The Mirror Man Sessions is a Rock album by Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band, originally released in 1999. On Gatefold: 18 pressings tracked.
About
The music that comprises <i>The Mirror Man Sessions</i> was not released at the time of its creation. Recorded at TTG Studios in Hollywood in 1967 — just a few months after <i>Safe As Milk</i> —“Tarotplane,” “Trust Us” and “25th Century Quaker” show the Magic Band fully locking into its grunting groove for the first time. For his part, Van Vliet discharges a stream of lyrics that blend blue poetry and surrealism, but even more astounding is the playing of guitarist Alex St. Clair Snouffer and drummer John French. At a time when dozens of American and British acts were getting famous by playing watered-down version of songs by Howlin’ Wolf and Muddy Waters, the Magic Band absorbed the lessons of those forefathers and formulated a whole new strain of music. It may appear tumultuous, but they are as tuned-in to each other as John Coltrane’s classic quartet. The proceedings reach a feverish climax on “Kandy Korn,” a magnificent rock ‘n’ roll song, exploding in joy and fury.
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Tracklist
- 1Tarotplane19:07
- 225th Century Quaker9:48
- 3Mirror Man15:45
- 4Kandy Korn8:05
- 5Trust Us (Take 6)7:13
- 6Safe As Milk (Take 12)4:59
- 7Beatle Bones 'N' Smokin' Stones3:10
- 8Moody Liz4:31
- 9Gimme Dat Harp Boy3:32
Sound DNA
- Rock
- Blues Rock
- lo-fi
- intense
- occult
Notes from the original pressing. Later editions may differ.
All tracks were recorded between Oct and Nov 1967 at TTG Studios, LA, California, USA.
Tracks 1 to 4 were released as the 1971 LP Mirror Man.
By this time the band had adopted the moniker 'Captain Beefheart And The Magic Band'. That LP (and re-releases like this CD) therefore uses the earlier moniker 'Captain Beefheart And His Magic Band'.
The remaining five tracks appeared previously on the 1992 compilation I May Be Hungry But I Sure Ain't Weird - The Alternate Captain Beefheart.
Credits
The people behind it.
Performers
- Alex St. Clair SnoufferGUITAR MUSICIAN , GUITAR
- Captain BeefheartMUSICIAN , VOCALS , HARMONICA, SHENAI VOCALS , HARMONICA, SHENAI VOCALS, HARMONICA
- Don Van VlietVOCALS, HARMONICA, SHENAI , WRITTEN-BY
- Jeff CottonGUITAR MUSICIAN , GUITAR
- Jerry HandleyBASS MUSICIAN , BASS
- John FrenchDRUMS MUSICIAN , DRUMS
Rare pressing on Gatefold · 18 pressings tracked on Gatefold
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