Motorpsycho Presents The International Tussler Society

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Motorpsycho presents The International Tussler Society
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Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 2004
Recordedwinter/spring 2004
Genre Country rock
Length50:05
Label Stickman Records
Producer The International Tussler Society
The International Tussler Society chronology
The Tussler - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
(1994)
Motorpsycho presents The International Tussler Society
(2004)
Motorpsycho full chronology
In the Fishtank 10
(2003)
Motorpsycho Presents The International Tussler Society
(2004)
Black Hole/Blank Canvas
(2006)

Motorpsycho presents The International Tussler Society is an album by The International Tussler Society. It was released on CD and double vinyl, both editions came with a bonus DVD featuring a documentary about the recording process of the album, made by local director Frode Dreier. Also featured was the promotional video for "Satan's favourite Son". This song and "Laila Lou" were also given to radio stations as promo singles, but not released publicly.

Contents

To promote the album, the band toured Europe in fall 2004.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Bent Sæther, except as noted.

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Highway Zen" 3:58
2."That Ol' White Line"Sæther, Lars Lien3:12
3."The West Ain't What It Used to Be" 5:05
4."September"Sæther, Lien4:49
5."Satan's Favourite Son" 3:55
6."Laila Lou" 3:41
7."Back in Your Bed" 3:41
8."When We Were One" 2:06
9."Shitbox Ford" 3:06
10."Morning Rain"Mark Gregory, Håkon Gebhardt5:08
11."The Skies Are Full of ...Wine?"Sæther, Gebhardt4:57
12."Cassie (Call on Me)" 6:25
Vinyl edition

Personnel

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