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Released
  
September 6, 1989

Artist
  
Butthole Surfers

Label
  
Touch and Go Records

Recorded
  
1989

Release date
  
6 September 1989

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Widowermaker (1989)
  
The Hurdy Gurdy Man (1990)

Genres
  
Punk rock, Psychedelic rock, Hardcore punk, Avant-garde, Neo-psychedelia

Widowermaker is the third studio EP by American punk band Butthole Surfers, released in September 1989. All songs were written by Butthole Surfers.

Contents

This was the band's last release on Touch and Go Records.

Track listing

  1. "Helicopter" – 6:47
  2. "Bong Song" – 3:41
  3. "The Colored FBI Guy" – 2:46
  4. "Booze Tobacco Dope Pussy Cars" – 2:19

UK edition

The UK edition, on Blast First, was originally released on 10" vinyl. It was later reissued on a mini CD with a plastic clip-on cover to fit in all CD players.

It has the same tracks with slightly different names and in a different order to the US release.

  1. "Bon Song"
  2. "1401"
  3. "Booze Tobacco"
  4. "Helicopter"

"1401" is the true name of "The Colored FBI Guy", as it is always used on set lists. The name is a reference to the address of the house that Butthole Surfers lived in at the time.

Personnel

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

    • Songs

    1Helicopter6:48
    2Bong Song3:42
    3The Colored FBI Guy2:46

    References

    Widowermaker Wikipedia
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