Stumbo (song)

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"Stumbo"
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Single by Wiseblood
B-side "Someone Drowned in My Pool"
ReleasedNovember 1986 (1986-11)
Genre Industrial
Length6:35
Label K.422
Songwriter(s) Roli Mosimann, J. G. Thirlwell
Producer(s) Wiseblood
J. G. Thirlwell singles chronology
"Motorslug"
(1985)
"Stumbo"
(1986)

Stumbo is a song by Wiseblood, written by Roli Mosimann and J. G. Thirlwell. It was released as a single in November 1986 by K.422 and was included on the album Dirtdish .

Contents

Formats and track listing

All songs written by Roli Mosimann and J. G. Thirlwell

UK 12" single (WISE 212)
  1. "Stumbo" – 6:35
  2. "Someone Drowned in My Pool" – 7:40

Personnel

Adapted from the Motorslug liner notes. [1]

Wiseblood
Production and additional personnel

Charts

Chart (1986)Peak
position
UK Indie Chart [2] 4

Release history

RegionDateLabelFormatCatalog
United Kingdom 1986K.422 LP WISE 212
Relativity 88561-8137-1

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References

  1. Motorslug (sleeve). Wiseblood. London, United Kingdom: K.422. 1985.CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  2. Lazell, Barry (1997). Indie Hits 1980-1989: Wiseblood. Cherry Red Books. Archived from the original on January 14, 2010. Retrieved September 25, 2014.