title: The Legendary A&M Sessions
text: # The Legendary A&M Sessions
  
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  The Legendary A&M Sessions is an extended play featuring five songs by Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band, recorded early in their career for their original record label A&M Records. The EP was released by the company in 1984 after Captain Beefheart had gone into retirement.
  
  ## Production
  
  The EP is compiled from two singles originally released through A&M in 1966. The first of these paired the Bo Diddley cover "Diddy Wah Diddy" with a track written by Don Van Vliet (Beefheart) called "Who Do You Think You're Fooling?"
  
  The second, "Moonchild", was written by producer David Gates (later of the band Bread), and was backed with Van Vliet's "Frying Pan".
  
  The fifth song, "Here I Am I Always Am", was a rejected B-side which was initially planned as the B Side of "Moonchild" (and appears as such on a test pressing) but was passed over in favor of "Frying Pan". It was first officially released on this EP.
  
  ## Track listing
  
  All tracks are written by Don Van Vliet, except where noted.
  
  ## Personnel
  
  * Don van Vliet (Captain Beefheart) – vocals, harmonica
  * Doug Moon – guitar
  * Richard Hepner – guitar
  * Jerry Handley – bass
  * Alex St. Clair Snouffer – drums (track 1–4)
  * PG Blakely – drums (track 5)
  