Herb Bermann Explained

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 featured four of Bermann's songs, though he was uncredited: "Safe As Milk", "Trust Us," "Gimme Dat Harp Boy," and "Kandy Korn"^{[1] [2]}

A screenplay he co-wrote with Dean Stockwell became the inspiration for Neil Young's 1970 album After the Gold Rush.

A book featuring his known and previously unpublished lyrics, The Mystery Man from the Magic Band, was published in 2015 by Brass Tacks Press.^{[3] [4]}

Selected works

Discography

• Safe as Milk (1967), Captain Beefheart and his Magic Band, Label: Buddah Records, Producers: Richard Perry and Bob Krasnow.
• Strictly Personal (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 (Universal Studios/NBC), director Steven Spielberg.

Notes and References

1. Book: Barnes, Mike. Captain Beefheart: The Biography. 9780815411901. 40. 2002. Cooper Square Press.
2. Book: The Mystery Man from the Magic Band . Bermann, Herb . 978-0-9820140-1-1 . . 2015.
3. Web site: The search for the mystery co-songwriter from 'Safe As Milk' . Captain Beefheart Radar Station . December 19, 2017.
4. News: The Mystery Man from the Magic Band. The Malibu Times. Bunn, Susan. The Malibu Times. July 6, 2000. 2015-10-31.