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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 – 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.

• Phonographic Copyright (p) – Warner Bros. Records Inc.
• Recorded At – The Automatt
• Mixed At – Wally Heider Studios
• Pressed By – Capitol Records Pressing Plant, Winchester
• Published By – Singing Ink Music

Credits

• Art Direction – John Cabalka
• Design [Sleeve] – 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 [In Association With] – Rupert Surcouf, Jr.
• Management [Project Management & Coordination] – Harry Duncan
• Management [San Francisco] – Regular Moon Management
• Marimba, Percussion [Additional] – Art Tripp III*
• Mastered By – Phil Brown
• 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 [Cover], Illustration [Back Cover] – Don Van Vliet

Notes

Compare to Captain Beefheart And The Magic Band - Shiny Beast (Bat Chain Puller) which is Los Angeles pressing.

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

Recorded at the Automatt, San Francisco.
Mixed at Wally Heider Recording, San Francisco.
Produced for Shiny Beast Productions.

Vinyl contained in black & white half-tone print liner wallet with illustration, lyrics & band photos.

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 ((Variant 1) A-Side run-out, hand-etched): BSK-1-3256-WW1
• Matrix / Runout ((Variant 1) B-Side run-out, hand-etched): BSK-2-3256-WW2
• Matrix / Runout ((Variant 2) A-Side run-out, hand-etched): BSK-1-3256-WW1
• Matrix / Runout ((Variant 2) B-Side run-out, hand-etched): BSK-2-3256-WW2 #2
• Matrix / Runout ((Variant 3) A-Side run-out, hand-etched): BSK-1-3256-WW1
• Matrix / Runout ((Variant 3) B-Side run-out, hand-etched): BSK-2-3256-RE1-WW2
• Matrix / Runout ((Variant 4) A-Side run-out, hand-etched): BSK-1-3256-WW1 ─◁
• Matrix / Runout ((Variant 4) B-Side run-out, hand-etched): BSK-2-3256-WW1 ─◁

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