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NEW DOUBLE LP
New sealed copy. Rhino Records Rocktober 2025 Limited Edition reissue on translucent orange crush coloured vinyl.
Mr. Bungle is the 1991 debut album by the American experimental rock band of the same name, released through Warner Bros. Records. Emerging from the California underground and propelled by vocalist Mike Patton’s notoriety with Faith No More, the record introduced a chaotic, genre-defying sound that merged heavy metal, funk, ska, jazz, and carnival music into a twisted, theatrical whole. Its bizarre energy and absurd humor quickly earned the band a cult following. The album’s surreal cover art, drawn by Dan Sweetman, was originally featured in the comic Beautiful Stories for Ugly Children.
Musically, Mr. Bungle operates on constant collision—genres are bent, broken, and reassembled within single tracks. From the hypersexual funk of “Squeeze Me Macaroni” to the dark absurdity of “Stubb (A Dub)” and “The Girls of Porn,” the album veers between slapstick and menace, parody and precision. Patton’s lyrics, both grotesque and comedic, explore themes of violence, alienation, and taboo, while the band’s musicianship keeps even its most chaotic moments sharply executed. Samples from David Lynch’s Blue Velvet add to its surreal, unnerving tone.
Upon release, the album polarized critics—Entertainment Weekly dismissed it as “unlistenable,” while Trouser Press hailed it as “one of the most ambitiously random, fractious records in recent memory.” Over time, its reputation has grown dramatically. Musicians across genres, from members of Korn to Avenged Sevenfold, have cited it as a major influence. Today, Mr. Bungle stands as a landmark of experimental rock—an audacious, disturbing, and darkly funny debut that defied every convention of early ’90s alternative music.
TRACKLIST:
A1 Quote Unquote
A2 Slowly Growing Deaf
A3 Squeeze Me Macaroni
A4 Carousel
B1 Egg
B2 Stubb (A Dub)
B3 My Ass Is On Fire
C1 The Girls Of Porn
C2 Love Is A Fist
C3 Dead Goon
