The Dawn of Shockabilly

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The Dawn of Shockabilly
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EP by
Released1982 (1982)
Genre
Length13:18
Label Rough Trade
Producer Kramer
Shockabilly chronology
The Dawn of Shockabilly
(1982)
Earth vs. Shockabilly
(1983)
Professional ratings
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The Dawn of Shockabilly is an EP by Shockabilly, released in 1982 by Rough Trade Records. [2] [3]

Contents

Track listing

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Psychotic Reaction" (Count Five cover)Craig Atkinson, John Byrne, Roy Chaney, Ken Ellner, John Michalski2:41
2."Heart Full of Soul" (The Yardbirds cover) Graham Gouldman 2:39
3."Train Kept A-Rollin'" (Tiny Bradshaw cover) Tiny Bradshaw, Lois Mann 2:27
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."A Hard Day's Night" (The Beatles cover) Lennon–McCartney 2:16
2."Your Good Girl's Gonna Go Bad" (Tammy Wynette cover) Billy Sherrill, Glenn Sutton 3:13

Personnel

Adapted from The Dawn of Shockabilly liner notes. [4]

Release history

RegionDateLabelFormatCatalog
United Kingdom 1982 Rough Trade LP RT 120T

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 York, William. "Shockabilly: The Dawn of Shockabilly > Review". Allmusic. Retrieved August 4, 2015.
  2. Gehr, Richard; Green, Jim; Robbins, Ira (2007). "Shockabilly". Trouser Press . Retrieved August 4, 2015.
  3. "Shockabilly - The Dawn Of Shockabilly (1982, Vinyl) on Discogs". Discogs .
  4. The Dawn of Shockabilly (sleeve). Shockabilly. London, United Kingdom: Rough Trade Records. 1982.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)