discography - official releases
ceedee I MAY BE HUNGRY BUT I SURE AIN'T WEIRD
the alternate captain beefheart
recorded november 1967 - april 1968 released june 1992
&
2elpee IT COMES TO YOU IN A PLAIN BROWN WRAPPER
with two bonus tracks released august 2008
- elpee side 1 -
cd track 5 - gimme
dat harp boy 3:38 * * *
cd 11 - dirty blue gene (instrumental) 2:42 *
cd
2 - beatle bones 'n' smokin' stones 3:14 *
*
cd 7 - trust us (take 9) 7:27 * * *
- elpee side 2 -
cd 4 - safe
as milk (take 12) 5:05 * * *
cd 3 - moody liz
(take 8) 4:37 instrumental *
cd 6 - on tomorrow (instrumental) 7:01 * *
- elpee side 3 -
cd 9 - big black
baby shoes 4:54 instrumental *
cd 10 - flower pot 3:59 instrumental
*
previously released bonus - korn ring
finger 7:24 *
-
elpee side 4 -
cd 8 - safe as milk
(take 5) 4:17 * * *
cd 1 -
trust us (take 6) 7:19 * * *
unreleased bonus - moody liz (take 16) 4:30
instrumental
ceedee 54:13 minutes / 2elpee 64:59 minutes
words and music credited to don van vliet but
* words don van
vliet / herb bermann
* later version released on 1968 album STRICTLY PERSONAL
* bonus track of 1999
the mirror
man sessions
* bonus
track of 1999 safe as milk (with 7
extra tracks)
ALEX SNOUFFER alex (pyjama) st.
clair * guitar * slide guitar
JEFF COTTON antennae jimmy semens *
guitar * slide guitar
JERRY HANDLEY * bass
guitar
JOHN FRENCH drumbo *
drums * percussion
DON VAN VLIET captain beefheart *
vocals * harmonica ** musette (aka shehnai)
-------------------- CD
- I MAY BE HUNGRY BUT I SURE AIN'T WEIRD the alternate captain beefheart picture from 1969 on front with extensive liner notes
- england 1992 sequel nex cd 215
- germany 1992 sequel 215 nex
- japan 1993 buddah tecx 25422 booklet with notes and lyrics in english and japanese with obi strip track listing on back primarily in japanese made by teichiku records
- usa 1993 griffin music 4876 491 2
weird listening error from japan
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ALBUM
front of the wrapper
- 2elpee IT COMES TO YOU IN A PLAIN BROWN
WRAPPER reissue of
ceedee with two
bonus tracks
- usa 2008 sundazed lp 5217 gatefold with crosswise live picture from 1969 extensive liner notes and drawing by john 'drumbo' french audiophile
- originally in wrapper with hand-written lay-out
- later in factory-sealed plastic with
info on brown sticker
outside of the gatefold
-------------------- ALSO
- also see OTHER WORKS
- SAFE AS MILK with 7 bonus
tracks 6 tracks
- also see OTHER ALBUM COMBINATIONS
- the BUDDAH YEARS 4x
- ceedee ELECTRICITY 6x
- 2ceedee ELECTRICITY 7x
- SAFE AS MILK safe as milk [plus 7 bonus tracks] / mirror man (= the mirror man sessions) 12x
- SAFE AS MILK [plus 9 bonus tracks] 9x
- X2 safe as milk [plus 7 bonus tracks] / the mirror man sessions 12x
- ZIG ZAG WANDERER the best of the buddah years 4x
-------------------- compilations
(beefheart during a 1974 tragic
performance in holland)
- CAPTAIN BEEFHEART / frank zappa * RARE BEEFHEART 5 previously unreleased captain beefheart tracks / vintage zappa (frank zappa first recordings) ceedee holland 1991 disky communications dcd 5217 france 199? pop almanac pacd 7009 (sticker: cz 001) plate 'made in france by mpo' sticker says 'made in holland' france 1993 pop almanac pacd 7009 re-issue in 'the silver collection (silver lettering on black)' plate 'made in france by mpo' holland 1993 pop almanac pacd 7009 re-issue in 'the silver collection (silver lettering on black)' holland 1993 pop almanac pacd 7009 re-issue in 'the silver collection (black lettering on silver)' beatle bones 'n' smokin' stones [as pt. 1 0:35 and pt. 2 2:35] / trust us (take 9) / gimme dat harp boy / moody liz (take 8)
- 1969 the WOODSTOK generation 4cdset belgium 2019 radio 1 & radio 2 / universal 538 759 compiled by two dutch-speaking radio stations safe as milk (take 5)
- the BEST OF [on pink background:] UNDERGROUND MUSIC [tray window:] journey through the underground ceedee england 1994 kenwest music knewcda 740 also released as 'journey through the underground vol. 1' plate says: made in france by mpo no liner notes safe as milk (take 12) not to be confused with same-titled 'green' version
- JOURNEY THROUGH THE UNDERGROUND vol. 1 ceedee england 1994 kenwest music knewcd 740 also released as 'the best of underground music [pink version]' plate says: made in france by mpo with liner notes safe as milk (take 12)
- REBELLIOUS JUKEBOX the cd collection - first selection ceedee england 1993 melody maker mm reb jb 7001 mail order only from 'melody maker' magazine 'probable line-up' wrongly mentions ry cooder beatle bones 'n' smokin' stones [wrongly adds - part 1 while it is the complete song]
- WOODSTOCK 1969 génération 4cdset belgium 2019 rtbf / universal [cat.no. unknown] compiled by a french-speaking radio station 'classic 21' series safe as milk (take 5)
- also see various compilations
- the PSYCHEDELIC YEARS REVISITED trust us (take 9)
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