Puller Man

Released in white jewel case with a sticker of a Don Van Vliet painting. A lof of the info is inaccurate, so these are corrections (please compare to back cover image): Randomly compiled / edited release, with some added applause. Track 1 recorded Spring 1964 at 'Studio Z', Cucamonga, USA. (In the comic book that inspired the lyrics, the hero 'won his wings' in the Feb issue). [Bassist is not Handley. Zappa says it was a "surfband bassist". Pat Connolly most likely]. Track 2 from the KWST & WLIR 1975 radio broadcasts with 'Electricity' dialogue over a March 1965 'Studio Z' recording. [Made the Thursday night, prior to the Vice Squad arrests]. Track 3 to 4 and 6 recorded 1966 & Track 5 recorded 1967 at The Avalon Ballroom, San Francisco, USA. Track 5 should be titled "Old Folks Boogie" (Guitarist / drummer changed on this number). 7 and 8 are demos from 1965 or 1966 demos. Tracks 9 and 11 to12 recorded 1967 at Original Sound, Hollywood, USA. (Mix onto 'Disneyland' label). Track 10 recorded 1965 at Gold Star Studios, LA, USA. (9 to 12 are 2 Demo acetate recordings which led to "Safe As Milk" album). Tracks 13 to 15 are from the 24th Jan 1968 "John Peel Sessions" on BBC radio's "Top Gear". (UK/Euro "Safe As Milk" tour) Tracks 16 to 18 are from the 6th May 1968 "John Peel Sessions" on BBC radio's "Top Gear". (UK/Euro "Strictly Personal" tour) Tracks 19 to 23 are outtakes from the 1971 Spotlight Kid / Brown Star / Clear Spot sessions (also known as Spotlight Kid / Pompadour / Blues Sessions). [Track 19 is "Seam Crooked Sam (2)", later retitled. The Brown Star project was aborted. Track 22 recorded Spring 1972 at Amigo Studios, Sherman Oaks, N. Hollywood, CA. (Mono) Tracks 19 to 21 and 23 recorded Oct-Nov 1971 at Record Plant Studios, Los Angeles, CA, USA.