2006 digitally remastered reissue of this 1980 album. This album was harder and more powerful than its predecessor, Shiny Beast (Bat Chain Puller), and was widely regarded as the strongest album of his latter years. Features extensive liner notes written by Beefheart expert Mike Barnes. 12 tracks. Virgin.

The four long and winding blues jams that made up the original album are accompanied here by five bonus tracks from the same sessions-over 76 mind-blowing minutes!

In 1972 it probably seemed like the year belonged to a blues-tinged wall-of-sound rock band--maybe Deep Purple, who recorded Made in Japan that year--but from an aesthetic vantage, the blues-rock mantle has to go Captain Beefheart. In 1972 producer Ted Templeman took the controls for a pair of stunning Beefheart diamonds (in the rough of course), The Spotlight Kid and Clear Spot, both collected here in full on one CD. Beefheart's voice sounds rightly inimitable, growly and gruff and lyrically cryptic. For its part, the Magic Band is in top form as well, integrating marimba and an assortment of percussion into the slide guitar forestry. There's a distinct and good reason that the celebrated Beefheart box set of rarities is called Grow Fins: the tune, as it appears on this collection, is a classic terrain-defying testament of love as only Don Van Vliet (Beefheart) could provide, a surreal and funny little tune caught in a skein of rough-hewn music that's stood the test of time splendidly. --Andrew Bartlett

Reissue of the experimental rock icon's 1978 album. This 5 star album features 12 tracks including 'Tropical Hot Dog Night'.

2006 digitally remastered reissue of this 1982 release. Recorded with the inevitable Magic Band line-up change as a result of personal and financial conflict, it was the swansong for the career of Beefheart and represents his final musical offering before concentrating on his canvas painting, Features extensive liner notes written by Beefheart expert Mike Barnes. 13 tracks. Virgin.

1968 1994 8 Tracks

Before Safe As Milk and prior to the San Francisco Dance Concert boom of 1966, Beefheart and his early Magic Band recorded several sides for the fledging A&M Records of Los Angeles. Produced by David Gates.

Digitally remastered reissue of this 1967 release, one of Rock's 'greatest albums of all time'! This really is an album that no collection is complete without! With A&M junior popmeister Richard Perry, jack of all trades Ry Cooder and songwriting genius Russ Titelman, The Captain makes his first real shot at being legendary...and succeeds! Beautifully re-mastered and wonderful liner notes by Kris Needs with comments from the stars of today! 19 tracks. Rev-Ola. 2009.

Digitally remastered reissue of this 1967 release, one of Rock's 'greatest albums of all time'! This really is an album that no collection is complete without! With A&M junior popmeister Richard Perry, jack of all trades Ry Cooder and songwriting genius Russ Titelman, The Captain makes his first real shot at being legendary...and succeeds! Beautifully re-mastered and wonderful liner notes by Kris Needs with comments from the stars of today! 19 tracks. Rev-Ola. 2009.