Captain Beefheart discography

The following is a list of official releases by Captain Beefheart, an American rock musician whose real name is Don van Vliet. With his group, the Magic Band, van Vliet released a total of 12 studio albums between 1967 and 1982, after which he left music to concentrate on a career in painting. His catalogue has since been augmented with an EP and various compilations of live material and studio outtakes.

In addition to his work with the Magic Band over this period, van Vliet also collaborated with several other musicians, most notably Frank Zappa, whom he had known at school and with whom he worked intermittently throughout much of his musical career.

Main releases

tudio albums

EP

Live albums

* "London 1974" (1994)
* "" (2000)
* "Live London '74" (2006)

Compilations

* "I May Be Hungry but I Sure Ain't Weird" (1992)
* "A Carrot Is As Close As A Rabbit Gets To A Diamond" (1993)
* "Electricity" (1998)
* "" (1999)
* "The Dust Blows Forward" (1999)
* "The Best of Captain Beefheart" (2002)
* "The Buddah Years" (2006)

ingles

* "Diddy Wah Diddy" / "Who Do You Think You're Fooling" (1966)
* "Moonchild" / "Frying Pan" (1966)
* "Yellow Brick Road" / "Abba Zaba" (1967)
* "Pachuco Cadaver" / "Wild Life" (France only) (1970)
* "Click Clack" / "I'm Gonna Booglarize You, Baby" (1972)
* "Too Much Time" / "Clear Spot" (1973)
* "Upon the My-O-My" / "Magic Be" (UK) (1974)
* "Sure 'Nuff 'n Yes I Do" / "Electricity" (1978)
* "Ice Cream for Crow" / "Tropical Hot Dog Night" / Run Paint Run Run" / "Light Reflected off the Oceands of the Moon" (1982)

Other appearances

with Frank Zappa

* "Hot Rats (1969)
* "Bongo Fury" (1975) (with Frank Zappa); US #66
* "Zoot Allures" (1975)
* "One Size Fits All" (1975)
* "The Lost Episodes" (1996)
* "Mystery Disc" (1998)
* "Cheap Thrills" (1998) " [The Torture Never Stops (Original Version)] "

Other collaborations

* The Tubes, "Now" (1977)
* Jack Nitzsche, "Hard Workin' Man", from the film score for "Blue Collar" (1978)
* Gary Lucas, "Improve the Shining Hour" (2000)
* Moris Tepper, "Moth to Mouth" (2000)

Films

* "Some Yo Yo Stuff: An observation of the observations of Don Van Vliet" (Anton Corbijn, 1993)

References

External links

* [http://www.beefheart.com/datharp/albums/index.html Full discography at the Captain Beefheart Radar Station]