| Shovel | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1986 | |||
| Recorded | Sound Barrier Studios, Sydney, Australia | |||
| Genre | Noise rock, garage rock | |||
| Length | 37:12 | |||
| Label | Aberrant | |||
| Feedtime chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Robert Christgau | A− [2] |
| Trouser Press | very favorable [3] |
Shovel is the second studio album by noise rock band Feedtime, released in 1986 by Aberrant Records. [4]
All tracks are written by feedtime, except "Nobody's Fault But Mine" by Blind Willie Johnson.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Shovel" | 2:39 |
| 2. | "Rock N Roll" | 2:28 |
| 3. | "Mother" | 2:04 |
| 4. | "More Than Love" | 1:57 |
| 5. | "George" | 2:51 |
| 6. | "Nobody's Fault But Mine" | 2:11 |
| 7. | "Fractured" | 2:42 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Love Me" | 2:04 |
| 2. | "Baby Baby" | 1:59 |
| 3. | "Nice" | 1:57 |
| 4. | "Shoeshine Shuffle" | 2:40 |
| 5. | "Gun 'Em Down" | 1:51 |
| 6. | "Dog" | 2:33 |
| 7. | "Curtains" | 4:24 |
Adapted from the Shovel liner notes. [5]
feedtime
Additional musicians
| Production and design
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| Region | Date | Label | Format | Catalog |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1986 | Rough Trade | CS, LP | RoughUS35 |
| Netherlands | Megadisc | LP | MD 7913 | |
| Australia | 1987 | Aberrant | shovel 1 |
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