| Murdering Hell's Happy Cretins | ||||
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| Studio album and Live album by | ||||
| Released | 1988 | |||
| Recorded | Various
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| Genre | Experimental rock | |||
| Length | 49:59 | |||
| Label | SST (211) | |||
| Producer | Zoogz Rift | |||
| Zoogz Rift chronology | ||||
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| Allmusic |   [1] |
Murdering Hell's Happy Cretins is the tenth studio album by experimental rock composer Zoogz Rift, released in 1988 by SST Records. [2]
All tracks are written by Zoogz Rift, except where noted
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Story of a Soldier" | Ennio Morricone | 0:51 |
| 2. | "Alienation" | John Trubee | 3:39 |
| 3. | "Mongoloid Middle America" | 4:12 | |
| 4. | "Heart Attack" | 2:12 | |
| 5. | "With the Necessary Changes Having Been Made" | 3:20 | |
| 6. | "Look at the Fool" (Tim Buckley cover) | Tim Buckley | 4:19 |
| 7. | "Sleazeball" | 2:41 | |
| 8. | "When My Ship Rolls In" | John Trubee | 4:10 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Puke Island Paradise" | 3:00 |
| 2. | "Murdering Hell's Happy Cretins" | 5:40 |
| 3. | "Tender Romance Sequence" | 3:01 |
| 4. | "One of Us!" | 7:47 |
| 5. | "A Equals A" | 5:07 |
Adapted from the Murdering Hell's Happy Cretins liner notes. [3]
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| Region | Date | Label | Format | Catalog |
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| United States | 1988 | SST | LP | SST 211 |
| 1995 | CD |
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