Van Vliet

Captain Beefheart - Bat Chain Puller (1976) {Vaulternative Records VR2012-1 rel 2012}
EAC rip (secure mode) | FLAC (tracks)+CUE+LOG -> 362 Mb | MP3 @320 -> 136 Mb
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© 2012 Vaulternative Records / Zappa.com | VR2012-1
Rock / Experimental Rock / Blues Rock / Psychedelic

A long-lost Captain Beefheart album is to finally be released, on what would have been Don Van Vliet's 71st birthday. Bat Chain Puller was recorded in 1976 but shelved later that year, due to a dispute between Frank Zappa and his former manager, Herb Cohen. Bat Chain Puller was originally intended to be the follow-up to 1974's maligned Bluejeans & Moonbeams, after Vliet recruited a new band. Zappa produced the sessions, and tracks like Owed t'Alex and The Floppy Boot Stomp made it all the way to Beefheart's label, Virgin, as well as several journalists. Unfortunately that's as far as things got. When Zappa sued Cohen, Bat Chain Puller was caught in the litigation and the album was shelved. 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.

Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band - Trout Mask Replica (1969) {2013 Zappa Records Remaster ZR 20014} (produced by Frank Zappa)
EAC rip (secure mode) | FLAC (tracks)+CUE+LOG -> 523 Mb | MP3 @320 -> 186 Mb
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© 1969, 2013 Zappa Records | ZR 20014
Rock / Experimental Rock / Psychedelic / Blues Rock

The Legends of Lancaster (California) converge. Two albums Produced by Frank Zappa are registered with the National Preservation Board (Library of Congress). This is one. Note: We here at UMRK determined that the TMR Master was damaged somewhere in the years of it's return orbit. The Vaultmeister created almost in its entirety a new Master from our own Vault safety copies. And as if that wasn't enough chocolate for your Sunday sundae, we had Bob Ludwig remaster the Work for you. What you now have available to you is the definitive TROUT MASK REPLICA. Be the judge. Be the jury. Be the bongo. Be the fury!!!