Idiots on the Miniature Golf Course is the debut studio album of experimental rock composer Zoogz Rift, released in 1979 by Snout Records. It is dedicated to Don Van Vliet.[1]
Release and reception
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| Allmusic | [2] |
Critics of the Trouser Press wrote that "this collection of private surrealistic humor, overambitiously complex writing and selfconsciously zany performances sets the tone for much of what was to follow."[1]
Track listing
Side one| Title | Writer(s) |
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| 1. | "Restrooms of Erotic Fantasies" | | 0:39 |
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| 2. | "The Great Apes Ate Grapes" | Richie Hass | 4:05 |
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| 3. | "Lobotomy 4" | | 0:35 |
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| 4. | "Feeling in My Bones" | | 3:13 |
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| 5. | "The Night They All Came Out" | Richie Hass | 3:13 |
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| 6. | "Lazy Susan" | | 3:05 |
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| 7. | "Ostriches Have Sex Too, You Know" | | 4:05 |
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| 8. | "I Did So!" | | 1:27 |
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Side two| Title | Writer(s) |
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| 1. | "Idiots on the Miniature Golf Course" | | 0:28 |
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| 2. | "Golden Showers" | Richie Hass | 2:37 |
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| 3. | "Judge Bludge, The Hangin' Judge" | Richie Hass | 1:34 |
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| 4. | "Lobotomy 2" | | 0:37 |
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| 5. | "The Rabbit and the Lady" | | 3:00 |
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| 6. | "You Can Go Fuck Yourself" | | 2:12 |
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| 7. | "Dinkle Dance" | | 4:59 |
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| 8. | "We're All Born on Little Planets" | | 4:02 |
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| 9. | "What Can We Feed to the Lions?" | | 3:25 |
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Personnel
Adapted from the Idiots on the Miniature Golf Course liner notes.[3]
- Musicians
- Steve Bassel – guitar
- Richie Hass – drums, bass guitar, marimba, vibraphone
- Jonathan "Mako" Sharkey – piano
- Jim Simcoe – saxophone
- John Trubee – guitar
- Eric Williams – guitar, bass guitar, violin
- Mark Zimoski – drums
Release history
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Date
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Label
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Format
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Catalog
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| United States
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1979
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Snout
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CS
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ZRSI 20062
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| 1987
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SST
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CS, LP
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SST 123
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References
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