First Grand Constitution and Bylaws

First Grand Constitution and Bylaws
First Grand Constitution and Bylaws
Studio album by Secret Chiefs 3
Released	September 30, 1996
Studio	Forking Paths Studios; (San Francisco, CA)
Genre	Experimental rock
Length	47:08
Label	Amarillo
Producer	Trey Spruance
Secret Chiefs 3 chronology

First Grand Constitution and Bylaws is the debut studio album by American experimental rock band Secret Chiefs 3, released on September 30, 1996 by Amarillo Records.^[1]

Release history[edit]

In 2000 Web of Mimicry remastered and reissued the album on CD bonus tracks "Emir of the Bees". In 2011, French label !Angrr! issued the release with a further bonus track on vinyl.

Critical reception[edit]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[2]

AllMusic praised the album, noting that "the trio somehow [manage] to concoct even more mysterious and demented compositions than Mr. Bungle".^[2]

Track listing[edit]

All music is composed by Trey Spruance

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Ana'l Haqq"	0:22
2.	"Adept Chamber of the Magian Tavern – Altar to the Master Chief"	1:11
3.	"Inn of 3 Doors"	1:22
4.	"Breeze of Dawn, Death's Angel"	2:19
5.	"Assassin's Blade"	4:37
6.	"Bare-faced Bazi"	2:05
7.	"Crossroads Through Crosshairs"	2:21
8.	"borderland"	1:21
9.	"borderland"	2:04
10.	"Killing of Kings"	3:32
11.	"Celestial Ship of the Corsairs"	2:13
12.	"Pointed and Weighty Arguments"	0:19
13.	"Zulkifar"	1:15
14.	"The Qa'im Deliberates"	1:16
15.	"Drunk at the Gates"	2:08
16.	"Resurrection Day Soundtrack: Hot Pursuit in Eagles' Nest"	5:04
17.	"From Night the Morning Draught of Wine"	2:31
18.	"Crosswinds"	0:36
19.	"borderland"	2:31
20.	"White as They Come"	8:01

2000 Remastered Edition
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Ana'l Haqq"	0:22
2.	"Adept Chamber of the Magian Tavern – Altar to the Master Chief"	1:12
3.	"Inn of 3 Doors"	1:22
4.	"Breeze of Dawn, Death's Angel"	2:15
5.	"Assassin's Blade"	4:37
6.	"Bare-faced Bazi"	2:07
7.	"Crossroads Through Crosshairs"	2:20
8.	"borderland"	1:21
9.	"borderland"	2:04
10.	"Killing of Kings"	3:31
11.	"Celestial Ship of the Corsairs"	2:13
12.	"Emir of the Bees"	6:10
13.	"Pointed and Weighty Arguments"	0:20
14.	"Zulkifar"	1:15
15.	"The Qa'im Deliberates"	1:16
16.	"Drunk at the Gates"	2:08
17.	"Resurrection Day Soundtrack: Hot Pursuit in Eagles' Nest"	5:05
18.	"From Night the Morning Draught of Wine"	2:29
19.	"Crosswinds"	0:32
20.	"borderland"	2:31
21.	"White as They Come"	8:04

Personnel[edit]

Adapted from the First Grand Constitution and Bylaws liner notes.^[3]

Secret Chiefs 3

Trevor Dunn – bass guitar, vocals (6, 14, 15)
Danny Heifetz – drums, trombone, percussion
Trey Spruance – electric guitar, organ, synthesizer, sampler, tape, bass guitar (5, 16), vocals (10, 20), recording, mixing, editing, illustrations, art direction

Additional musicians

Kris Hendrickson – backing vocals (20)
Clinton "Bär" McKinnon – saxophone (16), bass guitar (17)

Production and design

Billy Anderson – recording and mixing (5, 8–10, 20)
Mike Bogus – additional engineering
Mike Johnson – editing
Mari Kono – photography
Margaret Murray – design
Marc Orten – additional engineering
Guy Slater – mastering
Gregg Turkington – executive production

Release history[edit]

Region	Date	Label	Format	Catalog
United States	1996	Amarillo	CD	ACM-603
United States	1998	Web of Mimicry	CD	WoM 003
France	2012	!Angrr!	LP	GRr 015

References[edit]

^ Christe, Ian (March 1997). "Metal". CMJ New Music Monthly: 48. Retrieved 30 June 2016.
^ ^a ^b Prato, Greg. "Secret Chiefs 3: First Grand Constitution and Bylaws > Review". Allmusic. Retrieved July 3, 2018.
^ First Grand Constitution and Bylaws (booklet). Secret Chiefs 3. San Francisco, California: Amarillo Records. 1996.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

External links[edit]

First Grand Constitution and Bylaws at Discogs (list of releases)

[1] Christe, Ian (March 1997). "Metal". CMJ New Music Monthly: 48. Retrieved 30 June 2016.

[allmusic-2] Prato, Greg. "Secret Chiefs 3: First Grand Constitution and Bylaws > Review". Allmusic. Retrieved July 3, 2018.

[linearnotes-3] First Grand Constitution and Bylaws (booklet). Secret Chiefs 3. San Francisco, California: Amarillo Records. 1996.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

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