Japanese Whispers was originally a 3.99 cheapy comp of the singles (and B-Sides if I recall correct) of that period, so not an album 'proper'.
When I first bought Buttholes Rembrant Pussy Horse, I was about 18. It totally freaked me out (esp Sea Ferring and Creep in the Cellar). So much so I gave it away. It was only revisiting it much later that it really clicked. Think it's now my fav' by them, well alongside Locust Abortion Technicion, which will forever hold a place in my heart just fer the the good memories of the noise scene at he time. Weirdly, the first Beast of Burbon album 'The Axemans Jazz' did the same (creeped me out that is) which listening back now, all these years later seems just daft. It owes a big debt to Creedence in it's swamp blues delivery, but not scarey in the least. I must have been a delicate flower as a teen ;)
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