| Cyclops Nuclear Submarine Captain | ||||
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| Released | 1991 | |||
| Recorded | Noise New York (New York City, NY) | |||
| Genre | Psychedelic pop | |||
| Length | 59:27 | |||
| Label | Shimmy Disc | |||
| Producer | Kramer | |||
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Cyclops Nuclear Submarine Captain is the second studio album by Dogbowl, released in 1991 by Shimmy Disc. [2]
All tracks are written by Dogbowl.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "You Hit Me Over My Head" | 3:48 |
| 2. | "Cyclops Nuclear Submarine Captain" | 3:45 |
| 3. | "South American Eye" | 2:49 |
| 4. | "Swan" | 2:32 |
| 5. | "Ferris Wheel" | 3:21 |
| 6. | "Toilet!" | 2:38 |
| 7. | "Silkworm Exploding" | 3:10 |
| 8. | "Window Fall Down" | 3:24 |
| 9. | "Float" | 3:23 |
| 10. | "Love Bomb" | 3:49 |
| 11. | "Revolution of the Homeless" | 3:53 |
| 12. | "Flying Saucer Over Mongolia" | 3:16 |
| 13. | "Beautiful Trailer Park" | 2:55 |
| 14. | "Apple Mary" | 3:11 |
| 15. | "Flower Garden Bed" | 3:01 |
| 16. | "Carnival in the Swamp" | 2:17 |
| 17. | "So Painful" | 1:59 |
| 18. | "Cyclops N.S.C. (Reprise)" | 0:58 |
| 19. | "Shopping Mall" | 4:18 |
Adapted from Cyclops Nuclear Submarine Captain liner notes. [3]
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| Region | Date | Label | Format | Catalog |
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| United States | 1991 | Shimmy Disc | CD, CS, LP | shimmy 043 |
| Europe | CD | SDE 9135 CD |
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