugal, movie play gold)

  captain beefheart & his magic band: grow fins - rarities [1965-1982]
    (1999, 5cd-box, usa, revenant records revenant 210)

  captain beefheart & his magic band: grow fins vol.I: just got back from the city / electricity
    (1999, 2lp, usa, xeric)

  captain beefheart & his magic band: grow fins vol.II: trout mask house sessions
    (1999, 2lp, usa, xeric)

  captain beefheart: the dust blows forward
    (1999, 2cd, usa, warner archives rhino r2 75863) - anthology including one unissued track

  captain beefheart: i'm going to do what i wanno do: live at my father's place 1978
    (2000, cd, usa, rhino)

  captain beefheart and the magic band: merseytrout
    (2000, cd, uk, milksafe bf 4003)

  captain beefheart & his magic band: grow fins vol.III: grow fins
    (2001, 2lp, usa, xeric)

  captain beefheart and the magic band: dust sucker
    (2002, cd, uk, milksafe bf 6003) - also released on 180 g green vinyl

  captain beefheart: magnetic hands
    (2002, cd, uk, viper cd 011)

  captain beefheart: railroadism
    (2003, cd, uk, viper cd 015)

  captain beefheart: dichotomy
    (2003, cd, uk, ozitcd 8003)

  captain beefheart: live 'n' rare
    (2004, 2cd, uk, ozitcd 9003)

  captain beefheart and the magic band: prime quality beef
    (2005, cd, uk, ozitcd 7003)

  captain beefheart: magneticism - the best of captain beefheart & his magic band live 72 - 81
    (2005, lp, uk, viper lp 022 ) 

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  captain beefheart & the magic band: amsterdam '80
    (2006, cd, uk, major league productions mlp12cd)

  captain beefheart and the magic band: the captain's last live concert plus...
    (2006, 2cd, uk, ozitcd 9004)

  captain beefheart & the magic band: live london '74
    (2006, cd, uk, emi)

  captain beefheart and the magic band: live at bickershaw festival
    (2007, cd, uk, ozitcd9006)

  captain beefheart & jim morrison: poet rock musicians of the desert
    (2007, 2cd, uk, ozitcd9007)

  captain beefheart and his magic band: live in gb 1970 - 1980
    (2007, 2cd, uk, ozitcd9008)

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  captain beefheart: it comes to you in a plain brown wrapper
    (2008, 2lp, usa, sundazed)

  captain beefheart and the magic band: translucent fresnel - live 72/73 - the nans true's hole tapes
    (2011, 2lp, uk, ozit / dandelion records lp 8008)

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  captain beefheart: nan true's hole tapes vol.2
    (2011, cd, uk, ozit / dandelion records cd9009)

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  captain beefheart: an ashtray heart
    (2011, cd, uk, leftfield media)

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  captain beefheart and the magic band: merseytrout
    (2011, 2lp, uk, ozit / dandelion records 8009)

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  captain beefheart & his magic band: nan true's hole tapes vol.3
    (2012, cd, uk, ozit / dandelion records cd9011)

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  beefheart: bat chain puller
    (2012, cd, usa, vaulternative records vr 2012-1)

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  captain beefheart and the magic band: son of dust sucker
    (2012, cd, uk, ozit dandelion cd 6013)

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  captain beefheart and the magic band: frank freeman's dance club and other rarities
    (2013, lp, uk, ozit dandelion lp 8013) - record store day release / 1000 numbered copies on purple vinyl

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  captain beefheart: the rarest previously unreleased 1970s live and studio tracks
    (2013, lp, uk, ozit dandelion lp 8015) - 500 copies on green vinyl, 500 copies on blue vinyl

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  captain beefheart: somewhere over detroit
    (2014, cd, uk, gonzo gzo104cd) - re-released as a 2lp set in 2015

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  don van vliet: son of dust sucker
    (2014, lp, uk, ozit records) - "record store day 2014" release. limited edition on purple vinyl

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  captain beefheart: full moon in cowtown
    (2014, cd, uk, iconography) - also released on vinyl

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  captain beefheart & his magic band: live 1966 - 67
    (2014, cd, uk, keyhole khcd9023) - also released on vinyl

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captain beefheart & the magic band: somewhere over paris
    (2014, 2cd, uk, gonzo gzo105cd) - re-released as a 2lp set in 2015

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  frank zappa and captain beefheart: providence college, rhode island, april 26, 1975
    (2014, 2cd, uk, keyhole kh2cd9028)
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  captain beefheart: sun zoom spark 1970 to 1972
    (2014, 4cd, usa, rhino) - also released as a 4lp set
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  captain beefheart & the magic band: somewhere over vancouver
    (2014, cd, uk, gonzo gzo106cd)

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  captain beefheart: full moon in cowtown
    (2014, 2lp, eur, let them eat vinyl ) - vinyl release of the cd

  captain beefheart: live from harpo's 1980
    (2014, 2lp, uk, let them eat vinyl letv234lp) - re-issue of the 2014 cd
 
  captain beefheart & the magic band: live from paris 1977
    (2014, 2lp, uk, let them eat vinyl letv234lp)  - re-issue of the 2014 cd
 
  don van vliet & the magic band: rough, raw and amazing
    (2015, 2lp, uk, ozit records) - "record store day 2015" release. limited edition on yellow vinyl

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  frank zappa: the muffin man goes to college (live)
    (2015, spotify, --, sonic boom) = 1975/04/26 providence concert
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  captain beefheart & the magic band: somewhere over kansas
    (2015, cd, uk, gonzo gzo107cd)
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  captain beefheart and the magic band: batlight clearkid 1970s
    (2015, lp, uk, ozit records) - limited edition on yellow vinyl
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  captain beefheart: transmission impossible
    (2015, 3cd, uk, eat to the beat ettb059)

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  captain beefheart and his magic band: live in kansas city 1974
    (2015, cd, uk, broadcasting radio records brr6010) = 1974/04/22 concert

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  captain beefheart: full moon - hot sun live in kansas
    (2015, cd, uk, keyhole khcd9070) = 1974/04/22 concert  //  also released as lp

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  captain beefheart: plastic factory
    (2016, cd, uk, go faster records)

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  captain beefheart: live at knebworth 1975
    (2016, lp, uk, ozit records) - limited edition on orange vinyl / rsd release

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  captain beefheart & the magic band: somewhere over california
    (2016, cd, uk, gonzo)

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  captain beefheart: plastic factory
    (2016, 2lp, eec, parachute recording company para007lp)

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  captain beefheart: easy teeth
    (2016, 2cd, uk, gonzo gsgz006cd) = 'official' re-issue of the 2lp bootleg
  captain beefheart: the early years 1959-69
    (2017, cd, uk, gonzo multimedia gsgz007cd) - feat. frank zappa
  captain beefheart & his magic band: my father's place, roslyn, '78
    (2017, 2cd, uk, keyhole)

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  captain beefheart & his magic band: just got back from the city
    (2017, cd, uk, greascale gsgz047cd) = the first disc from the "grow fins" box set
  captain beefheart & his magic band: electricity 1967 - 1968
    (2017, cd, uk, greyscale gsgz048cd) = the second disc from the "grow fins" box set
  captain beefheart and his magic band: trout mask house sessions 1969
    (2017, cd, uk, greyscale gsgz049cd) = selections from disc three and four from the "grow fins" box set
  frank zappa featuring captain beefheart: the muffin mand goes to college
    (2018, lp, uk, cult legends) = 1975/04/26 providence concert
  captain beefheart: live at the avalon ballroom 1966
    (2018, lp, europe, wax radio records)
 
  captain beefheart: an ashtray heart - toronto broadcast 1981
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  captain beefheart: magneticism III - live in canada 1973 - 81
    (2020, download, --, --)