Telepathic Surgery

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Professional reviews
Telepathic Surgery

Studio album by The Flaming Lips
Released	1989
Recorded	1989
Genre	Indie rock
Length	38:42 (Vinyl issue) 64:37 (CD issue)
Label	Restless Records/Enigma
Producer(s)	The Flaming Lips
All Music Guide link
The Flaming Lips chronology
Oh My Gawd!!! (1987)	Telepathic Surgery (1989)	In a Priest Driven Ambulance (1990)

Telepathic Surgery is the third studio album by The Flaming Lips, released in 1989 (see 1989 in music). Beginning life as a concept album, the band initially set out to create a thirty minute sound collage. The plan was later scrapped, however the remnants of this original idea are evident within the album's loose, meandering structure and the epic "Hell's Angels Cracker Factory".

"Chrome Plated Suicide" stands out as the most accomplished recording, possibly due to being based on Guns N' Roses' critically-proclaimed masterwork "Sweet Child O' Mine". "Drug Machine in Heaven" was rerecorded and released on Sub Pop records as the groups first single, the name was shortened to "Drug Machine".

Similar to many albums of its time, the CD release of Telepathic Surgery had a track listing differing from its LP release due to the time restraints of a single vinyl LP.

The album was reissued and remastered as part of the Finally the Punk Rockers Are Taking Acid compilation featuring a shorter version of "Hell's Angels Cracker Factory".

[edit] Track listing

"Drug Machine in Heaven" – 2:12
"Right Now" – 3:57
"Michael, Time to Wake Up" – 0:29
"Chrome Plated Suicide" – 5:41
"Hari-Krishna Stomp Wagon (Fuck Led Zeppelin)" – 3:45
"Miracle on 42nd Street" – 2:48
"Fryin' Up" (CD Issue) – 2:40
"Hell's Angels Cracker Factory" (CD Issue) – 23:02
"U.F.O. Story" – 6:41
"Redneck School of Technology" – 2:56
"Shaved Gorilla" – 2:58
"The Spontaneous Combustion of John" – 0:53
"The Last Drop of Morning Dew" – 1:58
"Begs and Achin'" – 4:24

[edit] Personnel

Wayne Coyne - Lead Vocals, Guitar
Richard English - Drums, Vocals, Guitar
Michael Ivins - Bass, Vocals

Discography
The Flaming Lips
Wayne Coyne \| Michael Ivins \| Steven Drozd \| Kliph Scurlock
Mark Coyne \| Dave Kostka \| Richard English \| Jonathan Donahue \| Nathan Roberts \| Ronald Jones
Studio albums: Hear It Is \| Oh My Gawd!!! \| Telepathic Surgery \| In a Priest Driven Ambulance \| Hit to Death in the Future Head \| Transmissions from the Satellite Heart \| Clouds Taste Metallic \| Zaireeka \| The Soft Bulletin \| Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots \| At War with the Mystics
Extended plays: The Flaming Lips \| Due to High Expectations... \| Fight Test \| Ego Tripping at the Gates of Hell \| It Overtakes Me
Compilations: A Collection of Songs... \| Punk Rockers \| Jesus Egg \| Shambolic Birth \| Late Night Tales \| 20 Years of Weird
Songs: "She Don't Use Jelly" \| "Do You Realize??" \| "Approaching Pavonis Mons by Balloon (Utopia Planitia)" \| "The W.A.N.D." \| "The Yeah Yeah Yeah Song"
Related articles
Fearless Freaks \| Christmas on Mars \| VOID \| Killer Queen: A Tribute to Queen \| Dave Fridmann