Ball‐Hog or Tugboat?

Tracklist

• 12" Vinyl 1
• 1
  Big Train
  3:19
• 2
  Against the '70s
  3:27
• 3
  Drove Up From Pedro
  4:30
• 4
  Piss-Bottle Man
  3:15
• 5
  Chinese Firedrill
  4:24
• 6
  Intense Song for Madonna to Sing
  3:03
• 7
  Tuff Gnarl
  3:10
• 8
  Sexual Military Dynamics
  2:39
• 9
  Max and Wells
  3:08
• 12" Vinyl 2
• 1
  E-Ticket Ride
  4:26
• 2
  Forever - One Reporter's Opinion
  3:40
• 3
  Song for Igor
  2:43
  4.0 ★
• 4
  Tell 'em, Boy!
  3:28
• 5
  Sidemouse Advice
  3:30
• 6
  Heartbeat
  5:30
• 7
  Maggot Brain
  12:04
• 8
  Coincidence Is Either Hit or Miss
  2:19

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Release credits

• Ad‐Rock
  drums (drum set) [8], guest [8], guitar [8]
• Anna Waronker
  background vocals [4], guest [4]
• Bernie Worrell
  Hammond organ [7], guest [7]
• Bob Lee
  drums (drum set) [4], guest [4]
• Brock Avery
  drums (drum set) [9], guest [9]
• Carla Bozulich
  background vocals [2], guest [2.5, 1.2-3, 1.7], lead vocals [1.3, 1.7, 2.5]
• Cris Kirkwood
  banjo [1], guest [1]
• Curt Kirkwood
  guest [1], guitar [1]
• Danny Frankel
  guest [3, 6], percussion [3, 6]
• Dave Grohl
  drums (drum set) [1-2], guest [1-2], steel guitar [1]
• Dave Pirner
  guest [4], lead vocals [4]
• Eddie Vedder
  background vocals [1], guest [1, 1-2, 2], guitar [1-2], lead vocals [2]
• Epic Soundtracks
  guest [7], tambourine [7]
• Evan Dando
  guest [4], lead vocals [4]
• Flea
  bass guitar [1], guest [1, 5], pocket trumpet [5]
• Gary Lee Conner
  guest [2], guitar [2]
• Henry Rollins
  guest [8], lead vocals [8]
• J Mascis
  drums (drum set) [7], guest [1.1, 1.7, 1.9, 2.7], guitar [1.1, 1.9, 2.7]
• Joe Baiza
  guest [3, 6], guitar [3, 6]
• John Molo
  drums (drum set) [1, 4], guest [1, 4]
• John P. Strohm
  guest [4], guitar [4]
• Kathleen Hanna
  guest [6], spoken vocals [6]
• Krist Novoselic
  farfisa [2], guest [2]
• Lee Ranaldo
  guest [7], guitar [7]
• Mark Lanegan
  guest [9], lead vocals [9]
• Michael Preussner
  drums (drum set) [1.3, 1.6, 2.2], guest [2.2, 1.3, 1.6]
• Mike D
  guest [1], lead vocals [1]
• Mike Watt
  electric bass guitar [2.1-8, 1.1-4, 1.6-9], lead vocals [1], other vocals [2], spoken vocals [7]
• Nels Cline
  guest [1.1, 1.3, 1.6-7, 2.2], guitar [2.2, 1.3, 1.6-7], slide guitar [1]
• Pat Smear
  guest [2], lead vocals [2]
• Paul Roessler
  guest [2.5, 1.3, 1.6], piano [1.3, 1.6, 2.5]
• Petra Haden
  background vocals [4], guest [4, 7], violin [7]
• Rachel Haden
  background vocals [4], guest [4]
• Ronda Rindone
  bass clarinet [8], guest [8]
• Spot
  guest [1.3, 2.6, 2.8], mandolin [3], viola [6, 8]
• Stephen Perkins
  drums (drum set) [1, 5], guest [1, 5]
• Steve Shelley
  drums (drum set) [7], guest [7]
• Thurston Moore
  guest [7], guitar [7]
• Tiffany Anders
  guest [6], lead vocals [6]
• Todd Rigione
  guest [2.4, 1.9], guitar [1.9, 2.4]
• Vince Meghrouni
  background vocals [1], drums (drum set) [3], guest [1, 3], lead vocals [3], percussion [1], tenor saxophone [3]
• Wayne Griffin
  drums (drum set) [8], guest [8]
• Zander Schloss
  guest [4], guitar [4]
• Show all credits (43)

Issues

• B
  (Combined release view)
• B
  Ball-Hog or Tugboat?

  2x 12" Vinyl
  14 February 1995
• 

  B
  Ball-Hog or Tugboat?

  CD (black disc face)
  28 February 1995
• 

  B
  Ball-Hog or Tugboat?

  CD (yellow "Mike Watt Wrestling Federation" disc)
  28 February 1995
• B
  Ball-Hog or Tugboat?

  CD
  9 March 1995
• 

  B
  Ball-Hog Or Tugboat?

  CD (limited edition)
  1995
• 

  B
  Ball‐Hog or Tugboat?

  Digital Media