Budgie were a Welsh heavy metal band from Cardiff. The band formed in 1967, and recorded a demo the following year.
Budgie is the debut album by the Welsh heavy metal band Budgie. It was released on 30 July 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.
| Pressing: Repress. |
| Original Release: 1971. |
| Genre: Rock / Metal. |
| Sub-Genre: Hard / Heavy. |
| Catalog No: ARS 002 LP. |
| Size: 12" Single Record. |