Island of Living Puke

Island of Living Puke
Island of Living Puke
Studio album by Zoogz Rift
Released	1986
Recorded	April 1986
Studio	Radio Tokyo; (Los Angeles, CA)
Genre	Experimental rock
Length	35:02
Label	SST (077)
Producer	Zoogz Rift
Zoogz Rift chronology

Island of Living Puke is the fifth studio album by Zoogz Rift, released in 1986 by SST Records.^[2]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]

Track listing edit

All tracks are written by Zoogz Rift

Side one
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Rediscover Downtown Paterson"	3:14
2.	"Island of Living Puke"	2:49
3.	"A Very Pretty Song for a Very Special Young Lady"	4:31
4.	"The Mo-Fo's Are After Me"	3:28
5.	"Torture Sequence"	0:56
6.	"You're Killing Me"	2:00

Side two
No.	Title	Length
1.	"The Secret Marines (4-F, 5-0, 666, 7–11, 8-Is-Enough, 9-Lives, 10-4) Blow Out"	3:07
2.	"Nightclub Sequence"	2:22
3.	"Shiver Me Timbers"	5:08
4.	"Escape from the Island of Living Puke"	2:13
5.	"The Breather"	4:20
6.	"I'm Happy"	0:56

Reception edit

Keyboard Magazine, in a special "experimental music" issue, described The Island of Living Puke as "moments of outstanding free-form rock, sandwiched between scrupulously obscene interruptions." ^[3]

Personnel edit

Adapted from the Island of Living Puke liner notes.^[4]

Zoogz Rift – vocals, guitar, production

Musicians

Scott Colby – slide guitar
Alan Eugster – keyboards
Richie Hass – drums
Henry Kaiser – guitar (A5, B3, B4)
Willie Lapin – bass guitar
Ed O'Bryan – bass guitar

Musicians (cont.)

Aaron Rift – piano (A1)
Jonathan "Mako" Sharkey – clavinet
Craig Unkrich – keyboards

Production and additional personnel

Ethan James – engineering

Release history edit

Region	Date	Label	Format	Catalog
United States	1986	SST	LP	SST 077

References edit

^ "Zoogz Rift: Island of Living Puke > Overview". Allmusic. Retrieved July 8, 2013.
^ Gehr, Richard; Robbins, Ira (2007). "Zoogz Rift". Trouser Press. Retrieved July 8, 2013.
^ Milano, Dominic, ed. (January 1987). "Resources". Keyboard. Vol. 13, no. 1. p. 85.
^ Island of Living Puke (sleeve). Zoogz Rift. Lawndale, California: SST Records. 1986.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

External links edit

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Island of Living Puke at Discogs (list of releases)

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[allmusic-1] "Zoogz Rift: Island of Living Puke > Overview". Allmusic. Retrieved July 8, 2013.

[trouserpress-2] Gehr, Richard; Robbins, Ira (2007). "Zoogz Rift". Trouser Press. Retrieved July 8, 2013.

[keyboard-3] Milano, Dominic, ed. (January 1987). "Resources". Keyboard. Vol. 13, no. 1. p. 85.

[linearnotes-4] Island of Living Puke (sleeve). Zoogz Rift. Lawndale, California: SST Records. 1986.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

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