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Captain Beefheart was an eccentric but hugely influential artist tortured by his failure to break into the mainstream. These are his best albums
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Two-disc clear-vinyl 50th-anniversary reissue of Captain's Beefheart and the Magic Band's Clear Spot, now with tasty extras icing the cake
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