Psychic... Powerless... Another Man's Sac

Psychic... Powerless... Another Man's Sac
Studio album by
Butthole Surfers
ReleasedDecember 1984 (US)
July 1985 (UK)
Recorded1984
Genre
Length35:04
LabelTouch and Go (US)
Fundamental (UK)
Latino Buggerveil (reissue)
ProducerButthole Surfers
Butthole Surfers chronology
Live PCPPEP
(1984) 		Psychic... Powerless... Another Man's Sac
(1984) 		Cream Corn from the Socket of Davis
(1985)
Back cover
Alternative cover
UK cover
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllmusicStarStarStarStar[1]
The Encyclopedia of Popular MusicStarStarStar[2]
Robert ChristgauB+[4]
Rolling StoneStarStarStarStar[3]

Psychic... Powerless... Another Man's Sac is the debut studio album by American rock band Butthole Surfers, released in December 1984 by Touch and Go Records in America and Fundamental Records in England. It was preceded by the band's debut mini-album in 1983, Butthole Surfers. This was Butthole Surfers' first album on Touch and Go, and was originally released on clear vinyl. It was reissued on Latino Buggerveil in 1999.

Background

According to guitarist Paul Leary, Psychic... was recorded in a very substandard studio. Leary also claims he and Haynes were living in a tool shed at the time of the sessions.[5]

Butthole Surfers weren't under contract to any record label when they recorded this album. Upon its completion they offered it to Alternative Tentacles, who had released the band's first two EPs but could not afford to distribute the new project.[6] This, combined with questions the group had regarding Alternative Tentacles' handling of royalties from the band’s self-titled debut and the Live PCPPEP, resulted in the album ultimately being released on Touch and Go.[7] The album's back cover and label photos were produced by artist Michael Macioce.[8]

Psychic... featured the studio debut of drummer Teresa Nervosa. The album was also the second and final studio release which featured bassist Bill Jolly. For the band's subsequent album and touring cycle, the role of bassist was in flux, with Terence Smart, Trevor Malcolm, and Juan Molina filling the role. The lineup eventually settled with the addition of Jeff Pinkus in 1986.[9]

Track listing

All songs written and produced by Butthole Surfers.

Side A

No.TitleLength
1."Concubine"2:27
2."Eye of the Chicken"1:36
3."Dum Dum"3:47
4."Woly Boly"2:45
5."Negro Observer" (CD/LP versions only, omitted from 2024 Matador Records reissue)3:39
6."Butthole Surfer"3:02

Side B

No.TitleLength
7."Lady Sniff"3:45
8."Cherub"6:22
9."Mexican Caravan"2:46
10."Cowboy Bob"2:55
11."Gary Floyd"1:56
Total length:35:04

UK CD bonus tracks

  2. "Moving to Florida" – 4:32
  3. "Lou Reed" – 4:57
  4. "Two Part" – 4:20
  5. "Tornadoes" – 2:36

Personnel

Charts

Chart (1985) Peak
position
UK Indie Chart[10] 12

References

  1. ^ Raggett, Ned. "allmusic ((( Psychic...Powerless...Another Man's Sac > Review )))". Allmusic. Retrieved March 17, 2010.
  2. ^ Larkin, Colin (May 27, 2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press. p. 2987. ISBN 9780857125958.
  3. ^ Brackett, Nathan. "Butthole Surfers". The New Rolling Stone Album Guide. November 2004. pg. 123, cited March 17, 2010
  4. ^ Christgau, Robert. "Butthole Surfers". robertchristgau.com, Retrieved on March 17, 2010.
  5. ^ Ken Lieck, "Reissuing the Butthole Surfers," The Austin Chronicle Newspaper Vol. 18 Issue 52 Archived 2007-11-10 at the Wayback Machine
  6. ^ Michael Azerrad, Our Band Could Be Your Life: Scenes from the American Indie Underground 1981-1991 (New York, Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 2001) 281.
  7. ^ Mark Paytress, “The Butthole Surfers: Mark Paytress Unravels the Career of the Cult American Band,” Record Collector No. 114, February 1989 Archived 2007-07-02 at the Wayback Machine, archived at Butthole Surfers fan website, Negro Observer Archived 2006-12-15 at the Wayback Machine
  8. ^ Michael Azerrad, Our Band Could Be Your Life: Scenes from the American Indie Underground 1981-1991 (New York, Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 2001) 306.
  9. ^ Blashill, Pat (August 28, 2025). "The Butthole Surfers Were 'The Hardest-Working Redneck Weirdo Band in Show Business'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved December 13, 2025.
  10. ^ Lazell, Barry (1997). Indie Hits 1980-1989. Cherry Red Books. Archived from the original on June 6, 2011. Retrieved September 5, 2014.

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