Tracklist Hide Credits
| 1 | To Defy The Laws Of Tradition | 6:41 |
| 2 | Ground Hog’s Day | 4:58 |
| 3 | Too Many Puppies | 3:57 |
| 4 | Mr. Knowitall | 3:51 |
| 5 | Frizzle Fry | 6:04 |
| 6 | John The Fisherman | 3:37 |
| 7 | You Can’t Kill Michael MalloyComposed By, Performer – Matt Winegar |
0:25 |
| 8 | The Toys Go Winding DownAcoustic Guitar [Second Acoustic Guitar] – Todd Huth |
4:35 |
| 9 | Pudding Time | 4:08 |
| 10 | Sathington WilloughbyAcoustic Guitar [Archtop], Orchestra [Sathington Willoughby Orchestra] – ChunkerAcoustic Guitar, Orchestra [Sathington Willoughby Orchestra] – Todd*Banjo, Double Bass [String Bass], Orchestra [Sathington Willoughby Orchestra] – Snap Organ [Toy Organ], Orchestra [Sathington Willoughby Orchestra] – Herb*Piano [Toy Piano], Orchestra [Sathington Willoughby Orchestra] – Exxon |
0:24 |
| 11 | Spegetti Western | 5:43 |
| 12 | Harold Of The RocksVoice [“This Guy’s Pretty Bizarre, Gus”] – Stan Hearne |
6:17 |
| 13 | To Defy | 0:37 |
| 14 | Hello Skinny / Constantinople | 4:48 |
Companies, etc.
- Copyright (c) – Sturgeon
- Phonographic Copyright (p) – Sturgeon
- Copyright (c) – Prawn Song Records
- Phonographic Copyright (p) – Prawn Song Records
- Recorded At – Different Fur Studios
- Remastered At – Marcussen Mastering
Credits
- Artwork [sculpture airbrushing] – Snap
- Artwork [sculpture assemblage] – Lance "Link" Montoya
- Band, Drums – Tim Alexander(Herb)*
- Band, Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar – Larry LaLonde
- Band, Lead Vocals, Vocals, Electric Bass, Electric Upright Bass [Electric Fiddle Bass], Double Bass [String Bass] – Les Claypool
- Design [Jacket], Photography By – Paul Haggard
- Engineer – Ron Rigler
- Engineer [Second Engineer] – Matt Murman
- Illustration [Cartooning] – Snap
- Lyrics By – Claypool*
- Management – David Lefkowitz
- Mastered By – John Golden
- Other [Fart Sandwich Posse] – Brain Mantia, Clem Donahue, Deanne Franklin, Flapjax Libby, Mike Bordin, Sathington Stomp, Smiley — “Calling John The Fisherman”, Trouz Cuevas
- Photography By [Booklet Page 1] – Jim Thompson
- Photography By [Booklet Page 2] – Tony Alves
- Photography By [Booklet Page 3] – Harold O
- Producer – Matt(Exxon) Winegar*, Primus
- Written-By [Guitar Melodies] – Todd Huth (tracks: 1, 2, 5, 6, 12)
- Written-By, Arranged By – Primus (tracks: 1 to 6, 8 to 13)
Notes
2002 Prawn Song Records RepressReleased in a Digipack with a 4 page foldout booklet.
"Tim Alexander (Herb): Drums
Larry LaLonde: Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar
Les Claypool: Electric Bass, Electric Fiddle Bass, String Bass, Vocals
All songs produced by Primus and Matt (Exxon) Winegar except Hello Skinny / Constantinople, produced by Primus
Engineered by Ron Rigler
Second Engineer: Matt Murman
Recorded at Different Fur, S.F., Christmas ’89
Remastered by Stephen Marcussen for Marcussen Mastering, Hollywood, CA
Sculpture By Lance "Link" Montoya, Airbrushed by Snap
Cartooning by Snap
Jacket Design and Photography by Paul Haggard
Fart Sandwich Posse: Trouz Cuevas, Mike Bordin, Clem Donahue, Deanne Franklin, Brain Mantia, Flapjax Libby, Smiley - 'Calling John The Fisherman', Sathington Stomp
Sathington Willoughby Orchestra: Todd: Acoustic Guitar, Chunker: Archtop Acoustic Guitar, Exxon: Toy Piano, Herb: Toy Organ, Snap: Banjo, String Bass
Todd Huth: Second Acoustic Guitar on 'Toys'
Stan Hearne: 'This Guys Pretty Bizzare, Gus'
All songs written and arranged by Primus, all lyrics by Claypool (Sturgeon, BMI) except 'Michael Malloy' which was composed and performed by Matt Winegar, and "Hello Skinny / Constantinople" written by The Residents - Pale Pachyderm Publishing (BMI)
Guitar melodies on Defy, Ground, Frizzle, John, and Harold written by Todd Huth.
Special thanks to Susan and Howard for letting us spill bong water into their console (The Exxon/Puffy conspiracy)
Good luck and health to Sadie-O and ... a hearty 'Hey, Hey, Hey ...' to those who have stood in the hell line at the Omni to see us bastards.
'Later Days, Willie Mays'
DAVID LEFKOWITZ MANAGEMENT 3470 Nineteenth Street, San Francisco, CA 94110"
"Prawn Song Records
3470 Nineteenth Street
San Francisco, CA 94110
Printed in the U.S.A.
PSR-0004-2
primussucks.com
© & ℗ Sturgeon
All rights reserved.
© & ℗ 2002 Prawn Song Records.
All rights reserved.
Unauthorized duplication is a violation of all applicable laws."
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Barcode: 8 22550 00042 8
- Matrix / Runout (VARIANT 1): X22215 M1S11 I2PSR0004-2 04
- Matrix / Runout (VARIANT 2): X22215 I2 PSR 0004-2 04 M1S8
- Mastering SID Code: ifpi L902
Other versions
| Category | Artist | Title (Format) | Label | Category | Country | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAROL CD 1619 | Primus | Frizzle Fry (CD, Album) | Caroline Records | CAROL CD 1619 | US | 1990 |
| CAROL 1619 | Primus | Frizzle Fry (LP, Album) | Caroline Records | CAROL 1619 | US | 1990 |
| CARC 10 | Primus | Frizzle Fry (Cass, Album) | Caroline Records | CARC 10 | Europe | 1990 |
| CARLP 10 | Primus | Frizzle Fry (LP, Album, Promo) | Caroline Records | CARLP 10 | UK & Europe | 1990 |
| CAROL 1619 | Primus | Frizzle Fry (LP, Album, Pin) | Caroline Records | CAROL 1619 | US | 1990 |





