| instruments |
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| 1967-04 | Abba Zaba | | drums (drum set) | Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band | 2:44 |
| 1967-04 | Abba Zaba | | drums (drum set) | Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band | 2:44 |
| 1967-04 | Autumn's Child | | drums (drum set) | Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band | 4:02 |
| 1967-04 | Autumn’s Child | | drums (drum set) | Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band | 4:02 |
| 1967-04 | Call on Me | | drums (drum set) | Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band | 2:37 |
| 1967-04 | Call On Me | | drums (drum set) | Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band | 2:37 |
| 1967-04 | Dropout Boogie | | drums (drum set) | Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band | 2:32 |
| 1967-04 | Dropout Boogie | | drums (drum set) | Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band | 2:32 |
| 1967-04 | Electricity | | drums (drum set) | Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band | 3:07 |
| 1967-04 | Electricity | | drums (drum set) | Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band | 3:07 |
| 1967-04 | Grown So Ugly | | drums (drum set) | Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band | 2:27 |
| 1967-04 | Grown So Ugly | | drums (drum set) | Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band | 2:27 |
| 1967-04 | I'm Glad | | drums (drum set) | Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band | 3:31 |
| 1967-04 | I’m Glad | | drums (drum set) | Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band | 3:31 |
| 1967-04 | Plastic Factory | | drums (drum set) | Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band | 3:08 |
| 1967-04 | Plastic Factory | | drums (drum set) | Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band | 3:08 |
| 1967-04 | Sure 'Nuff 'N Yes I Do | | drums (drum set) | Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band | 2:15 |
| 1967-04 | Sure ’Nuff ’n Yes, I Do | | drums (drum set) | Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band | 2:15 |
| 1967-04 | Where There's Woman | | drums (drum set) | Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band | 2:09 |
| 1967-04 | Where There’s Woman | | drums (drum set) | Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band | 2:10 |
| 1967-04 | Yellow Brick Road | | drums (drum set) | Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band | 2:28 |
| 1967-04 | Yellow Brick Road | | drums (drum set) | Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band | 2:28 |
| 1967-04 | Zig Zag Wanderer | | drums (drum set) | Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band | 2:40 |
| 1967-04 | Zig Zag Wanderer | | drums (drum set) | Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band | 2:40 |
| 1967-10 – 1967-11 | Big Black Baby Shoes | John French | drums (drum set) | Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band | 4:51 |
| 1967-10 – 1967-11 | Big Black Baby Shoes | | drums (drum set) | Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band | 4:50 |
| 1967-10 – 1967-11 | Dirty Blue Gene | John French | drums (drum set) | Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band | 2:43 |
| 1967-10 – 1967-11 | Dirty Blue Gene | | drums (drum set) | Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band | 2:43 |
| 1967-10 – 1967-11 | Flower Pot | | drums (drum set) | Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band | 3:55 |
| 1967-10 – 1967-11 | Flower Pot | John French | drums (drum set) | Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band | 3:56 |
| 1967-10 – 1967-11 | Korn Ring Finger | | drums (drum set) | Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band | 7:26 |
| 1967-10 – 1967-11 | Korn Ring Finger | John French | drums (drum set) | Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band | 7:27 |
| 1967-10 – 1967-11 | On Tomorrow | John French | drums (drum set) | Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band | 6:57 |
| 1967-10 – 1967-11 | On Tomorrow | | drums (drum set) | Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band | 6:56 |
| 1967-10 – 1967-11 | Safe as Milk (take 5) | John French | drums (drum set) | Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band | 4:14 |
| 1967-10 – 1967-11 | Safe As Milk (Take 5) | | drums (drum set) | Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band | 4:13 |
| 1967-10 – 1967-11 | Trust Us (take 9) | John French | drums (drum set) | Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band | 7:22 |
| 1967-10 – 1967-11 | Trust Us (Take 9) | | drums (drum set) | Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band | 7:22 |
| 1968-04-25 – 1968-05-02 | Ah Feel Like Ahcid | John French | drums (drum set) | Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band | 3:05 |
| 1968-04-25 – 1968-05-02 | Beatle Bones 'n Smokin' Stones | John French | drums (drum set) | Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band | 3:19 |
| 1968-04-25 – 1968-05-02 | Beatle Bones 'n' Smokin' Stones | John French | drums (drum set) | Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band | 3:18 |
| 1968-04-25 – 1968-05-02 | Gimme Dat Harp Boy | John French | drums (drum set) | Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band | 5:04 |
| 1968-04-25 – 1968-05-02 | Kandy Korn | John French | drums (drum set) | Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band | 5:06 |
| 1968-04-25 – 1968-05-02 | On Tomorrow | John French | drums (drum set) | Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band | 3:27 |
| 1968-04-25 – 1968-05-02 | Safe as Milk | John French | drums (drum set) | Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band | 5:27 |
| 1968-04-25 – 1968-05-02 | Safe as Milk | John French | drums (drum set) | Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band | 5:26 |
| 1968-04-25 – 1968-05-02 | Son of Mirror Man - Mere Man | John French | drums (drum set) | Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band | 5:20 |
| 1968-04-25 – 1968-05-02 | Trust Us | John French | drums (drum set) | Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band | 8:09 |
| Abba Zaba | John French | drums (drum set) | Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band | 2:43 |
| Ant Man Bee | | drums (drum set) | Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band | 3:57 |
| Ashtray Heart | John French | drums (drum set) | Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band | 3:26 |
| Ashtray Heart | John French (Drumbo) | drums (drum set) | Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band | 3:25 |
| Ashtray Heart | John French | guitar | Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band | 3:26 |
| Bills Corpse | | drums (drum set) | Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band | 1:49 |
| Bird In God's Garden / Lost And Found | | drums (drum set) | French Frith Kaiser Thompson | 5:43 |
| Click Clack | John French | drums (drum set) | Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band | 3:31 |
| Dachau Blues | | drums (drum set) | Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band | 2:22 |
| Ella Guru | John French | drums (drum set) | Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band | 3:06 |
| Ella Guru | | drums (drum set) | Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band | 2:27 |
| Fallin’ Ditch | | drums (drum set) | Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band | 2:08 |
| Flavor Bud Living | | guitar | Captain Beefheart | 1:50 |
| Frownland | | drums (drum set) | Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band | 1:41 |
| Grow Fins | John French | drums (drum set) | Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band | 3:31 |
| Hair Pie: Bake 1 | | drums (drum set) | Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band | 4:59 |
| Hair Pie: Bake 2 | | drums (drum set) | Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band | 2:23 |
| Hobo Chang Ba | | drums (drum set) | Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band | 2:02 |
| Hot Head | John French | guitar | Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band | 3:20 |
| I Wanna Find a Woman That'll Hold My Big Toe Till I Have to Go | John French | percussion | Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band | 1:54 |
| I Wanna Find a Woman That'll Hold My Big Toe Till I Have to Go | John French | drums (drum set) | Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band | 1:54 |
| Lick My Decals Off, Baby | John French | drums (drum set) | Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band | 2:38 |
| Lick My Decals Off, Baby | John French | percussion | Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band | 2:38 |
| Making Love to a Vampire With a Monkey on My Knee | John French | guitar | Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band | 3:12 |
| Moonlight on Vermont | John French | drums (drum set) | Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band | 3:56 |
| Moonlight on Vermont | | drums (drum set) | Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band | 3:59 |
| My Human Gets Me Blues | John French | drums (drum set) | Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band | 2:47 |
| Neon Meate Dream of a Octafish | | drums (drum set) | Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band | 2:26 |
| Odd Jobs | | guitar | Captain Beefheart | 5:15 |
| Old Fart at Play | John French | drums (drum set) | Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band | 1:54 |
| Old Fart at Play | | drums (drum set) | Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band | 1:51 |
| Pachuco Cadaver | | drums (drum set) | Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band | 4:40 |
| Pena | | drums (drum set) | Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band | 2:34 |
| Seam Crooked Sam | | guitar | Captain Beefheart | 3:09 |
| She’s Too Much for My Mirror | | drums (drum set) | Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band | 1:41 |
| Sheriff of Hong Kong | John French (Drumbo) | bass | Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band | 6:38 |
| Sheriff of Hong Kong | John French (Drumbo) | bass | Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band | 6:34 |
| Sheriff of Hong Kong | John French (Drumbo) | drums (drum set) | Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band | 6:34 |
| Sheriff of Hong Kong | John French (Drumbo) | drums (drum set) | Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band | 6:38 |
| Steal Softly Thru Snow | | drums (drum set) | Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band | 2:19 |
| Sue Egypt | John French | guitar | Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band | 2:58 |
| Sugar ’n Spikes | John French | drums (drum set) | Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band | 2:30 |
| Sweet Sweet Bulbs | | drums (drum set) | Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band | 2:21 |
| The Madness of Love | | membranophone | Adams, French, Kaiser & West | 5:33 |
| The Smithsonian Institute Blues (Or the Big Dig) | John French | percussion | Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band | 2:11 |
| The Smithsonian Institute Blues (Or the Big Dig) | John French | drums (drum set) | Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band | 2:11 |
| Veteran’s Day Poppy | | drums (drum set) | Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band | 4:32 |
| When Big Joan Sets Up | | drums (drum set) | Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band | 5:18 |
| When It Blows Its Stacks | John French | drums (drum set) | Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band | 3:42 |
| Wild Life | | drums (drum set) | Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band | 3:10 |
| Woe-Is-Uh-Me-Bop | John French | drums (drum set) | Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band | 2:03 |
| Woe-Is-Uh-Me-Bop | John French | percussion | Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band | 2:03 |
| vocals |
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| Bird In God's Garden / Lost And Found | | | French Frith Kaiser Thompson | 5:43 |
| The Madness of Love | | lead vocals | Adams, French, Kaiser & West | 5:33 |
| instruments |
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| 1967-10 – 1967-11 | The Mirror Man Sessions | John French | drums (drum set) | Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band | |
| 2004-07-07: Peel Sessions, Maida Vale Studios, London, Eng | | drums (drum set) | The Magic Band | |
| A Carrot Is as Close as a Rabbit Gets to a Diamond | John French (Drumbo) | marimba | Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band | |
| A Carrot Is as Close as a Rabbit Gets to a Diamond | John French (Drumbo) | slide guitar | Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band | |
| A Carrot Is as Close as a Rabbit Gets to a Diamond | John French (Drumbo) | guitar | Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band | |
| Bat Chain Puller | | drums (drum set) | Captain Beefheart | |
| Doc at the Radar Station | John French (Drumbo) | marimba | Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band | |
| Doc at the Radar Station | John French (Drumbo) | slide guitar | Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band | |
| Doc at the Radar Station | John French (Drumbo) | guitar | Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band | |
| Doc at the Radar Station | John French (Drumbo) | slide guitar | Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band | |
| Doc at the Radar Station | John French (Drumbo) | marimba | Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band | |
| Doc at the Radar Station | John French (Drumbo) | guitar | Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band | |
| Doc at the Radar Station | John French (Drumbo) | slide guitar | Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band | |
| Doc at the Radar Station | John French (Drumbo) | marimba | Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band | |
| Doc at the Radar Station | John French | guitar | Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band | |
| Doc at the Radar Station | John French | marimba | Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band | |
| Doc at the Radar Station | John French (Drumbo) | guitar | Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band | |
| Doc at the Radar Station | John French (Drumbo) | slide guitar | Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band | |
| Doc at the Radar Station | John French (Drumbo) | marimba | Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band | |
| Doc at the Radar Station | John French (Drumbo) | guitar | Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band | |
| Doc at the Radar Station | John French (Drumbo) | slide guitar | Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band | |
| Doc at the Radar Station | John French (Drumbo) | marimba | Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band | |
| Doc at the Radar Station | John French (Drumbo) | guitar | Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band | |
| Doc at the Radar Station | John French (Drumbo) | slide guitar | Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band | |
| Doc at the Radar Station | John French (Drumbo) | marimba | Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band | |
| Doc at the Radar Station | John French (Drumbo) | guitar | Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band | |
| Doc at the Radar Station | John French (Drumbo) | marimba | Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band | |
| Doc at the Radar Station | John French (Drumbo) | guitar | Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band | |
| Doc at the Radar Station | John French (Drumbo) | slide guitar | Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band | |
| Invisible Means | John French | drums (drum set) | French Frith Kaiser Thompson | |
| It Comes to You in a Plain Brown Wrapper | John French aka "Drumbo" | drums (drum set) | Captain Beefheart + His Magic Band | |
| Lick My Decals Off, Baby | Drumbo | percussion | Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band | |
| Lick My Decals Off, Baby | Drumbo | percussion | Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band | |
| Live, Love, Larf & Loaf | John French | drums (drum set) | French Frith Kaiser Thompson | |
| Live, Love, Larf & Loaf | John French | drums (drum set) | French, Frith, Kaiser, Thompson | |
| Live, Love, Larf & Loaf | John French | drums (drum set) | French Frith Kaiser Thompson | |
| Mirror Man | Drumbo | drums (drum set) | Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band | |
| Mirror Man | Drumbo | drums (drum set) | Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band | |
| The Spotlight Kid / Clear Spot | Drumbo | drums (drum set) | Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band | |
| Trout Mask Replica | Drumbo | drums (drum set) | Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band | |
| Trout Mask Replica | Drumbo | drums (drum set) | Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band | |
| Trout Mask Replica | Drumbo | drums (drum set) | Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band | |
| Trout Mask Replica | Drumbo | drums (drum set) | Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band | |
| liner notes |
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| Bat Chain Puller | John French | | Captain Beefheart | |
| It Comes to You in a Plain Brown Wrapper | John French | | Captain Beefheart + His Magic Band | |
| vocals |
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| 2004-07-07: Peel Sessions, Maida Vale Studios, London, Eng | | | The Magic Band | |
| Invisible Means | John French | lead vocals | French Frith Kaiser Thompson | |
| Live, Love, Larf & Loaf | John French | | French Frith Kaiser Thompson | |
| Live, Love, Larf & Loaf | John French | | French Frith Kaiser Thompson | |
| Live, Love, Larf & Loaf | John French | | French, Frith, Kaiser, Thompson | |
