Shiny Beast (Bat Chain Puller)

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Tracklist

CD 1
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1The Floppy Boot Stomp
assistant engineer:
Jeffrey Norman
engineer:
Glen Kolotkin
producer:
Pete Johnson (Producer, Director & Screenwriter) and Don van Vliet
arranger:
Don van Vliet
recorded at:
The Automatt in San Francisco, California, United States
mixed at:
Wally Heider Studios in San Francisco, California, United States
recording of:
The Floppy Boot Stomp
lyricist and composer:
Don van Vliet
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing Ltd. and Singing Ink Music
4.73:51
2Tropical Hot Dog Night
assistant engineer:
Jeffrey Norman
engineer:
Glen Kolotkin
producer:
Pete Johnson (Producer, Director & Screenwriter) and Don van Vliet
arranger:
Don van Vliet
recorded at:
The Automatt in San Francisco, California, United States
mixed at:
Wally Heider Studios in San Francisco, California, United States
recording of:
Tropical Hot Dog Night
lyricist and composer:
Don van Vliet
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing Ltd. and Singing Ink Music
3.44:49
3Ice Rose
assistant engineer:
Jeffrey Norman
engineer:
Glen Kolotkin
producer:
Pete Johnson (Producer, Director & Screenwriter) and Don van Vliet
arranger:
Don van Vliet
recorded at:
The Automatt in San Francisco, California, United States
mixed at:
Wally Heider Studios in San Francisco, California, United States
recording of:
Ice Rose
lyricist and composer:
Don van Vliet
publisher:
Singing Ink Music
3:38
4Harry Irene
assistant engineer:
Jeffrey Norman
engineer:
Glen Kolotkin
producer:
Pete Johnson (Producer, Director & Screenwriter) and Don van Vliet
arranger:
Don van Vliet
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Virgin Records Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 1979)
recorded at:
The Automatt in San Francisco, California, United States
mixed at:
Wally Heider Studios in San Francisco, California, United States
recording of:
Harry Irene
lyricist and composer:
Don van Vliet
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing Ltd. and Singing Ink Music
3:43
5You Know You’re a Man
assistant engineer:
Jeffrey Norman
engineer:
Glen Kolotkin
producer:
Pete Johnson (Producer, Director & Screenwriter) and Don van Vliet
arranger:
Don van Vliet
recorded at:
The Automatt in San Francisco, California, United States
mixed at:
Wally Heider Studios in San Francisco, California, United States
recording of:
You Know You’re a Man
lyricist and composer:
Don van Vliet
publisher:
Singing Ink Music
3.33:14
6Bat Chain Puller
assistant engineer:
Jeffrey Norman
engineer:
Glen Kolotkin
producer:
Pete Johnson (Producer, Director & Screenwriter) and Don van Vliet
arranger:
Don van Vliet
recorded at:
The Automatt in San Francisco, California, United States
mixed at:
Wally Heider Studios in San Francisco, California, United States
recording of:
Bat Chain Puller
lyricist and composer:
Don van Vliet
publisher:
Singing Ink Music
4.35:27
7When I See Mommy I Feel Like a Mummy
assistant engineer:
Jeffrey Norman
engineer:
Glen Kolotkin
producer:
Pete Johnson (Producer, Director & Screenwriter) and Don van Vliet
arranger:
Don van Vliet
recorded at:
The Automatt in San Francisco, California, United States
mixed at:
Wally Heider Studios in San Francisco, California, United States
recording of:
When I See Mommy I Fell Like a Mummy
lyricist and composer:
Don van Vliet
publisher:
Singing Ink Music
55:04
8Owed t’Alex
assistant engineer:
Jeffrey Norman
engineer:
Glen Kolotkin
producer:
Pete Johnson (Producer, Director & Screenwriter) and Don van Vliet
arranger:
Don van Vliet
recorded at:
The Automatt in San Francisco, California, United States
mixed at:
Wally Heider Studios in San Francisco, California, United States
recording of:
Owed t' Alex
lyricist:
Herb Bermann and Don van Vliet
composer:
Don van Vliet
publisher:
Singing Ink Music
4:07
9Candle Mambo
assistant engineer:
Jeffrey Norman
engineer:
Glen Kolotkin
producer:
Pete Johnson (Producer, Director & Screenwriter) and Don van Vliet
arranger:
Don van Vliet
recorded at:
The Automatt in San Francisco, California, United States
mixed at:
Wally Heider Studios in San Francisco, California, United States
recording of:
Candle Mambo
lyricist and composer:
Don van Vliet
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing Ltd. and Singing Ink Music
3:24
10Love Lies
assistant engineer:
Jeffrey Norman
engineer:
Glen Kolotkin
producer:
Pete Johnson (Producer, Director & Screenwriter) and Don van Vliet
arranger:
Don van Vliet
recorded at:
The Automatt in San Francisco, California, United States
mixed at:
Wally Heider Studios in San Francisco, California, United States
recording of:
Love Lies
lyricist and composer:
Don van Vliet
publisher:
EMI Virgin Music Ltd. (do not use this as a release label!) and Singing Ink Music
5:03
11Suction Prints
assistant engineer:
Jeffrey Norman
engineer:
Glen Kolotkin
producer:
Pete Johnson (Producer, Director & Screenwriter) and Don van Vliet
arranger:
Don van Vliet
recorded at:
The Automatt in San Francisco, California, United States
mixed at:
Wally Heider Studios in San Francisco, California, United States
recording of:
Suction Prints
lyricist and composer:
Don van Vliet
publisher:
Singing Ink Music
3.554:25
12Apes‐Ma
assistant engineer:
Jeffrey Norman
engineer:
Glen Kolotkin
producer:
Pete Johnson (Producer, Director & Screenwriter) and Don van Vliet
arranger:
Don van Vliet
recorded at:
The Automatt in San Francisco, California, United States
mixed at:
Wally Heider Studios in San Francisco, California, United States
recording of:
Apes-Ma
lyricist and composer:
Don van Vliet
publisher:
Singing Ink Music
2.550:40

Credits

Release

art direction:John Cabalka
photography:Alec Duncan
Richard McCaffree
remastering:Bill Inglot (archival music producer/remastering engineer)
Ken Perry
accordion and fretless bass:Richard Redus (Guitarist, bassist and accordion player)
additional percussion and marimba:Art Tripp III
bass, grand piano and trombone:Bruce Lambourne Fowler (American trombonist and composer)
drums (drum set) and percussion:Robert Arthur Williams (US rock/jazz drummer)
guitar and slide guitar:Jeff Moris Tepper
Richard Redus (Guitarist, bassist and accordion player)
harmonica, soprano saxophone, lead vocals and whistling:Don van Vliet (C.B.)
design:Brad Kanawyer
artwork:Don van Vliet
manufactured by and marketed by:Rhino Records, Inc.
copyrighted (©) by:Bizarre (in 1989, in 1990)
Straight Records (in 1989, in 1990)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:Warner Brothers Records, Inc. (in 1978)
licensed from:Warner Brothers Records, Inc.
remastered at:A&M Mastering Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/2988112 [info]