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Before gaining a cult with his avant-garde excursions in the late '60s, Captain Beefheart wielded a much more traditional sort of blues-rock. That's not to say that these two obscure mid-'60s A&M singles (packaged together on this five-song EP, which adds a previously unreleased track from the same era) aren't well worth hearing. The Captain's Howlin' Wolf-like growl led a tough outfit that ranked among the best early American blues-rock groups, and among the few that could reasonably emulate the Rolling Stones' toughness. Produced, unbelievably enough, by future Bread leader David Gates, this reissue includes their regional hit cover of Bo Diddley's "Diddy Wah Diddy." The best track, though, is "Moonchild," their shameless derivation of Howlin' Wolf's "Smokestack Lightning." Featuring wailing harmonica, stomping riffs and adventurous, quasi-psychedelic production, it was actually written by Gates himself. To think that the same man was also responsible for "If" and "Baby I'm A-Want You" blows the mind.
© Richie Unterberger /TiVo
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ELLAS MCDANIEL, ComposerLyricist - Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band, MainArtist - Don Van Vliet, Singer, AssociatedPerformer - DAVID GATES, Producer, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - WILLIE DIXON, ComposerLyricist - Alexis St. Clair Snouffer, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Rich Hepner, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Doug Moon, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1966 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band, MainArtist - Don Van Vliet, Singer, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - DAVID GATES, Producer, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Alexis St. Clair Snouffer, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Rich Hepner, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Doug Moon, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1966 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band, MainArtist - Don Van Vliet, Singer, AssociatedPerformer - DAVID GATES, Producer, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Alexis St. Clair Snouffer, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Rich Hepner, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Doug Moon, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1966 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band, MainArtist - Don Van Vliet, Singer, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - DAVID GATES, Producer, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Alexis St. Clair Snouffer, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Rich Hepner, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Doug Moon, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1966 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band, MainArtist - Don Van Vliet, Singer, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - DAVID GATES, Producer, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Rich Hepner, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Doug Moon, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - P.G. Blakely, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1984 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Albumbeschreibung
Before gaining a cult with his avant-garde excursions in the late '60s, Captain Beefheart wielded a much more traditional sort of blues-rock. That's not to say that these two obscure mid-'60s A&M singles (packaged together on this five-song EP, which adds a previously unreleased track from the same era) aren't well worth hearing. The Captain's Howlin' Wolf-like growl led a tough outfit that ranked among the best early American blues-rock groups, and among the few that could reasonably emulate the Rolling Stones' toughness. Produced, unbelievably enough, by future Bread leader David Gates, this reissue includes their regional hit cover of Bo Diddley's "Diddy Wah Diddy." The best track, though, is "Moonchild," their shameless derivation of Howlin' Wolf's "Smokestack Lightning." Featuring wailing harmonica, stomping riffs and adventurous, quasi-psychedelic production, it was actually written by Gates himself. To think that the same man was also responsible for "If" and "Baby I'm A-Want You" blows the mind.
© Richie Unterberger /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 5 track(s)
- Total length: 00:11:40
- Main artists: Captain Beefheart
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: A&M
- Genre: Pop/Rock Rock
© 1984 UMG Recordings, Inc. This Compilation ℗ 1984 UMG Recordings, Inc.
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