Latino Buggerveil is an

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and publishing company that was founded by psychedelic noise- punk band the

Butthole Surfers Butthole Surfers are an American rock band formed in San Antonio, Texas, by singer Gibby Haynes and guitarist Paul Leary in 1981. The band has had numerous personnel changes, but its core lineup of Haynes, Leary, and drummer King Coffey has been ...

. The label's first release was the

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album ''A Texas Trip'', a various artists compilation which was co-released by Caroline Records. Following 1989's '' Double Live'', a limited edition release documenting the band's 1988 tour, Latino Buggerveil became largely dormant as a record company and was instead used as the new name for the group's publishing company, which until that point was known as "Second Harvest." In 1999, the Butthole Surfers reactivated the label in order to reissue most of the group's 1980s catalogue, whose rights had reverted to the group following a lawsuit with

Touch and Go Records Touch and Go Records is an American independent record label based in Chicago, Illinois. After its genesis as a handmade fanzine in 1979, it grew into one of the key record labels in the American 1980s underground and alternative rock scenes. Tou ...

. The band signed a distribution deal with Revolver USA, who had previously handled label imprints created by fellow

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bands

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(

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and SYR) and the Swans (

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). Latino Buggerveil is run by Butthole Surfers drummer King Coffey, who had previously operated the independent record label

Trance Syndicate Trance Syndicate was an independent record label founded in 1990 by King Coffey, drummer of Austin, Texas band the Butthole Surfers.Larkin, Colin (1999) "Trance Syndicate Records" in ''The Virgin Encyclopedia of Heavy Rock'', Virgin Books, , p. ...

from 1990 to 1998. The label's name and logo were originally designed by Butthole Surfers singer Gibby Haynes. Apart from being co-credited on Haynes' 2004 solo record (released primarily through Surfdog Records and not officially counted in the current LBV catalogue system), Latino Buggerveil appears mainly to be a conduit for archival Butthole Surfers releases, as evinced by the reissue of the group's first two

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releases on one CD and the rarities collection '' Humpty Dumpty LSD''. (A sequel to '' LSD'' was initially planned but has since been placed on indefinite hold.) The label's first official side project release was the debut album from Rubble, a band featuring Coffey.

Discography

* Various Artists - ''A Texas Trip'' (1987, co-released with Caroline Records) LBV01 * Butthole Surfers - '' Double Live'' (1989) LBV02 * Butthole Surfers - '' Psychic... Powerless... Another Man's Sac'' (1999, reissue) LBV03 * Butthole Surfers - ''

Rembrandt Pussyhorse ''Rembrandt Pussyhorse'' is the second full-length studio album by American experimental rock band Butthole Surfers, released in April 1986. All songs were written and produced by Butthole Surfers, except "American Woman"—which was written by R ...

Cream Corn from the Socket of Davis ''Cream Corn from the Socket of Davis'' is the second studio EP by American punk band Butthole Surfers, released in October 1985. All songs were written and produced by Butthole Surfers. The EP was originally released on Touch and Go. It was al ...

'' (1999, reissue) LBV04 * Butthole Surfers - ''

Locust Abortion Technician ''Locust Abortion Technician'' is the third full-length studio album by American rock band Butthole Surfers, released in March 1987. The album was originally released on both vinyl and CD on Touch and Go, and was remastered on CD on the band's ...

'' (1999, reissue) LBV05 * Butthole Surfers - ''

Hairway to Steven ''Hairway to Steven'' is the fourth full-length studio album by American experimental rock band Butthole Surfers, released in April 1988. All songs were written by Butthole Surfers, co-produced by Butthole Surfers and Ric Wallace, and mixed by Wa ...

'' (1999, reissue) LBV06 * Butthole Surfers - '' Humpty Dumpty LSD'' (2002) LBV07 * Butthole Surfers - '' Butthole Surfers/Live PCPPEP'' (2003, reissue) LBV08 * Butthole Surfers - '' Piouhgd/

Widowermaker ''Widowermaker'' is the third studio Extended play, EP by American Punk rock, punk band Butthole Surfers, released in September 1989. All songs were written by Butthole Surfers. This was the band's last release on Touch and Go Records. Track li ...

'' (2007, reissue) LBV09 * Rubble - ''Farewell Drugs'' (2011) LBV10

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* {{Authority control Alternative rock record labels Butthole Surfers American independent record labels Record labels established in 1987

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