| Best of Steel Pole Bath Tub | ||||
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| Released | 1993 | |||
| Recorded | February 11, 1989 – January 14, 1992 | |||
| Studio | Various
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| Genre | Noise rock | |||
| Length | 73:25 | |||
| Label | Sento | |||
| Producer | Eric Holland, Steel Pole Bath Tub | |||
| Steel Pole Bath Tub chronology | ||||
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Best of Steel Pole Bath Tub is a greatest hits compilation by Steel Pole Bath Tub, released in 1993 by Sento. [1]
All tracks are written by Steel Pole Bath Tub, except "Paranoid", "Venus in Furs" and "I Dreamed I Dream".
| No. | Title | From the album (date) | Length |
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| 1. | "Hey Bo Diddley" | Butterfly Love (1989) | 3:12 |
| 2. | "Paranoid" (Black Sabbath cover) | Lurch (1990) | 2:22 |
| 3. | "Soul Cannon" | Tulip (1991) | 4:12 |
| 4. | "Arizona Garbage Truck" | Arizona Garbage Truck 7" (1990) | 4:45 |
| 5. | "Venus in Furs" (Velvet Underground cover) | Venus in Furs/European Son 7" (1991) | 4:14 |
| 6. | "One Thick Second" | Tulip (1991) | 1:42 |
| 7. | "Swerve" | Butterfly Love (1989) | 3:15 |
| 8. | "Christina" | Lurch (1990) | 8:45 |
| 9. | "I Dreamed I Dream" (Sonic Youth cover) | Sweet Young Thing Ain't Sweet No More/I Dreamed I Dream (1990) | 5:22 |
| 10. | "Mercurochrome" | Tulip (1991) | 5:11 |
| 11. | "Wonders of Dust" | Tulip (1991) | 2:12 |
| 12. | "The Scarlet" | Tulip (1991) | 5:18 |
| 13. | "Welcome Aboard It's Love" | Butterfly Love (1989) | 3:09 |
| 14. | "Bee Sting" | Butterfly Love (1989) | 5:10 |
| 15. | "Myrna Loy" | Tulip (1991) | 3:36 |
| 16. | "Lime Away" | Lurch (1990) | 5:33 |
| 17. | "Borstal" | Bozeman/Borstal (1992) | 4:48 |
Adapted from the Best of Steel Pole Bath Tub liner notes. [2]
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| Region | Date | Label | Format | Catalog |
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| Japan | 1993 | Sento | CD | SENTO YU-2 |
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