Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band - Bat Chain Puller (2012)

Finally, the original BAT CHAIN PULLER gets an official release!
The recordings for “Bat Chain Puller” – which never came out in its original form, but was revamped two years later for what became “Sniny Beast (Bat Chain Puller)” – featured a lineup of John French on drums, John Thomas on keyboards, and Moris Tepper and Denny Walley on guitars. The band represented what was left of the post-Bongo Fury band the Captain had put together after Elliot Ingber and Bruce Fowler had left.

Herb Cohen had authorized the recordings for Frank Zappa’s DiscReet Records, but the record was suppressed after getting caught up in a lawsuit Zappa had launched against Cohen. Tapes of the album had been sent to Virgin Records, however, as well as reviewers and radio stations. The album has since been heavily bootlegged, with titles such as Original Bat Chain Puller and Dust Sucker. The rights are owned by the Zappa Family Trust.

TRACKLIST
1 Bat Chain Puller 5:07
2 Seam Crooked Sam
Guitar – John "Drumbo" French* 3:09
3 Harry Irene 3:27
4 81 Poop Hatch 2:36
5 Flavor Bud Living
Guitar – John "Drumbo" French* 1:50
6 Brick Bats 4:27
7 Floppy Boot Stomp 3:57
8 Ah Carrot Is As Close As Ah Rabbit Gets To Ah Diamond 1:37
9 Owed T' Alex 3:19
10 Odd Jobs
Guitar [End Section] – John "Drumbo" French* 5:15
11 Human Totem Pole (The 1000th And 10th Day Of The Human Totem Pole) 5:50
12 Apes-Ma 0:44
Bonus Tracks
13 Bat Chain Puller (Alternate Mix) 5:06
14 Candle Mambo
Mixed By – Spence Chrislu* 3:27
15 Hobo-Ism
Lyrics By – Don Van Vliet
Music By – Denny Walley
Producer – Captain Beefheart, Denny Walley 8:19