| The Ghost of Shockabilly | ||||
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| Released | 1989 | |||
| Length | 72:15 | |||
| Label | Shimmy Disc | |||
| Producer | Kramer | |||
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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]
| No. | Title | Writer(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 Chadbourne | 2:39 |
| 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 Hendrix | 2:44 |
| 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 Chadbourne | 3:07 |
| 14. | "Wrestling Woman" | Eugene Chadbourne | 3:45 |
| 15. | "Our Daily Lead" | Eugene Chadbourne, Kramer | 1:37 |
| 16. | "BYOB Club" | Eugene Chadbourne, Kramer | 3:20 |
| 17. | "Roman Man" | Eugene Chadbourne | 1:40 |
| 18. | "Too Big for It's Cage" | Eugene Chadbourne, Kramer | 3:35 |
| 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 Chadbourne | 3:45 |
| 22. | "Hattiesburg, Miss" | Eugene Chadbourne | 2:13 |
| 23. | "You Dungeon My Brain" | Eugene Chadbourne | 3:05 |
| 24. | "Homeward Bound" (Simon and Garfunkel cover) | Paul Simon | 1:48 |
| 25. | "National Bummer" | Eugene Chadbourne | 3:14 |
| Region | Date | Label | Format | Catalog |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1989 | Shimmy Disc | CD | Shimmy 017+ |
| Netherlands | SDE 8906 |
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