| Looser Than Clams... A Historical Retrospective (Greatest Hits, Vol. 1) | ||||
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| Compilation album by | ||||
| Released | December 1986 | |||
| Recorded | 1977–1986 | |||
| Genre | Experimental rock | |||
| Length | 48:54 | |||
| Label | SST (088) | |||
| Producer | Zoogz Rift | |||
| Zoogz Rift chronology | ||||
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
Looser Than Clams... A Historical Retrospective is a retrospective compilation album by Zoogz Rift, released in December 1986 by SST Records. [2]
All tracks are written by Zoogz Rift, except "The Eiffel Tower" co-written by Scott Colby and "High Fidelity" by Elvis Costello
| No. | Title | Original album (date) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "The Eiffel Tower" | 2:01 | |
| 2. | "Idiots on the Miniature Golf Course" | Idiots on the Miniature Golf Course (1979) | 0:28 |
| 3. | "Lobotomy 2" | Idiots on the Miniature Golf Course (1979) | 0:26 |
| 4. | "Dinkle Dance" | Idiots on the Miniature Golf Course (1979) | 4:30 |
| 5. | "Heart Attack" | Amputees in Limbo (1982) | 2:08 |
| 6. | "Art Band" | Amputees in Limbo (1982) | 4:18 |
| 7. | "Secret Marines – The Sequel" | Amputees in Limbo (1982) | 9:28 |
| No. | Title | Original album (date) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "No Use" | Ipecac (1984) | 4:57 |
| 2. | "With the Necessary Changes Having Been Made" | Ipecac (1984) | 4:23 |
| 3. | "Mutatis Mutandis" | Interim Resurgence (1985) | 6:48 |
| 4. | "Island of Living Puke" | Island of Living Puke (1986) | 2:49 |
| 5. | "Torture Sequence" | Island of Living Puke (1986) | 0:56 |
| 6. | "You're Killing Me" | Island of Living Puke (1986) | 2:00 |
| 7. | "High Fidelity" | 3:44 |
| Region | Date | Label | Format | Catalog |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1986 | SST | LP | SST 088 |
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