Mallard - Heartstrings

Mallard was the name of a band featuring ex-members of Captain Beefheart's Magic Band.

In early 1974, after the recording of the uncharacteristically mainstream Unconditionally Guaranteed album, Bill Harkleroad (Zoot Horn Rollo), Mark Boston (Rockette Morton) and Art Tripp III (Ed Marimba) had finally had enough of working with Captain Beefheart (Don Van Vliet). They formed Mallard, with Sam Galpin on vocals and Rabbit Bundrick on keyboards, releasing their eponymous first album in 1975, with logistical support from Ian Anderson, who financed the recording using his mobile recording unit on his English estate. John French (Drumbo) was originally involved with the band, and co-wrote some songs.

In 1976 they released their second and last album, In a Different Climate, and performed some concerts in the UK. George Draggota now played drums, with John Thomas on keyboards. Thomas was briefly involved in The Magic Band, and in the early 1960s had been in Rattlesnake and Eggs with John French.

Despite the principal members' years together and unique musical abilities, as well as support from the British musical press, Mallard never achieved commercial success.

In 1994, both LPs by Mallard were released on CD by Virgin Records in the UK and in the USA.

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• Mallard
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• Horn
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• Harkelroad
• Mark
• Boston
• Art
• Tripp
• Captain
• Beefheart

[oojibar]

nice to hear this stuff on here - but the first Mallard album is way better.....try "A Piece of Me" or "Reign of Pain"

[Circuit7Active]

I have that album as well. Those songs are already on here at YT as live videos. I am just filling in some missing gaps. I've added "Bigfoot" and "Your Face on Someone Else" as well.

[JHelak]

This is great stuff. A touch of Beefheart, but the band shows they're on their own now.

[Ukrgeek]

If somebody interested, I personally dig Back on the Pavement and Winged Tuskadero

[doomsdayjesus39]

brilliant.....thanks.!!!

[glenbongo97]

This one of my all time favourite pieces of music. It has a groove, it is dynamic, it is beautifully arranged yet the playing is understated. Everything fits. Magic.

[fiatluxism]

great stuff - very old favourites and quite probably established a musical genre in their own right - funkjazzcountry.

[alargedog]

cool vid and mallard music #####

[irlandos1]

great stuff!..thanks for all Mallard uploads mate...cheers..

[unviciouscircle]

hey great upload ...and even getting alerts again....