CAPTAIN BEEFHEART AND THE MAGIC BAND Shiny Beast (Bat Chain Puller) LP '78 Zappa

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CAPTAIN BEEFHEART AND THE MAGIC BAND "Shiny Beast ( Bat Chain Puller )" Original US LP release / Out-of-Print / Very Rare / Collectible Warner Bros. Records ?      BSK 3256 US 1978
( Jacksonville Pressing: Matrix / Runout (Etched Side A): SUB BSK-1-3256-JW1 #1 Matrix / Runout (Etched Side B): BSK-2-3256-JW2 #2 )

CONDITION: Vinyl is Near Mint (NM), with perhaps one or two short fine hairlines per side only!  Still Super High Gloss!
Cover/Artwork are all Near Mint (NM), still in shrink, with a little bit of foxing to cover due to age; otherwise little to No wear from limited handling and careful storage.   Original Printed Inner Sleeve is Near Mint (NM) with just a bit of foxing on both sides.  AMAZING COPY OF ORIGINAL LP!! ( SEE PHOTOS )   __________________________________________________________________________________
Track Listing
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 4:04 B3 Candle Mambo 3:23 B4 Love Lies 5:00 B5 Suction Prints 4:20 B6 Apes-Ma 0:38

Companies, etc.

• Phonographic Copyright (p) – Warner Bros. Records Inc.
• Copyright (c) – Warner Bros. Records Inc.
• Published By – Singing Ink Music
• Recorded At – The Automatt
• Mixed At – Wally Heider Studios
• Pressed By – Capitol Records Pressing Plant, Los Angeles
• Produced For – Shiny Beast Productions

Credits

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

Notes

Jacksonville pressing. 

Album sleeve comment; "Dedicated to all conservation & wildlife organizations everywhere" 

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

Comes with printed inner sleeve. 

Cover painting: "Green Tom" (1976 - 61x46cm) 
Back cover illustration onto a lunch bag. 

This album represents the official outcome of the fated 'Bat Chain Puller' sessions initiated with Frank Zappa in 1976.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Matrix / Runout (Etched Side A): SUB BSK-1-3256-JW1 #1
• Matrix / Runout (Etched Side B): BSK-2-3256-JW2 #2
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