Captain Beefheart And The Magic Band - Shiny Beast (Bat Chain Puller)

Tracklist Hide Credits

A1	The Floppy Boot Stomp	3:51
A2	Tropical Hot Dog Night	4:48
A3	Ice Rose	3:27
A4	Harry Irene	3:42
A5	You Know You're A Man	3:13
A6	Bat Chain Puller	5:26
B1	When I See Mommy I Feel Like A Mummy	5:03
B2	Owed T'Alex Lyrics By [Words] – Herb Bermann	4:04
B3	Candle Mambo	3:23
B4	Love Lies	5:00
B5	Suction Prints	4:20
B6	Apes-Ma	0:38

Companies, etc.

• Manufactured By – G.P.I. S.A.
• Phonographic Copyright (p) – PolyGram
• Phonographic Copyright (p) – Virgin Records Ltd.

Credits

• Art Direction – John Cabalka
• Design – Brad Kanawyer
• Drums, Percussion – Robert Arthur Williams
• Engineer – Glen Kolotkin
• Engineer [Assistant] – Jeffrey Norman
• Guitar, Slide Guitar [Bottleneck], Accordion, Bass [Fretless] – Richard Redus
• Guitar, Slide Guitar [Spell Guitar] – Jeff Moris Tepper
• Marimba, Percussion [Additional] – Art Tripp III*
• Mastered By – Phil Brown
• Music By, Lyrics By [Words], Arranged By, Painting, Illustration – Don Van Vliet
• Photography By – Alec Duncan, Richard McCaffree
• Producer – Don Van Vliet, Pete Johnson
• Synthesizer, Electric Piano [Rhodes], Grand Piano, Bass – Eric Drew Feldman
• Trombone, Bass [Air Bass] – Bruce Fowler
• Vocals, Whistling, Harmonica, Saxophone [Soprano] – C.B.*, Don Van Vliet

Notes

A1 is incorrectly listed on the label as "The Floppy Boot Stopmp"

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

"Album dedicated to all conservation and wildlife preservation organizations everywhere."

Sleeve has no indication of printing origin. Cover appears to be from Shiny Beast (Bat Chain Puller).

First Category on labels, 2nd on cover.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Matrix / Runout (Side A, Hand-Etched): V 2149-A-1 2473 794 A
• Matrix / Runout (Side B, Hand-Etched): V-2149-B-1 2473-794 B
• Rights Society: BIEM

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