''Widowermaker'' is the third studio EP by American punk band

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, released in September 1989. All songs were written by Butthole Surfers. This was the band's last release on

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Track listing

# "Helicopter" – 6:47 # "Bong Song" – 3:41 # "The Colored F.B.I. Guy" – 2:46 # "Booze, Tobacco, Dope, Pussy, Cars" – 2:19

UK edition

The UK edition, on

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, was originally released on 10" vinyl. It was later reissued on a mini CD with a plastic clip-on cover to fit in all CD players. It has the same tracks with slightly different names and in a different order to the US release. # "Bon Song" # "1401" # "Booze Tobacco" # "Helicopter" "1401" is the true name of "The Colored FBI Guy", as it is always used on set lists. The name is a reference to the address of the house that Butthole Surfers lived in at the time.

Personnel

* Gibby Haynes –

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* Paul Leary – guitar * Jeff Pinkus –

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* King Coffey –

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Charts

References

{{Authority control 1989 EPs Butthole Surfers albums Touch and Go Records EPs Blast First EPs UK Independent Singles Chart number-one singles