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The following is a list of official releases by American musician Captain Beefheart. With various line-ups of musicians called The Magic Band, Beefheart released a total of 13 studio albums recorded between 1967 and 1982, after which he left music to concentrate on a career in painting, as Don Van Vliet. His catalogue has since been augmented with extra releases including an EP and various compilations of live material, studio outtakes and greatest hits releases.
| Captain Beefheart discography | |
|---|---|
| |
| Studio albums | 13 |
| EPs | 1 |
| Live albums | 3 |
| Compilation albums | 22 |
| Singles | 23 |
In addition to his work with the Magic Band over this period, Beefheart also collaborated with several other musicians, most notably Frank Zappa, a friend from his teenage years with whom he worked intermittently during his musical career.
| Year | Title | Notes | Magic Band personnel | Charts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US | UK[1] | ||||
| 1967 | Safe as Milk |
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— | — |
| 1968 | Strictly Personal |
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— | — |
| 1969 | Trout Mask Replica |
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— | 21 |
| 1970 | Lick My Decals Off, Baby |
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203 | 20 |
| 1971 | Mirror Man |
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— | 49 |
| 1972 | The Spotlight Kid |
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131 | 44 |
| 1972 | Clear Spot |
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191 | — |
| 1974 | Unconditionally Guaranteed |
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192 | — |
| 1974 | Bluejeans & Moonbeams |
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— | — |
| 1978 | Shiny Beast (Bat Chain Puller) |
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— | — |
| 1980 | Doc at the Radar Station |
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203 | — |
| 1982 | Ice Cream for Crow |
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— | 90 |
| 2012 | Bat Chain Puller |
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— | — |
| Year | Title | Notes | Magic Band personnel |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | The Legendary A&M Sessions |
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| Year | Single | Peak positions | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| UK | |||
| 1966 | "Diddy Wah Diddy" / "Who Do You Think You're Fooling" | — | The Legendary A&M Sessions |
| "Moonchild" / "Frying Pan" | — | ||
| 1967 | "Yellow Brick Road" / "Abba Zaba" | 57[A] | Safe as Milk |
| 1968 | "Moonchild" / "Who Do You Think You're Fooling" | 61[A] | The Legendary A&M Sessions |
| "Sure 'Nuff 'N Yes I Do" / "Yellow Brick Road" | — | Safe as Milk | |
| "Zig Zag Wanderer" / "Abba Zaba" | — | ||
| 1970 | "Pachuco Cadaver" / "Wild Life" | — | Trout Mask Replica |
| 1972 | "Too Much Time" / "My Head Is My Only House Unless It Rains" | — | Clear Spot |
| 1974 | "Upon the My-O-My" / "Magic Be" | — | Unconditionally Guaranteed |
| 1978 | "Sure 'Nuff 'N Yes I Do" / "Electricity" | — | Safe as Milk |
| "Hard Workin' Man" | — | Blue Collar Soundtrack | |
| 1982 | "Ice Cream for Crow" / "Light Reflected Off the Oceands of the Moon" | — | Ice Cream for Crow |
| Year | Single | Album |
|---|---|---|
| 1969 | "Plastic Factory" / "Where There's Woman" | Safe as Milk |
| 1972 | "Click Clack" / "Glider" | The Spotlight Kid |
Beefheart may also have performed uncredited (for contractual reasons) on other Zappa albums, including Freak Out! (1966) where he can be detected playing harmonica and singing.
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