In October 1978, “Warner Bros” label released “Shiny Beast (Bat Chain Puller)” the tenth Captain Beefheart and the Magic Band studio album. It was recorded July – August, 1978 at “The Automatt” in San Francisco, and was produced by Don Van Vliet and Pete Johnson.

Personnel:

• Captain Beefheart (Don Van Vliet) – vocals, harmonica, soprano sax, whistling
• Jeff Moris Tepper– slide guitar, guitar, spell guitar
• Richard Redus – slide guitar, bottleneck guitar, guitar, accordion, fretless bass
• Eric Drew Feldman– synthesizer, Rhodes piano, grand piano, bass
• Bruce Lambourne Fowler– trombone, air bass
• Robert Arthur Williams– drums, percussion
• Art Tripp III– marimba, percussion

Track listing:

All tracks written by Don Van Vliet.

1. The Floppy Boot Stomp
2. Tropical Hot Dog Night
3. Ice Rose
4. Harry Irene
5. You Know You’re a Man
6. Bat Chain Puller
7. When I See Mommy I Feel Like a Mummy
8. Owed t’Alex
9. Candle Mambo
10. Love Lies
11. Suction Prints
12. Apes-Ma