| Savvy Show Stoppers | ||||
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| Compilation album by | ||||
| Released | 1988 | |||
| Recorded | 1985–1988 | |||
| Genre | Surf rock | |||
| Length | 29:52 | |||
| Label | Glass | |||
| Producer | Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet, Coyote Shivers | |||
| Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet chronology | ||||
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Savvy Show Stoppers is a compilation album by Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet, released in 1988 through Glass Records. [2]
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Good Cop Bad Cop" | 2:31 |
| 2. | "Musical Interlude" | 1:08 |
| 3. | "Theme From T.V." | 1:26 |
| 4. | "Zombie Compromise" | 2:11 |
| 5. | "Malfunction" | 0:28 |
| 6. | "Shake Some Evil" | 2:50 |
| 7. | "You Spin Me Round '86" | 2:08 |
| 8. | "Run Chicken Run" | 1:40 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Bennett Cerf" | 1:36 |
| 2. | "Egypt Texas" | 2:29 |
| 3. | "Customized" | 2:22 |
| 4. | "Our Weapons Are Useless" | 2:32 |
| 5. | "Shadowy Countdown" | 0:47 |
| 6. | "Harlem by the Sea" | 1:54 |
| 7. | "Having an Average Weekend" | 3:58 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 16. | "Misty" | 1:15 |
| 17. | "Summer Wind" | 2:09 |
| 18. | "Big Baby" | 3:01 |
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