Shiny Beast (Bat Chain Puller)

Tracklist Hide Credits

1	The Floppy Boot Stomp	3:51
2	Tropical Hot Dog Night	4:48
3	Ice Rose	3:27
4	Harry Irene	3:42
5	You Know You're A Man	3:13
6	Bat Chain Puller	5:26
7	When I See Mommy I Feel Like A Mummy	5:03
8	Owed T'Alex Lyrics By – Herb Bermann	4:04
9	Candle Mambo	3:23
10	Love Lies	5:00
11	Suction Prints	4:20
12	Apes-Ma	0:38

Companies, etc.

• Phonographic Copyright (p) – Virgin Records Ltd.
• Copyright (c) – Virgin Records Ltd.
• Recorded At – The Automatt
• Recorded At – Wally Heider Studios

Credits

• Arranged By – Don Van Vliet
• Art Direction – John Cabalka
• Design – Brad Kanawyer
• Drums, Percussion – Robert Arthur Williams
• Engineer – Glen Kolotkin
• Engineer [Assistant] – Jeffrey Norman
• Guitar, Slide Guitar [Spell] – Jeff Moris Tepper
• Guitar, Slide Guitar, Slide Guitar [Bottleneck], Accordion, Bass [Fretless] – Richard Redus
• Lyrics By – Don Van Vliet
• Management [in Association], Coordinator [Project, in Association] – Rupert Surcouf, Jr.
• Management, Coordinator [Project] – Harry Duncan
• Marimba, Percussion [Additional] – Art Tripp III*
• Mastered By – Phil Brown
• Music By – Don Van Vliet
• Other [Logistics By] – Thomas William Brown III
• Painting, Illustration – Don Van Vliet
• Photography By – Alec Duncan, Richard McCaffree
• Producer – Don Van Vliet, Pete Johnson
• Synthesizer, Electric Piano [Rhodes], Bass, Grand Piano – Eric Drew Feldman
• Trombone, Horns [Air Bass] – Bruce Lambourne Fowler*
• Vocals, Harmonica, Soprano Saxophone, Whistling – Don Van Vliet (tracks: Don Van Vliet (C.B))

Notes

Originally released in 1978.

Recorded at the Automatt, San Francisco.
Mixed at Wally Heider Recording, San Francisco.

Tray insert:
Printed in Holland
Ⓟ 1979 Virgin Records Ltd
Ⓒ 1986 Virgin Records Ltd

Disc label:
Ⓟ 1979 Virgin Records Ltd
Ⓒ 1986 Virgin Records Ltd
Made in Holland

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Barcode (Text): 0 77778 71372 2
• Barcode (Scanned, UPC_A): 077778713722
• Label Code: LC 3098
• Rights Society (Both boxed): BIEM STEMRA
• Price Code (F:): PM 500
• Matrix / Runout (Glass master, all variants): 787137 @ 1
• Matrix / Runout (Mould text, variant 1): 1-1-9-NL
• Matrix / Runout (Mould text, variant 2): 1-1-2-NL
• Matrix / Runout (Mould text, variant 3): 1-1-10-NL
• Mastering SID Code (All Variants): none
• Mould SID Code (Variant 1): IFPI 1599
• Mould SID Code (Variant 2): none
• Mould SID Code (Variant 3): IFPI 15DF

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
BSK 3256	Captain Beefheart And The Magic Band	Captain Beefheart And The Magic Band - Shiny Beast (Bat Chain Puller) ‎(LP, Album, Los)	Warner Bros. Records	BSK 3256	US	1978
V 2149	Captain Beefheart And The Magic Band	Captain Beefheart And The Magic Band - Shiny Beast (Bat Chain Puller) ‎(LP, Album)	Virgin	V 2149	New Zealand	1980
7 73548-2	Captain Beefheart And The Magic Band	Captain Beefheart And The Magic Band - Shiny Beast (Bat Chain Puller) ‎(CD, Album, RE)	Enigma Retro, Straight	7 73548-2	US	1990
OVED 67	Captain Beefheart And The Magic Band	Captain Beefheart And The Magic Band - Shiny Beast (Bat Chain Puller) ‎(LP, Album, RE)	Virgin	OVED 67	UK	1985
CDVR2149, 0946 365517 22, 0946 3 65517 2 2	Captain Beefheart And The Magic Band	Captain Beefheart And The Magic Band - Shiny Beast (Bat Chain Puller) ‎(CD, Album, RE, RM)	Virgin, EMI, EMI	CDVR2149, 0946 365517 22, 0946 3 65517 2 2	Europe	Unknown

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