A cult-like (the elder Zappa’s word) collection of musicians, Beefheart’s Magic Band reportedly spent eight months in a rented house in L.A. The mythology surrounding Trout Mask‘s recording is almost as captivating as the album’s collection of musical skits and off-kilter mumblings. The better way of saying it is, we want more people to discover what an amazing artist he is.” Streaming is key, Zappa believes, to that discovery. I don’t know that enough people love or respect Beefheart’s music as much as we do, you know? I don’t say that to be a jerk about it. “A dream would be to do a really great ,” he adds, envisioning a prospective release that would complement Revenant’s 1999 Beefheart rarities box. The newly revamped cover for ‘Trout Mask Replica.’ Now, Ahmet is set to introduce the art-rock classic to a new generation: On Friday, the record drops on hi-res streaming service Qobuz, moving to all streaming and digital platforms in 30 days. That album - which landed at Number 58 on Rolling Stone’s 2003 500 Greatest Albums of All Time list - has long been unavailable on streaming and digital outlets. And now, as a co-trustee of the Zappa Family Trust, he’s the custodian of some of Van Vliet’s catalog, including his weirdest and most-lauded record, 1969’s Trout Mask Replica. “I had a dream that I had a platypus in a briefcase,” Van Vliet said, then hung up.Īs the son of mad musical genius Frank Zappa, Ahmet grew up already immersed in the legacy of Beefheart, whose music his father produced and released. Gail Zappa wasn’t home, but Ahmet couldn’t fight his curiosity he asked the Magic Band leader what he’d dreamed of.
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“‘Because I had a dream I wanted to tell her about.'” “The fucking greatest that ever happened to me was when he called and said, ‘Hell-ooooo, is your mo-other there?'” Zappa tells Rolling Stone, imitating Don Van Vliet’s signature warble. One of Ahmet Zappa’s favorite memories of Captain Beefheart is the time he called the Zappa household to relate a particularly memorable dream.