The Ghost of Shockabilly

The Ghost of Shockabilly
Compilation album by
Released1989 (1989)
Length72:15
LabelShimmy Disc
ProducerKramer
Shockabilly chronology
Heaven
(1985)
The Ghost of Shockabilly
(1989)
Live: ...Just Beautiful
(1989)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

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]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Day Tripper" (The Beatles cover)Lennon–McCartney3:43
2."Are You Experienced?" (The Jimi Hendrix Experience cover)Jimi Hendrix3:19
3."Burma Shave" (Roger Miller cover)Roger Miller1:43
4."City of Corruption"Eugene Chadbourne3:04
5."Bluegrass Breakdown"Eugene Chadbourne, Kramer, David Licht0:38
6."Party House Pt. III in 3-D"Eugene Chadbourne2:39
7."People Are Strange" (The Doors cover)Robby Krieger, Jim Morrison3:15
8."Psychedelic Basement"Eugene Chadbourne2:26
9."Purple Haze" (The Jimi Hendrix Experience cover)Jimi Hendrix2:44
10."19th Nervous Breakdown" (The Rolling Stones cover)Jagger/Richards3:47
11."Tennessee Flat Top Box" (Johnny Cash cover)Johnny Cash4:06
12."Oh Yoko!" (John Lennon cover)John Lennon1:16
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 McGuinn5:58
20."Dang Me" (Roger Miller cover)Roger Miller2:29
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 Simon1:48
25."National Bummer"Eugene Chadbourne3:14

Release history

Region Date Label Format Catalog
United States 1989 Shimmy Disc CD Shimmy 017+
Netherlands SDE 8906

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.