Shonen Knife (album)

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Shonen Knife
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Compilation album by
Shonen Knife
Released1990
RecordedJuly 1985 – April 1986
Genre Pop punk, post punk, indie rock
Label Gasatanka/Giant
Shonen Knife chronology
Pretty Little Baka Guy
(1986)
Shonen Knife
(1990)
712
(1991)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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Christgau's Consumer Guide C+ [2]
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Shonen Knife is a 1990 release by Shonen Knife compiling their first two albums, Burning Farm (1983) and Yama-no Attchan (1984), for the US market. It was released with an accompanying booklet containing the names of each song translated from Japanese to English. [4]

Track listing

  1. "Watchin’ Girl"
  2. "Banana Fish"
  3. "Miracles"
  4. "Parallel Woman"
  5. "Twist Barbie"
  6. "Elephant Pao Pao"
  7. "Tortoise Brand Pot Scrubbing Cleaner’s Theme"
  8. "Animal Song"
  9. "A Day At The Factory"
  10. "Burning Farm"
  11. "An Angel Has Come"
  12. "Cycling Is Fun"
  13. "Elmar Elevator"
  14. "Banana Leaf"
  15. "Chinese Song"
  16. "Flying Jelly Attack"
  17. "Cannibal Papaya"
  18. "Dali’s Sunflower"
  19. "Insect Collector"
  20. "Bye Bye"
  21. "Parrot Polynesia"

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References

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  2. Christgau, Robert (15 October 2000). "Shonen Knife". Christgau's Consumer Guide: Albums of the '90s . Macmillan Publishing. ISBN   9780312245603.
  3. Eddy, Chuck (1990-09-06). "Shonen Knife: Shonen Knife". Rolling Stone . Archived from the original on 9 June 2008. Retrieved 24 December 2018.
  4. Thompson, Dave (2000). Alternative Rock. Hal Leonard Corporation. p. 615. ISBN   9780879306076 via Google Books.