captain beefheart fanzine: steal softly through snow
(march 1993 - january 2000, uk, 8 issues)

issue 1 - 8

steal softly through snow #1 - march 1993  /  28 pages

published by apocalypso
compiled & edited by gerry

a & m days

  • editorial
  • line-up
  • a & m discography
  • john peel
  • the avalon '66 bootleg
  • uk news
  • "captain beefheart - a&m" by c.d.webb
  • the 1984 a&m press kit
  • us news
  • what's next from apocalpso

steal softly through snow #2 - september 1993  /  56 pages

published by apocalypso
compiled & edited by gerry

delta fusion

  • editorial
  • line-up
  • john peel in conversation with rhodri marsden, early '92
  • safe as milk discography
  • the rising sons
  • a&m revisited
  • euro news
  • ry cooder interview '83
  • ry cooder interview '92
  • "captain beefheart - safe as milk" by c.d.webb
  • ry cooder interview '76
  • ry cooder interview '70/71
  • the 1966 10 page great gnome biography
  • the two-year-shift problem
  • working chronology up to november '67
  • "the roots of captain beefheart?" by stuart troutman
  • us news
  • what's next from apocalpso

steal softly through snow #3 - march 1994  /  56 pages

published by apocalypso
compiled & edited by gerry

plain brown rapper

  • editorial
  • beefheart at the beep - the 1968 bbc beefheart recordings
  • beefheart birthdays
  • "sgt.beefheart's lonely personals band" by john ellis
  • refusal of leave to land report - jan 24th '68
  • delta fusion revisited
  • autumn '67 -> '68 discography
  • "the strictly machinations" by c.d.webb
  • stand up to be discontinued
  • strictly personal: meet the band
  • gig reviews
  • "captain beefheart - the may 1968 tour" by jean scrivener
  • stop press
  • what's shaking in vlietland 1
  • what's shaking in vlietland 2
  • what's shaking in vlietland 3
  • what's shaking in vlietland 4
  • what's shaking in vlietland 5
  • what's shaking in vlietland 6
  • what's shaking in vlietland 7
  • what's shaking in vlietland 8
  • mu
  • what's next from apocalpso

steal softly through snow #4 - september 1994  /  72 pages

published by apocalypso
compiled & edited by gerry

old fart at play

  • editorial
  • the "trout" variations
  • hollywood music festival 1970
  • melody maker's all star festival
  • beefheart-breakers continued
  • frank zappa on trout mask replica in '69
  • henry kaiser on trout mask replica
  • hot rats discography
  • what's shaking in vlietland 1: live at the radar station
  • what's shaking in vlietland 2: "an old fart at play" by paul s.brown
  • what's shaking in vlietland 3
  • what's shaking in vlietland 4: proposed 3 cd box set from sequel records
  • what's shaking in vlietland 5: mallard
  • what's shaking in vlietland 6
  • what's shaking in vlietland 7: mallard bootleg
  • what's shaking in vlietland 8: "lost episoeds of the trout mask rehearsals" by c.webb
  • what's shaking in vlietland 9
  • what's shaking in vlietland 10
  • 1970 french pachuco cadaver / wild live 7" PS
  • letter from john french about mojo #2 article
  • 1970 straight / bizarre sampler - zapped
  • "trout mask replica" - the captain must be mad
  • more roots of captain beefheart
  • the "trout" team
  • straight records, a division of bizarre inc.
  • fred frith on dali's car (mid '70s)
  • frank zappa's hot rats
  • the 2 trout mask replica photo shoots
  • in the turnips at the amougies festival, oct '69 (interview with frank zappa)
  • "it's the blimp, it's the blimp" (zappa interview from guitar player '93)
  • meatball fulton interview, july 1969
  • bill harkleroad telephone interview by john ellis, january 1994
  • trout mask replica discography
  • john peel in conversation with rhodri marsden, early '92
  • the uk friends magazine article, december 12 1969
  • captain's log: working chronology
  • what's next from apocalpso

steal softly through snow #5 - march 1995 /  72 pages

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compiled & edited by gerry

marimba magic

  • editorial
  • lester bangs on mirror man in april '71
  • nippon mirror man
  • captain's log: working chronology
  • rolling stone book on beefheart's two rock videos  (1984)
  • magic band instrumentation (michael shore / musician 1981/01)
  • captain beefheart: a man is the religion he is (ben edmonds / circus 1971/05)
  • magic from the captain (phil mcneill)
  • is this how a grizzly bear would sing the blues? (charlie gillett)
  • what's shaking in vlietland 1: the original bat chain puller
  • what's shaking in vlietland 2: scott colby on the guitar playing on john french's album
  • what's shaking in vlietland 3: john french: waiting on the flame
  • what's shaking in vlietland 4: clips on french & german tv
  • what's shaking in vlietland 5
  • what's shaking in vlietland 6: psychedelia cd
  • what's shaking in vlietland 7
  • what's shaking in vlietland 8
  • what's shaking in vlietland 9
  • what's shaking in vlietland 10: don's birthday party
  • what's shaking in vlietland 11: puller man
  • what's shaking in vlietland 12
  • what's shaking in vlietland 13
  • what's shaking in vlietland 14
  • what's shaking in vlietland 15: the early years 1959-1969
  • straight
  • the "decals" deviations
  • the beefheart tv boogie
  • october 1970 - bill graham presents
  • captain brighton and his magic exhibition
  • "lick my decals off baby" recording sheets
  • 1970 "decals" recording kit
  • old fart still playing
  • the "decals" discography
  • meet the decals band
  • pepperland, san francisco, august 18th 1970
  • what's next from apocalpso

steal softly through snow #6 - april 1996 /  64 pages

published by apocalypso
compiled & edited by paul and colin

blowin' the stacks!

  • editorial
  • what's shaking in vlietland 1: the lost episodes
  • what's shaking in vlietland 2: bbc late show preview & some yo yo stuff
  • what's shaking in vlietland 3: some yo yo stuff
  • what's shaking in vlietland 4
  • captain's log - a working chronology
  • meet the band
  • the spotlight kid discography
  • the spotlight kid proo booklet
  • "blabbering about the spotlight kid" by steve froy
  • spotlight cover versions
  • "the spotlight kid out-takes" by pete mulvey
  • the spotlight kid 8 track
  • interview with rick snyder (from homepagereplica)
  • playing it by ear with captain beefheart (jim miller / vanity fair 1983/04)
  • "sure nuff n yes i do - origins" - by steve froy
  • "unreleased studio sessions : 1959 - 83" by pete mulvey
  • what's shaking in vlietland 4
  • what's shaking in vlietland 5 / new bootlegs
  • what's shaking in vlietland 6: heaven's black top hat
  • the spotlight kid reviews
  • what's shaking in vlietland 7
  • what's shaking in vlietland 8: crossing border festival
  • what's shaking in vlietland 9: where's the beef
  • ik wil huilen als een weerwolf (aloha 1972/05)
  • what's next from apocalpso

steal softly through snow #7 - november 1998 /  72 pages

published by apocalypso
compiled & edited by paul

singing for woman

  • editorial
  • captain's log aka working chronology
  • what's shaking in vlietland 1: where's the beef / outtakes
  • clear spot discography
  • the tenderised beefheart of clear spot  (circular 1972/11)
  • clear spot promo booket
  • golden birdies
  • "clear spot" by pet mulvey
  • what the papers said
  • what's shaking in vlietland 2: cd box set from revenant
  • what's shaking in vlietland 3
  • what's shaking in vlietland 4: drumbo's new solo cd
  • what's shaking in vlietland 5: zig zag wanderer
  • what's shaking in vlietland 6: john french - sat 25 may 1996
  • what's shaking in vlietland 7: doc at the website
  • 1972 french clear spot original lp
  • john french drum clini - 26 may 96
  • newsgroups
  • what's shaking in vlietland 8: file under subconscious
  • what's shaking in vlietland 9: record collector "beef art" special
  • what's shaking in vlietland 10
  • what's shaking in vlietland 11
  • what's shaking in vlietland 12
  • what's shaking in vlietland 13: zoot's lunar notes published
  • what's shaking in vlietland 14: claw hammer
  • what's shaking in vlietland 15: the artist formerly known as
  • what's shaking in vlietland 17: electricity
  • what's shaking in vlietland 16: bill harkleroad
  • what's next from apocalpso

 

steal softly through snow #8 - january 2000 /  60 pages

published by apocalypso
compiled & edited by paul

love over gold

  • editorial
  • what's shaking in vlietland 1: grow fins
  • what's shaking in vlietland 2: safe as milk
  • what's shaking in vlietland 3: the mirror man sessions
  • what's shaking in vlietland 4: new vinyl
  • "the virgin interview section" by pete mulvey
  • unconditionally promo booklet
  • undonditionally dicsogralphy
  • "the 1974 album revisited" by pete mulvey
  • i hate neon lights (bill gibbins)
  • doc at the website
  • safe as milk acetate found
  • what's shaking in vlietland 4: out here over there
  • what's shaking in vlietland 5: the captain live in liverpool
  • what's shaking in vlietland 6: an evening with...
  • what's shaking in vlietland 8: riding some kind on unusual skull sleigh
  • what's shaking in vlietland 9: where's the beef / out-takes
  • one of the clear spot promo 45s
  • what's shaking in vlietland 10
  • what's shaking in vlietland 11: exhibitions
  • "talking to the 25th century quaker - an interview with don aldridge" by steve froy
  • captain's log aka working chronology
  • bluejeans discography
  • bluejeans promo booklet
  • what's shaking in vlietland 12: vinyl reissue orgy
  • what's shaking in vlietland 13
  • what's shaking in vlietland 14: frank zappa: mystery disc
  • grow fins promo cd
  • upon the my-o-my / magic be
  • what's shaking in vlietland 15
  • what's next from apocalpso