Artist: PRIMUS
Album: TALES FROM THE PUNCHBOWL (CD)

Release date: 1995
Media type: CD

Tales from the Punchbowl is the fourth studio album by Primus, released on May 23, 1995. It is the band's last album with Tim Alexander before he rejoined Primus seven years later. Punchbowl was certified Gold on July 20, 1995.

In 1996 the album was re-released as an Enhanced CD for Macintosh and Windows. As printed on the back inlay for this version, "Combining high end production values, 3-D graphics, spectacular effects and loads of insanely cool stuff, the 'Tales From The Punchbowl' Enhanced CD, played on a CD-ROM drive, sends the viewer through a surreal virtual experience that features the complete album in CD sound quality (which you can hear on a stereo CD player as well)." Players must "navigate from the helm of Captain Shiner's ferryboat through an enchanted liquid atmosphere to many strange and mysterious islands. Many experiences are to be had, all in a rose-colored waterworld filled with visuals reminiscent of Dalн and Bosch." Printed on the actual CD is a ship helm instead of the large image of Captain Shiner's face that appeared on the original, more common pressing.

All lyrics written by Les Claypool, all music composed by Primus.

TRACKLIST:
No. Title Length

1. "Professor Nutbutter's House of Treats"   7:12
2. "Mrs. Blaileen"   3:19
3. "Wynona's Big Brown Beaver"   4:24
4. "Southbound Pachyderm"   6:21
5. "Space Farm"   1:45
6. "Year of the Parrot"   5:45
7. "Hellbound 17Ѕ (Theme from)"   2:59
8. "Glass Sandwich"   4:05
9. "Del Davis Tree Farm"   3:23
10. "De Anza Jig"   2:26
11. "On the Tweek Again"   4:41
12. "Over the Electric Grapevine"   6:24
13. "Captain Shiner"   1:15

Total length: 54:05

LINE-UP:

Les Claypool – bass, vocals, bass banjo
Larry LaLonde – guitar, 6-string banjo
Tim Alexander – drums