Nuggets

Nuggets
Album cover for Nuggets. 2018 reissue below.
Compilation album by Bongzilla
Released	2007
Recorded	1995 - 1996 (Studio Tracks)
Genre(s)	Stoner Metal Sludge Metal
Length	77:42
Label	Barbarian Records Gungeon Records Totem Cat Records
Bongzilla chronology
Amerijuanican (2005)	Nuggets (2007)	Nectar Collector (2021)
Alternative Cover

Nuggets (and it's other incarnations) is a compilation album be the Wisconsin sludge metal band Bongzilla. Released initially as Shake: The Singles in 2002 and later in 2007 as Nuggets, this collection compiles nearly all of the early Bongzilla recordings from 1995 -1996 in the band's early years, predating their signing with Relapse.

Background

Prior to the release of Nuggets, this compilation was initially released as Shake: The Singles via the Wisconsin based label Barbarian Records in 2002. This compilation feature twelve songs along with an untitled bonus track that is omitted from subsequent compilations. It's been noted by fans that the song titles and tracks are mixed up and out of order.

In 2007 Nuggets would be released with a revised track list, new "green" artwork and three bonus live tracks recorded at O'Cayz Corral. The compilation would be long out of print until 2018 when Gungeon Records (Bongzilla's own label) would release it digitally and Totem Cat Records would re-issue it physically. The compilation would be renamed Thank You... Marijuana and along with a CD repress would see a vinyl edition for the first time.

Tracklist

• 1. Lighten Up (3:23)
• 2. Smoke Like The Wind (5:24)
• 3. Brownie (3:17)
• 4. Gungeon (4:21)
• 5. Hemp for Victory (5:17)
• 6. Smoke (4:26)
• 7. Budgun/THC (5:48)
• 8. Witch Weed (5:32)
• 9. Satan's Calling (4:21)
• 10. Smell The Jar (5:39)
• 11. Proper Stoning (6:26)
• 12. Dealer McDope (6:49)
• 13. Gestation (Live) (3:46)
• 14. Trinity (Live) (6:44)
• 15. Witch Weed (Live) (6:37)

Track Information

• Lighten Up & Smoke Like The Wind - From the 1996 EP Mixed Bag. Recorded by John Machnik at Sleepless Nights, Madison, Wisconsin, 1995.
• Brownie & Gungeon - From the 1998 split Cavity / Bongzilla. Recorded live from the board on May 21st, 1996 at The Chamber.
• Hemp for Victory & Smoke - From the 1998 EP Hemp for Victory. "Hemp for Victory" recorded at Austin Ent. in Nashville, TN by Steve Austin. "Smoke" recorded at Sleepless Nights in Madison, WI by John Machnik.
• Budgun/THC - From the 1997 split Bongzilla / Meatjack. Recorded at Sleepless Nights in Madison, WI by John Machnik.
• Witch Weed - From the 1998 split Hellchild / Bongzilla. Recorded at Austin Ent. in Nashville, TN by Steve Austin.
• Satan's Calling - From the Painkiller Vol. 2 compilation. Recorded at Austin Ent. in Nashville, TN by Steve Austin.
• Smell The Jar - From the Assassins compilation. Recorded at Austin Ent. in Nashville, TN by Steve Austin.
• Proper Stoning - From the Nothing Records Compilation. Recorded at Austin Ent. in Nashville, TN by Steve Austin.
• Dealer McDope - From the 5 Bong Hits demo. Recorded 1996 @ Sleepless Nights, Madison, WI.
• Gestation (Live) - From Twin Threat to Your Sanity. Recorded live at O'Cayz Corral in Madison, WI, 7 February 1998.
• Trinity (Live) & Witch Weed (Live) - From He's No Good to Me Dead. Recorded live at O'Cayz Corral, Madison, WI, 4 April 1999.

Personnel

• Muleboy - Guitar, Vocals
• Spanky - Guitar
• Meanstreak - Bass
• Magma - Drums

External Links

• Discogs
• Bandcamp