Captain Beefheart The Biography

Author: Mike Barnes

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Price : $60.00 NZD
ISBN : 9781780380766
Publisher : Omnibus Press
Imprint : Omnibus Press
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Weight (g) : 0.481
Publication date : May 2011
Dimensions : 198mm X 129mm X 31mm
Produced in : United Kingdom
RRP : 29.95
Availability date : December 2011
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Author : Mike Barnes
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Edition : 811
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Dewey classification : 782.42166092
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Pages : 424
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9781780380766

Description

Following Don Van Vliet's death Mike Barnes will look to reassess his legacy through new interview material and with reference to reports and eulogies that appeared in the media. Mike Barnes gives an assured survey of all of Don Van Vliet's creative work as well as an insight into the extraordinary personality behind it and the history of a truly original rock band.

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Barnes gets the story, and with the full participation of those brave musicians who attempted to interpret Beefheart's sometimes otherworldy methodology. The Times.

Author description

Mike Barnes was a regular contributor to Select magazine and his work regularly appears in Mojo and Wire. He plays the drums.

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