Budgie (album)

Budgie is the debut album by the Welsh heavy metal band Budgie. It was released on July 30, 1971, through MCA Records. The US version on Kapp Records includes "Crash Course in Brain Surgery", originally released as a single and covered by Metallica on their 1987 EP The $5.98 E.P. - Garage Days Re-Revisited. "Homicidal Suicidal" has also been covered by the Seattle grunge band Soundgarden. Canadian band Thrush Hermit covered "Nude Disintegrating Parachutist Woman" on the album All Technology Aside, included on the 2010 The Complete Recordings box set.

Reception
Sounds criticized the album as being somewhat nondescript, but praised it for having "a lot of good natured foot-tapping music" and concluded "I certainly find it infinitely preferable to Black Sabbath, and I have the feeling that Budgie might develop into something a lot more interesting."

In a brief retrospective review, AllMusic declared that "For those seriously interested in metal's development, bombastic treasures like 'Homicidal Suicidal,' and 'Nude Disintegrating Parachutist Woman' are essential listening."

Personnel
Budgie Additional personnel
 * Tony Bourge – guitar
 * Burke Shelley – bass, vocals, mellotron
 * Ray Phillips – drums, percussion
 * Rodger Bain – production
 * Ray Dorsey – liner notes
 * Shepard Sherbell – design, photography
 * David Sparling – artwork, cover painting