| Bag of Tricks | ||||
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| Released | Original: 1994 Reissue: November 26, 2002 | |||
| Recorded | 1989–1994 | |||
| Genre | Thrash metal Heavy metal | |||
| Length | 74:55 | |||
| Label | Attic / Roadrunner | |||
| Producer | Jeff Waters, Glen Robinson | |||
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Bag of Tricks is a compilation album by the band Annihilator, released in 1994. The album was later reissued in 2002 under the label Roadrunner.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Alison Hell" (Remastered Version) | Jeff Waters, John Bates | 5:03 |
| 2. | "Phantasmagoria" (Demo version) | Waters | 3:57 |
| 3. | "Back to the Crypt" | Waters | 4:09 |
| 4. | "Gallery" | Waters, Bates | 4:08 |
| 5. | "Human Insecticide" (Live) | Waters, Bates | 5:44 |
| 6. | "The Fun Palace" (Extended Mix) | Waters, Coburn Pharr | 6:22 |
| 7. | "W.T.Y.D." (Live) | Waters, Bates | 4:58 |
| 8. | "Word Salad" (Live) | Waters | 6:36 |
| 9. | "Live Wire" (Live) | Angus Young, Malcolm Young, Bon Scott | 5:16 |
| 10. | "Knight Jumps Queen" (Demo version) | Waters | 3:46 |
| 11. | "Fantastic Things" | Waters, Wayne Darley | 4:27 |
| 12. | "Bats in the Belfry" (Demo version) | Waters, Ray Hartmann, Pharr | 3:44 |
| 13. | "Evil Appetite" | Waters, Neil Goldberg, Pharr | 3:40 |
| 14. | "Gallery" (86) | Waters, Bates | 4:00 |
| 15. | "Alison Hell" (86) | Waters, Bates | 5:09 |
| 16. | "Phantasmagoria" (86) | Waters | 3:56 |
| Total length: | 74:55 | ||
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