captain beefheart - discography - shiny beast (bat chain puller) (1978)

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discography - official releases

SHINY BEAST (bat chain puller)
1978

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captain beefheart - shiny beast (bat chain puller) - front cover virgin records lp

the virgin elpee with bright coloured reproduction

- A -
the floppy boot stomp 3:51 *
tropical hot dog night 4:48
ice rose 3:27 instrumental
harry irene 3:42 *
you know you're a man 3:13
bat chain puller 5:26 *
- B -
when i see mommy i feel like a mummy 5:03
owed t'alex (carson city) (don van vliet / herb bermann) 4:04 *
candle mambo 3:23 (*)
love lies 5:00
suction prints 4:20 instrumental
apes-ma 0:38 poem *
47:25 minutes
words and music don van vliet (except where noted)
* = (outtake) written for unreleased 1976 album BAT CHAIN PULLER

RICHARD REDUS mercury josef * guitar * slide-guitar * slide-bass ** accordion
JEFF MORIS TEPPER jeff tapir / white jew * guitar * slide-guitar
BRUCE FOWLER fossil / old hat * trombone ** air-bass
ERIC DREW FELDMAN black jew kittaboo * bass guitar * keyboards * synthesizer
ROBERT WILLIAMS wait for me * drums * percussion
DON VAN VLIET captain beefheart * vocals * tenor sax * soprano sax * harmonica
guest ART TRIPP ed marimba ** marimba

captain beefheart / don van vliet - shiny beast (bat chain puller) - back cover lp - drawing on breadbag
the band on the inner sleeve

-------------------- ALBUMS

SHINY BEAST (bat chain puller) with 1976 painting 'green tom' on front cover and art work on back cover inner sleeve or insert with a drawing, the lyrics and pictures of the band members note: colours of the front picture of the virgin releases are considerably brighter than on the warner bros releases

australia 1981? virgin v 2149 with insert 'cbs australia' pressing

= promo white label stamp on back cover

= stock copy

- promo sticker on label

- common release

canada 1978 warner bros bsk 3256

= promo issue

= stock copy

england 1980 virgin v 2149
england 1985 virgin oved 67 mid-price reissue
england 2000 audiophile past & present / virgin oved 67 limited edition 1000 copies
france 1980 virgin 2473 794

captain beefheart - shiny beast (bat chain puller) - label test pressing elpee germany 1979

label of the german test pressing

germany 1979 virgin (cream) 201 425 270 test pressing public sleeves no matrix nos. restickered cat. no. on back cover labels say 'patented 1979' 'ariola euro' pressing copyright notes on labels in german and english
germany 1980 virgin (green & red) 201 425 320 labels say 'patented 1979' 'ariola euro' pressing copyright notes on labels in german

= promo 'album-facts' press sheet pasted to shrink

= public copy

greece 1980 virgin sleeve: v 2149 labels: 2473 794 custom inner sleeve made by polygram
holland 1980 virgin 201 425 'ariola benelux' pressing
japan 1980? virgin (green two virgins) vip 4105 insert with additional lyrics in japanese with obi strip record club issue very limited editon
newzealand 1980 virgin v 2149 with insert marketed by rtc

captain beefheart - shiny beast (bat chain puller) - detail notes insert definitive test pressing 170878

detail of notes sheet definitive test pressing

usa 1978 warner bros bsk 3256

= test pressing august 9 white sleeve white 'test' label notes insert 'unknown last track' version

= test pressing august 17 white sleeve white 'test' label edited notes insert 'apes-ma' version

- with press picture showing intended front art work

- no additional card

= promo not for sale gold stamped cover blank inner sleeve

- with biography and two press pictures

- without promotional material

= promo not for sale gold stamped cover inner sleeve with art, lyrics and band pictures

- with biography, press picture and big poster
- with biography and press picture

= standard issue inner sleeve with art, lyrics and band pictures

usa 1978 cassette warner bros m5 3256 without reproduction of inner sleeve
usa 1978 8track warner bros m8 3256 different track order
usa 1989 cassette bizarre / straight r4 70365 with reproduction of inner sleeve distributed by rhino
usa 1990 cassette straight / enigma retro 7 73548-4 re-mastered with reproduction of inner sleeve
usa 2001 audiophile warner bros (trees) wb 3256 limited edition 1000 copies custom inner sleeve manufactured by rhino records

captain beefheart / don van vliet - shiny beast (bat chain puller) - back cover lp - drawing on breadbag

untitled bread bag on back cover of elpee

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