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Shiny Beast (Bat Chain Puller) by Captain Beefheart, album cover

First-year pressing

Shiny Beast (Bat Chain Puller) 1978 US Pressing (BSK 3256)

Shiny Beast (Bat Chain Puller) by Captain Beefheart

Artist
Captain Beefheart And The Magic Band
Title
Shiny Beast (Bat Chain Puller)
Label
  • Warner Bros. Records BSK 3256
Country
US
Released
1978
Format
LP, Album
Format notes
Winchester Pressing

Runout and matrix codes

Etched or stamped in the dead wax between the last track and the label. If yours match, you have this pressing.

  • BSK-1-3256-WW1(Variant 1) A-Side run-out, hand-etched
  • BSK-2-3256-WW2(Variant 1) B-Side run-out, hand-etched
  • BSK-1-3256-WW1(Variant 2) A-Side run-out, hand-etched
  • BSK-2-3256-WW2 #2(Variant 2) B-Side run-out, hand-etched
  • BSK-1-3256-WW1(Variant 3) A-Side run-out, hand-etched
  • BSK-2-3256-RE1-WW2(Variant 3) B-Side run-out, hand-etched
  • BSK-1-3256-WW1 ─◁(Variant 4) A-Side run-out, hand-etched
  • BSK-2-3256-WW1 ─◁(Variant 4) B-Side run-out, hand-etched
  • BSK-1-3256-WW1 ─◁(Variant 5) A-Side run-out, hand-etched
  • BSK-2-3256 RE1-WW2 #2 ─◁(Variant 5) B-Side run-out, hand-etched

Other US pressings of Shiny Beast (Bat Chain Puller)

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