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.

First Grand Constitution and Bylaws
Studio album by Secret Chiefs 3
Released	September 30, 1996 (1996-09-30)
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 (1996) Hurqalya (1998)

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

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic

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

Track listing

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 – Migration – Countersurveillance – The Mazdaean Protocols – Our Man Abu'l – Khattab – Return"	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

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

Release history

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

External links

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