Everybody Loves Sausages

Everybody Loves Sausages
Studio album by Melvins
Released	April 30, 2013
Recorded	2011-2013
Genre	Experimental rock[1]
Length	52:03
Language	English
Label	Ipecac
Producer	The Melvins
Melvins chronology
Freak Puke (2012) Everybody Loves Sausages (2013) Tres Cabrones (2013)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Decibel Magazine	[2]
The Skinny	[3]
Sputnikmusic	3.8/5[4]

Everybody Loves Sausages is an album of cover songs by the Melvins, released on April 30, 2013.^[5][6][7] In similar fashion to The Crybaby it features guests on most of the tracks and even features the Melvins Lite on three tracks.

Three of the tracks had been previously released in splits. Black Betty previously appeared on a split 7" with the Jon Spencer Blues Explosion covering the same track. Female Trouble and Carpe Diem are featured on a split 12" with Redd Kross. A nine-part 7" Tribute series was released through Amphetamine Reptile Records between 2013 and 2015. Featuring ten songs from the album, seven of them featured bonus cover songs of each respective band.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Original artist	Length
1.	"Warhead"	Anthony Bray, Jeffrey Dunn, Conrad Lant	Venom	4:40
2.	"Best Friend"	John Deacon	Queen	2:31
3.	"Black Betty"	Traditional, arranged by Huddie Ledbetter	Lead Belly	1:47
4.	"Set It on Fire"		The Scientists	2:36
5.	"Station to Station"	David Bowie	David Bowie	11:20
6.	"Attitude"	Ray Davies	The Kinks	3:32
7.	"Female Trouble"	John Waters	Divine	3:10
8.	"Carpe Diem"	Tuli Kupferberg	The Fugs	3:05
9.	"Timothy Leary Lives"		Pop-O-Pies	2:03
10.	"In Every Dream Home a Heartache"	Bryan Ferry	Roxy Music	9:04
11.	"Romance"	Pat Stratford, Lyon Wong, Steve Hunt, Geoff Magner, Mike Hunter	Tales of Terror	2:57
12.	"Art School"	Paul Weller	The Jam	3:15
13.	"Heathen Earth"		Throbbing Gristle	4:03

"Heathen Earth" is not actually a cover but an interpretation in the vein of Throbbing Gristle as there's no actual song by the band with that song title, just one of their albums. Osborne stated in an interview with Spin Magazine "This is Throbbing Gristle's Heathen Earth in the style of what Throbbing Gristle would do.".

Tribute Series

Vol. 1: A Tribute to the Scientists

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Set It on Fire (The Scientists)"	2:37
2.	"Swampland (The Scientists)"	4:20

Vol. 2: A Tribute to Venom

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Warhead (Venom)"	4:40
2.	"In League with Satan (Venom)"	3:31

Vol. 3: A Tribute to the Kinks

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Attitude (The Kinks)"	3:32
2.	"Victoria (The Kinks)"

Vol. 4: A Tribute to Pop-O-Pies and Tales of Terror

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Timothy Leary Lives (Pop-O-Pies)"	2:03
2.	"Romance (Tales of Terror)"	2:57

Vol. 5: A Tribute to Roxy Music

No.	Title	Length
1.	"In Every Dream Home a Heartache (Roxy Music)"

Vol. 6: A Tribute to David Bowie

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Station to Station (David Bowie)"
2.	"Breaking Glass (David Bowie)"

Vol. 7: A Tribute to Queen

No.	Title	Length
1.	"You're My Best Friend (Queen)"	2:31
2.	"Now I'm Here (Queen)"

Vol. 8: A Tribute to The Jam

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Art School (The Jam)"	3:15
2.	"Modern World (The Jam)"
3.	"Batman (Neal Hefti)"

Vol. 9: A Tribute to Throbbing Gristle

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Heathen Earth"	4:03
2.	"Subhuman"
3.	"Hamburger Lady"

Personnel

• Buzz Osborne – guitar (1-6 & 8-12), bass (1, 4 & 5), vocals (3, 6-8 & 11), backing vocals (1, 2, 10 & 12), stylophone (5 & 10), all instruments (13)
• Dale Crover – drums (1-12), backing vocals (1-3, 6, 8 & 9)

with

• Jared Warren – bass (2, 3, 6 & 8), backing vocals (2, 3 & 8)
• Coady Willis – drums (2, 3, 6 & 8), backing vocals (3 & 8)

Special Guest Stars

• Scott Kelly – guitar & vocals (1)
• Caleb Benjamin – vocals (2)
• Mark Arm – vocals (4)
• J.G. Thirlwell – vocals & vocal engineer (5)
• Clem Burke – drums (6)
• Trevor Dunn – double bass (7, 9 & 11), vocals (9)
• Jello Biafra – vocals (10)
• Kevin Rutmanis – bass (10)
• Tom Hazelmyer – guitar & vocals (12)

Additional personnel

• Toshi Kasai – engineer, keyboards (2 & 5)
• John Golden – mastering
• Mackie Osborne – artwork

References

1. "Melvins - Everybody Loves Sausages". The Skinny. Retrieved 2013-04-24.
2. Lake, Daniel (June 2013). "Melvins, Everybody Loves Sausages". Decibel Magazine (104): 99.
3. Kerr, Dave (April 3, 2013). "Melvins – Everybody Loves Sausages".
4. Campbell, Hernan M. (May 10, 2013). "Album review - Melvins: Everybody Loves Sausages". Sputnikmusic. Retrieved May 13, 2013.
5. "Ipecac Recordings Releases extras". April 2013. Retrieved 2013-04-24.
6. "Melvins ‘Everybody Loves Sausages’". The Sleeping Shaman. Retrieved 2013-04-08.
7. "The Melvins Unveil ‘Everybody Loves Sausages’ Covers Album". Loudwire. Retrieved 2013-04-08.