Psychic... Powerless... Another Man's Sac
| Psychic...Powerless...Another Man's Sac | ||||
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| Released | December 1984 (US) July 1985 (UK) | |||
| Recorded | 1984 | |||
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| Length | 35:04 | |||
| Label | Touch and Go (US) Fundamental (UK) Latino Buggerveil (reissue) | |||
| Producer | Butthole Surfers | |||
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| File:Butthole Surfers UK Psychic.jpg UK cover | ||||
Psychic...Powerless...Another Man's Sac is the debut studio album by American rock band Butthole Surfers, released in December 1984 by Touch and Go Records in America and Fundamental Records in England. It was preceded by the band's debut mini-album in 1983, Butthole Surfers. This was Butthole Surfers' first album on Touch and Go, and was originally released on clear vinyl. It was reissued on Latino Buggerveil in 1999.
Background
[edit | edit source]According to guitarist Paul Leary, Psychic... was recorded in a very substandard studio. Leary also claims he and Haynes were living in a tool shed at the time of the sessions.[5]
Butthole Surfers weren't under contract to any record label when they recorded this album. Upon its completion they offered it to Alternative Tentacles, who had released the band's first two EPs but could not afford to distribute the new project.[6] This, combined with questions the group had regarding Alternative Tentacles' handling of royalties from the band’s self-titled debut and the Live PCPPEP, resulted in the album ultimately being released on Touch and Go.[7] The album's back cover and label photos were produced by artist Michael Macioce.[8]
Psychic... featured the studio debut of drummer Teresa Nervosa. The album was also the second and final studio release which featured bassist Bill Jolly. For the band's subsequent album and touring cycle, the role of bassist was in flux, with Terence Smart, Trevor Malcolm, and Juan Molina filling the role. The lineup eventually settled with the addition of Jeff Pinkus in 1986.[9]
Track listing
[edit | edit source]All songs written and produced by Butthole Surfers.
Side A
[edit | edit source]| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Concubine" | 2:27 |
| 2. | "Eye of the Chicken" | 1:36 |
| 3. | "Dum Dum" | 3:47 |
| 4. | "Woly Boly" | 2:45 |
| 5. | "Negro Observer" (CD/LP versions only, omitted from 2024 Matador Records reissue) | 3:39 |
| 6. | "Butthole Surfer" | 3:02 |
Side B
[edit | edit source]| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 7. | "Lady Sniff" | 3:45 |
| 8. | "Cherub" | 6:22 |
| 9. | "Mexican Caravan" | 2:46 |
| 10. | "Cowboy Bob" | 2:55 |
| 11. | "Gary Floyd" | 1:56 |
| Total length: | 35:04 | |
UK CD bonus tracks
[edit | edit source]- "Moving to Florida" – 4:32
- "Lou Reed" – 4:57
- "Two Part" – 4:20
- "Tornadoes" – 2:36
- Tracks 12–15 were taken from 1985’s Cream Corn from the Socket of Davis EP. In the US, these tracks appeared instead on the CD release of the Surfers’ 1986 album, Rembrandt Pussyhorse.
Personnel
[edit | edit source]- Gibby Haynes – lead vocals, saxophone
- Paul Leary – guitar, vocals on "Mexican Caravan" and "Gary Floyd"
- Bill Jolly – bass
- King Coffey – drums
- Teresa Nervosa – drums
Charts
[edit | edit source]| Chart (1985) | Peak position |
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| UK Indie Chart[10] | 12 |
References
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- ^ Brackett, Nathan. "Butthole Surfers". The New Rolling Stone Album Guide. November 2004. pg. 123, cited March 17, 2010
- ^ Christgau, Robert. "Butthole Surfers". robertchristgau.com, Retrieved on March 17, 2010.
- ^ Ken Lieck, "Reissuing the Butthole Surfers," The Austin Chronicle Newspaper Vol. 18 Issue 52 Archived 2007-11-10 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Michael Azerrad, Our Band Could Be Your Life: Scenes from the American Indie Underground 1981-1991 (New York, Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 2001) 281.
- ^ Mark Paytress, “The Butthole Surfers: Mark Paytress Unravels the Career of the Cult American Band,” Record Collector No. 114, February 1989 Archived 2007-07-02 at the Wayback Machine, archived at Butthole Surfers fan website, Negro Observer Archived 2006-12-15 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Michael Azerrad, Our Band Could Be Your Life: Scenes from the American Indie Underground 1981-1991 (New York, Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 2001) 306.
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