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Captain Beefheart

The Spotlight Kid

60s 70s Remastered CD 'The Spotlight Kid' is the sixth album by Captain Beefheart Don Van Vliet and the Magic Band originally released in 1972 It is the only album formally credited solely to Captain Beefheart Often cited as one of the most accessible of Beefheart's albums it is solidly founded in the blues but also uses instruments such as marimba and jingle bells that are not typical of that genre 'Spotlight Kid' takes things lower and looser with a lot of typical Beefheart fun crawling around in weird strange ways Consider the ominous opening cut 'I'm Gonna Booglarize You Baby' it isn't just the title and Beefheart's breathy growl but Rockette Morton's purring bass Zoot Horn Rollo's snarling guitar Ed Marimba's brisk fade on the cymbals again and again and more The overall atmosphere is definitely relaxed and fun maybe one step up from a jam