MEET THE CREW
captain beefheart
and / & the / his magic band
october 1971 - fall 1974
live performances 1971 and live performances 1972
bill - elliot - art - don - mark
MARK BOSTON rockette morton * bass guitar * guitar
BILL HARKLEROAD zoot horn rollo * guitar * slide guitar
ELLIOT INGBER winged eel fingerling * guitar * slide guitar
ART TRIPP ed marimba * drums * percussion
DON VAN VLIET captain beefheart * vocals * sax * harmonicabootlegged recording:
several tracks THE SPOTLIGHT KID OUTTAKES 1971-1972 2000
20 - LIVE SPOTLIGHT #2 march - june 1972
elliot - art - mark - don - bill -
roy
MARK BOSTON rockette morton *
bass guitar * guitar
ROY ESTRADA oréjon / audi hon *
bass guitar #in(11)
BILL HARKLEROAD zoot horn rollo *
guitar * slide guitar
ELLIOT INGBER winged eel
fingerling * guitar * slide guitar &out25
ART TRIPP ed marimba *
drums * percussion ** guiro
DON VAN VLIET captain beefheart *
vocals * sax * harmonica
release:
dvd THE LOST BROADCASTS 2012
21 - CLEAR SPOT july - 5 november 1972
MARK BOSTON rockette morton *
guitar * rhythm guitar ** bass guitar
ROY ESTRADA oréjon / audi hon *
bass guitar
BILL HARKLEROAD zoot horn rollo *
guitar * slide guitar
ART TRIPP ed marimba / ted cactus *
drums * percussion ** tattoos
DON VAN VLIET captain beefheart
* vocals * harmonica ** wings on singabus
studio guest THE
BLACKBERRIES ** background vocals #in&out
studio guest MILT
HOLLAND ** percussion #in(6)&out
studio guest RUSS
TITELMAN ** guitar #in(6)&out
releases:
CLEAR SPOT
five outtakes SUN
ZOOM SPARK 2014
bootlegged recordings:
cd #3 THE
SPOTLIGHT KID OUTTAKES 1971-1972 2000
22 - CLEAR TOUR 6 november 1972 - summer 1973
MARK BOSTON rockette morton *
bass guitar * guitar
ROY ESTRADA oréjon / audi hon *
bass guitar &out
BILL HARKLEROAD zoot horn rollo *
guitar * slide guitar
ALEX SNOUFFER alex (pyjama) st.
clair * guitar * slide guitar #in8
ART TRIPP ed marimba *
drums * percussion
DON
VAN VLIET captain beefheart * vocals *
harmonica
23 - NO GUARANTEE fall 1973 - mid march 1974 studio
MARK BOSTON rockette morton *
bass guitar ** guitar &out
BILL HARKLEROAD zoot horn rollo *
guitar * slide guitar &out
ALEX SNOUFFER alex
(pyjama) st. clair * guitar * slide guitar
&out
ART TRIPP ed marimba *
drums * percussion &out(34)
DON
VAN VLIET captain beefheart * vocals *
harmonica
studio guests:
two members of next line-up
release:
UNCONDITIONALLY
GUARANTEED 1974
24 - TRAGIC LIVE
BAND late march - june 1974
according to don
van vliet shouldn't be mentioned
x - x - don - x - x - x - x
release:
live 9 june 1974 LIVE - LONDON '74 2006
25 - TRAGIC BAND fall 1974 studio
according to don
van vliet shouldn't be mentioned except
ELLIOT INGBER winged eel
fingerling * guitar * slide guitar #in20
release:
BLUEJEANS AND MOONBEAMS
meet the NEXT line up
or go to the discography
for record details - but live recordings are part of the concerts
*
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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