In the Beefheart of Woodland Hills

Heard at the all-powerful BoingBoing, the Woodland Hills home where Captain Beefheart and his Magic Band recorded "Trout Mask Replica" is up for sale.

Yes, Woodland Hills is a rock 'n' roll mecca.

It'll cost you $849,900 for this baby, according to the post that started at The Captain Beefheart Radar Station, then made its way to Positive Ape Index, then BoingBoing and finally right here.

From the Beefheart site:

Why is it so important?

This is the house where a poverty stricken Magic Band were kept under virtual house arrest while honing the impossibly intricate album Trout Mask Replica, and subjected to virtual brain washing sessions to "help" coax the unique music out of them.

The music was written here; painstakingly transcribed by John French, taught to the band and many tracks on Trout Mask were even recorded here - Dust Blows Forward, Hair Pie Bake 1, China Pig, Well and Orange Claw Hammer along with much of the dialogue snippets ("No, it's Hair Pie" etc).

All of the Trout Mask Sessions section of Grow Fins was recorded here.

This was Don and Jan's first home together, where they lived before and after their wedding.

The "enchanted garden" photos from the cover of Trout Mask Replica and Grow Fins were taken here - the bridge under which John French was hiding was out the back of the property, bits of which still remain according to French.

The eucalyptus trees which Don was so concerned about hurting with his music lived here (no longer, sadly) resulting in him billing Frank Zappa for a tree surgeon to tend to them.

The lovely property, built in 1925 at 4295 Ensenada Drive in the 91364 ZIP code, according to the agent's listing, is a 2-bedroom, 1 bath (with one partial bath) "Coca Cola House Original Girard Cabin" (I have no idea what that means) with a palatial 1,150 square feet. It's on three lots and has a "mostly finished studio" on one of them. So give Realtor Robert Eisenberg of Pinnacle Estate Properties a call at (818) 707-3337 if you want a piece of the Beefheart.