DON'T ARGUE WITH THE CAPTAIN
history - interviews and stories

17 - 19 september 1971: concerts in canada
210971 canada A CANDID CONVERSATION WITH 'BEEF THE CHIEF' with three pictures
2001 usa web A CANDID CONVERSATION WITH BEEF THE CHIEF reload!
2014 usa book DON VAN VLIET: I'M A SOFT STAR reprint!

october 1971: finishing new album 'the spotlight kid'
291171 england 'GUITAR IS LIKE THUMBING YOUR NOSE AT THE ANGELS' five pics

january - 12 march 1972: the spotlight kid brought out, followed by usa tour
300172 usa CAPTAIN BEEFHEART, THE SPOTLIGHT KID
310172 usa AMERICA IS BULLISH ON CAPTAIN BEEFHEART pic
010272 usa CAPTAIN BEEFHEART ON STAGE AND OFF (two pics)
060272 usa CAPT. BEEFHEART WHO ARE YOU?
120272 england SVENGALI ZAPPA AND A HORRIBLE FREAK CALLED BEEFHEART pic
110372 england THE ROLL AIN'T STALE pic
130372 usa A FEW WORDS WITH GOOD CAPTAIN BEEFHEART pic
190372 usa WHERE ARE THE ANIMALS IN THIS PROGRAM? three pics
010685 usa THE MICHAEL TEARSON PROGRAMME

25 march - 5 april 1972: european 'the spotlight kid' tour - england
250372 england THE CAPTAIN INVITES YOU TO DANCE pic
0102?81 england BEEFHEART INTERVIEW three pics
fall 1994 england web 'LET'S HOPE THE HIP PEOPLE CHOOSE LIFE INSTEAD OF DEATH ON THEIR HIP' longer reprint!
010472 england ZAPPA STOLE MY IDEAS, SAYS THE CAPTAIN pic
010472 england A TRIP INTO THE MIND OF THE SPOTLIGHT KID pic
011072 usa SPOTLIGHT KID TALKING reprint!
010472 england CAPTAIN BEEFHEART IN THE TALK-IN four pics
010472 england COME OUT PAUL... BEEFHEART'S HERE! intro to:
080472 england LOVE OVER GOLD pic
150472 england BEEF ART two pics
220472 england CAPTAIN'S LOG pic
280472 england ROUGH TRADE FROM VENUS HITS IT BIG four pics
010572 england 'I WISH ACID HAD NEVER BEGUN' two pics
010572 england BEEFHEART'S BOOGIE two pics
010572 england CAPTAIN BEEFHEART [muther grumble]
060572 england MEN'S MUSIC FOR WOMEN pic
020672 england 'EVERYONE SHOULD GO FLY A KITE' two pics
1998 england book 'EVERYONE SHOULD GO FLY A KITE' half reprint!
010573 england JOTTINGS FOR THE BEEFHEART ARCHIVES pic

7- 9 april 1972: european 'the spotlight kid' tour - holland
150472 holland ER BESTAAN TWEE CAPTAIN BEEFHEARTS included in:
050572 holland 'IK WIL HUILEN ALS EEN WEERWOLF' pic
210472 holland 'MUSICI WERKEN, MAAR WIJ SPELEN'
260472 holland 'DE ENIGE LEIDER ZIT ACHTER JE KUIT'
 
10 april 1972: european 'the spotlight kid' tour - norway
3/1972 norway [TITLE UNKNOWN] [gateavisa]

15 april 1972: european 'the spotlight kid' tour - france
110572 france CAPTAIN BEEFHEART ET LES RELATIONS TÉLÉPATHIQUES pic
010672 france CAPTAIN FRACASSE six pics
010373 switzerland CAPTAINE ÂME D'ABEILLE - COEUR DE BOEUF pic

17 april 1972: announcement of new album
story 170472 usa 'BROWN STAR' eleven pics

late summer and early autumn 1972: recording of elpee 'clear spot'
story 091081 usa TED TEMPLEMAN pic
010373 usa THE INIMITABLE CAPTAIN BEEFHEART

5 november 1972: clear spot released
201172 usa THE TENDERIZED BEEFHEART OF 'CLEAR SPOT' two pics
story 201172 usa CAPTAIN BEEFHEART MEETS THE WOLFMAN three pics

end 1972: national promo visits
121272 usa A STRANGELY ACCESSIBLE IMPRESSIONIST FREAK pic
171272 usa CAPTAIN BEEFHEART A SUCCESS?
2011 usa book CAPTAIN BEEFHEART A SUCCESS? reprint!
181272 usa BEEFHEART: AN UNCOMMON PERSON
241272 usa YOURS FOR A 'HAPPY NEW BEEFHEART' pic
020173 usa CAPT. BEEFHEART scj interview pic
040173 usa CAPTAIN BEEFHEART SINGS FOR WOMEN pic
2007 usa book CAPTAIN BEEFHEART SINGS FOR WOMEN reprint!
180173 usa FROM THE 'FRINGES'...
story 010273 england MAGIC MOMENTS
010273 france PAS FOU, CAPTAIN BEEFHEART?
190273 usa BEEFHEART REPLY
010773 usa CONVERSATION WITH CAPTAIN BEEFHEART

2 january - 29 march 1973: usa and canada 'clear spot' tour
090373 canada KNOW WHAT I MEAN? the don van vliet interview pic
2002 usa web KNOW WHAT I MEAN? reload!
2014 usa book DON VAN VLIET: KNOW WHAT I MEAN? reprint!
170373 england THE CAPTAIN'S KIND TO ANIMALS TOO... pic
310373 australia THE CAPTAIN'S RISING reprint!
010316 england 'I GET HAPPIER ALL THE TIME' reprint!
100573 usa LOW YO YO-ING IT IN BLUNDERLAND pic

5 april - mid may 1973: european 'clear spot' tour
140473 england SO AS CAPTAIN BEEFHEART SAID TO GEORGE BEST LAST WEEK...
010316 england 'I GET HAPPIER ALL THE TIME' melody maker april 14 reprint!
140473 england THE BEEF OF THE MATTER pic
010311 england [part of] AMERICAN VISIONARY reprint!
140473 england CAPTAIN FINDS HIS WATER
010773 germany [TITLE UNKNOWN] [music scene] reprint!
210473 england YOU GOTTA PLAY BACH WITH BITE... pic
010311 england [part of] AMERICAN VISIONARY reprint!
210473 england THE CAPTAIN BEEFING ON BEHALF OF WOMEN
090673 england 'ALICE IS REAL SICK'
011073 england TO BE FAR OUT OR NOT TO BEEFHEART OUT pic
010274 england A QUICKIE CHAT