Released in 1991, Sailing the Seas of Cheese is Primus’ major-label debut — and the album that broke the San Francisco trio to a wider audience, eventually earning the band their first Gold certification. Built around Les Claypool’s extraordinary fretless bass, Larry LaLonde’s seasick metal guitar, and Tim Alexander’s Bill Bruford-inspired drumming, the record is a singular statement of technical virtuosity and acerbic humour that influenced a generation of alternative and metal acts.

This 2013 Interscope reissue features a new stereo mix by Les Claypool himself, pressed on 200-gram heavyweight vinyl at Quality Record Pressings (QRP) — the gold standard for audiophile pressings — with a full-size lyric sheet insert.

Why collectors love this pressing:

• 200g QRP pressing — dead-silent surfaces and exceptional dynamics
• New stereo mix personally overseen by Les Claypool
• Full-size lyric sheet insert — faithful to the original release
• Features Tommy the Cat, Jerry Was a Race Car Driver, and Those Damned Blue-Collar Tweekers

Format: 200g Black Vinyl LP  │  Label: Interscope Records (2013)  │  Producer: Les Claypool, Matt Winegar

Tracklist
Side A
A1. Seas of Cheese · A2. Here Come the Bastards · A3. Sgt. Baker · A4. American Life · A5. Jerry Was a Race Car Driver · A6. Eleven · A7. Is It Luck?
Side B
B1. Grandad’s Little Ditty · B2. Tommy the Cat · B3. Sathington Waltz · B4. Those Damned Blue-Collar Tweekers · B5. Fish On (Fisherman Chronicles, Chapter 2) · B6. Los Bastardos