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Captain Beefheart And The Magic Band
Captain Beefheart And The Magic Band


Background information
Birth name Don Glen Vliet
Born January 15, 1941
Born place Glendale, California, U.S.
Died December 17, 2010
Death place Arcata, California, U.S.
Genre(s) Experimental Rock
Blues
Blues Rock
Avant-garde
Psychedelic Rock
Progressive Rock
Years active 1964—1982
Label(s) Epic Records
Virgin Records
Atlantic Records
Reprise Records
Mercury Records
A&M Records
Blue Thumb Records
Associated acts The Tubes
Frank Zappa
The Mothers of Invention
Ry Cooder
Zoot Horn Rollo
Rockette Morton
John French
Jack Nitzsche
Gary Lucas
Moris Tepper



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Pet Shot Boys Cover Coldplay On Christmas EP

November 6, 2009
Pet Shot Boys Cover Coldplay On Christmas EPThe Pet Shop Boys are to release a festive EP, entitled 'Christmas', on December 14.

The five-track EP includes a new version of 'It Doesn't Often Snow At Christmas', which was originally released in 1997 exclusively to the band's fan club.

A re-imagining of Madness' 'My Girl' and a new version of 'All Over The World' from Pet Shop Boys' latest album 'Yes' is also included on the tracklisting.

A cover of Coldplay's 'Viva La Vida' also features on the EP.

The EP's release will precede the band's UK tour, which gets udner way in Glasgow on December 17.

The tracklisting for 'Christmas' is:

  1. It Doesn't Often Snow At Christmas
  2. My Girl
  3. All Over The World
  4. Viva La Vida/ Domino Dancing
  5. My Girl (Our House mix)

(by Jason Gregory)



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