Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band* – Grow Fins: Rarities (1965-1982)
Genre: | Blues |
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Style: | Blues Rock, Avantgarde |
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Tracklist
| Just Got Back From The City (1965-67) | |||
| Obeah Man (1966 Demo) | 2:47 | ||
| Just Got Back From The City (1966 Demo) | 1:53 | ||
| I'm Glad (1966 Demo) | 3:44 | ||
| Triple Combination (1966 Demo) | 2:48 | ||
| Here I Am I Always Am (Early 1966 Demo) | 3:15 | ||
| Here I Am I Always Am (Later 1966 Demo) | 2:32 | ||
| Somebody In My Home (1966 Live) | 3:03 | ||
| Tupelo (1966 Live) | 4:15 | ||
| Evil Is Going On (1966 Live) | 2:33 | ||
| Old Folks Boogie (1967 Live) | 3:15 | ||
| Call On Me (1965 Demo) | 3:04 | ||
| Sure Nuff N Yes I Do (1967 Demo) | 2:11 | ||
| Yellow Brick Road (1967 Demo) | 1:45 | ||
| Plastic Factory (1967 Demo) | 2:57 | ||
| Electricity (1967-68) | |||
| Electricity (1968 Live) | 3:42 | ||
| Sure Nuff N Yes I Do (1968 Live) | 2:57 | ||
| Rollin N Tumblin (1968 Live) | 11:08 | ||
| Electricity (1968 Live) | 3:54 | ||
| Yer Gonna Need Somebody On Yer Bond (1968 Live) | 6:25 | ||
| Kandy Korn (1968 Live) | 4:21 | ||
| Korn Ring Finger (1967 Demo) | 7:23 | ||
| Trout Mask House Sessions (1969) | |||
| (Untitled 1) | 4:59 | ||
| (Untitled 2) | 8:18 | ||
| Hair Pie: Bake 1 | 5:04 | ||
| Hair Pie: Bake 2 | 2:44 | ||
| (Untitled 5) | 1:04 | ||
| Hobo Chang Ba | 2:02 | ||
| (Untitled 7) | 1:57 | ||
| Hobo Chang Ba (Take 2) | 3:08 | ||
| Dachau Blues | 2:06 | ||
| Old Fart At Play | 1:23 | ||
| (Untitled 11) | 1:01 | ||
| Pachuco Cadaver | 4:08 | ||
| Sugar N Spikes | 2:40 | ||
| (Untitled 14) | 1:00 | ||
| Sweet Sweet Bulbs | 2:30 | ||
| Frownland (Take 1) | 2:51 | ||
| Frownland | 1:52 | ||
| (Untitled 18) | 1:10 | ||
| Ella Guru | 2:33 | ||
| (Untitled 20) | 0:08 | ||
| She's Too Much For My Mirror | 1:30 | ||
| (Untitled 22) | 0:35 | ||
| Steal Softly Through Snow | 2:22 | ||
| (Untitled 24) | 1:51 | ||
| My Human Gets Me Blues | 2:53 | ||
| (Untitled 26) | 1:05 | ||
| When Big Joan Sets Up | 4:32 | ||
| (Untitled 28) | 0:04 | ||
| (Untitled 29) | 0:56 | ||
| China Pig | 4:14 | ||
| Trout Mask House Sessions (Storytime Portion) (1969) | |||
| Blimp | 5:09 | ||
| Herb | 1:06 | ||
| Septic Tank | 0:51 | ||
| Overdub | 5:26 | ||
| Cannes Beach, France, 1968 | 6:58 | ||
| Electricity | |||
| Sure Nuff N Yes I Do | |||
| Amougies, Belgium, 1969 | 5:31 | ||
| She's Too Much For My Mirror | |||
| My Human Gets Me Blues | |||
| Detroit, Michigan, 1971 | 12:51 | ||
| When Big Joan Sets Up | |||
| Woe Is Uh Me Bop | |||
| Bellerin Plain | |||
| Paris, France, 1972 | 2:55 | ||
| Click Clack | |||
| Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band Grow Fins (1969-82) | |||
| My Human Gets Me Blues (1969 Live) | 3:56 | ||
| When Big Joan Sets Up (1971 Live) | 6:13 | ||
| Woe Is Uh Me Bop (1971 Live) | 2:46 | ||
| Bellerin Plain (1971 Live) | 3:26 | ||
| Black Snake Moan (1972 Radio Phone-In) | 1:04 | ||
| Grow Fins (1972 Live) | 5:12 | ||
| Black Snake Moan II (1972 Radio) | 1:52 | ||
| Spitball Scalped Uh Baby (1972 Live) | 9:16 | ||
| Harp Boogie I (1972 Radio) | 1:34 | ||
| One Red Rose That I Mean (1972 Live) | 1:48 | ||
| Harp Boogie II (1972 Radio) | 0:55 | ||
| Natchez Burning (1972 Radio) | 0:45 | ||
| Harp Boogie III (1972 Radio Phone-In) | 0:52 | ||
| Click Clack (1973 Live) | 2:53 | ||
| Orange Claw Hammer (1975 Radio) | 4:39 | ||
| Odd Jobs (1975 Piano Demo) | 5:13 | ||
| Odd Jobs (1976 Band Demo) | 5:12 | ||
| Vampire Suite (1980 Worktapes/Live) | 3:48 | ||
| Mellotron Improv (1978 Live) | 1:25 | ||
| Evening Bell (1980 Piano Worktape) | 0:56 | ||
| Evening Bell (1982 Guitar Worktape) | 2:18 | ||
| Mellotron Improv (1980 Live) | 2:22 | ||
| Flavor Bud Living (1980 Live) | 1:16 |
Credits (32)
Jeff HuntArt Direction
Jerry HandleyBass
Mark BostonBass
Victor HaydenBass Clarinet
Susan ArchieDesign, Layout
Alex Snouffer*Drums
Notes
Note: There was no 'Japanese Booklet' included in original issue, advertised by some sellers
The first release of this package of works was a 5xCD set, including a 112-page booklet, within a casebound outer that was inserted into a slipcase. This was on the Revenant label. 1 CD is enhanced. A promotional 'taster' CD was issued in the run up to this release, which has 'Beef [Revenant logo] Heart' on the spine.
This release was shortly followed by the first part of the content of the CD set on vinyl, as 'Vol I' of three. All 3 of these vinyl volumes were eventually rolled out on the combined labels of 'Xeric' and 'Table Of The Elements'. One advantage of the vinyl sets was the inclusion of a poster & a 24-page libretto, the latter included in each of the 3 volumes. The libretto measures W285mm x D300mm, with 2 wires. The poster measures W450 x D215 (215 x 215 folded). Both printed metallic* on white semi-gloss art paper. *[Gold, Vol I/Poster & Bronze Vols II & III].
The first issue of Vol I [XER-LP98] was limited to 3,000 copies, in which the poster was intended. However, this may not have occurred in early issues [some of which may have been over-stickered accordingly] and the poster may have appeared in the 2nd volume. 'Vol I' was reissued after all first issues were snapped up on day one.
Vol II was released 21st Sept 1999 [XER-LP97] and the third, Vol III, was released in December 2001 [XER-LP96]. It may confuse that the Cat#s are in descending order for some reason. Each vinyl volume is subtitled with the headings employed in the original CD set. The labels are numbered 1 to 12.
•CD1 = Vol I/Disc 1 (1-2)
•CD2 = Vol I/Disc 2 (3-4)
•CD3 = Vol II (5-8)
•CD4 = Vol II/Disc 2 (8)
•CD5 = Vol III (9-12)
The first release of this package of works was a 5xCD set, including a 112-page booklet, within a casebound outer that was inserted into a slipcase. This was on the Revenant label. 1 CD is enhanced. A promotional 'taster' CD was issued in the run up to this release, which has 'Beef [Revenant logo] Heart' on the spine.
This release was shortly followed by the first part of the content of the CD set on vinyl, as 'Vol I' of three. All 3 of these vinyl volumes were eventually rolled out on the combined labels of 'Xeric' and 'Table Of The Elements'. One advantage of the vinyl sets was the inclusion of a poster & a 24-page libretto, the latter included in each of the 3 volumes. The libretto measures W285mm x D300mm, with 2 wires. The poster measures W450 x D215 (215 x 215 folded). Both printed metallic* on white semi-gloss art paper. *[Gold, Vol I/Poster & Bronze Vols II & III].
The first issue of Vol I [XER-LP98] was limited to 3,000 copies, in which the poster was intended. However, this may not have occurred in early issues [some of which may have been over-stickered accordingly] and the poster may have appeared in the 2nd volume. 'Vol I' was reissued after all first issues were snapped up on day one.
Vol II was released 21st Sept 1999 [XER-LP97] and the third, Vol III, was released in December 2001 [XER-LP96]. It may confuse that the Cat#s are in descending order for some reason. Each vinyl volume is subtitled with the headings employed in the original CD set. The labels are numbered 1 to 12.
•CD1 = Vol I/Disc 1 (1-2)
•CD2 = Vol I/Disc 2 (3-4)
•CD3 = Vol II (5-8)
•CD4 = Vol II/Disc 2 (8)
•CD5 = Vol III (9-12)
Versions
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| Image | , | – | In Your Collection, Wantlist, or Inventory | Version Details | Data Quality | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Grow Fins Vol. I: Just Got Back From The City / Electricity 2×LP, Album | Xeric – XER-LP-98, Table Of The Elements – Sn 50 | US | 1999 | US — 1999 | Recently Edited | |||
 | Grow Fins Vol. II: Trout Mask House Sessions 2×LP, Album | Xeric – XER-LP- 97, Table Of The Elements – Sb 51 | US | 1999 | US — 1999 | ||||
 | Grow Fins: Rarities (1965-1982) 4×CD; CD, Enhanced; Box Set, Album | Revenant – Revenant 210 | US | 1999 | US — 1999 | ||||
 | Grow Fins: Rarities (1965-82) CD, Promo, Sampler | Revenant – none | US | 1999 | US — 1999 | Recently Edited | |||
 | Grow Fins Vol. II: Trout Mask House Sessions 2×LP, Album, Promo, White Label | Xeric – XER-LP- 97, Table Of The Elements – Sb 51 | US | 1999 | US — 1999 | Recently Edited | |||
 | Grow Fins Vol. II: Trout Mask House Sessions LP, Album, Test Pressing | Xeric – XER-LP 97 5/6 | US | 1999 | US — 1999 | New Submission | |||
 | Grow Fins Vol. II: Trout Mask House Sessions LP, Album, Test Pressing | Xeric – XER-LP 97 7/8 | US | 1999 | US — 1999 | New Submission | |||
 | Grow Fins Vol. III: Grow Fins 2×LP, Album, White Label | Xeric – XER-LP- 96, Table Of The Elements – Te 52 | US | 2001 | US — 2001 | Recently Edited |
Recommendations
1998 USCD —Compilation, Remastered
2001 USCD —Compilation, Remastered
Reviews
- I have to say this one of the Crown Jewels of my collection. Having been a Beefheart fan since the 70s I grabbed this when it came out. I have all his regular non bootleg releases and to be honest if I'm in the moody to listen to Beefheart I tend to play this before anything else just because this truly shows his personality more than any one of his single albums. The expression "Warts And All" comes to mind. On top of that the packaging is beautiful and stands out on the shelf. To think I originally grabbed it thinking it was an expanded "Trout Mask Replica", It's so much more.
Side 11 Track One: "Red Rose That I Mean (1972 Live)" is spelled differently from the "Red Nose Than I Mean (1972 Live)" on the CD, thoughts?- From the formative years of a pre low-register Beefheart in the 1966 demo of "Obeah Man" on the opening track of CD 1, to the instrumental complexities of the Gary Lucas rendering of "Flavor Bud Living" on the closing track 23, CD 5, this excellently produced and presented box set should enable every keen collector to join up an awful lot of dots in the magical musical journey of the obscure genius that is Captain Beefheart.
This is a formidable collection of cuts, track out-takes, field recordings, enhanced CD video footage, snippets and mutterings, all cleverly herded together by the production team and supported by a glossy 112-page booklet of extensive notes & photos that provides invaluable insights in the machinations of the band's development. This retrospective project, thanks to Revenant's John Fahey, has enabled John 'Drumbo' French to dig deep among band member's memories to provide a fascinating historical document. A credit to French, and one he didn't get on the all-important 'Trout Mask Replica', which is just one of the key albums you'll really need to familiarize yourself with - along with the 'Grow Fins' title source on 'The Spotlight Kid' - before tackling this five-star cornucopia of delights.
The highlight for me is the Captain's rendering of "Orange Claw Hammer", accompanied by Frank Zappa on acoustic guitar. A duet by two alumni of the genre who's paths crossed so often, but were alike as chalk and cheese. Possessing this box set is not a matter of life and death. It's more important than that...
Not one for the faint-hearted.
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