Release 2003
Don Van Vliet visited the same high school like FRANK ZAPPA .
After a first band called the BLACKOUTS, he formed the MAGIC BAND in 1964.
First single Diddy Wah Diddy was released by A&M in 1966, after a 2nd single flopp, he
signed with the Buddah label in 1967 , which released the 1st and 2nd LP.
He joined ZAPPAs MOTHERS around the same time, so in 1969 he joined ZAPPAs
Straight label for TROUT MASK REPLICA (1968 = freeform Rock) and the follow up; a more light
version of TROUT MASK... with LICK MY DECALS OFF BABY in 1970.
From 1971 on he was with REPRISE releasing in 1972, two great psychedelic Bluesrock LPs.
When he changed label again in the mid 70s, this time to the english VIRGIN, the LPs became
more mainstream influenced.
see :
Frank Zappa & Mothers Of Invention ; Mallard ; Ry Cooder - Rising Sons ;
Jeff Buckley ; Jeff Cotton ; Fraternity of Man ; Little Feat ; Gary Lucas ; Grandmothers ;
Style: great psychedelic Blues ; Free-Form-Rock ; Avantgarde
Musicians :
1967:
Don Van Vliet - vocals, harmonica; sax; John 'DRUMBO' French - drums, perc.;
Alex StClair Snouffer - steel guitar; Jeff Cotton - glassfinger guitar; Jerry Handley - bass;
Ry Cooder - slide guitar;
1968-74:
Don Van Vliet - vocals, harmonica, sax;
Zoot Horn Rollo - guitars, mandolin, steel guitar; Rockette Morton - rhythm guitar, bass;
Art Tripp - drums, perc.; Marc Marcellino - keyboards; Alex Saint Claire - guitar;
Orejon (=Roy Estrada) - bass; Ed Marimba - drums, perc.;
1974 - 1982 :
Don Van Vliet - vocals, harmonica, sax;
Dean Smith - guitar, bottleneck ; Ira Ingber, Bob West - bass; Gene Pello - drums;
Michael Smotherman, Mark Gibbons, Jimmy Caravan - keyboards, voc.;
Eric Drew Feldman - synthy, bass, mellotron, e-piano; Gary Lucas - guitar, glassfinger;
Jeff Moris Tepper - steel guitar, slide guitar, guitar; Bruce Fowler - trombone;
John 'DRUMBO' French - marimba, slide guitar, perc., drums;
Robert Arthur Williams, Cliff R.Martinez - drums, perc.; Jimmy Carl Black - voc., drums;
Richard Midnight Hatsize Snyder - bass, marimba, viola;
Tracks all by D. Van Vliet if not shown
Old black Snake (Spivey-Johnson) 1972
Im a King Bee (James Moore) 1973
The Blimp - Air Bass-Soft Shoe (Sax Improv) 1975
Im gonna Booglarize you Baby 1975
A Carrot is as close as aRabbit gets to a Diamond 1977
China Pig - Railroadism 1977
I love you, you big Dummy (Spoken) 1977
Grow Fins 1977
Floppy Boot Stomp 1977
One Nest rolls after another - Harry Irene 1978
The Dust blows forward n the Dust blows back 1978
Ashtray Heart 1981
Dirty Blue Gene 1981
Smithsonian Institute Blues 1981
One red Rose that I mean 1981
Veterans Day Poppy
Big eyed Beans from Venus 1981
Avalon Blues 1966
