Everybody Loves Sausages

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Everybody Loves Sausages
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Studio album by
ReleasedApril 30, 2013
Recorded2011–2013
Genre Experimental rock [1]
Length52:03
LanguageEnglish
Label Ipecac
Producer The Melvins
Melvins chronology
Freak Puke
(2012)
Everybody Loves Sausages
(2013)
Tres Cabrones
(2013)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Sputnikmusic3.8/5 [4]

Everybody Loves Sausages is an album of cover songs by the Melvins, released on April 30, 2013. [5] [6] [7] Like The Crybaby , it features guests on most of the tracks. It features the Melvins Lite on three tracks.

Contents

Three of the tracks had been previously released in splits. Black Betty previously appeared on a split 7-inch with the Jon Spencer Blues Explosion covering the same track. Female Trouble and Carpe Diem are featured on a split 12-inch with Redd Kross. A nine-part 7-inch Tribute series was released through Amphetamine Reptile Records between 2013 and 2015. Featuring ten songs from the album, seven of them featured bonus cover songs of each respective band.

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Original artistLength
1."Warhead"Anthony Bray, Jeffrey Dunn, Conrad Lant Venom 4:40
2."Best Friend" John Deacon Queen 2:31
3."Black Betty"Traditional, arranged by Huddie Ledbetter Lead Belly 1:47
4."Set It on Fire" Kim Salmon The Scientists 2:36
5."Station to Station" David Bowie David Bowie11:20
6."Attitude" Ray Davies The Kinks 3:32
7."Female Trouble" John Waters Divine 3:10
8."Carpe Diem" Tuli Kupferberg The Fugs 3:05
9."Timothy Leary Lives"  Pop-O-Pies 2:03
10."In Every Dream Home a Heartache" Bryan Ferry Roxy Music 9:04
11."Romance"Pat Stratford, Lyon Wong, Steve Hunt, Geoff Magner, Mike Hunter Tales of Terror 2:57
12."Art School" Paul Weller The Jam 3:15
13."Heathen Earth"  Throbbing Gristle 4:03

"Heathen Earth" is not a cover, but a new song in the style of Throbbing Gristle, named after one of their albums. Osborne stated in an interview with Spin Magazine "This is Throbbing Gristle's Heathen Earth in the style of what Throbbing Gristle would do."

Tribute Series

Vol. 1: A Tribute to the Scientists

No.TitleLength
1."Set It on Fire (The Scientists)"2:37
2."Swampland (The Scientists)"4:20

Vol. 2: A Tribute to Venom

No.TitleLength
1."Warhead (Venom)"4:40
2."In League with Satan (Venom)"3:31

Vol. 3: A Tribute to the Kinks

No.TitleLength
1."Attitude (The Kinks)"3:32
2."Victoria (The Kinks)" 

Vol. 4: A Tribute to Pop-O-Pies and Tales of Terror

No.TitleLength
1."Timothy Leary Lives (Pop-O-Pies)"2:03
2."Romance (Tales of Terror)"2:57

Vol. 5: A Tribute to Roxy Music

No.TitleLength
1."In Every Dream Home a Heartache (Roxy Music)" 

Vol. 6: A Tribute to David Bowie

No.TitleLength
1."Station to Station (David Bowie)" 
2."Breaking Glass (David Bowie)" 

Vol. 7: A Tribute to Queen

No.TitleLength
1."You're My Best Friend (Queen)"2:31
2."Now I'm Here (Queen)" 

Vol. 8: A Tribute to The Jam

No.TitleLength
1."Art School (The Jam)"3:15
2."Modern World (The Jam)" 
3."Batman (Neal Hefti)" 

Vol. 9: A Tribute to Throbbing Gristle

No.TitleLength
1."Heathen Earth"4:03
2."Subhuman" 
3."Hamburger Lady" 

Personnel

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Special Guest Stars

Additional personnel

References

  1. "Melvins – Everybody Loves Sausages". The Skinny . Retrieved April 24, 2013.
  2. Lake, Daniel (June 2013). "Melvins, Everybody Loves Sausages". Decibel Magazine (104): 99.
  3. Kerr, Dave (April 3, 2013). "Melvins – Everybody Loves Sausages".
  4. Campbell, Hernan M. (May 10, 2013). "Album review – Melvins: Everybody Loves Sausages". Sputnikmusic. Retrieved May 13, 2013.
  5. "Ipecac Recordings Releases extras". April 2013. Retrieved April 24, 2013.
  6. "Melvins 'Everybody Loves Sausages'". The Sleeping Shaman. Retrieved April 8, 2013.
  7. "The Melvins Unveil 'Everybody Loves Sausages' Covers Album". Loudwire. Retrieved April 8, 2013.