Vivadixiesubmarinetransmissionplot is the debut studio album by American indie rock band Sparklehorse, released on August 1, 1995, in the US and on May 6, 1996, in the UK by Capitol Records.

The story of Vivadixiesubmarinetransmissionplot began in the late 1980s, when Mark Linkous, the guitarist and singer for a Los Angeles band called the Dancing Hoods, relocated to Richmond, Virginia, in an attempt to kick his drug addiction and make a fresh start.

"[8] Upon arriving in Richmond, Linkous began playing music with his brother Matt, who lived in the city,[7] and other local musicians, including a traditional Irish group.

And in a 2006 interview, he even singled out a recording of Waits singing Gavin Bryars' "Jesus' Blood Never Failed Me Yet" as the one song that "sort of saved me when I had given up [making music].

The lyrics for "Spirit Ditch" include the line "horse-laughter is dragging pianos to the ocean", which was inspired by a scene from the Luis Buñuel film Un chien andalou.