Captain Beefheart Discography
Captain Beefheart Bootleg Releases
Here's an extensive list of the vinyl and CD releases of Beefheart material that is of dubious origin. Love them or loathe them bootleggers have provided the Beefheart fans will quite a number of goodies over the years. Some boots are quite exceptional, others are just dreadful. Find out which are which here.
Now that almost anyone can burn some CDs and create their own mini-bootlegging operation there are many more titles out there. These 'burnlegs' are often produced in very short runs and are next to impossible to keep track of and equally difficult to get hold of. So, in the majority of cases these are not included here apart from one or two exceptions.
If you can supply information about other bootlegs that are out there, or can add something to what we have here please contact Steve on steve@beefheart.com
Metal Man Has Hornet's Wings (aka Confidential)
Year recorded: 1963-74
Year released: 1976
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GULP
(Various, features Beefheart)
Year recorded: 1965
Year released: 196?
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The Lives & Times of Captain Beefheart
Year recorded: 1963-80
Year released: 198?
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Another Chapter From the Lives and Times of Captain Beefheart
Year recorded: 1966-71
Year released: 1989
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Avalon '66
Year recorded: 1966
Year released: 198?
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What's All This Booga Booga Music?
Year recorded: 1973
Year released: 198?
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Live at My Fathers Place Vol.1 & Vol. 2
Year recorded: 1978
Year released: 198?
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Hot Dog Night
Year recorded: 1974 & 80
Year released: 198?
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It's Too Hard - It's Beefheart
Year recorded: 1966 & 80
Year released: 198?
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T'anks For The Mammaries (Various, features Beefheart)
Year recorded: 1966, 75
Year released: 198?
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Easy Teeth
Year recorded: 1978
Year released: 1981
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Best Batch Yet
Year recorded: 1981
Year released: 1981
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Los Botas Graciosas Marchan Sobre Polonia (Various, features Beefheart)
Year recorded: 1975
Year released: 1982
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Mirror Man (Alternate version)
Year recorded: varies
Year released: 1990
Info coming soon
The New York Hot Dog Night
Year recorded: 1978
Year released: 1992
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Crazy Little Things
Year recorded: 1974
Year released: 1993
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Captain Hook
Year recorded: 1974
Year released: 1993
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Puller Man
Year recorded: 1963-74?
Year released: 1994
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The Original Bat Chain Puller
Year recorded: 1976
Year released: various
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Don's Birthday Party - Seattle 1981
Year recorded: 1981
Year released: various
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If You Got Ears
Year recorded: varied
Year released: 1994
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Live At The Radar Station
Year recorded: 1978-80
Year released: 1994
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The Early Years 1959-1969
Year recorded: 1959-69
Year released: 1995
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Live At My Father's Place
Year recorded: 1978
Year released: 1995
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Out Here Over There
Year recorded: 1968-69
Year released: 1998
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The Captain Live in Liverpool (2CD)
Year recorded: 1980
Year released: 1998
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Live at The Country Club, Reseda 29/1/81
Year recorded: 1981
Year released: 1999
Info coming soon
Live at The Golden Bear 31/1/81
Year recorded: 1981
Year released: 1999
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Merseytrout - Live In Liverpool 1980
Year recorded: 1980
Year released: 2000
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Hoboism
Year recorded: 1970 - 80
Year released: 2000
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Abba Zaba Atlanta
Year recorded: 1978
Year released: 2001
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Paradiso, Amsterdam 1980
Year recorded: 1980
Year released:various
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Dichotomy
Year recorded: 1966 - 78
Year released: 2003
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Live 'n' Rare
Year recorded: 1972 - 80
Year released: 2004
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Prime Quality Beef
Year recorded: 1967 & 1974
Year released: 2005
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The Spotlight Kid Outtakes
Year recorded: 1971-72
Year released: 2005
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The Captain's Last Live Concert Plus
Year recorded: 1981
Year released: 2006
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Live at Bickershaw Festival
Year recorded: 1972
Year released: 2007
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Poet Rock Musicians of the Desert
Year recorded: various
Year released: 2007
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