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Grow Fins: Rarities 1965-1982

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by: Captain Beefheart

Release Date April 24, 2000
Out-takes, demos, radio spots, live performances and all in a beautifully presented 'boxed' set (no nasty jewel cases here)with bound in booklet. A real labour of love. Completist heaven and wonderful performances covering his entire musical career centring on Trout Mask.

Perhaps not the best introduction but then why not. If you like Don's music and haven't got it yet there's only one thing left to do.....

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Trout Mask Replica

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by: Captain Beefheart

Release Date August 29, 1994
this is GENIUS. I know it seems hard to get into but it's not really. Once you, yes dare i say it, 'get it' then you will listen to hard zappa, varese, meshuggah, like it was abba. but that is to take away from this slice of magnificent music. listen, I'm just sparing you my brothers review which will, like other reviews, indicate this as the best album ever made. For those that have difficulty on these pages, grow up. and if you want to sing along, buy clear spot.

I wanted to be cool and say i have a captain beefheart album and be cool but not actually like the music etc

CD-Charts Position 3
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Grow Fins Vol.2: the Trout Mask House Sessions 1969 [VINYL]

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by: Captain Beefheart

Release Date September 13, 1999
Left-overs from the Troutmask sessions are still more exciting and adventurous than many artists' entire opus. If you already own Troutmask Replica and believe you understand some of the complex musical interaction, you will find more to fascinate and delight in these alternate versions. There are illuminating insights, complete surprises, odd reflections of other material.... but never ever will Beefheart's muse seem dull or uninspired. The sound quality is about as high as you'd expect, having heard the original double-LP. Tape recorder hiss intrudes every now and again, but never so as to distract or obscure the Magic Band's interpretation of their Gumbo's genius. Beware - not for the uninitiated !!

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The Dust Blows Forward - An Anthology

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by: Captain Beefheart

Release Date May 22, 2006
This is an absolutely splendid release of a huge swathe of essential Beefheartian outpourings, including a couple of tracks that are unavailable anywhere else - Little Scratch and Light Reflected From the Oceands(thats how they spell it on the sleeve) of the Moon. Also, while I am mentioning rare tracks, this album has Hard Workin' Man, a track Beef did with Ry Cooder for the film soundtrack of the same name.

The quality of the remastering is of the finest quality. Kudos to the Rhino team who worked on this one. I had some of the original material on older cds and these versions are significantly better.

The set comes with a great booklet(any prizes for the biggest cd booklet included in a standard 2 cd case????) that ... Read More:

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Trout Mask Replica [CASSETTE]

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by: Captain Beefheart and the Magic Band

Release Date October 17, 1990
this is GENIUS. I know it seems hard to get into but it's not really. Once you, yes dare i say it, 'get it' then you will listen to hard zappa, varese, meshuggah, like it was abba. but that is to take away from this slice of magnificent music. listen, I'm just sparing you my brothers review which will, like other reviews, indicate this as the best album ever made. For those that have difficulty on these pages, grow up. and if you want to sing along, buy clear spot.

I wanted to be cool and say i have a captain beefheart album and be cool but not actually like the music etc

CD-Charts Position 6
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Trout Mask Replica [VINYL]

Search: China Pig
by: Captain Beefheart and the Magic Band

Release Date October 17, 1990
this is GENIUS. I know it seems hard to get into but it's not really. Once you, yes dare i say it, 'get it' then you will listen to hard zappa, varese, meshuggah, like it was abba. but that is to take away from this slice of magnificent music. listen, I'm just sparing you my brothers review which will, like other reviews, indicate this as the best album ever made. For those that have difficulty on these pages, grow up. and if you want to sing along, buy clear spot.

I wanted to be cool and say i have a captain beefheart album and be cool but not actually like the music etc

CD-Charts Position 7
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Trombolenium: Solo Trombone Improvisations 1986-1995

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by: Paul Rutherford

Release Date July 08, 2002
this is GENIUS. I know it seems hard to get into but it's not really. Once you, yes dare i say it, 'get it' then you will listen to hard zappa, varese, meshuggah, like it was abba. but that is to take away from this slice of magnificent music. listen, I'm just sparing you my brothers review which will, like other reviews, indicate this as the best album ever made. For those that have difficulty on these pages, grow up. and if you want to sing along, buy clear spot.

I wanted to be cool and say i have a captain beefheart album and be cool but not actually like the music etc

CD-Charts Position 8
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Railroadism: Live in the USA 1972-1981

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by: Captain Beefheart

Release Date May 12, 2003
I have waited some three years to write this review. Three years since I ordered this from England with great timidity. Three years since I placed the disc in my CD player and three years since I was overjoyed at what I heard.

Why, you might ask have I waited three years. Well, to be honest, I have been waiting for more material to emerge from Britain because there is clearly material around and much more importantly, in England at least there appears to be a coterie of fans who are ready, willing and able to purchase this material. In fact I have today ordered yet another album of outtakes and live material.

Regular readers may recall the trepidation with which I approached magnetic Hands as set out in my review for Amazon. There was ... Read More: