| Things That Play Themselves | ||||
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| Released | 1989 | |||
| Recorded | 1987 – 1988 | |||
| Studio | Sound Barrier Studios (Sydney, AU) | |||
| Genre | Noise rock | |||
| Length | 40:37 | |||
| Label | Aberrant (original release) Amphetamine Reptile (reissue) | |||
| Producer | Dave Boyne | |||
| King Snake Roost chronology | ||||
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| Allmusic |   [1] |
Things That Play Themselves is the second studio album by noise rock band King Snake Roost, released in 1989 by Aberrant Records.
Critic David Sprague of the Trouser Press called the record a "feverish disc" that warrants comparison to early Pere Ubu. [2]
In 1989, the album was adopted by Amphetamine Reptile Records and re-issued on vinyl.
All music is composed by King Snake Roost, except "Talking Turkey" by Sharron Weatherill.
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Worm's Eye View" | Tolnay | 3:16 |
| 2. | "D.T.'s" | Hill | 3:41 |
| 3. | "The Ledge Does Vegas" | Hill | 4:13 |
| 4. | "Everything Falls Apart" | Bostle | 3:24 |
| 5. | "Hammerhead" | Bostle | 2:15 |
| 6. | "Acid Heart" | Quinn | 2:39 |
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Fried" | Tolnay | 5:10 |
| 2. | "Trogman's Buried" | Quinn | 2:41 |
| 3. | "Talking Turkey" | Bostle | 4:46 |
| 4. | "Shunting Yard" | Trigger | 2:11 |
| 5. | "That Again?" | Tolnay | 3:59 |
| 6. | "Gutterbreath" | Quinn | 2:18 |
Adapted from the Things That Play Themselves liner notes. [3]
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| Region | Date | Label | Format | Catalog |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | 1989 | Aberrant | LP | 1THING |
| Netherlands | Megadisc | MD 7906 | ||
| United States | Amphetamine Reptile | CS, LP | ARR 89168 |
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