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| An Ashtray Heart | ||||
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| Released | 2011 | |||
| Recorded | 1981 | |||
| Length | 75:29 | |||
| Label | Leftfield Media | |||
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An Ashtray Heart is a bootleg album by Captain Beefheart and his Magic Band. Recorded live in Toronto in 1981, it was released in 2011 after Beefheart's death in late 2010.
Captain Beefheart and the Magic Band (1964–1982)
The Magic Band (2003–2017)
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