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

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LINE UP part four
october 1971 - fall 1974
meet all crews


19 - LIVE SPOTLIGHT #1 october 1971 - february 1972

captain beefheart and the
                      magic band - line up #19 - bill harkleroad / zoot
                      horn rollo, elliot ingber / winged eel fingerling,
                      art tripp / ed marimba, don van vliet / captain
                      beefheart, mark boston / rockette morton - 22
                      january 1972 boston - picture by jay pollack
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 * harmonica

bootlegged recording:
 
several tracks THE SPOTLIGHT KID OUTTAKES 1971-1972 2000

live performances 1971 and live performances 1972


20 - LIVE SPOTLIGHT #2 march - june 1972

captain beefheart and the magic band - line up
                  #20 - elliot ingber / winged eel fingerling, art tripp
                  / ed marimba, mark boston / rockette morton, don van
                  vliet / captain beefheart, bill harkleroad / zoot horn
                  rollo, roy estrada / oréjon / audi hon - 8 april 1972
                  amsterdam, holland - picture by gijsbert hanekroot
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

live performances


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

live performances


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

live performances 1972 and live performances 1973


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

captain
                  beefheart and the magic band - line up #24 - 1974 live
                  'tragic band'
x - x - don - x - x - x - x

release:
live 9 june 1974 LIVE - LONDON '74 2006

live performances


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

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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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