Grimes – percussion Additional personnel Ira Ingber – bass Bob West – bass on "Observatory Crest" Gene Pello – drums Jimmy Caravan – keyboard, star machine Mark Gibbons – keyboards The personnel for "Captain's Holiday" are Tulsa musicians Chuck Blackwell - drums; Steve Hickerson - guitar; Richard Feldman - bass and Walt Richmond (of The Tractors) - piano. They are credited as the composers of the track. They played with Leon Russell; JJ Cale amongst others The track was reportedly found on a discarded reel in the studio. The harmonica on the track is not played by Captain Beefheart (by his own admission). References Captain Beefheart albums 1974 albums