It Came from Canada, Vol. 4
Encyclopedia
It Came from Canada, Vol. 4 was the fourth album in the It Came from Canada
series of compilation album
s, released in 1988 on Og Music
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It Came from Canada
It Came from Canada was a series of compilation albums, released on Og Music in the 1980s, which featured music by independent, alternative and punk bands from Canada....
series of compilation album
Compilation album
A compilation album is an album featuring tracks from one or more performers, often culled from a variety of sources The tracks are usually collected according to a common characteristic, such as popularity, genre, source or subject matter...
s, released in 1988 on Og Music
Og Music
Og Music was a small but influential independent record label based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.The label was established in 1983 by the band members of Deja Voodoo, Gerard van Herk and Tony Dewald. It ceased operations in 1990.-History:...
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Track listing
- The Dik Van DykesThe Dik Van DykesThe Dik Van Dykes were a garage punk sextet based in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada who first formed in 1985 and folded in 1989.They released two albums, Nobody Likes...The Dik Van Dykes, released 1987, and Waste Mor Vinyl, released 1989, on the Og Records label, preceded by a limited edition indie...
, "Beachcombers" - Color Me Psycho, "What's Your Phobia?"
- Bagg Team, "Twentieth Century Dog-Faced Boy"
- Shadowy Men on a Shadowy PlanetShadowy Men on a Shadowy PlanetShadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet were a Juno Award-winning Canadian instrumental rock band, formed in 1984. They remain best-known for the track "Having an Average Weekend," which was used as the theme to the Canadian sketch comedy TV show The Kids in the Hall...
, "Faster, Santa Claus, Ho Ho Ho" - E.J. Brulé, "Tabarnak! Make My Day"
- Hell's Half Acre, "United States of Canada"
- House of Knives, "Be Cool"
- Deja VoodooDeja Voodoo (Canadian band)Déjà Voodoo was formed by Gerard van Herk and his friend Tony Dewald . Combining 1950s horror imagery with rockabilly and country musical influences they created a sound which gained them a unique standing amongst Canadian artists...
, "I Wish That Cat Would Shut Up" - The GruesomesThe GruesomesThe Gruesomes are a Canadian Garage Punk band formed in 1985 from Montreal, Quebec, Canada.-History:Bobby Beaton , Gerry Alvarez , John Davis and his brother Eric Davis were all between the ages of 16 and 19 and had absolutely no previous musical experience...
, "I Try" - Sons of the Desert, "Balm of the Gilead"
- Tongue n' Groove, "Music Interlude"
- Fluid WaffleFurnacefaceFurnaceface was a Canadian indie rock band formed in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada which was active from 1989 to 1999. The group consisted of vocalist and guitarist Pat Banister, vocalist and bassist Tom Stewart, and drummer Dave Dudley...
, "The Other Side" - Cowboy JunkiesCowboy JunkiesCowboy Junkies are a Canadian alternative country/blues/folk rock band. The group was formed in Toronto in 1985 by Margo Timmins , Michael Timmins , Peter Timmins and Alan Anton ....
, "Blue Moon Revisited (Song for Elvis)Blue Moon (song)"Blue Moon"'s first crossover recording to rock and roll came from Elvis Presley in 1956. His cover version of the song was included on his self-titled debut album Elvis Presley....
" - Dead Cats, "Tough Enough"
- Zamboni Drivers, "Love's Made a Fool of You"
- Salmon Breath, "Cadillac"