Captain Beyond

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Following that album, Caldwell left the band to join Rick Derringer and was replaced by Brian Glascock. Also joining the band around that time were keyboardist Reese Wynans and conguero Guille Garcia. The record company's chosen producer, Giorgio Gomelsky, did not like Glascock's drumming and requested a new drummer. Glascock was released and Marty Rodriguez was brought in on drums on the recommendation of Garcia. This six-man lineup recorded the group's second album, Sufficiently Breathless, with producer and Capricorn Records co-founder Phil Walden. Tension during the recording led to Evans quitting, and the band splitting consequently. The original lineup with Caldwell reformed later in 1973 for gigs in the US and Canada. However, Evans left the band permanently around Christmas of 1973 and the band broke up.

The band reformed in 1976 with Caldwell, Dorman, and Rhino, being joined first by Jason Cahoon and later with Willy Daffern as vocalist. They recorded the band's third album Dawn Explosion on Warner Bros., but broke up in 1978.

Caldwell and Rhino reformed Captain Beyond in 1998, with Jimi Interval on vocals, Dan Frye on keyboards, and Jeff Artabasy on bass. In 1999, Swedish record label Record Heaven released a tribute to Captain Beyond entitled Thousand Days of Yesterday. The album features fellow 1970s rockers Pentagram playing "Dancing Madly Backwards". In 2000 they released a four track EP entitled Night Train Calling. Shortly thereafter they were joined briefly by guitarist Steve Petrey.

Captain Beyond once again disbanded in 2003 when lead guitarist Larry Reinhardt developed cancer. Following treatment, Reinhardt continued to perform music until late 2011, when he again fell ill. He died on January 2, 2012. Bassist Lee Dorman died on December 21, 2012. Rod Evans has retired from performing, partly due to legal troubles with his original Deep Purple bandmates, and his current residence is still unknown. However, Caldwell mentioned in a 2015 interview that Evans was doing just fine and was working in the field of respiratory therapy.

Caldwell resurrected the band in 2013, with a lineup consisting of Don Bonzi, Jeff "Boday" Christensen, and Jamie Holka, bassist Allen Carmen, and guitarist/keyboardist/vocalist Simon Lind. In 2015 Carmen and Christensen departed the band and Artabasy returned as bassist. The reformed group began touring in 2015.

Current members

• Bobby Caldwell - drums, percussion (1971–1973, 1973, 1976–1978, 1998–2003, 2013–present)
• Jeff Artabasy - bass (1998–2003, 2015–present)
• Don Bonzi - guitar (2013–present)
• Jamie Holka - guitar (2013–present)
• Simon Lind - guitar, keyboards, vocals (2013–present)

Former members

• Lee Dorman - bass (1971–1973, 1973, 1976–1978)
• Rod Evans - vocals (1971–1973, 1973)
• Lewie Gold - keyboards (1971)
• Larry Reinhardt - guitar (1971–1973, 1973, 1976–1978, 1998–2003)
• Guille Garcia - percussion (1973)
• Brian Glascock - drums (1973)
• Reese Wynans - keyboards (1973)
• Marty Rodriguez - drums (1973)
• Jason Cahoon - vocals (1981)
• Willy Daffern - vocals (1976–1978)
• Dan Frye - keyboards (1998–2003)
• Jimi Interval - vocals ( 1998–2003)
• Steve Petrey - guitar (2000–2001)
• Allen Carmen - bass (2013–2015)
• Jeff "Boday" Christensen - guitar (2013–2015)

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• Captain Beyond (1972)
• Sufficiently Breathless (1973)
• Dawn Explosion (1977)

• Night Train Calling (2000)

• Far Beyond a Distant Sun – Live Arlington, Texas (1973)Not officially released until 2002 via fanclub purchase.
• Frozen Over Live (1973, Bootleg Version) Bootleg version of Far Beyond a Distant Sun - Live Arlington, Texas with better quality.
• Live In Texas - October 6, 1973 (Official Bootleg, 2013 Reissue)
• Live Anthology (Official Bootleg, 2013)
• Live In Montreux 1972: 04.30.72 (2016)
• Live In Miami August 19, 1972 (2019)
• Live In New York - July 30th, 1972 (2019)

• Lost & Found 1972-1973 (2017)

• Thousand Days of Yesterdays (1999)
• In 1985 US Hi-NRG outfit The Flirts released a single entitled "Dancing Madly Backwards" (Germany #46, US Dance #47).The Flirts#Singles Although musically and lyrically totally different, its chorus is lifted directly from "Dancing Madly Backwards (On a Sea of Air)" off Captain Beyonds first album.