"Lost" Captain Beefheart album Bat Chain Puller (originally recorded in 1976)
Don Van Vliet (January 15, 1941 – December 17, 2010) was an American musician, singer-songwriter and artist best known by the stage name Captain Beefheart. His musical work was conducted with a rotating ensemble of musicians called The Magic Band, active between 1965 and 1982, with whom he recorded 13 studio albums. His music blended rock, blues and psychedelia with free jazz, avant-garde and contemporary experimental composition.
Bat Chain Puller is the 13th studio album by Captain Beefheart, released on February 22, 2012. The album was originally recorded in 1976 intended to be released as Captain Beefheart's tenth studio album. The album was a subject of friction between DiscReet records cofounders Herb Cohen and Frank Zappa. Cohen had used Zappa's royalty checks to fund the album's production, and this led Zappa to withhold the master tapes from Virgin. Beefheart recorded a new album at that time, Shiny Beast (Bat Chain Puller), with no involvement from Cohen or Zappa.
Following a lawsuit which was settled in 1982, the album remained unreleased until 2012, when Zappa's family announced that they would release the original Bat Chain Puller in its intended form. Although many of Bat Chain Puller's songs were re-recorded for subsequent Beefheart releases, the original record has only been available among fans, as a popular bootleg.
Tracklist:
01 – Bat Chain Puller
02 – Seam Crooked Sam
03 – Harry Irene
04 – 81 Poop Hatch
05 – Flavor Bud Living
06 – Brick Bats
07 – Floppy Boot Stomp
08 – Ah Carrot Is As Close As Ah Rabbit Gets To Ah Diamond
09 – Owed T’Alex
10 – Odd Jobs
11 – Human Totem Pole
12 – Apes-Ma
13 – Bat Chain Puller (Alternate Mix)
14 – Candle Mambo
15 – Hobo-ism
