Streetniks is an album

Album

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 by The Shuffle Demons

The Shuffle Demons

The Shuffle Demons are a Canadian jazz fusion band, who had a surprise Top 40 hit in Canada with their 1986 single "Spadina Bus". The song, from their debut album Streetniks, referred to the Toronto Transit Commission's Spadina Avenue bus in Toronto, Ontario...

, recorded over two days. Streetniks sold 15,000 units in Canada, becoming the bestselling independent

Independent record label

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 release in Canadian music history, until Barenaked Ladies

Barenaked Ladies

Barenaked Ladies is a Canadian alternative rock band. The band is currently composed of Jim Creeggan, Kevin Hearn, Ed Robertson, and Tyler Stewart. Barenaked Ladies formed in 1988 in Scarborough, Ontario, then a suburban municipality outside the City of Toronto...

 broke the record in 1991 with The Yellow Tape.

"Spadina Bus", an ode to the Toronto Transit Commission

Toronto Transit Commission

-Island Ferry:The ferry service to the Toronto Islands was operated by the TTC from 1927 until 1962, when it was transferred to the Metro Parks and Culture department. Since 1998, the ferry service is run by Toronto Parks and Recreation.-Gray Coach:...

's Spadina Avenue

Spadina Avenue

Spadina Avenue is one of the most prominent streets in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Running through the western section of downtown, the road has a very different character in different neighbourhoods....

 bus line, was a surprise Top 40 hit for the band. The video for the track "Out of My House, Roach" also received regular airplay on MuchMusic

MuchMusic

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 during the late 1980s.

Track listing

1. The Shuffle Monster (Underhill) – 6:45
2. Spadina Bus (Parker/Underhill/Wynston/Murley) – 4:35
3. Gabi's Gimi Suit (Underhill/Wynston/Murley) – 7:26
4. Out of My House, Roach (Parker) – 5:35
5. Vitamin K (In Honor of Keith's India Pale Ale) (Parker) – 4:10
6. The Puker (Turrin/Patry/Underhill) – 5:06
7. Bag Rot (Murley) – 9:48
8. Amsterdam Strut (Underhill) – 6:04
9. Big Daddy, Fat Boy (Underhill) – 7:35
10. Pie in the Sky (Underhill/Wynston/White/Milligan/Parker/Saar) – 10:45
11. Low Life (Underhill) – 0:43

Personnel

• Demon Richard Underhill
  Richard Underhill
  Richard Underhill is a Canadian jazz saxophonist. A founding member of the jazz fusion group The Shuffle Demons, he has toured Europe and Canada to critical acclaim for over 27 years. Underhill won a 2003 Juno Award for his jazz solo debut Tales from the Blue Lounge, and was nominated for the Prix...
  
   - alto & baritone saxes, lukophone, vocals, shouts
• Demon Mike Murley
  Mike Murley
  Mike Murley is a jazz musician in Toronto, Canada who was a member of the celebrated jazz ensemble The Shuffle Demons. Along with leading various projects, he has also been a sideman with musicians and groups such as David Occhipinti, David Braid, Rob McConnell, and Metalwood...
  
   - tenor, baritone & alto saxes, vocals, handclaps
• Demon Dave Parker - tenor sax, flute, vocals, handclaps, roach stomps
• Demon Jim Vivian - bass, vocals, handclaps
• Demon Stich Wynston - drums, gongs, bells, windchimes, triangle, goat nails castanets, vocals, handclaps, dancing
• Demon Perry White - tenor sax (Amsterdam Strut & Pie in the Sky)
• Demon Mike Millligan - bass (Pie in the Sky)
• Demon Oliver Saar - alto sax (Pie in the Sky)
• Demon Gene Hardy
  Gene Hardy
  Gene Hardy is a Canadian multi-instrumentalist and vocalist. He performs on saxophone, violin, musical saw and theremin.-Career:Hardy's early music training began in Victoria, British Columbia—first on violin at age 9, then on saxophone a year later. After studies at the Victoria Conservatory of...
  
  - tenor sax (Pie in the Sky)
• Demon Markus - Digeridoo (Pie in the Sky)