Editing Captain Beefheart (section)

=== ''Mirror Man'' ===
In 1971, some of the recordings done for Buddah were released as ''[[Mirror Man (Captain Beefheart album)|Mirror Man]]'', bearing a [[liner note]] stating that the material had been recorded in "one night in Los Angeles in 1965". This was a ruse to circumvent possible [[copyright]] issues. The material was recorded in November and December 1967. It is a "[[jam session|jam]]" album, described as pushing "the boundaries of conventional blues–rock, with a Beefheart vocal tossed in here and there. Some may miss Beefheart's surreal poetry, gruff vocals, and/or free jazz influence, while others may find it fascinating to hear the Magic Band simply letting go and cutting loose."<ref>{{cite web|last=Huey |first=Steve |url= {{AllMusic|class=album|id=r416897|pure_url=yes}} |title=The Mirror Man Sessions &gt; Overview |website= Allmusic |date=June 1, 1999 |access-date=February 11, 2010}}</ref> The album's "miss-credit errors" also state band members as "Alex St. Clare Snouffer" (Alex St. Clare/Alexis Snouffer), "Antennae Jimmy Simmons" (Semens/Jeff Cotton) and "Jerry Handsley" (Handley).

During his first trip to England in January 1968, Captain Beefheart was briefly represented by [[mod (subculture)|mod]] icon [[Peter Meaden]], an early manager of [[the Who]]. The Captain and his band members were initially denied entry to the United Kingdom because Meaden had booked them for gigs without applying for the required [[work permit]]s.<ref>{{cite web |first=Graham |last=Johnston |url=http://www.beefheart.com/zigzag/articles/refuse.htm |title=Refusal of Leave to Land Report, dated 24 January 1968 |work=Beefheart.com |access-date=July 18, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110817060153/http://www.beefheart.com/zigzag/articles/refuse.htm |archive-date=August 17, 2011 }}</ref> Press coverage and public outcry resulted in the band being permitted to enter the UK, where they recorded material for [[John Peel]]'s [[BBC]] radio show and, on Friday January 19, appeared at [[Middle Earth (club)|Middle Earth]], where they played tracks from ''Safe as Milk'' and some of the experimental blues tracks from ''Mirror Man''. The band was met by an enthusiastic audience; French recalled the event as a rare high moment: "After the show, we were taken to the dressing room where we sat for hours as a line of what seemed like hundreds of people walked in one by one to shake our hands or get an autograph. Many brought imports of ''Safe as Milk'' with them for us to autograph ... It seemed like we had finally gained some reward ... Suddenly all the criticizing and intimidation and eccentricities seemed very unimportant. It was a glorious moment, one of the very few I ever experienced".<ref>French, p. 316</ref> By this time, the band had terminated their association with Meaden. On January 27, 1968, they performed in the [[MIDEM|MIDEM Music Festival]] on the beach at [[Cannes]].