Island of Living Puke

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Island of Living Puke
Zoogz Rift - Island of Living Puke.jpg
Studio album by
Released1986 (1986)
RecordedApril 1986 (1986-04)
StudioRadio Tokyo
(Los Angeles, CA)
Genre Experimental rock
Length35:02
Label SST (077)
Producer Zoogz Rift
Zoogz Rift chronology
Interim Resurgence
(1985)
Island of Living Puke
(1986)
Looser Than Clams... A Historical Retrospective
(1986)
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Island of Living Puke is the fifth studio album by Zoogz Rift, released in 1986 by SST Records. [2]

Contents

Track listing

All tracks are written by Zoogz Rift

Side one
No.TitleLength
1."Rediscover Downtown Paterson"3:14
2."Island of Living Puke"2:49
3."A Very Pretty Song for a Very Special Young Lady"4:31
4."The Mo-Fo's Are After Me"3:28
5."Torture Sequence"0:56
6."You're Killing Me"2:00
Side two
No.TitleLength
1."The Secret Marines (4-F, 5-0, 666, 7–11, 8-Is-Enough, 9-Lives, 10-4) Blow Out"3:07
2."Nightclub Sequence"2:22
3."Shiver Me Timbers"5:08
4."Escape from the Island of Living Puke"2:13
5."The Breather"4:20
6."I'm Happy"0:56

Reception

Keyboard Magazine , in a special "experimental music" issue, described The Island of Living Puke as "moments of outstanding free-form rock, sandwiched between scrupulously obscene interruptions." [3]

Personnel

Adapted from the Island of Living Puke liner notes. [4]

Release history

RegionDateLabelFormatCatalog
United States1986 SST LP SST 077

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References

  1. "Zoogz Rift: Island of Living Puke > Overview". Allmusic. Retrieved July 8, 2013.
  2. Gehr, Richard; Robbins, Ira (2007). "Zoogz Rift". Trouser Press . Retrieved July 8, 2013.
  3. Milano, Dominic, ed. (January 1987). "Resources". Keyboard . Vol. 13, no. 1. p. 85.
  4. Island of Living Puke (sleeve). Zoogz Rift. Lawndale, California: SST Records. 1986.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)