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***A central Austin warehouse is site of the Butthole Surfers' 278-tape archive. Even when living out of a van in the '80s, they managed to hang on to boxes and boxes of tapes. The van was never stolen, miraculously, and the tapes survive unheard until now. Humpty Dumpty LSD contains 16 cherry-picked rare and unreleased recordings from the band's most productive period - 1982 to 1992. From early four-track demos ("Night of the Day") and punk rock anthems ("Just a Boy") to Morricone-ish western theme music ("Eindhoven Chicken Masque") and free form acid freak outs ("Space"), the music here is as messed up as any of the band's finest material. Humpty Dumpty LSD sounds like a lost Buttholes album from somewhere between Locust Abortion Technician and Hairway to Steven. For those who weren't there when the Buttholes, their pit bull, and a bank of strobe lights then, toured the country playing their own brand of acid punk for those who grew up listening to hardcore but wanted something more, Humpty Dumpty LSD is the next best thing. - 69 minutes of previously unreleased or hard-to-find material, from original master tapes
- A sterling-sounding virtual "lost album" from one of the band's most loved periods
- More archival material is promised
- Lovely watercolor cover art by Gibson Haynes
30-second RealAudio excerpts: Night of the Day (1983 four-track recording) One Hundred Million People Dead (1987 home eight-track, longer than the earlier P.E.A.C.E. compilation version) I Love You Peggy (1985 studio recording from the Detroit sessions whence came "Sea Ferring" and "Eindhoven Chicken Masque") Space I (home recording ca. 1987) Perry Intro (Rembrandt Pussyhorse outtake recorded at the BOSS in San Antonio, 1985) Day of the Dying Alive (A 1987 home recording of "Jimi" recorded months before the Hairway To Steven version) Eindhoven Chicken Masque (Originally released on the God's Favorite Dog comp) Just a Boy (Recorded at the BOSS, 1982, from the same session as "I Hate My Job") Hetero Skeleton (Rembrandt Pussyhorse outtake from 1985) Earthquake (1989 studio recording, originally released in 1990 on Where the Pyramid Meets the Eye: A Tribute to Roky Erickson) Ghandi (1992 practice space recording) I Hate My Job (1982 studio recording originally released on the Cottage Cheese from the Lips of Death comp) Space II (home recording ca. 1987) Concubine Solo (four-track recording ca. 1983) All Day (1987 home recording, originally released on the Buttholes-produced A Texas Trip compilation, with Daniel Johnston on guest vocals) DADGAD (1994 practice space recording) If you have a recent version of iTunes software on your computer, clicking on the link below should open the iTunes application and take you to the iTunes Music Service page-- where you can listen to samples and buy this album, or individual tracks: Butthole Surfers "Humpty Dumpty LSD" (Latino Buggerveil) This title is also available for download at AmazonMP3 For a complete listing of Midheaven exclusive albums available for download from the iTunes Music service, please visit the Midheaven Mailorder/Revolver USA Downloadables page. |