{"product_id":"captain-beefheart-the-magic-band-shiny-beast-bat-chain-puller-385490","title":"Captain Beefheart, The Magic Band – Shiny Beast (Bat Chain Puller) (VG+\/E) – LP, US 1978","description":"\n  \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCondition: \u003c\/strong\u003e Second Hand\u003c\/div\u003e\n  \n  \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eShips from: \u003c\/strong\u003e Melbourne\u003c\/div\u003e\n  \n  \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMedia: \u003c\/strong\u003e Very Good Plus (VG+)\u003c\/div\u003e\n  \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCover: \u003c\/strong\u003e Excellent (E)\u003c\/div\u003e\n  \n\n\n\n\u003cul class=\"tabs\"\u003e\n  \u003cli class=\"active\"\u003eDescription\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eRelease details\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eTracklist\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"tabs-content\"\u003e\n\n  \u003c!-- Description tab content --\u003e\n  \u003cli class=\"active\"\u003e\n    \u003cp\u003eShiny Beast (Bat Chain Puller) is an LP by \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/captain-beefheart\"\u003eCaptain Beefheart\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/the-magic-band\"\u003eThe Magic Band\u003c\/a\u003e from 1978 released on the Warner Bros. Records label.\u003c\/p\u003e\n    \n    \u003ch2 class=\"product-about-heading\"\u003eAbout this album\u003c\/h2\u003e\n    \u003cp\u003eShiny Beast (Bat Chain Puller) is a vivid late-period triumph from Captain Beefheart and The Magic Band, widely regarded as one of his most accessible yet still unmistakably odd albums. Released in 1978, it reworked material from the abandoned Bat Chain Puller sessions and turned that troubled history into a lean, inventive return. With Beefheart’s gravelly delivery, surreal lyricism and the band’s tightly controlled chaos, the album balances blues rock roots with angular avant-garde rhythms and abrupt melodic turns. Songs such as Tropical Hot Dog Night and Bat Chain Puller helped define its cult status, making the record a key entry in Beefheart’s catalogue and a bridge between art-rock experimentation and hard-edged American blues.\u003c\/p\u003e\n    \n\n    \n  \u003c\/li\u003e\n\n  \u003c!-- Release tab content --\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n    \u003cdiv\u003e\n        \n        \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eArtist: \u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/captain-beefheart\"\u003eCaptain Beefheart\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/the-magic-band\"\u003eThe Magic Band\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n        \n        \n        \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLabel: \u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/warner-bros-records-record-label\"\u003eWarner Bros. Records\u003c\/a\u003e – BSK 3256\u003c\/div\u003e\n        \n        \n          \n          \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFormat: \u003c\/strong\u003e LP, Album\u003c\/div\u003e\n          \n        \n        \n        \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eUnits: \u003c\/strong\u003e 1\u003c\/div\u003e\n        \n        \n        \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCountry: \u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/vinyl-records-store-australia\/country_us\"\u003eUS\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n        \n        \n        \n        \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReleased: \u003c\/strong\u003e  \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/all\/year_1978\"\u003e1978\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n        \n        \n        \n        \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGenre: \u003c\/strong\u003e\n          \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/pop-rock-vinyl-records\"\u003ePop \u0026amp; Rock\u003c\/a\u003e\n        \u003c\/div\u003e\n        \n        \n        \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eStyle: \u003c\/strong\u003e\n          \n            \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/avantgarde\"\u003eAvantgarde\u003c\/a\u003e, \n          \n            \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/blues-rock\"\u003eBlues Rock\u003c\/a\u003e\n          \n        \u003c\/div\u003e\n        \n        \n    \u003c\/div\u003e\n  \u003c\/li\u003e\n\n  \u003c!-- Tracklist tab content --\u003e\n  \n  \u003cli\u003e\n    \u003cp\u003eA1 \u003ca rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/results?search_query=Captain+Beefheart,+The+Magic+Band+The+Floppy+Boot+Stomp\"\u003eThe Floppy Boot Stomp\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA2 \u003ca rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/results?search_query=Captain+Beefheart,+The+Magic+Band+Tropical+Hot+Dog+Night\"\u003eTropical Hot Dog Night\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA3 \u003ca rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/results?search_query=Captain+Beefheart,+The+Magic+Band+Ice+Rose\"\u003eIce Rose\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA4 \u003ca rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/results?search_query=Captain+Beefheart,+The+Magic+Band+Harry+Irene\"\u003eHarry Irene\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA5 \u003ca rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/results?search_query=Captain+Beefheart,+The+Magic+Band+You+Know+You're+A+Man\"\u003eYou Know You'Re A Man\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA6 \u003ca rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/results?search_query=Captain+Beefheart,+The+Magic+Band+Bat+Chain+Puller\"\u003eBat Chain Puller\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003eB1 \u003ca rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/results?search_query=Captain+Beefheart,+The+Magic+Band+When+I+See+Mommy+I+Feel+Like+A+Mummy\"\u003eWhen I See Mommy I Feel Like A Mummy\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003eB2 \u003ca rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/results?search_query=Captain+Beefheart,+The+Magic+Band+Owed+T'+Alex\"\u003eOwed T' Alex\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003eB3 \u003ca rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/results?search_query=Captain+Beefheart,+The+Magic+Band+Candle+Mambo\"\u003eCandle Mambo\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003eB4 \u003ca rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/results?search_query=Captain+Beefheart,+The+Magic+Band+Love+Lies\"\u003eLove Lies\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003eB5 \u003ca rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/results?search_query=Captain+Beefheart,+The+Magic+Band+Suction+Prints\"\u003eSuction Prints\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003eB6 \u003ca rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/results?search_query=Captain+Beefheart,+The+Magic+Band+Apes-Ma\"\u003eApes-Ma\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003c\/li\u003e\n  \n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n","brand":"Warner Bros. 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