The Ghost of Shockabilly

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The Ghost of Shockabilly
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Compilation album by
Released1989 (1989)
Length72:15
Label Shimmy Disc
Producer Kramer
Shockabilly chronology
Heaven
(1985)
The Ghost of Shockabilly
(1989)
Live: ...Just Beautiful
(1989)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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The Ghost of Shockabilly is a compilation album by Shockabilly, released in 1989 by Shimmy Disc. It comprises 1983's Earth vs. Shockabilly and 1984's Colosseum , both originally released by Rough Trade Records. [2]

Contents

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Day Tripper" (The Beatles cover) Lennon–McCartney 3:43
2."Are You Experienced?" (The Jimi Hendrix Experience cover) Jimi Hendrix 3:19
3."Burma Shave" (Roger Miller cover) Roger Miller 1:43
4."City of Corruption" Eugene Chadbourne 3:04
5."Bluegrass Breakdown"Eugene Chadbourne, Kramer, David Licht 0:38
6."Party House Pt. III in 3-D"Eugene Chadbourne2:39
7."People Are Strange" (The Doors cover) Robby Krieger, Jim Morrison 3:15
8."Psychedelic Basement" Eugene Chadbourne 2:26
9."Purple Haze" (The Jimi Hendrix Experience cover)Jimi Hendrix2:44
10."19th Nervous Breakdown" (The Rolling Stones cover) Jagger/Richards 3:47
11."Tennessee Flat Top Box" (Johnny Cash cover) Johnny Cash 4:06
12."Oh Yoko!" (John Lennon cover) John Lennon 1:16
13."Big Money Broad"Eugene Chadbourne3:07
14."Wrestling Woman"Eugene Chadbourne3:45
15."Our Daily Lead"Eugene Chadbourne, Kramer1:37
16."BYOB Club"Eugene Chadbourne, Kramer3:20
17."Roman Man"Eugene Chadbourne1:40
18."Too Big for Its Cage"Eugene Chadbourne, Kramer3:35
19."Eight Miles High" (The Byrds cover) Gene Clark, David Crosby, Jim McGuinn 5:58
20."Dang Me" (Roger Miller cover) Roger Miller 2:29
21."Secret of the Cooler"Eugene Chadbourne3:45
22."Hattiesburg, Miss"Eugene Chadbourne2:13
23."You Dungeon My Brain"Eugene Chadbourne3:05
24."Homeward Bound" (Simon and Garfunkel cover) Paul Simon 1:48
25."National Bummer"Eugene Chadbourne3:14

Release history

RegionDateLabelFormatCatalog
United States1989 Shimmy Disc CD Shimmy 017+
NetherlandsSDE 8906

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References

  1. Ankeny, Jason. "Shockabilly: Ghost of Shockabilly > Review". Allmusic. Retrieved August 4, 2015.
  2. Gehr, Richard; Green, Jim; Robbins, Ira (2007). "Shockabilly". Trouser Press . Retrieved August 4, 2015.