Mike Schafer's repackagings of 1980s Chadbourne cassette material, a double CD at a single price with done with Schafer's artwork and archive of original Chad tape artwork. I Lost My Ass in Las Vegas / Muppet on the Way combines live solo recordings with a multitracked homestudio demo that was the basis of the Vermin of the Blues album, and includes additional unreleased songs from that period.
Originally released on cassette in the 1980s. April 2, 1986.
Eugene Chadbourne-guitar, voice, & c.
1. Eugene Turns the Tape Recorder on 4 2 86 1:04
2. Born on the Bayou 3:39
3. Wild Angies (Blues Theme) 1:44
4. Signed DC (D.C. was the drummer from Love) 3:54
5. He is a Freebird 2:00
6. Whole Lotta Love (Zep) 2:12
7. Johnny Cash in the Philippines (Chadbo-Cash) 1:45
8. No Reason to Quit 1:29
9. Red Headed Stranger (Siutz Lindeman) 5:35
10. Secret of the Cooler 4:16
11. The Rake 2:13
12. Women Against Pornography 4:08
13. Train Kept a Gettin' Lost 0:59
14. Sub G Talk 2:31
15. Mayor's New Law 2:39
16. What Is Truth (Johnny Cash) 1:26
17. Country Girl (A Faron Young Number) 2:05
18. Pol Pot 2:05
19. The Shah Sleeps in Lee Harvey's Grave 0:54
20. Granny, Demented Las Vegas Nightclub Comic & Sub G 6:26
21. I Hagte the Man that Loves this Bar 3:04
22. Our Neighborhood 4:31
23. Six with the Sheriff 2:40
24. Purple Haze 2:21
25. Hendrix Buried at Tacoma 2:37
26. Choppin' Down Weed 3:54
27. Better Comin' Out than Goin' In 1:48
Ass Vegas Muppet Way Disc 2:
1. Isolation (John Lennon) 2:49
2. 7+7= 4:13
3. You Can't Roller Skate in a Buffalo Herd 2:35
4. King of the Road 1:24
5. My Uncle Used to Love Me But She Died 1:49
6. President Helms 2:02
7. Shah & Sub G & Eugene 3:45
Muppet on the Way
8. Fried Chicken for Richard Speck 3:06
9. Vermin of the Blues 4:23
10. I Hate the Man Who Runs this Bar 2:38
11. Iran and Iraq 4:02
12. We Tried to Make a Record 3:01
13. Tall Tall Trees 1:27
14. C'Mon Everybody (Israel Version) 2:48
15. This Love of Mine 3:53
16. Games People Play 2:10
17. Zappa Medley Part 1 2:37
18. Zappa Medley Part 2 2:51
19. I Still Miss Someone 2:56
20. The Law Is for the Protection of the People 4:22
21. Strange Fruit 2:34
22. Johnny Paycheck Medley 7:24
23. Fried Chicken for Richard Speck 3:11
24. The First George Bush 0:27
25. Better Comin' Out than Goin' In 2:1726. Psychotic Reaction (Acoustic Version) 2:19
27. Choppin' Down Weed 2:32