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American Bandstand phone interview 1966
Brief television phone interview on American Bandstand with Captain Beefheart from 16 June 1966 followed by studio dancers dancing to Diddy Wah Diddy.
Beat Club television performance 1972
For many years, a classic performance of I’m Gonna Booglarize You Baby from German television show Beat Club in 1972, circulated among fans. Then in 2012Read More
Cannes beach performance on Bouton Rouge 1968
On 27 January 1968 Captain Beefheart and The Magic Band performed on the beach at Cannes, France, in front of the Martinez Hotel. They were inRead More
Chorus Paris television performance 1980
This recording was taken from Chorus, a French television programme. The performance took place at Théatre De L’Empire, Paris on 7 November 1980. Track list Nowadays ARead More
Detroit Tube Works 1971
Hmmm… is this the very best surviving clip of Captain Beefheart and The Magic Band? I think it could be: Recorded on 15 January 1971 atRead More
Dr Demento interview from 1978
If you can cope with the interviewer’s ego then this is pretty entertaining - hear it!
Frank Zappa discussing Trout Mask Replica 1969
From 1969 with Don, possibly in London. Hear it!
Frank Zappa, Don Van Vliet and George Duke Lecture 1975
This lecture took place at the Gifford Auditorium, Syracuse, 23rd April 1975. Don is fairly quiet throughout the lecture; when asked a direct question he givesRead More
Ice Cream For Crow promo video 1982
There was also a great promotional video for the title track of the final album, with its striking shots of desert landscapes, Don’s paintings, tumbleweeds andRead More
John Peel interview
Welcome to my very favourite item here at the Radar Station. It’s a streaming audio interview broadcast on the John Peel show on the 24th AprilRead More
KCRW, Santa Monica, interview and phone in with Kristine McKenna
18th October 1987 interview with Don’s friend Kristine McKenna. Hear it!
KHSU live telephone interview
Recorded and broadcast live in 1972 by a DJ entirely unable to cope with Don, and who could really blame him? Hear it!
Lick My Decals Off, Baby telly ad
Well this is pretty special. A television advertisement was made, shown, audiences angered and then banned. As John French comments in The Artist Formerly Known As CaptainRead More
Magic Band reunion multimedia
Live performances and documentary about the 21st Century Magic Band.
Meatball Fulton interview
Here you will find streaming audio files which make up a full interview which took place in California, July 1969, between Don Van Vliet and MeatballRead More
Michael Tearson interviews Don in Philadelphia 1972
By Michael Tearson - hear it!
Old Grey Whistle Test 1974
See Captain Beefheart perform Upon The My Oh My on The Old Grey Whistle Test on 29 May 1974, after the departure of the Magic Band:Read More
Orange Claw Hammer with Frank Zappa
This version of Orange Claw Hammer is one of my very favourite things that either Captain Beefheart or Frank Zappa ever recorded. It’s an acoustic performanceRead More