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MEET THE CREW
captain beefheart and / & the / his magic band

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LINE UP part one
till mid september 1966 ALEX SNOUFFER was captain beefheart
thereafter DON VAN VLIET was captain beefheart
meet all crews


1 - WARMING-UP fall 1964 - february 1965

captain beefheart and the magic band - line up #1 - alex snouffer / captain beefheart, paul blakely, doug moon, don van vliet, jerry handley - from notes 'grow fins' box set
alex - paul - doug - don - jerry

PAUL BLAKELY * drums * percussion #in&out4
JERRY HANDLEY * bass guitar #in
DOUG MOON * guitar #in
ALEX SNOUFFER captain beefheart * guitar #in
DON VAN VLIET * vocals * harmonica

live performance

2 - LOCAL FAME march - october 1965

captain beefheart and the magic band - line up #2 - jerry handley, doug moon, vic mortensen, don van vliet, alex snouffer / captain beefheart - try-out for 'vox battle of the bands', hollywood palladium 1965
jerry - doug - vic - don - alex

JERRY HANDLEY * bass guitar
DOUG MOON * guitar
VIC MORTENSEN * drums * percussion #in&out
ALEX SNOUFFER captain beefheart * guitar
DON VAN VLIET * vocals

release:
song CALL ON ME 1999

live performances

3 - DIDDY WAH DIDDY november 1965 - march 1966

captain beefheart and the magic band - line up #3 - don van vliet, alex snouffer / captain beefheart, doug moon, jerry handley, richard hepner - press picture early spring 1966
don - alex - doug - jerry - richard

JERRY HANDLEY * bass guitar
RICHARD HEPNER * guitar #in&out
DOUG MOON * guitar
ALEX SNOUFFER captain beefheart * drums
DON VAN VLIET * vocals * harmonica
studio guest DAVID GATES ** harpsichord #in&out

releases:
three songs THE LEGENDARY A&M SESSIONS 1984
four songs GROW FINS 1999

live performances 1965 and live performances 1966

4 same as 1 - MOONCHILD april - october 1966

captain beefheart and the magic band - band line up #4 - jerry handley, doug moon, paul blakely, alex snouffer / alex st. clair, don van vliet / captain beefheart - picture by earl leaf, may 1966
jerry - doug - paul - alex - don

PAUL BLAKELY * drums * percussion #in1&out
JERRY HANDLEY * bass guitar
DOUG MOON * guitar
ALEX SNOUFFER captain beefheart * guitar
DON VAN VLIET * vocals * harmonica
occasional live substitute GARY MARKER * bass guitar #in&out10

releases:
two songs THE LEGENDARY A&M SESSIONS 1984
six songs GROW FINS 1999
bootlegged (complete) recording:
nine tracks 'the avalon ballroom, 1966' LIVE 1966-67 2014

live performances

5 - GETTING MAGIC november 1966 - first half april 1967

JOHN FRENCH drumbo * drums * percussion #in
JERRY HANDLEY * bass guitar
DOUG MOON * guitar &out(11)
ALEX SNOUFFER alex (pyjama) st. clair * guitar
DON VAN VLIET captain beefheart * vocals * harmonica

release:
three songs GROW FINS 1999

live performances 1966 and live performance 1967

6 - SAFE AS MILK second half april - 11 june 1967

RY COODER * guitar * slide guitar ** bass guitar #in&out
JOHN FRENCH drumbo * drums * percussion
JERRY HANDLEY * bass guitar
ALEX SNOUFFER alex (pyjama) st. clair * guitar ** bass guitar
DON VAN VLIET captain beefheart * vocals * harmonica ** bass marimba
studio guest SAMUEL HOFFMAN ** theremin in&out
studio guest MILT HOLLAND ** percussion ** log drums #in&out(23)
studio guest TAJ MAHAL ** percussion #in&out
studio guest RUSS TITELMAN ** guitar #in&out(23)

release:
SAFE AS MILK

live performances

meet the NEXT line up
or go to the discography for record details - but live recordings are part of the concerts

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notes:
studio = studio band only
#in = enters the band, 15 or (15) = after having played (as guest) in line up 15
&out = leaves the band, 20 or (20) = to return (as guest) in line up 20

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captain beefheart electricity
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