The Legendary A&M Sessions

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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.

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 tune featured here, "Here I Am I Always Am", was apparently a rejected B-side which had remained unreleased until the EP's appearance in 1984.

Track listing

All songs composed by Don van Vliet, except where noted

Side one

1. "Diddy Wah Diddy" (Willie Dixon, Ellas McDaniel) – 2:28
2. "Who Do You Think You're Fooling?" – 2:10

Side two

1. "Moonchild" (David Gates) – 2:30
2. "Frying Pan" – 2:05
3. "Here I Am I Always Am" – 2:33

Personnel

• Don van Vliet (Captain Beefheart) – vocals, harmonica
• Doug Moon – guitar
• Richard Hepner – guitar
• Jerry Handley – bass
• Alex St. Clair Snouffer – drums (track 1–4)
• PG Blakely – drums (track 5)

References

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