Butterfly Potion
Encyclopedia
Butterfly Potion is an EP
by Foetus Inc, released on Big Cat
and Wax Trax! in May 1990. This EP, issued on both 12" vinyl
and CD, was the second and final Foetus record for Wax Trax!
A Canadian version of the Butterfly Potion 12" on the Self Immolation
/Wax Trax! imprint is Self Immolation #WOMB FLY 18T.
Extended play
An EP is a musical recording which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify as a full album or LP. The term EP originally referred only to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play records and LP records, but it is now applied to mid-length Compact...
by Foetus Inc, released on Big Cat
Big Cat Records
Big Cat Records is a UK record label. It launched around 1990 and originally specialized in industrial and noise-rock releases. Operated a US office in NYC for a few years. Purchased by V2 Records in 1996, at which point their roster became much more diverse in style...
and Wax Trax! in May 1990. This EP, issued on both 12" vinyl
Gramophone record
A gramophone record, commonly known as a phonograph record , vinyl record , or colloquially, a record, is an analog sound storage medium consisting of a flat disc with an inscribed, modulated spiral groove...
and CD, was the second and final Foetus record for Wax Trax!
A Canadian version of the Butterfly Potion 12" on the Self Immolation
Self Immolation
Self Immolation is a record label and publishing company run by J. G. Thirlwell. Originally an actual label for Thirlwell's self-released early Foetus EPs and albums, Self Immolation became more akin to a vanity label for Thirlwell's releases on Some Bizzare Records and Wax Trax! Records...
/Wax Trax! imprint is Self Immolation #WOMB FLY 18T.
Track listing
All songs written by J. G. ThirlwellJ. G. Thirlwell
James George Thirlwell , aka Clint Ruin, aka Frank Want, aka Foetus, is an Australian vocalist, composer and record producer...
- "Butterfly Potion" – 3:14
- "Your Salvation" – 2:36
- "Free James Brown (So He Can Run Me Down)" – 4:31
Personnel and production
- J. G. ThirlwellJ. G. ThirlwellJames George Thirlwell , aka Clint Ruin, aka Frank Want, aka Foetus, is an Australian vocalist, composer and record producer...
- Performance, production, engineering, mixing - Roli MosimannRoli MosimannRoli Mosimann is a drummer, electronic musician and record producer who has worked in genres ranging from industrial to pop. Originally from Switzerland, Mosimann first came to attention with the New York City no wave band Swans and later collaborated with Foetus leader J. G...
- Mixing assistant (1)