SAFE AS MILK (TAKE 5) CAPTAIN BEEFHEART & HIS MAGIC BAND [SAFE AS MILK, 1967]

Captain Beefheart And His Magic Band in 1971. Photo by Robert Matheu.

«Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band circa early 1969, photographed by Ed Caraeff. Left to right on the bridge: Don Van Vliet, Jeff Cotton, Bill Harkleroad and Mark Boston. Under the bridge: John French.»

Trouser Press February 1979/Captain Beefheart

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Gypsy Flamenco Masters – Layla The Rolling Stones – I'm A King Bee Captain Beefheart and His Magic Band – I'm Glad Sun Ra – Dreaming Allah-Las – On Our Way Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds – More News From Nowhere Rory Gallagher – Wheels Within Wheels Derek And The Dominos – Layla

Captain Beefheart And His Magic Band - Bills Corpse [Isolated Tracks]

Captain Beefheart and his Magic Band - Observatory Crest (Bluejeans & Moonbeams, 1974)

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#UnDiscoPerLaPausaPranzo - #1468 - 30 Maggio 2023 - Captain Beefheart and His Magic Band - Trout Mask Replica - 1969

Album #81: “Safe as Milk” by Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band (1967)

in my mind, i’ve always lumped Captain Beefheart in the same realm as Frank Zappa: outsider music skirting up to (and in many cases, tearing apart) the fringes of popular music. but in many ways, the two are polar opposites: Zappa hews much closer to the techniques and disciplines of Jazz, Beefheart much looser, simpler, straighter blues rock.

i know Beefheart exclusively by reputation, and was expecting something much more Zappa-esque than what is presented here. is this humble beginnings or are my impressions of Beefheart misplaced? either way i really enjoyed this record. it is a weird record, though it feels sincere, not cynical or comical. i enjoyed it. i’m sure we’ll see more from Beefheart down the line. 

Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band by Jim Marshall.

Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band - Doc at the Radar Station (1980)

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(via Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band - I'm Gonna Booglarize You, Baby (1972)

Tracklist:

Frownland • The Dust Blows Forward 'N The Dust Blows Back • Dachau Blues • Ella Guru • Hair Pie: Bake 1 • Moonlight On Vermont • Pachuco Cadaver • Bills Corpse • Sweet Sweet Bulbs • Neon Meate Dream Of A Octafish • China Pig • My Human Gets Me Blues • Dali's Car • Hair Pie: Bake 2 • Pena • Well • When Big Joan Sets Up • Fallin' Ditch • Sugar 'N Spikes • Ant Man Bee • Orange Claw Hammer • Wild Life • She's Too Much For My Mirror • Hobo Chang Ba • The Blimp (Mousetrap Replica) • Steal Softly Thru Snow • Old Fart At Play • Veteran's Day Poppy

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