Here’s an extensive list of the vinyl and CD releases of Beefheart material that is of dubious origin.
Love them or loathe them bootleggers have provided the Beefheart fans with quite a number of goodies over the years. Some boots are quite exceptional, others are just dreadful. Find out which are which here.
This list also includes those releases that exist due to loopholes in the copyright system, legitimate labels taking a chance because no one seems to be protecting Don’s musical legacy.
Now that almost anyone can burn some CDs and create their own mini-bootlegging operation there are many more titles out there. These ‘burnlegs’ are often produced in very short runs and are next to impossible to keep track of and equally difficult to get hold of. So, in the majority of cases these are not included here apart from one or two exceptions. Then there’s the file sharing and torrents … but that’s another story and is not part of this list except, again, for a few special collections!
If you can supply information about other bootlegs that are out there, or can add something to what we have here please contact Steve on steve@beefheart.com
The list below is in reverse chronological order – the most recent release is at the top. If you’re looking for something specific you might prefer checking out the A-Z listing.
Year recorded: 1969
Year released: 2017
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Year recorded: 1967 & 1968
Year released: 2017
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Year recorded: 1965 – 67
Year released: 2017
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Year recorded: various
Year released: 2017
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Year recorded: 1981
Year released: 2016
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Year recorded: 1975
Year released: 2016
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Year recorded: 1970-72
Year released: 2016
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Year recorded: 1966-68 and 1973
Year released: 2015
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Year recorded: 1975
Year released: 2015
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Year recorded: 1974
Year released: 2015
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Year recorded: 1974
Year released: 2015
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Year recorded: various (1960s to 1980s)
Year released: 2015
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Year recorded: various 1970s
Year released: 2015
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Year recorded: 1974
Year released: 2015
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Year recorded: 1972
Year released: 2015
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Year recorded: 1972
Year released: 2015
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Year recorded: 1974
Year released: 2014
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Year recorded: 1973
Year released: 2014
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Year recorded: 1977
Year released: 2014
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Year recorded: 1975
Year released: 2014 (CD) & 2015 (vinyl)
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Year recorded: 1966 – 68
Year released: 2014
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Year recorded: 1980
Year released: 2014
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Year recorded: 1968 + various
Year released: 2013
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Year recorded: 1972
Year released: 2013
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Year recorded: 1970 and 1972
Year released: 2013
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Year recorded: 1976
Year released: 2012
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Year recorded: 1975
Year released: 2012
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Year recorded: mainly 1981
Year released: 2011
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Year recorded: 1972
Year released: 2011
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Year recorded: 1980
Year released: 2011
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Year recorded: 1959-81
Year released: 2011
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Year recorded: 1971-80
Year released: 2011
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Year recorded: 1972-73
Year released: 2011
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Year recorded: 1975
Year released: 2011
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Year recorded: 1975
Year released: 2010
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Year recorded: various
Year released: various
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Year recorded: 1969
Year released: 2008
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Year recorded: various
Year released: 2008
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Year recorded: 1975
Year released: 2008
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Year recorded: various
Year released: 2007
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Year recorded: 1972
Year released: 2007
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Year recorded: 1981
Year released: 2006
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Year recorded: 1978
Year released: n/a
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Year recorded: 1971-72
Year released: 2005
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Year recorded: 1967 & 1974
Year released: 2005
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Year recorded: 1972 – 80
Year released: 2004
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Year recorded: 1966 – 78
Year released: 2003
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Year recorded: 1980
Year released: various
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Year recorded: 1980
Year released: 2001
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Year recorded: 1978
Year released: 2001
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Year recorded: 1970 – 80
Year released: 2000
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Year recorded: 1980
Year released: 2000
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Year recorded: 1980
Year released: 2000
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Year recorded: 1975
Year released: 2000
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Year recorded: 1981
Year released: 1999
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Year recorded: 1981
Year released: 1999
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Year recorded: 1980
Year released: 1998
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Year recorded: 1975
Year released; 199?
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Year recorded: 1975
Year released; 199?
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Year recorded: various
Year released: 1998
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Year recorded: 1968-69
Year released: 1998
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Year recorded: various
Year released: 1997
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Year recorded: 1978
Year released: 1995
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Year recorded: 1959-69
Year released: 1995
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Year recorded: 1978-80
Year released: 1994
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Year recorded: various
Year released: 1994
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Year recorded: 1981
Year released: various
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Year recorded: 1976
Year released: various
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Year recorded: 1963-74?
Year released: 1994
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Year recorded: 1974
Year released: 1993
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Year recorded: 1974
Year released: 1993
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Year recorded: 1978
Year released: 1992
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Year recorded: 1975
Year released: 1985 & 1987
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Year recorded: 1975
Year released: 1982
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Year recorded: 1981
Year released: 1981
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Year recorded: 1978
Year released: 1981
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Year recorded: 1966, 75
Year released: 198?
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Year recorded: 1966 & 80
Year released: 198?
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Year recorded: 1974 & 80
Year released: 198?
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Year recorded: 1978
Year released: 198?
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Year recorded: 1973
Year released: 198?
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Year recorded: 1966
Year released: 198?
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Year recorded: 1966-71
Year released: 1989
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Year recorded: 1963-80
Year released: 198?
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Year recorded: 1980
Year released: 198?
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Year recorded: 1975
Year released: 198?
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Year recorded: 1980
Year released: 1980
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Year recorded: various
Year released: 1979
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Year recorded: 1963-74
Year released: 1976
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Year recorded: 1965
Year released: 196? / 197?
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