The second part of Matador's reissues of the essential early records by Texas's Butthole Surfers continues with three of their most insane slabs - 1985's Cream Corn from the Socket of Davis, 1987's Locust Abortion Technician and 1988's Hairway to Steven. The period during which these records were first issued parallels the Butthole's transition from being weirdo Texas outcasts to becoming internationally recognized smut-kings of the American underground. In 1985 they were still the sole province of hallucingen-soaked punk rock freaks. By 1988 they had toured Europe, had records licensed out internationally, and bought a house in Driftwood Texas to serve as their home base. But we're getting ahead of ourselves. Cream Corn plucked two tunes from Rembrandt and added a couple of new ones that had been recorded on their home studio 8 track in Winterville Georgia. "Moving to Florida" (the best example ever of what Beefheart probably sounded like when hes tripping) and the other three tracks blew peoples' minds by being so precise and fully-messed-up at the same time. Cream Corn was a perfect bite-sized taster for what would follow...