Captain Beefheart | The Spotlight Kid Outtakes | CD

Captain Beefheart, also known as Don Van Vliet, was a vocalist, harmonica player, saxophonist, flautist, songwriter, lyricist, poet and painter who fronted Captain Beefheart and His Magic Band. He was born in Glendale, California, on 15 January 1941 and died in Arcata, California, on 17 December 2010. He recorded a dozen official albums, and after 1982 he worked as a painter, exhibiting in galleries in New York, the UK and Europe.

The Spotlight Kid Outtakes is a one-disc compilation by Captain Beefheart and The Magic Band, issued on CD by Sutra in 2020 and released on 4 September 2020. The recordings were made at Record Plant Studios in Los Angeles in October and November 1971, and all songs were written by Don Van Vliet. Credits include Bill Harkleroad on guitar and acoustic guitar, Mark Boston on bass, John French on drums and percussion, Art Tripp on marimba, piano and maracas, and Don Van Vliet on vocals and harmonica.

Track List

1. Drink Paint Run Run
2. Seam Crooked Sam (Version 2)
3. Dirty Blue Gene (Version 1)
4. Sun Zoom Spark (Version 3)
5. Kiss Me My Love
6. Funeral Hill (Version 1)
7. Harry Irene (Jazzy Guitar Version)
8. Open Pins
9. Dual & Abdul
10. Semi-Multicoloured Caucasian (Version 2)
11. Balladino
12. Clear Spot (Instrumental)
13. Circumstances
14. I'm Gonna Booglarize You, Baby (Instrumental)
15. Low Yo Yo Stuff (Instrumental)
16. Semi-Multicoloured Caucasian (Version 1)
17. Little Scratch (Version 2)