CAPTAIN'S COVERS
cover versions

COVER VERSIONS bake 3 part 4
shiny beast (bat chain puller) - doc at the radar station - ice cream for crow - other

the legendary a&m sessions - safe as milk - mirror man - strictly personal - trout mask replica - lick my decals off, baby - the spotlight kid - clear spot - unconditionally guaranteed - bluejeans and moonbeams
overview of the performers

NOTE: this is a NO PRIORITY project: it is incomplete, and some external links might be dead

THE FLOPPY BOOT STOMP * discontinued stand sweden 1995 * the magic band #2 usa 2003 * the magic band #4 usa 2005 * admiral porkbrain usa 2012 * drum monster unski finland 2023

TROPICAL HOT DOG NIGHT * coati mundi germany? 1983 * dog eat dog finland 1989 * the barely works england 1990 * discontinued stand sweden 1995 * the web usa 1998 * the fourfathers england 1999 * matthew lewis usa 2000 * fast 'n' bulbous usa 2005 instrumental * carmelle safdie and serge pinsky usa 2012 * tw barf [country unknown] 2016 * the world of captain beefheart usa 2017 * froot doot usa 2020 * j.p. mantler canada 2021

ICE ROSE instrumental * meridian arts ensemble usa 1993 * alvin youngblood hart usa 1997 * the fourfathers england 1999 * matthew lewis usa 2000 * cowboy chips and the red rooster rodeo roundup usa 2000 * fast 'n' bulbous usa 2009 * noord nederlands toneel holland 2010 in theatre show * orange claw hammer scotland 2016

HARRY IRENE * good and gone [unknown] 1988 * discontinued stand sweden 1995 * 'tropical hot dog band' holland 1999 * flywheel australia 2002 * tom barman & guy van nueten belgium 2002 * last fair deal germany 2004 * doctor dark #1 usa 2006 * oso el roto france 2010 * the beefheart project holland 2011 * shortly after takeoff usa 2012 * claudio nuñez argentina 2017 instrumental * frank chandek and friends panama 2018 * schizophrenic spacers spain 2020

'two flamingos in a fruit fight...' back cover coati mundi 12"

YOU KNOW YOU'RE A MAN * fast 'n' bulbous usa 2009 instrumental

BAT CHAIN PULLER * discontinued stand sweden 1995 * the fourfathers england 1999 rehearsal * the fourfathers england 2000 live * doctor dark #1 usa 2003 * rosa ensemble & hans dagelet holland 2004 dutch text * noord nederlands toneel holland 2010 in theatre show * fuzzhead usa 2016 * william elliott whitmore usa 2018 * dominique claerbout belgium 2019 spoken word with different music * beefheart project toronto canada 2020

WHEN I SEE MOMMY I FEEL LIKE A MUMMY * meridian arts ensemble usa 1994 * fast 'n' bulbous usa 2005 instrumental * tintinabulus usa 2005 * orange claw hammer scotland 2016 instrumental

OWED T' ALEX * blue aeroplanes england 1983 * slub australia 1987 * the paul green school of rock music & denny walley usa 2008 * the magic band #5 usa 2009 * david berry & co. usa 2014 * men & volts usa 2017 * mono project [country unknown] 2022

CANDLE MAMBO * amy lavere usa 2011

LOVE LIES * palinckx holland 1996 * susheela raman england 2007 * noord nederlands toneel holland 2010 in theatre show * holly cole canada 2012 * watch the trap greece 2013 acoustic * the and holland 2014

SUCTION PRINTS instrumental * gary lucas usa 1988 * meridian arts ensemble usa 1993 * ex orkest holland 2002 * fast 'n' bulbous usa 2005 * the magic band #5 usa 2009 * noord nederlands toneel holland 2010 in theatre show * the muffin men england 2011 * the muffin men & denny walley england 2013 * the world of captain beefheart usa 2017 * orange claw hammer scotland 2021

APES-MA spoken word * dez cadena usa 1988 * meridian arts ensemble usa 1994 * meridian arts ensemble usa 1994 german text * ortho usa 2002 with noises * radio eris usa 2002 * rosa ensemble & hans dagelet holland 2004 dutch text * naythen wilson usa 2019

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HOT HEAD * that petrol emotion northern ireland 1988 * arno & the subrovnicks belgium 1994 * flieger erobern die welt switzerland 1994 german text * the black gang usa 1998 * matthew lewis usa 2000 * pro forma scotland 2001 * kill me tomorrow usa 2004 * baboons, rhinos, fools 'n' buffoons canada 2007 * cowboy chips and the red rooster rodeo roundup usa 2010 * arrington de dionyso usa 2011 * the beefheart project holland 2011 * tin vulva usa 2012 first of two-in-one cover * orange claw hammer scotland 2016 * boson stars usa 2022

ASHTRAY HEART * jean chaine usa 1995 * basketcase canada 1995 * cowboy chips and the red rooster rodeo roundup usa 2000 * the white stripes usa 2000 * beware the blunted needle usa 2002 * suburban terror project usa 2002 * big eyed beans from venus usa 2006 * tin vulva usa 2012 second of two-in-one cover * admiral porkbrain usa 2012 * qui usa 2017 * ant man bee usa 2018

A CARROT IS AS CLOSE AS A RABBIT GETS TO A DIAMOND instrumental * henry kaiser usa 1988 * meridian arts ensemble usa 1994 * discontinued stand sweden 1995 * brokeback usa 1997 * the fourfathers england 2000 * the black gang usa 1999 * benjamin horrendous england 2002 * rosa ensemble & hans dagelet holland 2004 * fast 'n' bulbous usa 2005 * maurizio curadi italy 2012 in medley

RUN PAINT RUN RUN * planet orange holland 1999 live * planet orange holland 2000 studio * big mess orchestra usa 2002

SUE EGYPT * taco the wonderdog usa 199? * oso el roto france 2010

BRICKBATS * admiral porkbrain usa 2011

DIRTY BLUE GENE * mike watt usa 2002 * admiral porkbrain usa 2012

TELEPHONE * beefheart project toronto canada 2020

FLAVOR BUD LIVING instrumental * henry kaiser usa 1988 * gary lucas usa 1988 * fast 'n' bulbous usa 2001 * big eyed beans from venus usa 2006 * noord nederlands toneel holland 2010 in theatre show * maurizio curadi italy 2012 in medley * orange claw hammer scotland 2016 first of two-in-one cover

SHERIFF OF HONG KONG * the jack and jim show usa / germany 1993 * spycker usa? 2019 instrumental

MAKING LOVE TO A VAMPIRE WITH A MONKEY ON MY KNEE * bite the wax tadpole usa 1990 * the fourfathers england 1999 * beefheart project toronto canada 2020

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ICE CREAM FOR CROW * the membranes england 1988 * discontinued stand sweden 1995 * terry edwards & the scapegoats england 2000 * terry edwards' large door england 2000 * old farts at play usa 2002 * doctor dark #! usa 2002 * fast 'n' bulbous usa 2009 instrumental * oso el roto france 2010 * admiral porkbrain usa 2011

THE HOST THE GHOST THE MOST HOLY-O * scissor shock usa 2008 * beefheart project toronto canada 2020 simplified recital 

SEMI-MULTICOLOURED CAUCASIAN instrumental * orange claw hammer scotland 2021

EVENING BELL instrumental * gary lucas usa 1988 * the magic band #3 usa 2003 * fast 'n' bulbous usa 2005  * the magic band #4 usa 2005

CARDBOARD CUTOUT SUNDOWN * tolan mcneil canada 2008

THE PAST SURE IS TENSE * the jack and jim show usa / germany 1993 * discontinued stand sweden 1995 * cowboy chips and the red rooster rodeo roundup usa 2000 * winterbrief usa 2001 * old farts at play usa 2002 * doctor dark #1 usa 2002 * fast 'n' bulbous usa 2009 instrumental * doctor dark #2 usa 2002

INK MATHEMATICS * monotract usa 2002 spanish text

THE WITCH DOCTOR LIFE * the fourfathers england 1999 studio * the fourfathers england 1999 live * global transmission usa 2002

'81' POOP HATCH spoken word * the rudy schwartz project usa 2013 * david tantamount usa 2016

THE THOUSANDTH AND TENTH DAY OF THE HUMAN TOTEM POLE * john french usa 1996 * rosa ensemble & hans dagelet holland 2004 dutch text

SKELETON MAKES GOOD * beefheart project toronto canada 2020 instrumental

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KISS ME MY LOVE aka TWO LIPS IN A HAYSTACK aka TWO RIBS IN A HAYSTACK 1972 * the come ons usa 2004 * nelson locke usa 2020

SAFE AS MILK with 7 bonus tracks (1999)

KORN RING FINGER 1967 * bright usa 2002

THE DUST BLOWS FORWARD (1999)

LITTLE SCRATCH 1972 instrumental * matthew lewis usa 2000

GROW FINS (1999)

SAM WITH THE SHOWING SCALP FLAT TOP * russ stedman usa 2009

MAN WITH THE WOMAN HEAD * billy mahonie england 1999

FRANK ZAPPA * MYSTERY DISC old masters box one (1985)

METAL MAN HAS WON HIS WINGS text: don van vliet 1964 * doctor dark #1 usa 2005

playing cover versions of captain beefheart songs might get you
LOCKED IN A DUTCH COFFEESHOP like the JACK AND JIM SHOW
as a dutchman, i know how dangerous it is:
the trouble is you never want to get out !

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