Water (Zoogz Rift album)

Water
Studio album by Zoogz Rift
Released	March 1987
Recorded	January 1987
Studio	Trigon Studios (Los Angeles, CA)
Genre	Experimental rock
Length	40:04
Label	SST
Producer	Zoogz Rift
Zoogz Rift chronology
Looser Than Clams... A Historical Retrospective (1986) Water (1987) Water II: At Safe Distance (1987)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

Water is the sixth studio album by Zoogz Rift, released in March 1987 by SST Records.^[2]

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Zoogz Rift. 

Side one – Prelude to Barkeyville
No.	Title	Length
1.	"I'll Rip Your Brains Out"	7:14
2.	"Jerome, Arizona"	1:50
3.	"World of Depravity"	4:20
4.	"Oh Those Secret Marines!"	3:26
5.	"Getting Laid at Grace Park"	1:30
6.	"You Doot?"	1:39

Side two – Mongoloid Middle America
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Beak" (I. Roy Orbit's Son/II. Mo' Mo-Fo's/III. Main Theme)	7:48
2.	"Burn In Hell!"	2:39
3.	"Diver Dan Vs. The Worm Gobblers"	0:59
4.	"Mongoloid Middle America"	7:36
5.	"Water"	1:03

Personnel

Adapted from the Water liner notes.^[3]

• Zoogz Rift – vocals, guitar, percussion, conductor, production

Musicians Mr. California - sampler Richie Hass – drums E. Bentley O'Bryan – bass guitar Jonathan "Mako" Sharkey – keyboards

Production and additional personnel Marc Mylar – recording, saxophone

Release history

Region	Date	Label	Format	Catalog
United States	1987	SST	LP	SST 099

References

1. "Zoogz Rift: Water > Overview". Allmusic. Retrieved July 6, 2013.
2. Gehr, Richard; Robbins, Ira (2007). "Zoogz Rift". Trouser Press. Retrieved July 6, 2013.
3. Water (sleeve). Zoogz Rift. Lawndale, California: SST Records. 1987.

External links

• Water at Discogs (list of releases)