The Legendary A&M Sessions
EP by
Captain Beefheart and his Magic Band
ReleasedOctober 1984
Recordedearly 1966
GenreBlues rock
Length11:46
LabelA&M
ProducerDavid Gates
Captain Beefheart and His Magic Band chronology
Ice Cream for Crow
(1982)		 The Legendary A&M Sessions
(1984)		 Grow Fins
(1999)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic [1]

The Legendary A&M Sessions is an extended play featuring five songs by Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band, recorded early in their career for their original record label A&M Records. The EP was released by the company in 1984 after Captain Beefheart had gone into retirement.

Production

The EP is compiled from two singles originally released through A&M in 1966. The first of these paired the Bo Diddley cover "Diddy Wah Diddy" with a track written by Don Van Vliet (Beefheart) called "Who Do You Think You're Fooling?"

The second, "Moonchild", was written by producer David Gates (later of the band Bread), and was backed with Van Vliet's "Frying Pan".

The fifth song, "Here I Am I Always Am", was a rejected B-side which was initially planned as the B Side of "Moonchild" (and appears as such on a test pressing) but was passed over in favor of "Frying Pan". It was first officially released on this EP.[2]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Don Van Vliet, except where noted

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Diddy Wah Diddy"Willie Dixon, Ellas McDaniel2:28
2."Who Do You Think You're Fooling?" 2:10
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Moonchild"David Gates2:30
2."Frying Pan" 2:05
3."Here I Am I Always Am" 2:33

Personnel

Notes

  1. ↑ Unterberger, Richie. AllMusic review
  2. ↑ Barnes, p. 357

References

  • Barnes, Mike (2000). Captain Beefheart. Omnibus Press. ISBN 1-84449-412-8
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