The Best of Captain Beefheart and the Magic Band Captain Beefheart

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  • Release Date: 06/25/2002
  • Sales Rank: 31,739
  • Label: EMI IMPORT
  • UPC: 724353938321

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The Best of Captain Beefheart and the Magic Band

1LISTENSafe as Milk / Captain Beefheart & the Magic Band 5:29
2LISTENGimme Dat Harp Boy / Captain Beefheart & the Magic Band 5:03
3LISTENKandy Korn / Captain Beefheart & the Magic Band 5:07
4LISTENUpon the My-O-My / Captain Beefheart & the Magic Band 2:42
5LISTENNew Electric Ride / Captain Beefheart & the Magic Band 3:03
6LISTENParty of Special Things to Do / Captain Beefheart & the Magic Band 2:46
7LISTENTwist Ah Luck / Captain Beefheart & the Magic Band 3:17
8LISTENBlue Jeans and Moonbeams / Captain Beefheart & the Magic Band 5:02
9LISTENThe Floppy Boot Stomp / Captain Beefheart & the Magic Band 3:52
10LISTENBat Chain Puller / Captain Beefheart & the Magic Band 5:27
11LISTENRun Paint Run Run / Captain Beefheart & the Magic Band 3:39
12LISTENHot Head / Captain Beefheart & the Magic Band 3:23
13LISTENAshtray Heart / Captain Beefheart & the Magic Band 3:25
14LISTENIce Cream for Crow / Captain Beefheart & the Magic Band 4:36
15LISTENThe Past Sure Is Tense / Captain Beefheart & the Magic Band 3:23
16LISTENThe Witch Doctor Life / Captain Beefheart & the Magic Band 2:41

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This is a compilation of tracks from the Magic Band's tenure on the Virgin and Liberty labels. This is unfortunate on two counts: there is no material from the vital Reprise period (including the legendary Trout Mask Replica), and there are selections from Bluejeans & Moonbeams and Unconditionally Guaranteed, generally acknowledged as the weakest albums in the good Captain's catalog. Any best-of for a singular artist like Captain Beefheart is going to have some debatable inclusions and omissions, but five tracks combined from Bluejeans & Moonbeams and Unconditionally Guaranteed is too many, by almost anyone's estimation. By contrast, the Dust Blows Forward anthology has a grand total of one tune each from those albums. Aside from that, selections are nothing to quibble about, but those two mediocre efforts account for nearly one-third of this compilation. Beefheart fans, of course, will probably already own this material, and a true novice would probably be better-served with Dust Blows Forward, which covers Beefheart's entire career, encompassing all represented record labels. Sean Westergaard, All Music Guide

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