Fantastic! That year my dad worked at the festival and took me along, and when Joe Cocker left the stage, Beefheart went up to play, and we were there to witness how they greeted like old friends. And Joe Cocker shook my hand (I was 11 years old then), never washed it anymore. Ahhhhh, sentimental old journey :-) Pinkpop at that time was fantastic. When it left Geleen, it became rubbish!

Don was truly a Captain of his own beautiful ship.

Not often said but .... a magnificant harp player!

Wish I had a time machine. If I did I'd go back to my 4 yr old self and have him say "Mummy, daddy. For my Birthday treat this summer can we go to Pinkpop festival and get down to the Dada-ist Blues stylings of the great Captain Beefheart? I promise to be really really really good for ever and ever." Love the super 8 look and great energy of this version.

I was at this Pink Pop festival in 1974. Unforgettable.

Every "terrible" decision Don made produced gold in the fullness of time. This is one. "Peaches '74" is another.

He was quite a force and an innovative artist. What's even more amazing is that the Mirror Man original recordings dated back to 1967!

man ....i love to have been there to see the great beefheart and his magic band.. awesome

Most inventive group of guys led by the captain , never be another band like them

What a Band!!!!

Who cares if it's not in synch ? Most people wouldn't know. But , the footage is amazing !

Thanks so much for posting this .

first heard captain 51 years ago changed my life turn lights off lay down and listen no one else like him just brilliant ian pert 2021

Morrison put his ass out there and on the line in many ways and at a very dangerous time that's hard to understand today!Jim and the Doors are one of the greatest bands ever,the Captain is also a true rock artist who lived and performed on the edge and never received the critical acclaim he deserved,no need at all to pit them against each other!!I do not get all of the grief leveled at the Doors,almost all their albums had many great songs where most other albums have only one or two?

Always love listening to the genius of this guy, an absolute diamond he was like a one off of piece of priceless jewelry, a law unto himself. 🎶✌️🎤

Good times. Wish I could experience it myself.

Beefheart clicked with me when I was 14; I didn't get the Doors until 4 years ago, I think it was Not To Touch the Earth, and My Wild Love...they send shivers down my spine just like the Good Captain (and also like the Captain, even a bad Doors album is way better than most other good albums) My 2 cents!

Saw the Captain several times. Superb.

Don was the Captain of a Magical Ship.

Really? Fantastic, this must be great to hear again so many years later!

mindblowing.........

RIP Good Captain. Devastated. Tonight the clouds are full of wine (not whiskey or rye). Take care.

superb video...a piece of history

music from another planet ..... unbelievable.

I hadn’t heard this before. Absolutely wonderful thanks ❤

When garage rock became profound. The harp parts are sick. Invention in its purest form.

Good song with the right ritme . ❤

Thank you for sharing. Clip is very well made. At least, I love it. Got the atmosphere of the day. ... And for the pathetic comments (below) ... If you got ears, you need to listen even better.

Subscribed, because of this contribution of yours. Thank you.

Thanks for all the Magic, Beefie, will always keep it close...party hardy time in whatever universe you're traversing

Brilliant ... Gosh i miss him and thankyou for this ....

Absolut fantastisch!! Superb Captain!

❤😂SHIT THE GUITARS ON THIS ARE SUBLIME SO EVERYTHING ELSE I LOVE IT ❤

some little kiddies parents played this when they were young. they hated and joked about it, but now they love it.

Thank you for the great file! Interesting!

Add my nail in the box.. RIP Donny ...I remember you in 71 baby... Gemma Inc.xo Have onr of your painitngs beside my Burroughs 'Shotgun Painitng'....

Thanks!

Das beste.

The good old days

CB are the best.The funky blues I love it.

A stellar edit!

Great song!!! *****

What a legend

this recording is from an album called "london 1974" isn't it?

Anything he touched became art.love the guy..

i feel the same & over Dano sticks . CAN R .I.P with thku ouch

Astounding!!!!!!

xtreme breathing then and today

hey, that's really great. cool hippie atmosphere back in these days...

wow., thank you. never seen before. LOVE It. pity there wasn't more footage in the original of the wonderful Capt. !

His London 1974 live album was a good one. It started out with this song.

I'm in the front row somewhere :)

Hell yeah

great stuff!

Awesome !!!

rest in peace, Don ...

Awesome vid, never heard this recording before, thanks for posting! But... How high is that stage?????!

Great performance

i should have been there.

Saw him at Notts Uni on a Hot sticky night he was BRILLIANT + Majik band His best quote of the night "Ive got too many fans, and not enough fans!!" Just far out man...

WOW !

@altohippiegabber Nee ik ben van Weert, maar ik was een vaste Pinkpopbezoeker tot pakweg 1980. Dit was tijdens de "commerciële" periode van de Captain, niet op zijn best, maar toch blij dat ik hem tenminste één keer live heb mogen zien.

Géant!

Tremendos , 🎸🔥🙏....Captain❤....desde Argentina 🇦🇷✌️

Great vid!

Ahoy, beefheads! Onward and upwards ye maties of the mighty sea! The captain is here and there and everywhere! Ya'll onboard?

Discovered the Captain through Frank Zappa. Another one of a kind.

'70s ROCKS !!!!!

There's one in every crowd!

great clip good to see The Captain back in the day even though it is 1974 not Don's best year musically

Molto bello!

I like the green train.

concur. Neither the complexity nor the wobble of the original. Still better than most everything else though. What a band that was. 1967 -1973 impeccable.

I 'm S o Jealous of u . Mindblowing

@MartijnHover ben je ook van Geleen? zo vet om the Captain in mijn woonplaats te zien lopen!! ik wou dat ik er bij had kunnen zijn

No Magic here. This is just a few months after Zoot Horn and the boys parted ways with the Captain.

goodbye captain....

Hoe lachwekkend is het om te bedenken dat afgelopen jaar Bieber.....mijn god wat is er aan de hand in de wereld??

The magic band didnt feature a saxophone or keyboards . Who were these guys ?

hey garland, I dig your tweet coat...

That's a fairly to the point description.

Toen pinkpop nog wat betekende.

Anyone know the intro/jam name before mirror man? Or was this just a live jam, like a warm-up jam?

Yes excellent, I too would like to know if the intro was a Beefheart soon to be song or what?

El Capitain - a tru DaDa ist

Did Tom Waits rip these guys off?

mazzelpik :O

how many people were there???

~~ A Sound Branch of The M uzi K Tree

if u new the words of captain on safe as milk u would now that he dont like to be called weirdo. he says i`m maybe hungry but i sure ain`t weird .

Band appears live at 3:18

74 isn´t tragic comparesed by now

Bukka white

@Lorddoucheington Ido not think you can get this from anywhere excepting here on Utube .And I AGREE THIS IS A SUPERB PERFORMANCE .Its a crying shame because I feel uplifted when I hear this. RUSTY.

Nothing like as good as the version on the 1969 album "Strictly Personal". That was an amazing track

Beefheart appears at 2:30

3:08 - 3:12 emo hair fix, i always knew it was pioneered somewhere, beefheart FTW

interesting early performance more bluesy!

Nothing at all wrong with this version. 4:54 fast metal muted guitar string scratching.

that is corect