Better than the Beatles

Better Than The Beatles: A Tribute to The Shaggs is a tribute album consisting of cover versions of songs by The Shaggs. Material from both of their albums, Philosophy of the World and Shaggs' Own Thing, was included; two songs, "Philosophy of the World" and "You're Something Special to Me," appear twice on the album, recorded by different artists. The title comes from a quote from a headline by Lester Bangs[1] that stated that the band was "better than The Beatles".[2]

Better Than The Beatles: A Tribute to The Shaggs
Compilation album by
Various Artists
ReleasedSeptember 25, 2001
GenreAlternative rock
LabelAnimal World

Track listing

  1. Philosophy of the World - Ida
  2. You're Something Special to Me - Optiganally Yours
  3. Who Are Parents? - Thinking Fellers Union Local 282
  4. My Cutie - Mongrell
  5. We Have a Savior - Bauer
  6. It's Halloween - Joost Visser
  7. My Pal Foot Foot - Deerhoof
  8. My Companion - R. Stevie Moore
  9. Shaggs' Own Thing - Plastic Mastery
  10. Painful Memories/Wheels - Slot Racer
  11. Who Are Parents? - Danielson Famile
  12. You're Something Special to Me - Furtips
  13. Philosophy of the World - The Double U

References

  1. Fishman, Howard (August 30, 2017). "The Shaggs Reunion Concert Was Unsettling, Beautiful, Eerie, and Will Probably Never Happen Again". Retrieved January 8, 2020.
  2. Nickey, Jason (3 October 2001). "Various Artists: Better Than the Beatles: A Tribute to the Shaggs | Album Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved 15 April 2015.
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