Albums by or featuring ex-Magic Band members:

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Note that Amazon also provide extensive information about many of these albums, often including short sound-clips to give you a taster and comments from other customers.

There are several other albums that aren't listed here at the moment, purely because they aren't in stock at Amazon. If there are any that I have not featured here that are available at Amazon, please let me know.

The Magic Band - Back To The Front

Recording of a rehearsal of the reformed Magic Band in 2003. It can blow your head off at 10 paces.

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Zoot Horn Rollo - We Saw A Bozo Under The Sea

Instrumental fusion-esque solo debut from Bill Harkleroad.

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Mallard - Mallard / In A Different Climate

Mallard is the Magic Band sans-Captain following the '74 split and theis CD includes both of their studio albums.

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The Du-Tels - No Knowledge of Music Required (featuring Gary Lucas)

Released 2001, featuring Gary Lucas, a Holy Modal Rounder and a song called "Teletubbies Say 'Eh-Oh!'". No further recommendations required - it's essential.

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Level the Playing Field - Gary Lucas

A studio based companion to Improve The Shining Hour, in that it spans several years of Gary's career and features a host of collaborators from Mary Margaret O'Hara to Jon Langford.

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Street of Lost Brothers - Gary Lucas

Another fine colection of his exceptional guitar playing. The Opener Of The Way is one of the many stand outs among the instrumentals, always my favourites with Gary's music.

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Improve The Shining Hour - Gary Lucas

A retrospective album of Gary's career, included three live / rare Magic Band tunes, one with Don on vocals.

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Busy Being Born - Gary Lucas

The 1998 album of traditional Jewish tunes. It's tremendous fun.

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Evangeline - Gary Lucas

No information as yet. Released 1997

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Bad Boys Of The Arctic - Gary Lucas

No information as yet. Released 1994

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Gods & Monsters - Gary Lucas

No information as yet. Released 1992

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Skeleton At The Feast - Gary Lucas

An eclectic mixture simply dripping in ideas, all recorded live in The Netherlands and New York. Some very pleasing stuff in here.

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O Solo Drumbo - John French

An album of drum solos from Drumbo himself. Highly rated by the Internet Beefheart community.

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Waiting On The Flame - John French

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Live, Love, Larf & Loaf - French, Frith, Kaiser & Thompson

1987 collaboration from this bunch - John French (Magic Band), Fred Frith (Henry Cow), Henry Kaiser (the experimentalist and Beefheart-ologist) and Richard Thompson (Fairport Convention and numerous solo releases).

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Invisible Means - French, Frith, Kaiser & Thompson

Follow up to Live, Love, Larf and Loaf.

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Rising Sons - Rising Sons (featuring Ry Cooder and Gary 'Magic' Marker)

The Rising Sons featured among their ranks the pre-Magic Band Ry Cooder and Gary 'Magic' Marker along with Taj Mahal. This album swings so hard I can't possibly recommend it enough. Stunning and great fun.

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Ants Can Count - Bruce Fowler

Eleven tunes from the Magic Band's trombonist. Listen to sound clips at Amazon.

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Short Cuts Soundtrack (featuring Bruce Fowler)

Excellent soundtrack to a brilliant film, both of which feature Bruce on trombone.

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Keys Of Emotion - Robert Williams

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Nosferatu - Hugh Cornwell and Robert Williams

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Insert Title Here - The Mystery Band

Featuring Rick Snyder.

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Mu - Mu

Jeff Cotton (Antennae Jimmy Semens)'s post Beefheart band.

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The Fraternity Of Man - The Fraternity Of Man

Elliot Ingber (Winged Eel Fingerling)'s band prior to joining the Magic Band. Most famous for the song "Don't Bogart Me" from the Easy Rider soundtrack.

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Get It On - The Fraternity Of Man

See above.

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Moss Elixir - Robyn Hitchcock (featuring Jeff Moris Tepper)

This is an excellent album from 1996. Every song is a gem, classic Hitchcock.

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Frank's Wild Years - Tom Waits (featuring Jeff Moris Tepper)

Another favourite - perfect listening on a cold winter's day. "Blow wind blow, take me away..." Highly recommended.

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Frank Black - Frank Black (featuring Eric Drew Feldman)

Frank Black is, as you probably know, Black Francis from the Pixies. I found this a little disappointing and normal after his work with the mighty Pixies.

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Teenager of the Year - Frank Black (featuring Eric Drew Feldman)

I've never heard this one, but, despite having heard some good things about it, suspect it's pretty tepid. Judge for yourself.

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Is This Desire? - PJ Harvey (featuring Eric Drew Feldman)

Polly's stunning 1998 album was slightly tainted for me as its release coincided with an interview in which she talked at length about what a good thing fox hunting is. The music doesn't quite sound the same for me now. What would Don say??!

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Trompe Le Monde - The Pixies (featuring Eric Drew Feldman)

The Pixies' stunning final album.- check out the tune Planet of Sound for something really deranged.

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Manual of Errors - Snakefinger (featuring Eric Drew Feldman)

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Grace - Jeff Buckley (featuring Gary Lucas)

Highly accomplished debut which only occasionally veers into MOR territory. Not, however on the two tunes co-written with Gary Lucas which also feature him on guitar and are fabulous.

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