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Butthole Surfers: Psychic…Powerless…Another Man’s Sac

In December 1984, “Touch and Go” label released “Psychic… Powerless… Another Man’s Sac”, the debut Butthole Surfers studio album. It was recorded in 1984, and was produced by Gibby Haynes, Paul Leary, Bill Jolly, King Coffey and Teresa Nervosa.

Personnel:

  • Gibby Haynes – lead vocals, saxophone
  • Paul Leary – vocals, guitar
  • Bill Jolly – bass
  • King Coffey – drums
  • Teresa Nervosa (Teresa Taylor) – drums

Track listing:

All tracks by Gibby Haynes, Paul Leary, Bill Jolly, King Coffey and Teresa Nervosa.

  1. Concubine
  2. Eye of the Chicken
  3. Dum Dum
  4. Woly Holy
  5. Negro Observer
  6. Butthole Surfer
  7. Lady Sniff
  8. Cherub
  9. Mexican Caravan
  10. Cowboy Bob
  11. Gary Floyd

Butthole Surfers: Weird Revolution

On August 28, 2001, “Surfdog Records” and “Hollywood Records” label released “Weird Revolution”, the eighth Butthole Surfers studio album. It was recorded in 2001, and was produced by Paul Leary and Rob Cavallo.

Personnel:

  • Gibby Haynes – vocals
  • Paul Leary – guitar, mixing
  • King Coffey – drums
  • Nathan Calhoun – bass
  • Chris Vrenna – additional drum programming
  • Michael Bradford – engineer, additional production
  • Stuart Sullivan – engineer, mixing
  • Allen Sides – engineer
  • Chris Lord-Alge – mixing
  • Brian Gardner – mastering
  • Actionfigure – art direction, design

Track listing:

  1. Weird Revolution
  2. The Shame of Life
  3. Dracula from Houston
  4. Venus
  5. Shit Like This
  6. Mexico
  7. Intelligent Guy
  8. Get Down
  9. Jet Fighter
  10. The Last Astronaut
  11. Yentel
  12. They Came In (“They Came In” ends at minute 4:02. After 17 minutes and 50 seconds of silence, at minute 21:52 begins a hidden track: it’s a reprise of the song “The Last Astronaut”

Butthole Surfers: Electriclarryland

On May 6, 1996, “Capitol” label released “Electriclarryland”, the seventh Butthole Surfers studio album. It was recorded in 1996, and was produced by Paul Leary and Steve Thompson.

Personnel:

  • Gibby Haynes– vocals, keyboards
  • Paul Leary– guitar, mixing, bass
  • King Coffey– drums
  • Andrew Weiss– bass
  • Bill Carter – bass
  • John Hagen – cello
  • Fooch – pedal steel guitar
  • Mark Eddinger– keyboards
  • Danno Saratak – drum programming
  • Christopher Shaw – engineer, mixing
  • Stuart Sullivan – engineer, mixing
  • Paul Mavrides– illustrations, cover design, cover art
  • Tommy Steele – art direction
  • Wendy Dougan – art direction, design
  • Will Van Overbeek – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Gibby Haynes, Paul Leary and King Coffey.

  1. Birds
  2. Cough Syrup
  3. Pepper
  4. Thermador
  5. Ulcer Breakout
  6. Jingle of a Dog’s Collar
  7. TV Star
  8. My Brother’s Wife
  9. Ah Ha
  10. The Lord Is a Monkey
  11. Let’s Talk About Cars
  12. A.
  13. Space

Butthole Surfers: piouhgd

On February 20, 1991, “Rough Trade” label released “piouhgd”, the fifth Butthole Surfers studio album.

Personnel:

  • Gibby Haynes– vocals, guitar
  • Paul Leary– vocals, guitar, keyboard
  • Jeff Pinkus– bass
  • King Coffey– drums

Track listing:

All tracks by Gibby Haynes, Paul Leary, Jeff Pinkus and King Coffey, except where noted.

  1. Revolution Part 1
  2. Revolution Part 2
  3. Lonesome Bulldog
  4. Lonesome Bulldog II
  5. The Hurdy Gurdy Man – Donovan
  6. Golden Showers
  7. Lonesome Bulldog III
  8. Blindman
  9. No, I’m Iron Man
  10. Something – lyrics by Gibby Haynes, Paul Leary, Jeff Pinkus, King Coffey, music by William Reid, Jim Reid
  11. S.Y.
  12. Lonesome Bulldog IV

Butthole Surfers: Locust Abortion Technician

In March 1987, “Touch and Go” label released “Locust Abortion Technician”, the third Butthole Surfers album. It was recorded 1985-1986, and was produced by Gibby Haynes, Paul Leary, Jeff Pinkus, King Coffey and Teresa Nervosa. Album front cover illustration was painted by Arthur Sarnoff, entitled “Fido and the Clowns”.

Personnel:

  • Gibby Haynes- lead vocals
  • Paul Leary- guitar
  • Jeff Pinkus– bass
  • King Coffey- drums
  • Teresa Nervosa- drums
  • Aurthur Sarnoff – painting

Track listing:

All tracks by Gibby Haynes, Paul Leary, Jeff Pinkus, King Coffey and Teresa Nervosa, except where noted.

  1. Sweat Loaf
  2. Graveyard
  3. Pittsburgh to Lebanon
  4. Weber
  5. HAY
  6. Human Cannonball
  7. S.S.A.
  8. The O-Men
  9. Kuntz – Kong Katkamhaeng
  10. Graveyard
  11. 22 Going on 23

Butthole Surfers: Rembrandt Pussyhorse

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On April 18, 1986, “Touch and Go” released “Rembrandt Pussyhorse”, the second Butthole Surfers studio album. It was recorded 1984 – 1985, and was produced by Butthole Surfers.

Personnel:

  • Gibby Haynes– lead vocals
  • Paul Leary– guitar, bass
  • Trevor Malcolm– bass
  • King Coffey– drums
  • Teresa Nervosa– drums
  • Bob O’Neill – piano, organ

Track listing:

All tracks by Butthole Surfers, except where noted.

  1. Creep in the Cellar
  2. Sea Ferring
  3. American Woman – Randy Bachman, Burton Cummings, Jim Kale, Garry Peterson
  4. Waiting for Jimmy to Kick
  5. Strangers Die Everyday
  6. Perry
  7. Whirling Hall of Knives
  8. Mark Says Alright
  9. In the Cellar

The Butthole Surfers: Hairway To Steven

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On April 11, 1988, “Touch and Go” label released “Hairway to Steven”, the fourth Butthole Surfers (The) studio album. It was recorded January 1988, in Dallas, Texas, and was produced by Gibby Haynes, Paul Leary, Jeff Pinkus, King Coffey and Ric Wallace.

Personnel:

  • Gibby Haynes– lead vocals
  • Paul Leary– guitar
  • Jeff Pinkus– bass
  • King Coffey– drums
  • Teresa Nervosa– drums

Track listing:

All tracks by Gibby Haynes, Paul Leary, Jeff Pinkus and King Coffey.

  1. Jimi/Cartoon Song
  2. Ricky
  3. I Saw an X-Ray of a Girl Passing Gas
  4. John E. Smoke
  5. Rocky
  6. Julio Iglesias
  7. Backass
  8. Fast” (a.k.a. “Fart Song)

Butthole Surfers: Independent Worm Saloon

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On March 23, 1993, “Capitol” label released “Independent Worm Saloon”, the sixth Butthole Surfers album. It was recorded in 1993, and was produced by John Paul Jones, Gibby Haynes, Paul Leary, Jeff Pinkus and King Coffey.

Personnel:

  • Gibby Haynes– vocals, guitar
  • Paul Leary– vocals, spoken word, guitar, art work
  • Jeff Pinkus– vocals, bass, banjo
  • King Coffey– drums
  • Helios Creed– guitar
  • John Paul Jones– bass
  • Pat McCarthy – engineer, mixing
  • Heather Van Haaften – art work

Track listing:

  1. Who Was in My Room Last Night?
  2. The Wooden Song
  3. Tongue
  4. Chewin’ George Lucas’ Chocolate
  5. Goofy’s Concern
  6. Alcohol
  7. Dog Inside Your Body
  8. Strawberry
  9. Some Dispute Over T-Shirt Sales
  10. Dancing Fool
  11. You Don’t Know Me
  12. The Annoying Song
  13. Dust Devil
  14. Leave Me Alone
  15. Edgar
  16. The Ballad of Naked Man
  17. Clean It Up