Shiny Beast (Bat Chain Puller)

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Tracklist

12" Vinyl 1
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A1The 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 (@ 245 Hyde Street, San Francisco) 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
A2Tropical 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 (@ 245 Hyde Street, San Francisco) 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
3.44:48
A3Ice 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 (@ 245 Hyde Street, San Francisco) in San Francisco, California, United States
recording of:
Ice Rose
lyricist and composer:
Don van Vliet
publisher:
Singing Ink Music
3:38
A4Harry 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! for company relationships only) (in 1979)
recorded at:
The Automatt in San Francisco, California, United States
mixed at:
Wally Heider Studios (@ 245 Hyde Street, San Francisco) 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
3:42
A5You 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 (@ 245 Hyde Street, San Francisco) in San Francisco, California, United States
recording of:
You Know You’re a Man
lyricist and composer:
Don van Vliet
publisher:
Singing Ink Music
3.33:13
A6Bat Chain Puller
assistant engineer:
Jeffrey Norman
engineer:
Glen Kolotkin and Jeffrey Norman
producer:
Pete Johnson (Producer, Director & Screenwriter) and Don van Vliet
bass and keyboard:
Eric Drew Feldman
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Robert Arthur Williams (US rock/jazz drummer)
fretless bass:
Richard Redus (Guitarist, bassist and accordion player)
guitar:
Jeff Moris Tepper and Richard Redus (Guitarist, bassist and accordion player)
harmonica:
Don van Vliet
trombone:
Bruce Lambourne Fowler (American trombonist and composer)
vocals:
Don van Vliet
arranger:
Don van Vliet
recorded at:
The Automatt in San Francisco, California, United States
mixed at:
Wally Heider Studios (@ 245 Hyde Street, San Francisco) in San Francisco, California, United States
recording of:
Bat Chain Puller
lyricist and composer:
Don van Vliet
publisher:
Singing Ink Music
4.35:26
B1When 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 (@ 245 Hyde Street, San Francisco) 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
55:03
B2Owed 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 (@ 245 Hyde Street, San Francisco) 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
3.554:04
B3Candle 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 (@ 245 Hyde Street, San Francisco) 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
3:23
B4Love 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 (@ 245 Hyde Street, San Francisco) 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
5:00
B5Suction 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 (@ 245 Hyde Street, San Francisco) in San Francisco, California, United States
recording of:
Suction Prints
lyricist and composer:
Don van Vliet
publisher:
Singing Ink Music
3.554:20
B6Apes-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 (@ 245 Hyde Street, San Francisco) in San Francisco, California, United States
recording of:
Apes-Ma
lyricist and composer:
Don van Vliet
publisher:
Singing Ink Music
2.550:38

Credits

Release

printed in:Western Germany
art direction:John Cabalka
photography:Alec Duncan
Richard McCaffree
accordion and fretless bass:Richard Redus (Guitarist, bassist and accordion player)
additional percussion and marimba:Art Tripp III
bass, grand piano, Rhodes piano and synthesizer:Eric Drew Feldman
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.)
trombone:Bruce Lambourne Fowler (American trombonist and composer)
design:Brad Kanawyer
artwork:Don van Vliet
phonographic copyright (℗) by:Virgin Records Ltd. (not for release label use! for company relationships only) (in 1979)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/782308 [info]