A beginners guide to the weird world of captain beefheart. Tied up in the legal wrangles between frank zappa and herb cohen before it could be. The host the ghost the most holy o 2006 digital remaster. Lost captain beefheart album bat chain puller finally due out. Beefheart went to work on recording an album titled bat chain puller with the help of zappa, set to be released on discreet, a label cofounded by zappa and his manager herb cohen. Captain beefheart somewhere over detroit live from harpos 1980 tracks. Bat chain puller was supposed to come out on frank zappas discreet label in the states and virgin over here but zappa had a dispute with his manager herb cohen and bat chain puller got lost in the legal confusion. Get the best deals on captain beefheart vinyl records when you shop the largest online selection at. With his blend of blues, rock n roll, freejazz, avantgarde and poetry, he invented his own genre of music, which even seems to go beyond music itself. Jon savage takes a tour through captain beefhearts back.
Influential figure who fused disparate forms free jazz, the avantgarde, blues, rock into a highly original and nearly unclassifiable style. The full story of captain beefheart s illfated bat chain puller potentially his greatest musical statement after trout mask replica has already been admirably documented in mike barness biography. Mp3 is a digital audio format without digital rights management drm technology. The world of captain beefheart comes to an end with the track tropical hot dog night. Captain beefheart nowadays a womans gotta hit a man. It was called the artist formerly known as captain beefheart. Captain beefheart, innovative american avantgarde rock and blues singer, songwriter, and instrumentalist. Most of the material here can be found on subsequent records but nowhere as rich and compelling as on this cd. With various lineups of musicians called the magic band, beefheart released a total of studio albums recorded between 1967 and 1982, after which he left music to concentrate on a career in painting, as don van vliet. Try amazon prime music 30day free trial captain beefheart shiny beast bat chain puller ratings distribution. Recording from 1976 that was shelved because of a legal dispute to be released on what would have been don van vliets 71st birthday. Dec 21, 2011 a longlost captain beefheart album is to finally be released, on what would have been don van vliets 71st birthday.
Captain beefheart poetry reading taken from the cd published with the book stand up to be discontinued 1993 of interest because it reveals how frail don was even then. It was recorded in 1976 by discreet records, who had intended to release it with virgin records as captain beefheart s tenth studio album. These are our films and behind the scenes footage from some of our films dating all the way back to. His catalogue has since been augmented with extra releases including an ep and various. Captain beefheart shiny beast bat chain puller amazon. In true captain beefheart fashion, this track has a. Bat chain puller verse 1 a chain with yellow lights. Features song lyrics for captain beefheart s bat chain puller album.
Captain beefhearts most hallucinating song from the album shiny beast. Their music was characterized by bluesy melodies, shambolic instrumentation, idiosyncratic, unbound timings, the growls and shrieks of beefhearts vocals and his surreal, poetic lyrics. Jon savage takes a tour through captain beefhearts back catalogue. It was followed by anton corbjins short film some yo yo stuff. But after cohen allegedly funded the bat chain puller sessions with zappas royalty checks, zappa was furious and withheld the master recordings.
Sharing an earth day remembrance of captain beefheart musician, artist and, yes, environmentalist. And, for fans, it was a welcome return to the abstract musical. On an album heavily influenced by the delta blues, the opening bars of sure nuff n yes i do is based on the muddy water song rollin and tumblin. Beefheart released a few rerecorded versions of the songs on other albums, so bat chain puller sat in the vault. Because our mp3s have no drm, you can play it on any device that supports mp3, even on your ipod. Finally, says french, all the proverbial ducks being in a row, im honored to be the one picked to introduce to the world the legitimate and original version of the captain beefheart album entitled bat chain puller. Bat chain puller original by beefheart music cd by. Shiny beast bat chain puller by captain beefheart and the. A carrot is as close as a rabbit gets to a diamond. Further songs, on zappas mystery disc 1996, i was a teenage malt shop and the birth of captain beefheart also provide an insight to zappas teenage movie script titled captain beefheart vs.
Get all the lyrics to songs on bat chain puller and join the genius community of music scholars to learn the meaning behind the lyrics. Jun 08, 2012 captain beefheart s 1976 album bat chain puller was a record that, for many, existed only in promising snatches through subsequent albums, a fragmented text never quite assembled. Released on vaulter native records by gail zappa widow of frank zappa, who had obtained the master tapes years ago, the album showcases an alternate version of the work that would later show up on captain beefhearts last three albums. Shiny beast bat chain puller releases view the radar stations full information about the various editions of shiny beast which have appeared over the years. Find great deals on ebay for chain puller and roller chain puller. Bat chain puller is the th studio album by captain beefheart, released on february 22, 2012. Jul 04, 2012 shiny beast bat chain puller releases view the radar stations full information about the various editions of shiny beast which have appeared over the years. I remember an excellent documentary about beefheart that was shown on the bbc about 6 years ago i believe it was part of their john peels 60th evening, as peel narrated. But, as you will have guessed, bat chain puller does.
Over one million legal mp3 tracks available at juno download. This was released later than the other captain beefheart albums i have. All genres balearicdowntempo bass breakbeat disconudisco dj tools drum and bass dubstep deep dubstep dirty dubsteptrapgrime edm electro euro dancepop dance footworkjuke. We have 100 captain beefheart other torrents for you. Animated by geritsel, in admiration of the musical and pictoral genius of don. Captain beefhearts 1976 album bat chain puller was a record that, for many, existed only in promising snatches through subsequent albums, a. Download captain beefheart songs, singles and albums on mp3. The albums tracks were cut under the auspices of frank zappa and then shelved due to legal entanglements. Shiny beast bat chain puller import captain beefheart format. Shiny beast bat chain puller is the tenth studio album by american rock band captain beefheart and the magic band, released in october 1978 by warner bros.
Bat chain puller was recorded in 1976 but shelved later that year, due to a. Bat chain puller is the th studio album and first official posthumous album by captain beefheart, released on february 22, 2012. The following is a list of official releases by american musician captain beefheart. Shiny beast bat chain puller, an album by captain beefheart and the magic band. Shiny beast bat chain puller contained reworkings of the shelved bat chain puller album and still retained its original guitarist, jeff moris tepper. Shiny beast bat chain puller is the tenth studio album by american rock band captain beefheart and the magic band, released in october 1978 by warner. Bill wyant guitar, vocals jed guthrie bass dennis flynn drums. The album emerged from production difficulties surrounding bat chain puller, an album captain beefheart recorded for discreet and virgin records in 1976. Beefheart became somewhat a victim of the wrangles which ensued, resulting in the work going to storage and him having to freshly record material which became shiny beast bat chain puller.
His first album in four years, captain beefhearts shiny beast bat chain puller looked to the future while nodding to the past. Bat chain, puller bat chain puller puller, puller bat chain puller puller, puller puller, puller bat chain puller a chain with yellow lights that glistens. When you had a vinyl disc that you had to handle carefully and keep clean, the commitment required to purchase, own and store such a relatively fragile item represented your appreciation of what was enshrined in the grooves. I have every album by the captain, and am now buying all the same music on cd, plus several that add previously unheard music such as the bat chain puller disc of the original recordings of what later came out on this album under the title shiny beast bat chain puller. In admiration of the musical and pictoral genius of don.
I became don van vliets captain beefhearts agent for the latter part of his career and considered myself very fortunate to remain his agent as he cycled through 4 managers during our time together. Some words after listening to this record, which i downloaded as mp3 from youtube thank you, capitalists. The commercial release of bat chain puller is set for january 15th the date of captain beefhearts birthday and comprises the 12 original album. The radar station is an unofficial, nonprofit making fan site dedicated to captain beefheart and the magic band, and don van vliet the painter. One of the captains most hallucinating songs from shiny beast. Jan 30, 2018 unlike many people, i am glad the bat chain puller album got canned and wasnt released until 2012. Over 35 years after its recording, captain beefhearts original bat chain puller has finally seen the light of day. Captain beefheart and the magic band bat chain puller. Captain beefheart bat chain puller cd amoeba music. If you got ears, you gotta hear captain beefheart s shiny beast bat chain puller by stewart osborne february 1999 having finally succeeded in alienating his entire band over the recording of the unconditionally guaranteed album. Shiny beast bat chain puller having extricated himself from a mire of contractual difficulties beefheart emerged with this new album, in 1978, on the warner bros label. It was recorded in 1976 by discreet records, who had intended to release it with virgin records as captain beefhearts tenth studio album. Get youtube premium get youtube tv best of youtube music sports gaming movies tv shows news live.
It has been suggested this name came from a term used by vliets uncle alan who had a. Ten essential captain beefheart songs tracks that mixed freejazz with the blues, and influenced everyone from pj harvey to the black keys. Captain beefhearts original tapes of the bat chain puller album sent to his friend. Captain beefheart s music at its best is a form of art, that is maybe best compared to an abstract painting. It was recorded in 1976 by discreet records, who had intended. Captain beefheart and the magic band captain hook cowtown, kansas city 4 22 74. Shiny beast and ice cream for crow, despite their obvious qualities, never spoke to me like trout, decals or clear spot did. Captain beefheart bat chain puller lyrics and tracklist. Call me old fashioned, but i hate all this download stuff. Ten essential captain beefheart songs rolling stone. Cohen had used zappas royalty checks to fund the albums production, and this led zappa to withhold the master tapes from vi. Performing with the shifting lineup of musicians known as his magic band, he produced a series of albums that had limited commercial. Don van vliet was an american singer, songwriter, multiinstrumentalist, and visual artist best known by the stage name captain beefheart. Download beefheart at emusic captain beefheart radar.
Here it is the last one there is from the french chorus tv show 1980. Set up in 1998 to promote dons art and music, it is entirely. Dec 20, 2011 the commercial release of bat chain puller is set for january 15th the date of captain beefhearts birthday and comprises the 12 original album tracks plus three bonus cuts. Bat chain puller bat chain puller puller, puller a chain with yellow lights that glistens like oil beads on its slick smooth trunk that trails behind on tracks, and thumps a wing hangs limp and retreats bat chain puller puller puller bulbs shoo. Captain beefheart was born january 15, 1941 in glendale, california. Shiny beast bat chain puller discography captain beefheart. Shiny beast bat chain puller by captain beefheart and. The shelving of his first decent work in years was the first of several setbacks that led to captain beefhearts final trilogy of albums, a significant event in the odyssey of a guy who had made repeated. The album was a subject of friction between discreet cofounders herb cohen and frank zappa. The original bat chain puller 1976 captain beefheart. Shiny beast bat chain puller by captain beefheart 2006. Captain beefheart and the magic band live in brussels 74 almost uniformly unlistenable v poor quality boot taken from vinyl possibly, have this in vinyl format and.
Recorded in 1976 but unreleased until 2012, bat chain puller restores a missing chapter in the legendary career of captain beefheart a. In the time period, the captain created thirteen albums with the album bat chain puller being released posthumously in 2012, two years after don van vliet passed away. So two year later captain beefheart rerecorded half of bat chain pullerand together with new songs released shiny beast. Bat chain puller bat chain puller puller, puller a chain with yellow lights that glistens like oil beads on its slick smooth trunk that trails behind on tracks, and thumps a wing hangs limp and retreats bat chain puller puller puller bulbs shoot from its snoot and vanish into darkness it whistles like a root snatched from dry earth sodbustin rakes with grey dust claws announces its coming. Captain beefheart bat chain puller mp3 album download. I dont really download, didnt buy the bootlegs and, although tempted by the. Bat chain puller 1976 bat chain puller seam crooked sam harry irene 81 poop hatch flavor bud living brick bats floppy boot stomp a carrot is as close as a rabbit gets to a diamond owed talex odd jobs the 1010th day of the human totem pole apes ma safe as milk mono mix 1967 sure nuff n yes i do zig zag wanderer call on me dropout boogie im glad electricity. Captain beefheart and the magic band bat chain puller youtube.