On June 16, 1969, “Straight” label released “Trout Mask Replica”, the third Captain Beefheart and his Magic Band album. It was recorded August 1968 – March 1969, at “Sunset Sound Recorders” and “Whitney Studios” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Frank Zappa. The album is highly regarded as one of the most influential albums in the history of the 20th century. ”Rolling Stone” magazine ranked “Trout Mask Replica” at number 60 on its list of the “500 Greatest Albums of All Time”.

Personnel

• Captain Beefheart (Don Van Vliet) – vocals, bass clarinet, soprano and tenor saxophone
• Frank Zappa – speakin voice
• Zoot Horn Rollo – guitar, flute
• Antennae Jimmy Semens – lead vocals, guitar
• Doug Moon – acoustic guitar
• Don Preston – piano
• Rockette Morton – narration, bass guitar
• Cal Schenkel – bass guitar, narrator, design, photography
• Roy Estrada – bass guitar
• Gary Marker – bass guitar
• Drumbo (John French) – speaking voice, drums, percussion
• Arthur Tripp III – drums
• Ian Underwood – alto saxophone
• Bunk Gardner – tenor saxophone
• Buzz Gardner – trumpet
• The Mascara Snake – vocals, bass clarinet
• Dick Kunc – effects, engineer
• Ed Caraeff – photography

Track listing

All tracks by Don Van Vliet

1. Frownland
2. The Dust Blows Forward’n the Dust Blows Back
3. Dachau Blues
4. Ella Guru
5. Hair pie: Bake 1
6. Moonlight on Vermont
7. Pachuco Cadaver
8. Bills Corpse
9. Sweet Sweet Bulbs
10. Neon Meate Dream of a Octafish
11. China Pig
12. My Human Gets Me Blues
13. Dali’s Car
14. Hair Pie: Bake 2
15. Pena
16. Well
17. When Big Joan Sets Up
18. Fallin Ditch
19. Sugar’n’Spikes
20. Ant Man Bee
21. Orange Claw Hammer
22. Wild life
23. She’s Too Much for My Mirror
24. Hobo Chang Ba
25. The Blimp
26. Steal Softly Thru Snow
27. Old Fart at Play
28. Veteran’s Day Poppy