Hello & welcome to our eBay store. The third, and possibly final, album from Mike Patton's genre-hopping group was originally released in 1999. Arguably their most accessible and pop-oriented record they still manage to be beguiling and impressive in their range, covering territory as diverse as swing, rockabilly, country & western, bossa nova, Hawaiian and Middle Eastern music, jazz, Zappa-esque doo wop, arty-funk, post-rock, space-age pop, spaghetti-Western music, warped circus melodies, new age and heavy metal. Never before released on LP, avaliable now on 180 gram vinyl for the very first time.

Nobody ever accused Mr. Bungle of being suckers for a good melody. The syncopated blasts of cartoonish noise that fill 1991's Mr. Bungle and 1995's Disco Volante are one part speed metal and one part Speedy Gonzalez. Initially, the band served as a more aggressive outlet for singer Mike Patton, widely known for his work in Faith No More. But with Faith No More no more, Patton and Mr. Bungle decided to sweeten the Bungle batter with a little songcraft. California boasts harmonies (yes, harmonies!) that would make the Brothers Wilson proud. Opening with a chorus of seagulls and crashing waves that gives way to slide guitar, strings, and Patton singing (not screaming), the poppy yet symphonic "Sweet Charity" announces that this is not your bike messenger's Mr. Bungle album. Songs like the easy strummin' "Retrovertigo," the sultry Scott Walker-esque "Pink Cigarette," and the orchestral "Vanity Fair" make California 1999's golden-hair surprise.

Side A 1. [5:06] Sweet Charity 2. [6:04] None Of Them Knew They Were Robots 3. [4:58] Retrovertigo 4. [3:54] The Air-Conditioned Nightmare 5. [4:09] Ars Moriendi Side B 1. [4:56] Pink Cigarette 2. [3:34] Golem II: The Bionic Vapour Boy 3. [4:04] The Holy Filament 4. [2:58] Vanity Fair 5. [4:29] Goodbye Sober Day

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