On November 1, 2008, James Carl Inkanish, Jr. aka Jimmy Carl Black died aged 70. He was musician (drums, percussion), vocalist, songwriter and music producer, member of Muffin Men, Captain Beefheart, Geronimo Black, The Grandmothers, Black, Brown and Blue and Strange News From Mars, but was best known as a drummer and vocalist of The Mothers of Invention. As leader he released 21 albums.
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Captain Beefheart: Bluejeans & Moonbeams
In November 1974, “Mercury” label released “Bluejeans & Moonbeams”, the ninth Captain Beefheart album. It was recorded in August 1974, at “Stronghold Sound Recorders” in Hollywood, and was produced by Andy DiMartino.
Personnel:
- Captain Beefheart(Don Van Vliet) – vocals, harmonica
- Dean Smith – guitar, bottleneck guitar
- Michael Smotherman – keyboards, backing vocals
- Ty Grimes – percussion
- Ira Ingber – bass
- Bob West – bass
- Gene Pello – drums
- Jimmy Caravan – keyboard, star machine
- Mark Gibbons – keyboards
- Victor Hayden – cover painting
Track listing:
- Party of Special Things to Do – Don Van Vliet, Elliot Ingber
- Same Old Blues – J. J. Cale
- Observatory Crest – Don Van Vliet, Elliot Ingber
- Pompadour Swamp – Don Van Vliet
- Captain’s Holiday – Feldman, W. Richmond, S. Hickerson, C. Blackwell
- Rock ‘n Roll’s Evil Doll – Don Van Vliet, Mark Gibbons, Ira Ingber
- Further Than We’ve Gone – Don Van Vliet
- Twist ah Luck – Don Van Vliet, Mark Gibbons, Ira Ingber
- Bluejeans & Moonbeams – Don Van Vliet
Captain Beefheart and the Magic Band: Shiny Beast (Bat Chain Puller)
In October 1978, “Warner Bros” label released “Shiny Beast (Bat Chain Puller)” the tenth Captain Beefheart and the Magic Band studio album. It was recorded July – August, 1978 at “The Automatt” in San Francisco, and was produced by Don Van Vliet and Pete Johnson.
Personnel:
- Captain Beefheart (Don Van Vliet) – vocals, harmonica, soprano sax, whistling
- Jeff Moris Tepper– slide guitar, guitar, spell guitar
- Richard Redus – slide guitar, bottleneck guitar, guitar, accordion, fretless bass
- Eric Drew Feldman– synthesizer, Rhodes piano, grand piano, bass
- Bruce Lambourne Fowler– trombone, air bass
- Robert Arthur Williams– drums, percussion
- Art Tripp III– marimba, percussion
Track listing:
All tracks written by Don Van Vliet.
- The Floppy Boot Stomp
- Tropical Hot Dog Night
- Ice Rose
- Harry Irene
- You Know You’re a Man
- Bat Chain Puller
- When I See Mommy I Feel Like a Mummy
- Owed t’Alex
- Candle Mambo
- Love Lies
- Suction Prints
- Apes-Ma
Captain Beefheart: Clear Spot
In October 1972, “Reprise” label released “Clear Spot”, the seventh Captain Beefheart and the Magic Band album. It was recorded in1972 at “Amigo Studios” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Ted Templeman and Don Van Vliet.
Personnel:
• Captain Beefheart (Don Van Vliet) – vocals, harmonica, “wings on Singabus”
• Zoot Horn Rollo (Bill Harkleroad) – guitar, slide guitar, mandolin
• Rockette Morton (Mark Boston) – guitar, bass
• Ed Marimba (Art Tripp) – drums, percussion
• Roy Estrada – bass
• Milt Holland – percussion
• Russ Titelman – guitar
• The Blackberries – backing vocals
Track listing:
All ltracks by Don Van Vliet.
1. Low Yo Yo Stuff
2. Nowadays a Woman’s Gotta Hit a Man
3. Too Much Time
4. Circumstances
5. My Head Is My Only House Unless It Rains
6. Sun Zoom Spark
7. Clear Spot
8. Crazy Little Thing
9. Long Neck Bottles
10. Her Eyes Are a Blue Million Miles
11. Big Eyed Beans from Venus
12. Golden Birdies
Captain Beefheart And The Magic Band: Doc At The Radar Station
In August 1980, “Virgin” label released “Doc at the Radar Station”, the eleventh Captain Beefheart and the Magic Band studio album. It was recorded in June 1980, at “Sound Castle Recording Studios” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Don Van Vliet. The album cover was painted by Don Van Vliet, and was ranked at number 49 on “Rolling Stone’s 100 Greatest Album Covers” list.
Personnel:
- Captain Beefheart(Don Van Vliet) – vocals, Chinese gongs, harmonica, soprano saxophone, bass clarinet
- John French– slide guitar, guitar, marimba, bass, drums
- Jeff Moris Tepper– slide guitar, guitar, nerve guitar
- Gary Lucas– guitar, French horn
- Eric Drew Feldman– synthesizer, bass, mellotron, grand piano, electric piano
- Robert Arthur Williams– drums
- Bruce Lambourne Fowler– trombone
Track listing:
All tracks by Don Van Vliet.
- Hot Head
- Ashtray Heart
- A Carrot is as Close as a Rabbit Gets to a Diamond
- Run Paint Run Run
- Sue Egypt
- Brickbats
- Dirty Blue Gene
- Best Batch Yet
- Telephone
- Flavor Bud Living
- Sheriff of Hong Kong
- Making Love to a Vampire with a Monkey on My Knee
Captain Beefheart and the Magic Band: Unconditionally Guaranteed
In April 1974, “Mercury” label released “Unconditionally Guaranteed”, the eighth Captain Beefheart and the Magic Band album. It was recorded in 1974, at “Hollywood Sound” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Andy DiMartino.
Personnel:
- Captain Beefheart (Don Van Vliet) – vocals, harmonica
- Alex St. Clair– guitar
- Andy DiMartino – acoustic guitar
- Zoot Horn Rollo(Bill Harkleroad) – guitar, glass finger guitar
- Mark Marcellino – keyboards
- Rockette Morton(Mark Boston) – bass
- Art Tripp– drums, percussion
- Del Simmons – tenor sax, flute
Track listing
All tracks by Don and Jan Van Vliet and Andy DiMartino.
- Upon the My-O-My
- Sugar Bowl
- New Electric Ride
- Magic Be
- Happy Love Song
- Full Moon, Hot Sun
- I Got Love on My Mind
- This is the Day]
- Lazy Music
- Peaches
Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band: Mirror Man
In April 1971, “Buddah” label released “Mirror Man”, the fifth Captain Beefheart and his Magic Band studio album. It was recorded October-November 1967, at “TTG Studios” in Hollywood, and was produced by Bob Krasnow.
Personnel:
- Captain Beefheart – vocals, harmonica, oboe
- Alex St. Clair Snouffer– guitar
- Jeff Cotton– guitar
- Mark Marcellino – keyboards
- Jerry Handley – bass
- John French– drums
Track listing:
All tracks by Don Van Vliet.
- Tarotplane
- Kandy Korn
- 25th Century Quaker
- Mirror Man
Captain Beefheart and the Magic Band: The Spotlight Kid
In January 1972, “Reprise” label released “The Spotlight Kid”, the sixth Captain Beefheart and the Magic Band album. It was recorded in 1971, and was produced by Don Van Vliet and Phil Schier.
Personnel:
- Captain Beefheart (Don Van Vliet) – vocals, harmonica, jingle bells
- Winged Eel Fingerling(Elliot Ingber) – guitar
- Zoot Horn Rollo(Bill Harkleroad) – guitar, slide guitar
- Rockette Morton(Mark Boston) – bass, guitar
- Ed Marimba/Ted Cactus(Art Tripp) – drums, percussion, marimba, piano, harpsichord
- Drumbo(John French) – drums, percussion
- Rhys Clark– drums
Track listing:
All tracks by Don Van Vliet except where noted.
- I’m Gonna Booglarize You Baby
- White Jam
- Blabber in Smoke – Don Van Vliet, Jan Van Vliet
- When It Blows its Stacks
- Alice in Blunderland
- The Spotlight Kid
- Click Clack
- Grow Fins
- There Ain’t No Santa Claus on the Evenin’ Stage
- Glider
Captain Beefheart and the Magic Band: Lick My Decals Off, Baby
In December 1970, “Straight Records” label released “Lick My Decals Off, Baby”, the fourth Captain Beefheart and the Magic Band album. It was recorded May 1970, at “United Recording Corporation” in Hollywood, and was produced by Don Van Vliet.
Personnel:
- Don Van Vliet (Captain Beefheart) — vocals, bass clarinet, tenor sax, soprano sax, harmonica, back cover painting
- Zoot Horn Rollo— electric and glass finger guitar
- Rockette Morton— bassius-o-pheilius
- Drumbo— percussion, broom
- Ed Marimba— marimba, percussion, broom
- Peacock Ink — album concept
- Ed Thrasher— art direction, photography
Track listing:
All tracks by Don Van Vliet.
- Lick My Decals Off, Baby
- Doctor Dark
- I Love You, You Big Dummy
- Peon
- Bellerin’ Plain
- Woe-is-uh-Me-Bop
- Japan in a Dishpan
- I Wanna Find a Woman That’ll Hold My Big Toe Till I Have to Go
- Petrified Forest
- One Red Rose That I Mean
- The Buggy Boogie Woogie
- The Smithsonian Institute Blues (or the Big Dig)
- Space-Age Couple
- The Clouds Are Full of Wine (not Whiskey or Rye)
- Flash Gordon’s Ape
Frank Zappa: Zoot Allures
On October 20, 1976, “Warner Bros” label released “Zoot Allures”, the twenty-second Frank Zappa album. It was recorded May–June, 1976, at “Record Plant Studios” in Los Angeles, and live in Osaka, Japan, February 3, 1976, and was produced by Frank Zappa.
Personnel:
- Frank Zappa– lead vocals, guitar, bass, synthesizer, keyboards, director of recreational activities
- Terry Bozzio– drums , backing vocals
- Davey Moiré – lead and backing vocals, engineer
- Andre Lewis– lead and backing vocals, organ
- Roy Estrada– lead and backing vocals, bass, drone bass
- Napoleon Murphy Brock– vocals
- Ruth Underwood– synthesizer, marimba
- Captain Beefheart– harmonica (credited as “Donnie Vliet”)
- Ruben Ladron de Guevara – backing vocals
- Ian Underwood– saxophone
- Bruce Fowler– trombone
- Sal Marquez – trumpet
- Dave Parlato – bass
- Lu Ann Neil –harp
- Sparky Parker – backing vocals
- Michael Braunstein – engineer
- Arnie Acosta – mastering
- Amy Bernstein – layout, design
- Cal Schenkel– design
- Gary Heery – photography
Track listing:
All tracks by Frank Zappa, except where noted.
- Wind Up Workin’ in a Gas Station
- Black Napkins
- The Torture Never Stops
- Pinky
- Find Her Finer
- Friendly Little Finger
- Wonderful Wino – Simmons, Frank Zappa
- Zoot Allures
- Disco Boy
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