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Shaggs’ Own Thing
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CD $14
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  • Remastered from the original analog tapes
  • LP bonus track “Love At First Sight” first time on vinyl
  • CD includes 4 bonus tracks, 3 of which appear on the format for the first time
  • New liner notes by John DeAngeles

  • Indie Retail Color Vinyl Edition: “Red” Galaxy Colored Vinyl
  • Online Color Vinyl Edition: “Red/Yellow” Colored Vinyl

Description

Available July 17, 2020

“The Shaggs are like castaways on their own musical island” – Bonnie Raitt
“The Shaggs convince me that they’re the real thing when they sing” – Jonathan Richman
“They bring my mind to a complete halt” – Carla Bley

When The Shaggs’ Philosophy Of The World came out in 1969, some people couldn’t or wouldn’t understand it. But many musicians, including Frank Zappa and Kurt Cobain, cited the Shaggs as a major influence. Heck, Zappa exclaimed they were “better than the Beatles!” NRBQ’s Terry Adams and Keith Spring were such fans, and after reissuing Philosophy in 1980 on their own Red Rooster label, Adams began work on a collection of recordings the Wiggin sisters had made in the years following their debut. The result was Shaggs’ Own Thing – a beguiling follow-up that reveals a more developed and mature sound while still...

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Preview Tracklist

  • 1 You're Somethin' Special To Me
    2:06
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  • 2 Wheels
    1:19
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  • 3 Paper Roses
    3:49
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  • 4 Shaggs' Own Thing (Musical Version)
    2:07
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  • 5 Painful Memories
    3:55
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  • 6 Gimme Dat Ding
    1:45
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  • 7 My Cutie
    2:15
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  • 8 Yesterday Once More
    3:24
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  • 9 My Pal Foot Foot
    3:03
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  • 10 I Love
    2:19
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  • 11 Shaggs' Own Thing (Vocal Version)
    3:57
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  • 12 Love at First Sight (Bonus Track)
    3:35
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  • 13 Sweet Maria (Bonus Track)
    2:22
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  • 14 Missouri Waltz "Missouri State Song" (Bonus Track)
    2:59
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  • 15 Wipe out (Bonus Track)
    2:07
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