Shadowy Men On A Shadowy Planet

Tributes And Covers

covers of songs performed by Shadowy Men On A Shadowy Planet are bolded.


cover of City Of Wood
Bob Wiseman
City Of Wood

Released in 1993
WEA CD 92444 [CD]
Produced by Dame Julia Nesbelch

OK, the last track really isn't a cover or tribute in the traditional sense because the song isn't a cover of a Shadowy Men song, and in fact, the style is radically different from the Shadowy sound (it's a moody piano instrumental). Bob Wiseman played numerous shows with Shadowy Men, so it's obviously a friendly reference. I'm assuming the title is also intended to be a play on the 1955 Alfred Hitchcock film "The Trouble With Harry".

cover of Shadowy Bangers From A Shadowy Duplex
Chixdiggit!
Shadowy Bangers From A Shadowy Duplex

Released in Febuary, 1996
Sub Pop SP336 [45]
Produced by Kurt Bloch and Jon Dunleavey

INDIE SIDE:

SELL-OUT SIDE:
This one isn't really a cover either, and the style is radically different from the Shadowy sound. However, the title and the cartoon characters at the top of the sleeve are a definite homage to Shadowy Men (and hey, the worked the title into the lyrics), so I've included it.

cover of Chixdiggit!
Chixdiggit!
Chixdiggit!

Released in 1996
Sub Pop SP355 [LP and CD]
Produced by Brent Cooper

See the note on the Shadowy Bangers From A Shadowy Duplex single above.

cover of Covered With Mulch
The Mulchmen
Covered With Mulch

Released in 1999
Big Beef BBCS06 [Cassette]

SIDE SURF:

SIDE LINK:
cover of Spy-Fi
The Cocktail Preachers
Spy-Fi

Released in 2000
Self-released CD, available from Cocktail Preachers home page.


cover of At War With The Whale
Squid Vicious
At War With The Whale

Deep Eddy Records DEEP009 [CD]
Released July 3, 2000
(Squid Vicious home page).

(You can buy this CD through the Shadowy Web)


cover of Better Than The Average Weekend
Better Than The Average Weekend:
A Tribute To Shadowy Men On A Shadowy Planet

Released April 1, 2001
Deep Eddy Records (full details on this page).

You can buy this CD through the Shadowy Web or from CD Baby (and you can hear samples of all the tracks at CD Baby)


cover of Lookout! Freakout Episode 2
various artists
Lookout! Freakout Episode 2

Released in 2001
Lookout! Records LK-275CD [CD]

Sampler of artists on Lookout! Records

Like the Bob Wiseman and Chixdiggit! entries, the Yesterday's Kids track isn't a cover or tribute in the traditional sense either. The chorus just repeats "Shadowy Men On A Shadowy Planet", but that's the only connection. But like the other two, I've included it anyway.

cover of Can't Hear Nothin'
Yesterday's Kids
Can't Hear Nothin'

Released July 2, 2002
Lookout! Records LK-281CD [CD]

Just being thorough: See the note with Lookout! Freakout Episode 2 above. And yes, this is a different version of "(Ode To) Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet".

cover of History Of The Mill Valley Taters
The Mill Valley Taters
History Of The Mill Valley Taters

Released in 2002
Self-Released CD [CD]

DISC ONE:

DISC TWO:
cover of Surf Cinema
Surf Cinema
Surf Cinema

Released December 1, 2002
Self-released CD, available from surfcinema.net [CD]


cover of Live On KFJC
Surf Cinema
Live On KFJC

Released 2002
Self-released CD, available from surfcinema.net [CD]

"Plastics For 500, Bob" is listed as "Rip Off Another One" on the CD.

cover of Instrumentals Of Terror!
The Metalunas
Instrumentals Of Terror!

Released 2002
R.I.P. CD [CD]

NOTE: Yes, "Plastics For 500, Igor" is just a retitled version of "Plastics For 500, Bob". It's been renamed to fit with the album's "monster movie" theme.
cover of Live On KFJC
The Cocktail Preachers
Live On KFJC

Released in 2003
Self-released CD, available from Cocktail Preachers home page.


cover of Avanti
The Ramblin' Ambassadors
Avanti

Released in 2003
Recorded by David Alcock
Mint Records MRD-067 [CD]

NOTES:
cover of Music For Spies, Thighs & Private Eyes ...
Spy-Fi
Music For Spies, Thighs & Private Eyes - Volume One: The Thigh Who Loved Me

Sivle CD SR001 [CD]
Released April 1, 2004
Available from Spy-Fi's home page.

(You can buy this CD through the Shadowy Web)

NOTES:
cover of Ironic Hypersonic!
The Nematoads
Ironic Hypersonic!

Deep Eddy Records DEEP017 [CD EP]
Released February, 2005


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