Herb Bermann is an American lyricist, screenwriter, and actor. He is best known for co-writing the 1967 debut album '' Safe as Milk'' for Captain Beefheart and His Magic Band. The second album ''

Strictly Personal ''Strictly Personal'' is the second album by Captain Beefheart and his Magic Band. It was originally released in October 1968 as the first album on the Blue Thumb Records label. It was released nearly a year after the band had taken to the stud ...

'' featured four of Bermann's songs, however he was uncredited: "Safe As Milk", "Trust Us," "Gimme Dat Harp Boy," and "Kandy Korn" A screenplay he co-wrote with

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became the inspiration for

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's 1970 album ''

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''. A book featuring his known and previously unpublished lyrics, ''The Mystery Man from the Magic Band'', was published in 2015 by Brass Tacks Press.

Selected works

Discography

* '' Safe as Milk'' (1967), Captain Beefheart and his Magic Band, Label:

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, Producers:

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and Bob Krasnow. * ''

'' (1968) uncredited, Captain Beefheart and his Magic Band, Label: Blue Thumb, Producer: Bob Krasnow.

Films

* ''Malibu Song'' (2006), Director: Natalie Lettner and Werner Hanak, Producer: Eurotrash Productions.

Books

* ''The Mystery Man from the Magic Band: Captain Beefheart's Writing Partner Revealed'' (2015), Herb Bermann, Introduction by John French, Interview by Derek Laskie, Foreword by Alec Baldwin, Publisher: Brass Tacks Press.

Awards

* 1971 Writers Guild of America Award (Outstanding Teleplay) – ''The Psychiatrist: Par for the Course'', producer (

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), director Steven Spielberg.

References

External links

* American lyricists American screenwriters 21st-century American male actors Captain Beefheart Living people Year of birth missing (living people) The Magic Band members {{US-entertainer-stub