Villagers (album)

Villagers
Studio album by Zoogz Rift
Released	1992
Recorded	October 31, 1992
Studio	Lotek Studio (Los Angeles, CA)
Genre	Experimental rock
Length	51:59
Label	Musical Tragedies
Producer	Zoogz Rift
Zoogz Rift chronology
Nutritionally Sound (1990) Villagers (1992) Five Billion Pinheads Can't Be Wrong (1996)

Villagers is the thirteenth studio album by experimental rock composer Zoogz Rift, released in 1992 by Musical Tragedies.^[1]

Track listing

All tracks written by Zoogz Rift, except "Tired of Trying" by Johnny Winter.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Kay Fabe Violation"	3:03
2.	"Villagers"	3:50
3.	"Unjust Desserts"	4:47
4.	"Integrity"	4:27
5.	"In the Ultimate Scheme of Things"	7:54
6.	"Time to Think"	3:09
7.	"Asphyxiated"	6:37
8.	"Dense Rain, Black Forest"	6:05
9.	"Tired of Trying" (Johnny Winter cover)	3:01
10.	"Waiting for Butterball"	3:56
11.	"Butterball"	2:21
12.	"Now I Will Dance for Butterball"	2:49

Personnel

Adapted from the Villagers liner notes.^[2]

• Zoogz Rift – lead vocals, guitar, congas, mridanga, cymbal, production

Musicians Tom Brown – drums, additional vocals Richie Hass – marimba, vibraphone, drums, additional vocals Willie Lapin – bass guitar, additional vocals Joe Newman – guitar, additional vocals

Production and additional personnel Arthur Barrow – engineering Scott Gordon – engineering

Release history

Region	Date	Label	Format	Catalog
Germany	1992	Musical Tragedies	CD	MT-202

References

1. Gehr, Richard; Robbins, Ira (2007). "Zoogz Rift". Trouser Press. Retrieved March 30, 2016.
2. Villagers (booklet). Zoogz Rift. Bayern, Germany: Musical Tragedies. 1992.

External links

• Villagers at Discogs (list of releases)