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It is with great sadness that this week's programme is a tribute to Don van Vliet, aka Captain Beefheart. Here is a selection of my favourite tunes from almost every album in chronological order. For a comprehensive obituary, try the Guardian.
- Diddy Wah Diddy, The Legendary A&M Sessions, 1966
- Zig Zag Wanderer, Safe As Milk, Buddah, 1967
- I'm Glad, Safe As Milk
- Safe As Milk, Strictly Personal, Blue Thumb, 1968
- Veteran's Day Poppy, Trout Mask Replica, Straight, 1969
- Willie The Pimp, Frank Zappa, Hot Rats, Reprise, 1969 (Don van Vliet, vocal)
- Doctor Dark, Lick My Decals Off Baby, Straight, 1970
- I'm Gonna Booglarize You Baby, The Spotlight Kid, Reprise, 1972
- Low Yo Yo Stuff, Clear Spot, Reprise, 1973
- Observatory Crest, Blue Jeans and Moonbeams, Virgin, 1974
- Debra Kadabra, Zappa/Beefheart, Bongo Fury, Discreet, 1975
- Cathy's Clone, The Tubes, Now, A&M, 1977 (Don van Vliet, saxophone)
- Hard Working Man, Jack Nitzche, Blue Collar OST, Mudcrow, 1978 (Don van Vliet, vocal)
- Harry Irene, Shiny Beast, Warner, 1978
- Hot Head, Doc at the Radar Station, Virgin, 1980
- The Past Sure Is Tense, Ice Cream for Crow, Virgin, 1982
3 comments:
I love these mixes thank you. The only suggestion I have is there any way you can give us time stamps for when the songs start and stop. It's hard to figure out which song I'm really enjoying unless I go back or forward and listen to you announce the tracks. Thanks in advance.
Your tracks make my week.
Every time someone mentions their favorite works by Beefheart it's always a different sequence and tone.
And every time it shows the range of his creations and bands. By the way, "Diddy Wah Diddy" was released in 1966 as a 45 in California. They just didn't have enough for an album. And thanks for The Tubes cut. I had no idea. Check out the "Mirror Man" sessions, if you haven't already.
Thanks for another slice of the Beef.
Thanks for the comments.
Aside from the terrible loss a great musician, what was pleasing about putting this playlist together was the breadth of Don and his band's ideas, as hearing the music evolve.
I was also reminded of how wonderful his songs are.
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