Shiny Beast

Shiny Beast (Bat Chain Puller) is the tenth studio album by Captain Beefheart and The Magic Band. Originally released in 1978, it is considered to be Beefheart's comeback album following 1974's poorly received efforts, Unconditionally Guaranteed and Bluejeans & Moonbeams, and is the first of his three critically acclaimed final albums. Many of the tracks were originally recorded for Frank Zappa's DiscReet Records in 1976 for an album that was to ... more

Shiny Beast (Bat Chain Puller) is the tenth studio album by Captain Beefheart and The Magic Band. Originally released in 1978, it is considered to be Beefheart's comeback album following 1974's poorly received efforts, Unconditionally Guaranteed and Bluejeans & Moonbeams, and is the first of his three critically acclaimed final albums. Many of the tracks were originally recorded for Frank Zappa's DiscReet Records in 1976 for an album that was to be titled simply Bat Chain Puller - namely the title track, "Harry Irene", "The Floppy Boot Stomp", "Owed t'Alex" and the poem "Apes-Ma". This album, however, was never commercially released, owing to legal complications among the Discreet bosses, which meant that the tracks that appear on Shiny Beast (Bat Chain Puller) had eventually to be re-recorded in 1978. The original recordings have yet to be released officially but have appeared on various bootleg releases under such titles as The Original Bat Chain Puller + Paris 1972, Original 1976... less