Electriclarryland
Studio album by Butthole Surfers
Released	May 6, 1996
Genre	Alternative rock, punk
Length	51:22
Label	Capitol
Producer	Paul Leary Steve Thompson
Professional reviews
Allmusic link Pitchfork Media (8.0/10) 1996-05-01 Rolling Stone (Favorable) link
Butthole Surfers chronology
The Hole Truth... and Nothing Butt (1995) Electriclarryland (1996) After the Astronaut (1998)
Alternate Cover Art

Electriclarryland is the seventh studio album by the alternative rock band Butthole Surfers, released in May 1996 (see 1996 in music). This album brought the Butthole Surfers their first Top 40 hit with "Pepper". The album was certified gold by the RIAA on August 20, 1996^[1].

The title of this album is a parody of Jimi Hendrix's 3rd studio album entitled Electric Ladyland. This is the second time the band has used a parody title for one of their releases. The first was Hairway to Steven which references the song "Stairway to Heaven" by Led Zeppelin. "Electriclarryland" may also be an allusion to the professional wrestler Larry Zbyszko, who often used to refer to "Larryland" in his interviews. Another possibility is that the title refers to "Electric Larry," a character in the movie Get Crazy who would randomly appear to distribute psychedelic drugs to various characters in the film. The album's original title was going to be Oklahoma!, but fearing lawsuits, Capitol forced the band to change the name. ^[2]

The album was also released in a "clean" version with profanities removed and with an alternate album cover.

Track listing

1. "Birds" – 3:10
2. "Cough Syrup" – 4:33
3. "Pepper" – 4:57
4. "Thermador" – 4:35
5. "Ulcer Breakout" – 2:34
6. "Jingle of a Dog's Collar" – 3:08
7. "TV Star" – 3:06
8. "My Brother's Wife" – 5:13
9. "Ah Ha" – 3:31
10. "The Lord Is a Monkey" – 4:46
11. "Let's Talk About Cars" – 4:34
12. "L.A." – 2:46
13. "Space" – 4:25

All songs written by the Butthole Surfers.

Miscellanea

• When the Butthole Surfers appeared on The Late Show with David Letterman in August 8, 1996 to play the song "Pepper" the network censors had a problem with the name of the band. When their name was shown on at the beginning of the show, it was shown as B***H*** Surfers and when David Letterman introduced them he had to call them "B.H. Surfers"

Personnel

• Andrew Weiss – bass
• Bill Carter – bass
• John Hagen – cello
• Mark Eddinger – keyboards
• Danno Saratak – drum programming
• Paul Leary – producer, mixing
• Steve Thompson – producer
• Christopher Shaw – engineer, mixing
• Stuart Sullivan – engineer, mixing
• Paul Mavrides – illustrations, cover design, cover art
• Will Van Overbeek – photography
• Tommy Steele – art direction
• Wendy Dougan – art direction, design

Notes

1. ^ RIAA Certification
2. ^ Butthole Surfers - The Anal Obsession

Charts

Album - Billboard (North America)

Singles - Billboard (North America)