| Greatest Hits | ||||
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| Released | 1983 | |||
| Recorded | July 1983 | |||
| Genre | Noise rock | |||
| Label | Red Music | |||
| Producer | Kramer | |||
| Shockabilly chronology | ||||
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
Greatest Hits is an EP by Shockabilly, released in 1983 by Red Music. [2]
| Greatest Hits | ||||
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| EP by | ||||
| Released | 1983 | |||
| Recorded | July 1983 | |||
| Genre | Noise rock | |||
| Label | Red Music | |||
| Producer | Kramer | |||
| Shockabilly chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic | [1] |
Greatest Hits is an EP by Shockabilly, released in 1983 by Red Music. [2]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Bluegrass Breakdown" | Eugene Chadbourne, Kramer, David Licht | |
| 2. | "Burma Shave" (Roger Miller cover) | Roger Miller | |
| 3. | "Voodoo Vengeance" | Eugene Chadbourne |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "People Are Strange" (The Doors cover) | Robby Krieger, Jim Morrison | |
| 2. | "Wrestling Woman" | Eugene Chadbourne | |
| 3. | "Train" | Eugene Chadbourne, Kramer, David Licht |
Adapted from the Greatest Hits liner notes. [3]
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| Region | Date | Label | Format | Catalog |
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| Netherlands | 1983 | Red Music | LP | EP 006 |
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