Vinyl records

Captain Beefheart vinyl records

13 albums with 463 vinyl pressings between them. Open an album to see all its pressings and how to spot the first one.

Don Glen Vliet. Born: 15th January 1941, Glendale, California, USA. Died: 17th December 2010, Arcata, California, USA. Captain Beefheart, aka Don Van Vliet; vocalist, harp-player, saxophonist, flautist, songwriter, lyricist, poet & painter. As a frontman of "Captain Beefheart And His Magic Band" or working without , the captain recorded a dozen official albums. Several live releases would follow, some of them perhaps not entirely official. Van Vliet's career path was also interwoven with that of , and was followed by secluded 'retirement' with his wife in 1982 when he began painting full time. He maintained an affinity for wildlife throughout his life and was a keen conservationist.