The following is a list of official releases by the American musician Captain Beefheart . With various line-ups of musicians called The Magic Band , Beefheart released a total of 13 studio albums recorded between 1967 and 1982, after which he left the music to concentrate on a career in painting, such as Don Van Vliet. The catalog has been added with extra releases including the EP and various live material compilations, studio censorship and the biggest hit releases.
In addition to working with Magic Bands during this period, Beefheart also collaborated with several other musicians, most notably Frank Zappa, a friend of his teenage years with whom he worked intermittently during his musical career.
Video Captain Beefheart discography
Primary release
Studio album
EP
Live album
- I Will Do What I Want to Do: Stay at My Father's Place 1978 (2000)
- Live London '74 (2006)
- Amsterdam '80 (2006)
Compilation
- Child Spotlight/Clear Spot (1972)
- Child Spotlight/Lick My Decals Off, Baby (1973)
- Captain Beefheart File (1977)
- Music in Sea Minor (1983)
- Top Secrets (1984)
- Safe like Milk/Mirror Man (1988)
- Abba Zaba (1988)
- Captain Beefheart at Best (1989)
- The Best Beefheart (1990)
- Zig Zag Wanderer: The Collection (1991) I May Be Hungry But I'm Confident Unique: Alternative Captain Beefheart (1992)
- A Same Carrot Near to a Diamonded Rabbit (1993)
- Zig Zag Wanderer: The Best of the Buddah Years (1996)
- Electricity (1998)
- Grow Fins: Rarities 1965-1982 (1999)
- The Mirror Man Sessions (1999)
- The Dust Blows Forward: An Anthology (1999)
- The Best of Captain Beefheart & amp; Magic Band (2002)
- Hot Head: Introducing Captain Beefheart (2003)
- The Buddah Years (2006)
- It Comes to You in Chocolate Coatings (2008)
- Sun Zoom Spark: 1970 to 1972 (2014)
Maps Captain Beefheart discography
Singles
Single campaign
Other appearance
with Frank Zappa
- Hot Rat (1969)
- One Size Fit For All (1975)
- Bongo Fury (1975) AS No. 66
- Zoot Allures (1976)
- The Lost Episode (1996)
- Mystery Disc (1998)
- Cheap Thrills (1998): "Never Torture Stop" (original version)
Beefheart may also have uncredited (for contractual reasons) on other Zappa albums, including Freak Out! where it can be detected playing harmonica and singing.
More collaborations
- Tubes, Now (1977)
- Jack Nitzsche, "Hard Workin 'Man", from the movie score for Blue Collar (1978)
- Gary Lucas, Improve Brilliant Hour (2000)
- Moris Tepper, Moth to Mouth (2000), Dead Head "Ricochet Man" (2004)
- Sing "Happy Earth Day" (adapt "Happy Birthday to you") in the compilation Where We Live: Stand For What You Stand On , Earthjustice benefit album
Movies
- Some Yo Yo Stuff by Anton Corbijn (1993)
References
External links
- Full discography at Captain Beefheart Radar Station
- allmusic Captain Beefheart Main Album
- allmusic Captain Beefheart Compilations
- allmusic Captain Beefheart Singles & amp; EP
- allmusic Captain Beefheart DVD & amp; Videos
- allmusic Captain Beefheart More
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