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DON'T ARGUE WITH THE CAPTAIN

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chapter THREE
TRAGIC YEAR AND RETURN
1974-first half 1978
terrible shipwreck and difficult comeback

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early 1974: 'the magic band' quits due to commercial direction

22 march 1974: unconditionally guaranteed album
060674 usa NEW FACE, NEW MUSIC with picture
2007 usa book NEW FACE, NEW MUSIC reprint!

3 april - 12 may 1974: north america tour with the 'tragic band'
190474 usa CAPTAIN BEEFHEART of animals, art and anomalities
010574 usa 'I HATE NEON LIGHTS!'
040574 england CAPTAIN B - MUSIC FROM THE HEART
120574 usa CAPTAIN BEEFHEART whooping his way to fame
010674 usa CAPTAIN BEEFHEART
[emergency illustrated]
010974 canada
CAPTAIN BEEFHEART beetle pic
010311 spain CAPTAIN BEEFHEART [(this is) rock]

23 may - 23 june 1974: european tour with the 'tragic band'
010674 england 'MUSIC IS A POOR SECOND EVERY TIME'
010974 germany KÄPT'N AUF DEM KOHLEDAMPFER? reprint!
010674 england OLD FART AT PLAY two pics
1975 england book CAPTAIN BEEFHEART reprint!
070674 england THE GENIUS OF BEEFHEART
story
080674 england CAPTAIN BEEFHEART AND HIS TRAGIC BAND

190674 holland
MAGIE VOOR EENZAMEN OF VOOR HET VOLK? pic
010774 scotland A BRIEF CHAT WITH CAPTAIN BEEFHEART
three pics
010774 england CAPT. BEEFHEART INTERVIEW [mole express]
280774 italy LA MONTAGNA (NON È PIÙ) SACRA

story 010874 england WHATEVER HAPPENED TO THE MAGIC BAND?
010874 france ALSO SPRACH CAPTAIN BEEFHEART
011074 finland PIHVISY
DÄNTÄ EI KESYTETÄ
291174 spain CAPTAIN BEEFHEART o la nueva faceta del blues

early october 1974: release of bluejeans and moonbeams

march - 26 may 1975: usa tour with frank zappa - 2 october: release of bongo fury
story 03.75 usa TROUT MASK RENDEZVOUS pic
290575 usa BEEFHEART: 1975 BEATNIK
030775 usa / australia ZAPPA AND THE CAPTAIN COOK pic
2007 usa book ZAPPA AND THE CAPTAIN COOK reprint!
010176 usa
PENGUINS IN BONDAGE pic
030176 england BLLLAAAaaaaahhhhhHHHHHH

june 1975: start of come-back
190775 england OLE SWOLLEN FINGERS VERSUS DUCK HARKLEROAD pic also bill harkleroad
020875 england BEEFHEART AND A MOTHER FIGURE pic
010975 england MY BEEF!
010975 germany REDEN WIR MAL 'NE MINUTE ÜBER MUSIK

19 october - 1 december 1975: european tour
181075 england ROCK - THE CAPTAIN'S DOWNFALL pic
191175 holland DON VAN VLIET mijn hoofd is mijn enige huis, tenzij het regent
summer76 holland book DON VAN VLIET mijn hoofd is mijn enige huis, tenzij het regent reprint!
221175 england
A RAP WIT' DE CAP pic
010176 finland PIHVISYDÄNTÄ A'LA DON VAN VLIET

spring 1976: recording of (unreleased) bat chain puller elpee
story usa THE TEN COMMANDMENTS OF GUITAR PLAYING pic
201176 england BEEFHEART DISCOVERS 'WORLD'S GREATEST BAND' SENSATION

story 060877 england NEAT VLIET
story 130877 england DANCING WITH THE CAPTAIN

3 - 12 december 1976: some concerts in california, usa
270177 usa THE CAPTAIN'S NEW MAGIC

spring 1977: guest recordings for album 'now' by the tubes
story spring77 usa THE SPUTNIK AND THE BLIMP pic

21 april - 14 november 1977: spread north-american gigs
290477 usa 'I'M NOTHING LIKE WHAT PEOPLE THINK'
230977 canada BEEFHEART REVEALS SANITY

19 november 1977: performance in paris, france, followed by press meeting in london, uk
031277 england CAPTAIN HORN-BLOWER
101277 england DANCING WITH THE CAPTAIN two pics
010178 england THE RETURN OF... THE ZIGZAG WANDERER two pics
010209 england CLOSE ENCOUNTERS WITH THE CAPTAIN mainly extracts
050278 italy MA QUESTO
È CAPTAIN BEEFHEART!

25 november 1977 - 29 april 1978: further usa gigs
010378 usa AN ARTIST, A HEARTIST pic
010103 usa CAPTAIN BEEFHEART (REVISITED)
reprint!
011217 DON VAN VLIET: AN ARTIST  - A HEARTIST reprint!
010478 england
THE KOOK WHO FELL TO EARTH
230478 usa WORLD CATCHING UP TO CAPTAIN BEEFHEART
270478 usa HE'LL GIVE THEM 'FAKE CLASS'
130578 england RETURN OF THE CAPTAIN

210778 usa SLEIGHT OF HAND, SLEIGHT OF MIND

december 1977: guest recording for 'blue collar' movie soundtrack
story usa HARD WORKIN' FUCKED OVER MAN


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BLACK TITLE = waiting to be added including translations
RED TITLE
= text not found yet

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other chapters: from scratch to decals 1965-71 - light kids and clear spots 1972-73 - shiny end 1978-82 - what the crew likes to say - don van vliet before and after beefheart

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