- Captain Beefheart( Don Van Vliet )【 302 songs in total 】
- Don Van Vliet (/væn ˈvliːt/, born Don Glen Vliet; January 15, 1941 – December 17, 2010) was an American singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and visual artist best known by the stage name Captain Beefheart. He conducted a rotating ensemble called the Magic Band, with whom he released 13 studio albums between 1964 and 1982. His music blended elements of blues, free jazz, and rock with avant-garde composition, idiosyncratic rhythms, and his surrealist wordplay and wide vocal range. Known for his enigmatic persona, Beefheart frequently constructed myths about his life and was known to exercise an almost dictatorial control over his supporting musicians. Although he achieved little commercial or mainstream critical success, he sustained a cult following as a 'highly significant' and 'incalculable' influence on an array of new wave, punk, and experimental rock artists. He has been described as 'one of modern music's true innovators.'
An artistic prodigy in his childhood, Van Vliet developed an eclectic musical taste during his teen years in Lancaster, California, and formed 'a mutually useful but volatile' friendship with musician Frank Zappa, with whom he sporadically competed and collaborated. He began performing with his Captain Beefheart persona in 1964 and joined the original Magic Band line-up, initiated by Alexis Snouffer, the same year. The group released their debut album Safe as Milk in 1967 on Buddah Records. After being dropped by two consecutive record labels they signed to Zappa's Straight Records, where they released 1969's Trout Mask Replica; the album would later rank 58th in Rolling Stone magazine's 2003 list of the 500 greatest albums of all time. In 1974, frustrated by lack of commercial success, he pursued a more conventional rock sound, but the ensuing albums were critically panned; this move, combined with not having been paid for a European tour, and years of enduring Beefheart's abusive behavior, led the entire band to quit.
Beefheart eventually formed a new Magic Band with a group of younger musicians and regained contemporary approval through three final albums: Shiny Beast (1978), Doc at the Radar Station (1980) and Ice Cream for Crow (1982). Van Vliet made few public appearances after his retirement from music in 1982. He pursued a career in art, an interest that originated in his childhood talent for sculpture, and a venture which proved to be his most financially secure. His expressionist paintings and drawings command high prices, and have been exhibited in art galleries and museums across the world. Van Vliet died in 2010, having suffered from multiple sclerosis for many years.
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1010th Day Of The Human Totem Pole
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25th Century Quaker
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3
81 Poop Hatch - 2006 Digital Remaster
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81 Poop Hatch
1982
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Abba Zaba (Live Radio Sessions '67-'68)
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6
Abba Zaba (Radio Sessions) [Live]
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7
Abba Zaba (Remastered)
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8
Abba Zaba - Live
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9
Abba Zaba - Rotters, Liverpool 29 / 10 / 1980
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10
Abba Zaba
Don Van Vliet
2014
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11
Abba Zabba (Live)
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12
Abba Zabba - Live At Knebworth Park Saturday 5th July
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Abba Zabba
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14
Abba Zabba
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15
Ah Feel Like Ahcid
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16
Ant Man Bee
Van Vliet Don
1969
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17
Apes-Ma (Live)
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18
Apes-Ma
2012
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19
Ashtray Heart (1981) [Live]
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20
Ashtray Heart (Live)
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21
Ashtray Heart (Live)
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22
Ashtray Heart - 2006 Digital Remaster
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23
Ashtray Heart - Live at The Country Club 29/01/1981
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24
Ashtray Heart
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25
Ashtray Heart
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26
Autumn's Child (Mono)
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27
Autumn's Child
2014
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28
Bat Chain Puller (1981) [Live]
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29
Bat Chain Puller (Alternate Mix)(Provided)
2012
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30
Bat Chain Puller (Live)
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31
Bat Chain Puller - Live In Liverpool 1980
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32
Bat Chain Puller - Live
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33
Bat Chain Puller - Live
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34
Bat Chain Puller
2012
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35
Bat Chain Puller
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36
Bat Chain Puller
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37
Beatle Bones & Smokin' Stones
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38
Beatle Bones 'n' Smokin' Stones
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39
Beatle Bones And Smokin' Stones
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40
Bellerin' Plain
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41
Best Batch Yet (1981) [Live]
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42
Best Batch Yet (Live)
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43
Best Batch Yet (Live)
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44
Best Batch Yet
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45
Best Batch Yet
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46
Best Batch Yet
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47
Big Eyed Beans from Venus (1981) [Live]
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48
Big Eyed Beans From Venus - Live At Knebworth Park Saturday 5th July
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49
Big Eyed Beans from Venus - Live at The Country Club 29/01/1981
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Big Eyed Beans from Venus - Live
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51
Big Eyed Beans From Venus
Don Van Vliet
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52
Big Eyed Beans from Venus
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53
Bills Corpse
Van Vliet Don
1969
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54
Blue Jeans & Moonbeams
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55
Blue Jeans and Moonbeams
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56
Bluejeans And Moonbeams
1974
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57
Brick Bats
2012
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58
Brickbats - 2006 Digital Remaster
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59
Brickbats(Provided)
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60
Call On Me
2014
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61
Candle Mambo
2012
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62
Candle Mambo
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63
Cardboard Cutout Sundown
1982
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64
Chariot (Ah Carrot Is As Close As Ah Rabbit Gets To Ah Diamond)(Provided)
2012
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65
China Pig - Live
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66
China Pig
1969
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67
Circumstances
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68
Clear Spot
Don Van Vliet
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69
Click Clack (Live, 1973)
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70
Click Clack - Live at Bickershaw Festival 07/05/1972
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71
Click Clack - Live
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72
Click Clack
Don Van Vliet
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73
Crazy Little Thing
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74
Dachau Blues
1969
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75
Dachau Blues
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76
Dali's Car(Provided)
1969
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77
Diddy Wah Diddy
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78
Dirty Blue Gene - 2006 Digital Remaster
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79
Dirty Blue Gene - Live at The Country Club 29/01/1981
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80
Dirty Blue Gene(Provided)
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81
Doc At The Radar Station
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82
Doctor Dark (1981) [Live]
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83
Doctor Dark - Live In Liverpool 1980
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84
Doctor Dark - Live
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85
Doctor Dark
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86
Doctor Dark
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87
Dropout Boogie
2014
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88
Electricity (Live, 1968)
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89
Electricity - Live At Knebworth Park Saturday 5th July
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90
Electricity - Live
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91
Electricity
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92
Ella Guru
Van Vliet Don
1969
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93
Ella Guru
Van Vliet Don
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94
Evening Bell(Provided)
1982
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95
Fallin' Ditch
Van Vliet Don
1969
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96
Flash Gordon's Ape
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97
Flavor Bud Living(Provided)
2012
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98
Floppy Boot Stomp - Live at Bottom Line 25/11/1977
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99
Floppy Boot Stomp - Live
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100
Floppy Boot Stomp - Live
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101
Floppy Boot Stomp
2012
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102
Frownland (Take 1)
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103
Frownland
Don Van Vliet
1969
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104
Frownland
Don Van Vliet
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105
Frying Pan
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106
Further Than We've Gone
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107
Gimme Dat Harp Boy - Live At Knebworth Park Saturday 5th July
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108
Gimme Dat Harp Boy
Van Vliet Don
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109
Golden Birdies - Live
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110
Golden Birdies
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111
Grow Fins (Live, 1972)
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112
Grow Fins - Live at Bottom Line 25/11/1977
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113
Grow Fins - Live
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114
Grow Fins
Don Van Vliet
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115
Grown So Ugly
Robert Pete Williams
2014
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116
Hair Pie: Bake 1
1969
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117
Hair Pie: Bake 2(Provided)
1969
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118
Hard Working Man
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119
Harry Irene (Live)
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120
Harry Irene
2012
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121
Harry Irene
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122
Her Eyes Are a Blue Million Miles (Live)
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123
Her Eyes Are A Blue Million Miles - Live In Liverpool 1980
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124
Her Eyes Are A Blue Million Miles - Live
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125
Her Eyes Are a Blue Million Miles
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126
Her Eyes Are A Blue Million Miles
Don Van Vliet
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127
Here I Am I Always Am
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128
Hey Garland, I Dig Your Tweed Coat
1982
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129
Hobo Chang Ba (Live)
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130
Hobo Chang Ba
Peter Townshend
1969
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131
Hobo-Ism(Provided)
2012
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132
Hot Head (Saturday Night Live) [Live]
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133
Hot Head (Saturday Night Live, Nov 1980)
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134
Hot Head - 2006 Digital Remaster
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135
Hot Head - Live
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136
Hot Head
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137
Hot Head
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138
Hot Head
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139
Hothead (Live)
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140
Hothead(Provided)
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141
Hothead(Provided)
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Human Totem Pole (The 1000th And 10th Day Of The Human Totem Pole)
1982
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143
I Love You, Big Dummy
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144
I Wanna Find a Woman That'll Hold My Big Toe Till I Have to Go
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145
I'm Glad (1966 Demo)
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146
I'm Glad (Mono)
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147
I'm Glad
2014
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148
I'm Gonna Booglarise You Baby
Don Van Vliet
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149
I'm Gonna Booglarize You Baby - Live At Knebworth Park Saturday 5th July
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150
Ice Cream For Crow - 2006 Digital Remaster
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151
Ice Cream For Crow
1982
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152
Ink Mathematics - 2006 Digital Remaster
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153
Ink Mathematics
1982
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154
Kandy Korn (1981) [Live]
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155
Kandy Korn (Live Radio Sessions '67-'68)
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156
Kandy Korn (Live)
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157
Kandy Korn (Live, 1968)
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158
Kandy Korn - Live at Rotters 29/10/1980
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159
Kandy Korn - Live In Liverpool 1980
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160
Kandy Korn - Rotters, Liverpool 29 / 10 / 1980
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161
Kandy Korn
Don Van Vliet
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162
Lazy Music
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163
Lick My Decals Off, Baby
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164
Light Reflected Off The Oceans Of The Moon(Provided)
1982
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165
Long Neck Bottles
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166
Love Lies(Provided)
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167
Low Yo Yo Stuff - Live
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168
Low Yo Yo Stuff
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169
Making Love To A Vampire With A Monkey On My Knee - 2006 Digital Remaster
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170
Mirror Man (2006 Digital Remaster)
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171
Mirror Man (M.O. 1974) [Live]
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172
Mirror Man
1971
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173
Moonchild
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174
Moonlight On Vermont (Live)
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175
Moonlight On Vermont - Live At Knebworth Park Saturday 5th July
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176
Moonlight on Vermont - Live
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177
Moonlight On Vermont
Don Glen Van Vliet
1969
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178
My Head Is My Only House Unless It Rains
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179
My Human Gets Me Blues - Live At Knebworth Park Saturday 5th July
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180
My Human Gets Me Blues - Live In Liverpool 1980
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181
My Human Gets Me Blues - Live
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182
My Human Gets Me Blues
1969
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183
Neon Meate Dream Of A Octafish
Don Van Vliet
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184
Neon Meate Dream Of An Octafish
1969
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185
New Electric Ride - Live
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186
New Electric Ride
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187
Nowadays A Woman's Gotta Hit A Man (Live)
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188
Nowadays A Woman's Gotta Hit A Man - Live In Liverpool 1980
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189
Nowadays a Woman's Gotta Hit a Man
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190
Nowadays A Woman's Gotta Hit A Man
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191
Observatory Crest
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192
Odd Jobs
2012
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193
Old Fart At Play (Live)
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194
Old Fart At Play
Don Van Vliet
1969
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195
On Tomorrow
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196
Orange Claw Hammer (1975) [Live]
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197
Orange Claw Hammer - Live At Knebworth Park Saturday 5th July
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198
Orange Claw Hammer - Live Rare Studio Version
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199
Orange Claw Hammer - Live
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200
Orange Claw Hammer
Van Vliet Don
1969
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201
Owed T' Alex
2012
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202
Pachuco Cadaver - Live
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203
Pachuco Cadaver
Van Vliet Don
1969
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204
Party of Special Things to Do
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205
Party Of Special Things To Do
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206
Pena
Don Van Vliet
1969
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207
Petrified Forest
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208
Plastic Factory (Live Radio Sessions '67-'68)
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209
Plastic Factory (Radio Sessions) [Live]
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210
Plastic Factory
2014
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211
Pompadour Swamp
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212
Rock 'n' Roll's Evil Doll
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213
Run Paint Run Run - 2006 Digital Remaster
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214
Run Paint Run Run
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215
Run Paint Run Run
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216
Safe As Milk (Live)
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217
Safe As Milk - Live In Liverpool 1980
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218
Safe As Milk - Live
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219
Safe as Milk - Live
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220
Safe as Milk - Rotters, Liverpool 29 / 10 / 1980
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221
Safe As Milk
Don Van Vliet
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222
Same Old Blues
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223
Seam Crooked Sam
2012
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224
Semi-Multicoloured Caucasian(Provided)
1982
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225
She's Too Much For My Mirror
Don Van Vliet
1969
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226
Sheriff of Hong Kong (1981) [Live]
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227
Sheriff Of Hong Kong - 2006 Digital Remaster
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228
Sheriff Of Hong Kong - Live
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229
Sheriff of Hong Kong - Live
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230
Sheriff of Hong Kong(Provided)
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Sheriff of Hong Kong(Provided)
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232
Sheriff of Hong Kong(Provided)
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233
Sheriff of Hong Kong(Provided)
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234
Sheriff of Hong Kong(Provided)
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235
Skeleton Makes Good - 2006 Digital Remaster
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236
Skeleton Makes Good
1982
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237
Space-Age Couple
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238
Spoken Between Tracks
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239
Steal Softly Thru Snow
Van Vliet Don
1969
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240
Sue Egypt - 2006 Digital Remaster
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241
Sue Egypt(Provided)
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242
Sugar 'N Spikes
Van Vliet Don
1969
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243
Sugar 'n Spikes
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244
Sugar 'n' Spikes (Live In Liverpool 1980)
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245
Sugar 'N' Spikes (Live)
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246
Sun Zoom Spark - Live
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247
Sun Zoom Spark
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248
Sure 'Nuff 'n Yes I Do
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249
Sweet Sweet Bulbs
1969
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250
Sånt är Livet
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251
Tarotplane
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252
Telephone - 2006 Digital Remaster
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253
Telephone(Provided)
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254
The Blimp
1969
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255
The Buggy Boogie Woogie
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256
The Clouds Are Full of Wine (Not Whiskey or Rye)
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257
The Dust Blows Forward 'n The Dust Blows Back
1969
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258
The Dust Blows Forward 'N' the Dust Blows Back - Live at Texas Opry House 01/12/1978
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259
The Dust Blows Forward and the Dust Blows Back - Live
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260
The Floppy Boot Stomp (Live)
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261
The Host The Ghost The Most Holy-O
1982
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262
The Past Sure Is Tense
1982
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263
The Past Sure Is Tense
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264
The Smithsonian Institute Blues (Or the Big Dig)
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265
The Thousandth And Tenth Day Of The Human Totem Pole - 2006 Digital Remaster
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266
The Thousandth And Tenth Day Of The Human Totem Pole
1982
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267
The Witch Doctor Life - 2006 Digital Remaster
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268
The Witch Doctor Life
1982
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269
This Is the Day (M.O. 1974) [Live]
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270
This Is the Day (Remastered)
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271
This Is the Day
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272
This Is the Day
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273
Too Much Time
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274
Tropical Hot Dog Night (Live)
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275
Tropical Hot Dog Night(Provided)
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276
Trust Us
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277
Twist Ah Luck
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278
Upon the My-O-My (2006 Digital Remaster)
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279
Upon the My-O-My (m.o. 1974) [live]
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280
Upon the My-O-My (Remastered)
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281
Upon the My-O-My
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282
Veteran's Day Poppy
1969
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283
Veteran's Day Poppy
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284
Well (Live)
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285
Well
Don Van Vliet
1969
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286
When Big Joan Sets Up (Live, 1971)
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287
When Big Joan Sets Up (M.I. 1971) [Live]
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288
When Big Joan Sets Up
Van Vliet Don
1969
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289
When Big Joan Sets Up
Van Vliet Don
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290
When It Blows Its Stacks
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291
Where There's Woman
2014
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292
White Jam
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293
Who Do You Think You're Fooling?
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294
Wild Life
Van Vliet Don
1969
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295
Winnebago Sioux Indian / Pachuco Cadaver
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296
Woe-Is-Uh-Me-Bop
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297
Yellow Brick Road (Live Radio Sessions '67)
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298
Yellow Brick Road (Mono)
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299
Yellow Brick Road (Radio Sessions 67) [Live]
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300
Yellow Brick Road
Herb Bermann, Don Van Vliet
2014
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301
You Know You're a Man (Live)
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302
Zig Zag Wanderer
2014