| Bibliography |
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| Books written by or about Don Van Vliet: |
| Listed in date order of publication: |
| Trout Mask Replica |
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| Hungry But Weird |
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| Frank Zappa, Captain Beefheart and the Secret History of Maximalism |
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| The Abba to Zappa of Captain Beefheart |
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Jeff Watts (ed), 2005 - read full info |
| Riding Some Kind of Unusual Skull Sleigh (Rhino Box Set) |
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Don van Vliet, 2004 - read full info |
| Stunned Mirages |
 Don
Van Vliet, 2000 - read full info |
| Captain Beefheart |
 Mike
Barnes, 2000 - read full info |
| Captain Beefheart Tin Teardrop |
| Ken Brooks, 2000 - read full info |
| Cucamonga |
 Rudy
Vanderlans, 2000 |
| Riding Some Kind of Unusual Skull Sleigh: On The Arts Of Don Van Vliet |
 W
C Bamberger, 1999 - read full info |
| Lunar Notes: Zoot Horn Rollo's Captain Beefheart Experience |
 Bill
Harkleroad & Billy James, 1998 - read
full info |
| Fast and Bulbous: The Captain Beefheart Story |
| Ben Cruikshank, 1996 - read full info |
| Pearls Before Swine: Ice Cream For Crows |
 Luca
Ferrari, 1996 - read full info |
| Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band |
| Guy Cosson, 1994 (written in French) - full info on its way soon. |
| Stand Up To Be Discontinued |
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| Captain Beefheart - The Man and his Music |
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Colin David Webb, 1987 Also available as a German translation. |
| Skeleton Breath, Scorpion Blush |
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| The Life and Times of Captain Beefheart |
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2 editions |
| Beefheart: Through The Eyes Of Magic |
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John French, not yet published - read full info |
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| Fanzines: |
| Steal Softly Thru Snow |
| News of publications, full information about the latest issue and ordering details now available. Full information about every issue coming soon - read full info |
| The Rylander |
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Quarterly focusing on Ry Cooder, often featuring plenty of Beefheart as well - read full info. |
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| Related publications - all include information about Captain Beefheart: |
| There Must Be A Better Way |
| Freddy Bannister, 2001 - read full info |
| Songs In The Key Of Z |
| Irwin Chusid, 2000 - read full info |
| Electric Don Quioxte - The Story Of Frank Zappa |
| Neil Slaven, 1997 - full info on its way soon. |
| Waiting For The Sun - A History Of The LA Music Scene |
| Barney Hoskins, 1996 - read full info |
| Frank Zappa: The Negative Dialectics Of Poodle Play |
| Ben Watson, 1994 - full info on its way soon. |
| Bat Chain Puller |
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Kurt Loder, 1990 - read full info |
| The REAL Frank Zappa Book |
| Frank Zappa, 1989 - read full info |
| Stranded: Rock & Roll For A Desert Island |
| Greil Marcus, 1979 - read full info |
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| Art Catalogues |
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There have been a number of catalogues published to accompany exhibitions of Don's artwork. For a full list take a look in the art section of the site - read full info. |
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| A Round Up Of The Rest ... |
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A quick look through a number of general music books that each include a few pages about Beefheart - read full info. |
Kevin
Courrier, 2007 - 
Ozit,
2006 - 
Michel
Delville & Andrew Norris, 2005 - 
Don
Van Vliet, 1993
Don
Van Vliet, 1987
John
Muir (ed), year unknown.
