Shovel (album)

Shovel is the second studio album by noise rock band Feedtime, released in 1986 by Aberrant Records.[4]

Shovel
Studio album by Feedtime
Released	1986
Recorded	Sound Barrier Studios, Sydney, Australia
Genre	Noise rock, garage rock
Length	37:12
Label	Aberrant
Feedtime chronology
feedtime (1985) Shovel (1986) Cooper-S (1988)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Robert Christgau	A−[2]
Trouser Press	very favorable[3]

Track listing

All tracks are written by feedtime, except "Nobody's Fault But Mine" by Blind Willie Johnson.

Side one

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Shovel"	2:39
2.	"Rock N Roll"	2:28
3.	"Mother"	2:04
4.	"More Than Love"	1:57
5.	"George"	2:51
6.	"Nobody's Fault But Mine"	2:11
7.	"Fractured"	2:42

Side two

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Love Me"	2:04
2.	"Baby Baby"	1:59
3.	"Nice"	1:57
4.	"Shoeshine Shuffle"	2:40
5.	"Gun 'Em Down"	1:51
6.	"Dog"	2:33
7.	"Curtains"	4:24

Personnel

Adapted from the Shovel liner notes.[5]

feedtime Rick Johnson – vocals, guitar Al Larkin – bass guitar, vocals Tom Sturm – drums Additional musicians Holy Roller Gospel Choir – choir (A6) Adrian Hornblower – saxophone (B7)

Production and design Alex – illustrations Yvonne Duke – photography feedtime – mixing, design Guru – photography Isabel – photography Minda – illustrations Jonathan Summers – engineering, mixing

Release history

Region	Date	Label	Format	Catalog
United States	1986	Rough Trade	CS, LP	RoughUS35
Netherlands		Megadisc	LP	MD 7913
Australia	1987	Aberrant		shovel 1

References

1. Dougan, John. "feedtime: Shovel > Review". Allmusic. Retrieved July 20, 2015.
2. Christgau, Robert. "feedtime". Robert Christgau.com. Retrieved July 20, 2015.
4. Enthal, Andrea; Robbins, Ira (2007). "feedtime". Trouser Press. Retrieved July 20, 2015.
5. Shovel (sleeve). feedtime. Sydney, Australia: Aberrant Records. 1987.CS1 maint: others (link)

External links

• Shovel at Discogs (list of releases)