First Grand Constitution and Bylaws

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.

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

Personnel
Adapted from the First Grand Constitution and Bylaws liner notes.

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