Looser Than Clams... A Historical Retrospective (Greatest Hits, Vol. 1)

Looser Than Clams... A Historical Retrospective (Greatest Hits, Vol. 1)
Compilation album by Zoogz Rift
Released	December 1986 (1986-12)
Recorded	1977 (1977)–1986 (1986)
Genre	Experimental rock
Length	48:54
Label	SST (088)
Producer	Zoogz Rift
Zoogz Rift chronology
Island of Living Puke (1986) Looser Than Clams... A Historical Retrospective (Greatest Hits, Vol. 1) (1986) Water (1987)

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Looser Than Clams... A Historical Retrospective is a retrospective compilation album by Zoogz Rift, released in December 1986 by SST Records.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Zoogz Rift, except "The Eiffel Tower" co-written by Scott Colby and "High Fidelity" by Elvis Costello

Side one

No.	Title	Original album (date)	Length
1.	"The Eiffel Tower"		2:01
2.	"Idiots on the Miniature Golf Course"	Idiots on the Miniature Golf Course (1979)	0:28
3.	"Lobotomy 2"	Idiots on the Miniature Golf Course (1979)	0:26
4.	"Dinkle Dance"	Idiots on the Miniature Golf Course (1979)	4:30
5.	"Heart Attack"	Amputees in Limbo (1982)	2:08
6.	"Art Band"	Amputees in Limbo (1982)	4:18
7.	"Secret Marines – The Sequel"	Amputees in Limbo (1982)	9:28

Side two

No.	Title	Original album (date)	Length
1.	"No Use"	Ipecac (1984)	4:57
2.	"With the Necessary Changes Having Been Made"	Ipecac (1984)	4:23
3.	"Mutatis Mutandis"	Interim Resurgence (1985)	6:48
4.	"Island of Living Puke"	Island of Living Puke (1986)	2:49
5.	"Torture Sequence"	Island of Living Puke (1986)	0:56
6.	"You're Killing Me"	Island of Living Puke (1986)	2:00
7.	"High Fidelity"		3:44

Personnel

• Marc Mylar – engineering
• Zoogz Rift – vocals, guitar, arrangement, production

Release history

Region	Date	Label	Format	Catalog
United States	1986	SST	LP	SST 088

External links

• Looser Than Clams... A Historical Retrospective (Greatest Hits, Vol. 1) at Discogs (list of releases)