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- ↑ "Moonlight on Vermont - Captain Beefheart & the Magic Band | Song Info | AllMusic". AllMusic .
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- ↑ ""A 20th Century Visionary" - Liverpool prepares to celebrate Captain Beefheart". 26 October 2017.
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