Artist: PRIMUS
Album: SAILING OF THE SEAS OF CHEESE REISSUE (CD)

Year: 1991/ 2024
EAN/UPS: 0600753999530
Media type: CD

Sailing the Seas of Cheese is the second studio album and major-label debut by Primus, released on May 14, 1991. It spawned three singles: "Jerry Was a Race Car Driver", "Tommy the Cat", and "Those Damned Blue-Collar Tweekers". "Jerry Was a Race Car Driver" appeared in both the video games Tony Hawk's Pro Skater and Rock Band 3, while "American Life" appears in Tony Hawk's Project 8.

The album contains several samples from other media:
"Jerry Was a Race Car Driver" contains a sample from the movie The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 in which the character Chop Top exclaims "Dog will hunt!"
"Los Bastardos" contains samples from the BBC television series The Young Ones including Vyvyan shouting, "Shut up, you bastards!" as well as Rick saying, "You just called me a bastard, didn't you?" and "Mike, you bastard!"

Sailing the Seas of Cheese reached Gold status March 1993. It was certified platinum in December 2001.
All lyrics written by Les Claypool, all music composed by Primus, guitar melodies on "Tommy the Cat" and "Sgt. Baker" by Todd Huth.

TRACKLIST:
No. Title Length

1. "Seas of Cheese"   0:42
2. "Here Come the Bastards"   2:55
3. "Sgt. Baker"   4:16
4. "American Life"   4:32
5. "Jerry Was a Race Car Driver"   3:11
6. "Eleven"   4:19
7. "Is It Luck?"   3:27
8. "Grandad's Little Ditty"   0:37
9. "Tommy the Cat"   4:15
10. "Sathington Waltz"   1:42
11. "Those Damned Blue-Collar Tweekers"   5:20
12. "Fish On (Fisherman Chronicles, Chapter II)"   7:45
13. "Los Bastardos"   2:39

LINE-UP:

Les Claypool – electric bass, string bass, six-string fretless bass, clarinet, vocals
Larry LaLonde – electric guitar, six-string banjo
Tim "Herb" Alexander – drums, water jug

Bastardos:
Drums: Brain Mantia, Mike Bordin, Herb
Guitars: MIRV Haggard, Todd Huth, Derek Greenberg, Matt Winegar, Ler
Bass: Butthouse, Adam Gates, Les
Vocals: Adam Gates, Puffster, Herb, Ler, Les