Looser Than Clams... A Historical Retrospective (Greatest Hits, Vol. 1)

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Looser Than Clams... A Historical Retrospective (Greatest Hits, Vol. 1)
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Compilation album by
Zoogz Rift
ReleasedDecember 1986 (1986-12)
Recorded1977 (1977) – 1986 (1986)
Genre Experimental rock
Length48:54
Label SST (088)
Producer Zoogz Rift
Zoogz Rift chronology
Island of Living Puke
(1986)		Looser Than Clams... A Historical Retrospective (Greatest Hits, Vol. 1)
(1986)		 Water
(1987)
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Looser Than Clams... A Historical Retrospective is a retrospective compilation album by Zoogz Rift, released in December 1986 by SST Records. [2]

Zoogz Rift was an American musician, painter and professional wrestling personality.

SST Records is an American independent record label formed in 1978 in Long Beach, California by musician Greg Ginn. The company was formed in 1966 by Ginn at age 12 as Solid State Tuners, a small business through which he sold electronics equipment. Ginn repurposed the company as a record label to release material by his band Black Flag.

Contents

Track listing

All tracks are written by Zoogz Rift, except "The Eiffel Tower" co-written by Scott Colby and "High Fidelity" by Elvis Costello.

Elvis Costello English singer-songwriter

Declan Patrick MacManus, OBE, better known by his stage name Elvis Costello, is an English pop/rock musician, singer, songwriter, composer, record producer, author, television presenter, and occasional actor.

Side one
No.TitleOriginal 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
Side two
No.TitleOriginal 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

Personnel

Singing act of producing musical sounds with the voice

Singing is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice and augments regular speech by the use of sustained tonality, rhythm, and a variety of vocal techniques. A person who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music that can be sung with or without accompaniment by musical instruments. Singing is often done in an ensemble of musicians, such as a choir of singers or a band of instrumentalists. Singers may perform as soloists or accompanied by anything from a single instrument up to a symphony orchestra or big band. Different singing styles include art music such as opera and Chinese opera, Indian music and religious music styles such as gospel, traditional music styles, world music, jazz, blues, ghazal and popular music styles such as pop, rock, electronic dance music and filmi.

Arrangement musical composition in altered form

In music, an arrangement is a musical reconceptualization of a previously composed work. It may differ from the original work by means of reharmonization, melodic paraphrasing, orchestration, or development of the formal structure. Arranging differs from orchestration in that the latter process is limited to the assignment of notes to instruments for performance by an orchestra, concert band, or other musical ensemble. Arranging "involves adding compositional techniques, such as new thematic material for introductions, transitions, or modulations, and endings... Arranging is the art of giving an existing melody musical variety".

Record producer Individual who oversees and manages the recording of an artists music

A record producer or music producer oversees and manages the sound recording and production of a band or performer's music, which may range from recording one song to recording a lengthy concept album. A producer has many, varying roles during the recording process. They may gather musical ideas for the project, collaborate with the artists to select cover tunes or original songs by the artist/group, work with artists and help them to improve their songs, lyrics or arrangements.

Release history

RegionDateLabelFormatCatalog
United States 1986 SST LP SST 088

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References

  1. ↑ Dougan, John. "Zoogz Rift: Looser Than Clams: A Historical Retrospective - Greatest Hits, Vol. 1 > Review". Allmusic. Retrieved September 21, 2013.
  2. ↑ Gehr, Richard; Robbins, Ira (2007). "Zoogz Rift". Trouser Press . Retrieved September 21, 2013.
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