Captain Beefheart

by Mike Barnes

Book Overview

The extraordinary story of a counterculture legend

Even in the 1960s, there was nothing on earth like Captain Beefheart and The Magic Band. After conventional rock beginnings The Captain - aka Don Van Vliet - formed his legendary band in 1964 and went on to stake out startling new possibilities for rock music.

The bizarre Beefheart classic Trout Mask Replica became an influential avant-garde double album, reflecting...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1780380763
• ISBN13: 9781780380766
• Release Date: November 2011
• Publisher: Amsco Publications
• Length: 434 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 5.2" x 7.8"