Independent Worm Saloon

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Released March 23, 1993 Artist Butthole Surfers Producer John Paul Jones		Length 62:22 Release date 23 March 1993 Label Capitol Records

Independent Worm Saloon (1993) The Hole Truth... and Nothing Butt (1995) Genres Alternative rock, Psychedelic rock, Hardcore punk, Experimental rock, Avant-garde, Neo-psychedelia Similar Butthole Surfers albums, Alternative rock albums

Butthole surfers independent worm saloon full album

Independent Worm Saloon is the sixth album by alternative rock band Butthole Surfers, released in 1993 on Capitol Records.

Japanese CD reissue bonus tracks

"Beat the Press" – 1:25
"Ghandi" – 2:31
"Neee Neee" – 4:31

These three bonus tracks were also included on a 10" vinyl promotional release sent to college radio stations. "Ghandi" was later included on Humpty Dumpty LSD.

Butthole Surfers

Gibby Haynes – vocals, guitar

Paul Leary – guitar, vocals (track 10), spoken word (track 4), "art master"

Jeff Pinkus – bass, vocals & banjo (track 16)

King Coffey – drums

Additional personnel

John Paul Jones – producer, bass (track 16)

Pat McCarthy – engineer, mixer

Helios Creed – guitar (tracks 12 & 17)

Heather Van Haaften – "art slave"

Charts

Album - Billboard (North America)

Singles - Billboard (North America)

Trivia

The vocals in "Some Dispute Over T-Shirt Sales" are similar to the one in the Ministry song "Jesus Built My Hotrod", possibly as an intentional reference as vocalist Gibby Haynes sung the vocals on that song. However, "Some Dispute" had appeared in the band's set lists as far back as 1990 under the name "Watlo", roughly a year before Haynes' vocals were recorded for "Jesus Built My Hotrod".

The song "Strawberry" ends with an extended sample of a man speaking Navajo.