Captain Beefheart Discography
Magic Band Members' Discographies
Victor Hayden
aka The Mascara Snake
Victor
was Don's cousin, and seems to have been an unusual character. He had
artistic inclinations but wasn't a musician. He hung around with Don
and the Magic Band on and off in the early years to such an extent that
he became a member of the band for a short while.
He played bass clarinet on Trout Mask
Replica - possibly only on Hair Pie Bake 1 - and was part of the
one-off incarnation of the Magic Band that played the Amougies Festival
in 1969. This was the extent of his musical involvement although he
was apparently going to be part of the new Magic Band put together in
1976 (but nothing came of it). He is also, of course, fondly remembered
for the 'fast 'n' bulbous' spoken word piece with Don on Trout Mask.
His main artistic interest has been painting, an example of which appeared
on the cover of the Bluejeans and Moonbeams
album.
Another record cover of his was for The Melvins and their 1986 single
Gluey Porch Treatments
In 1991 he produced a large poster ad for Absolut Vodka. Take a look
at it here - http://absolutad.com/absolut_gallery/singles/pictures/?id=2131&_s=singles/
I have found references to exhbitions of his paintings at
- The Emporium Gallery in Encinitas (date unknown)
- The Time Is Always Now in New York (2002?)
- The Forgotten Works Gallery in Seattle (2004). This one seems to have been showing excerpts from a graphic novel he had written and illustrated.
He seems to have spent much of his life living in the Seattle area in small isolated communities or even totally on his own as he doesn't much care for the modern world.
Pamela des Barres (ex-GTO and infamous groupie) cites Victor, who she calls her 'forever friend', as the person who completely changed her view on life.
There used to be a website - The Victor Hayden Experience - which included an interview with Victor by Kevin Delaney. Sadly this is no longer online but I took a copy of the interview before the site vanished - read the interview with Victor Hayden. I did talk to Kevin about a this interview a few years back and he told me that Victor was not interested in discussing his connection with Don and the Magic Band. It's still worth checking out though.
The site that had examples of Victor's artwork is no longer online so here are a few of his wonderfully odd paintings.
Magic Band Albums
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