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Mallard
Mallard were the Magic Band after they left Beefheart in 1974
- 1976 US Original of In A Different Climate on Virgin PZ34489 -
FOR PROMOTION ONLY Ownership Reserved By CBS Sale Is Unlawful message
stamped in gold on back - normal record - Distributed by CBS Records
New York
- 1976 US Original of In A Different Climate on Virgin PZ34489 -
DEMONSTRATION Not For Sale message stamped in gold on back
and printed in black on record label - Front of cover has white paper
DJ timing strip stuck on with DEMONSTRATION Not For Sale message
and ``Suggested Cuts'' - Distributed by CBS Records New York
Here is information on a relatively recent release.
Both MALLARD LPs released on one 72 Minute CD:
Virgin Records Ltd. has
released a CD by the group MALLARD, with former musicians from Captain
Beefheart's Magic Band. Their debut 1975 album "Mallard" and their
second and final album from 1976 "In A Different Climate" are on one
CD. Both guitarist Bill Harkleroad (a.k.a. Zoot Horn Rollo) and bassist
Mark Boston (a.k.a. Rockette Morton) played with Captain Beefheart from
1969's "Trout Mask Replica" album through 1974's disastrous
"Unconditionally Guaranteed" album that caused the Magic Band to quit,
after Don Van Vliet (a.k.a. Captain Beefheart) hired outside producers
who ruined the exciting basic tracks with lame overdubs. Drummer Art
Tripp, who only appears on the first Mallard album, played with Frank
Zappa and was known as Ed Marimba while he was a member of Captain
Beefheart's Magic Band.
On "In A Different Climate", George Draggota
takes over on drums and John Thomas plays keyboards. The vocalist on
both albums is Sam Galpin. Mallard features great guitar playing
(especially incredible slide guitar) by Bill Harkleroad, who arranged
most of the music and who wrote a good portion of both albums. Another
Magic Band member, John French (a.k.a. Drumbo), wrote some of the first
Mallard album. Jethro Tull's Ian Anderson, a Magic Band fan, financed
their first album which resulted in their signing with Virgin Records
UK. The first Mallard album was only available in America as an import,
but "In A Different Climate" was distributed by CBS Records in America
during 1977 through its short lived deal with Virgin UK. The CD is now
available on the budget label Caroline Blue Plate (CAROL 1897) [Virgin
UK # 7243 8 39538 2 0]