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| Released | 1984 | |||
| Recorded | Cereus and Desert Sounds Studios, Phoenix, AZ | |||
| Genre | Experimental rock, noise rock, avant-garde jazz | |||
| Length | 40:39 | |||
| Label | Placebo | |||
| Producer | The Cat, Greg Hynes, Tony Victor | |||
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Sun City Girls is the eponymously titled debut studio album of American experimental rock band Sun City Girls, released in 1984 by Placebo Records. [2]
All tracks are written by Sun City Girls, except "Helwa Shak" which is a traditional arrangement.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Caravan of Scars" | 3:55 |
| 2. | "Uncle Jim" | 3:20 |
| 3. | "Hitman Boy" | 2:08 |
| 4. | "Jokers on a Waltz" | 2:36 |
| 5. | "Rubber Stamp Icons (Of You)" | 2:06 |
| 6. | "The Burning Nerve Ending Magic Trick" | 2:41 |
| 7. | "Black Tent" | 2:22 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "561B (For Alexis)" | 1:00 |
| 2. | "Rappin' Head" | 2:31 |
| 3. | "My Painted Tomb" | 1:53 |
| 4. | "Trippin' on Krupa" | 1:48 |
| 5. | "Metaphors in a Mixmaster" | 3:45 |
| 6. | "Your Bible Set Off My Smoke Alarm" | 1:04 |
| 7. | "Helwa Shak" | 3:43 |
| 8. | "Moment of a Million Lands" | 1:54 |
| 9. | "Woman in Mourning" | 2:58 |
| 10. | "Vomiting Diamonds" | 0:56 |
Adapted from the Sun City Girls liner notes. [3]
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| Region | Date | Label | Format | Catalog |
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| United States | 1984 | Placebo | LP | PLA 701 |
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