Murdering Hell's Happy Cretins

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Murdering Hell's Happy Cretins
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Studio album and Live album by
Released1988 (1988)
Recorded
Various
    • De Effenaar
    • (Eindhoven, NL)
    • Trigon Records Studios
    • (Los Angeles, CA)
Genre Experimental rock
Length49:59
Label SST (211)
Producer Zoogz Rift
Zoogz Rift chronology
Nonentity (Water III: Fan Black Dada)
(1988)
Murdering Hell's Happy Cretins
(1988)
Torment
(1989)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Murdering Hell's Happy Cretins is the tenth studio album by experimental rock composer Zoogz Rift, released in 1988 by SST Records. [2]

Contents

Track listing

All tracks are written by Zoogz Rift, except where noted

Side one – Live in Holland
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Story of a Soldier" Ennio Morricone 0:51
2."Alienation"John Trubee3:39
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 Trubee4:10
Side two – Dead in Los Angeles
No.TitleLength
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

Personnel

Adapted from the Murdering Hell's Happy Cretins liner notes. [3]

Release history

RegionDateLabelFormatCatalog
United States1988 SST LP SST 211
1995CD

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References

  1. "Zoogz Rift: Murdering Hell's Happy Cretins > Overview". Allmusic. Retrieved July 8, 2013.
  2. Gehr, Richard; Robbins, Ira (2007). "Zoogz Rift". Trouser Press . Retrieved July 8, 2013.
  3. Murdering Hell's Happy Cretins (sleeve). Zoogz Rift. Lawndale, California: SST Records. 1988.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)