CAPTAIN'S CARGO
discography -
official releases
the LEGENDARY
A&M SESSIONS
recorded first half 1966 released 1966/84
THIS is part 1 the
SINGLES - go to part 2 the rest
session #1: 13
JANUARY 1966
who do you think you're fooling 2:09 b-side single #1
frying pan 2:02 b-side single #2
diddy wah diddy (e. mcdaniel / w. dixon) 2:22 a-side
single #1
words and music don [van] vliet (except where noted)
RICHARD
HEPNER * guitar
DOUG MOON
* guitar
JERRY
HANDLEY * bass guitar
ALEX SNOUFFER captain beefheart * drums
DON VAN VLIET *
vocals * harmonica
studio guest DAVID GATES ** harpsichord
usa promo release with wrong credit
*
session #2: JUNE
1966
moonchild (david gates) 2:26 a-side
single #2
here i am, i always am (don
[van] vliet) 2:31 outtake
ALEX
SNOUFFER alex (pyjama) st. clair * guitar
DOUG MOON *
guitar
JERRY
HANDLEY *
bass guitar
PAUL BLAKELY * drums *
percussion
DON VAN VLIET captain beefheart *
vocals * harmonica
- [original release 20 april 1966 single #1:] DIDDY WAH DIDDY wrongly credited to a. christensen / WHO DO YOU THINK YOU'RE FOOLING mono
- australia 1966 festival fk 1331 in paper or plastic company sleeve
(exists in different designs)
- sample 'immediate
release' stamp and round sticker on a-side small amount of copies extremely rare
- promo small 'for immediate release'
sticker on a-side 100
copies very rare
- standard issue 500 copies
- england 1968 london 5.559 in company sleeve extremely
rare some copies
distributed to belgium, (west) germany and
holland
- usa 1966 a&m (brown) 794 often in company sleeve (exists in different designs)
- white label promo not for sale
- personal promo sticker on a-side extremely rare
- without sticker
- dj copy with date stamp
- apr 13 1966
- apr 20 1966
- jun 4 1966
- stock copy
the release from london, england
*
release with correct credits
- [later release single #1:] DIDDY WAH DIDDY / WHO DO YOU THINK YOU'RE FOOLING mono
- canada 1968? a&m (white) 794 x manufactured by quality records limited very rare
- usa 1966 a&m (brown) 794 often in company sleeve (exists in different designs)
- MOONCHILD / FRYING PAN mono
- usa 1966 a&m (brown) 818 in company sleeve (exists in different
designs)
- promo white label not for sale
- with misprinted label side a without 'a&m' in company logo óne copy known
- perfectly printed labels
- dj
copy with 'oct 1966' stamp
- stock copy
- MOONCHILD / HERE I AM, I ALWAYS AM mono unreleased
- usa 1966 a&m [matrix no.] 1228/9 test pressing blank labels two copies known!
- MOONCHILD / WHO DO YOU THINK YOU'RE FOOLING mono
- england 1968 a&m (brown) ams 726 in company
sleeve (exists in different designs)
- advance promotion copy yellow label a-side (mis)titled 'moon child' label a-side with big 'a'
- dj copy stamped 24 may
- common promo
- stock copy
- solid-centre spindle hole
- push-out spindle hole
(part of) advertisement
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