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Zoogz Rift
Zoogz Rift (born Robert Pawlikowski; July 10, 1953 – March 22, 2011) was an American musician, painter and professional wrestling personality. Born Robert Pawlikowski in Paterson, New Jersey, Rift was raised in Parsippany-Troy Hills, New Jersey and moved to Los Angeles while in his mid-20s."Passings; Zoogz Rift"
'''', March 31, 2011. Accessed August 11, 2019. "Rift was born Robert Pawlikowski on July 10, 1953, in Paterson, N.J., but grew up in Parsippany, N.J. He moved to Los Angeles in 1977 after starting his career in the early 1970s."


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Universal Wrestling Federation (Herb Abrams)
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Son Of Puke
''Son of Puke'' is the eighth studio album by Zoogz Rift, released in September 1987 by SST Records. Side one contains tape manipulations of music that had been previously recorded by Rift's band. The second side contains a discarded musical recording by The Transients. Rift discovered the recording and liked it so much that he decided it deserved to be officially released. It is the only known recording by the group. Track listing Personnel Adapted from the ''Son of Puke'' liner notes. *Zoogz Rift – vocals, guitar, ARP 2600 synthesizer, Casio VL-1 synthesizer, tape, production Release history References External links ''Son of Puke''at Discogs Discogs (short for discographies) is a database of information about audio recordings, including commercial releases, promotional releases, and bootleg or off-label releases. While the site was originally created with a goal of becoming the la ... (list of releases) 1987 albums SST Records albums Zoog ...
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Water (Zoogz Rift Album)
Zoogz Rift (born Robert Pawlikowski; July 10, 1953 – March 22, 2011) was an American musician, painter and professional wrestling personality. Born Robert Pawlikowski in Paterson, New Jersey, Rift was raised in Parsippany-Troy Hills, New Jersey and moved to Los Angeles while in his mid-20s."Passings; Zoogz Rift"
'''', March 31, 2011. Accessed August 11, 2019. "Rift was born Robert Pawlikowski on July 10, 1953, in Paterson, N.J., but grew up in Parsippany, N.J. He moved to Los Angeles in 1977 after starting his career in the early 1970s."


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Island Of Living Puke
''Island of Living Puke'' is the fifth studio album by Zoogz Rift, released in 1986 by SST Records. Track listing Reception ''Keyboard Magazine'', in a special "Experimental Music" issue, described ''The Island of Living Puke'' as "moments of outstanding free-form rock, sandwiched between scrupulously obscene interruptions." Personnel Adapted from the ''Island of Living Puke'' liner notes. * Zoogz Rift – vocals, guitar, production ;Musicians * Scott Colby – slide guitar * Alan Eugster – keyboards * Richie Hass – drums * Henry Kaiser – guitar (A5, B3, B4) * Willie Lapin – bass guitar * Ed O'Bryan – bass guitar ;Musicians (cont.) * Aaron Rift – piano (A1) * Jonathan "Mako" Sharkey – clavinet * Craig Unkrich – keyboards ;Production and additional personnel * Ethan James – engineering Release history References External links ''Island of Living Puke''at iTunes ''Island of Living P ...
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Interim Resurgence
''Interim Resurgence'' is the fourth studio album by Zoogz Rift, released in 1985 by Snout Records. Track listing Personnel Adapted from the ''Ipecac'' liner notes. * Zoogz Rift – vocals (A2-A4, A6, B2, B4), guitar (A1, A2, A5, B2), drum machine (A1), arrangement, conductor, production ;Musicians * Scott Colby – voice (A3) * Tom Ferranti – drums (A2, A4, B2, B4) * M.B. Gordy – drums (A6) * Owen Green – bass guitar (A2, A4, B2, B4) * Richie Hass – marimba (A6, B2, B4) * Matt Karlsen – voice (A3) ;Musicians (cont.) * Marc Mylar – tenor saxophone (B2, B4), clarinet (B3), engineering * Ed O'Bryan – voice (A3) * Jonathan "Mako" Sharkey – voice (A3) * John Trubee – voice (A3) * Craig Unkrich – synthesizer (A2, A4, B2, B4), piano (B1), arrangement (B1) Release history References External links ''Interim Resurgence''at iTunes iTunes () is a software program that acts as a me ...
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Ipecac (album)
''Ipecac'' is the third studio album by the experimental rock composer Zoogz Rift, released in 1984 by Snout Records. Track listing Personnel Adapted from the ''Ipecac'' liner notes. * Zoogz Rift – vocals, guitar, Casio VL-1 synthesizer, güiro, arrangement, production ;Musicians * Danny Buchanan – fretless bass, slide bass guitar * Scott Colby – Dobro guitar (B1) * M.B. Gordy – drums, tabla, bells * Richie Hass – marimba, vibraphone, synthesizer * Matt Karlsen – spoken word (A3) * Marc Mylar – tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone, synthesizer, flute, engineering * Jonathan "Mako" Sharkey – synthesizer Release history References External links ''Ipecac''at iTunes iTunes () is a software program that acts as a media player, media library, mobile device management utility, and the client app for the iTunes Store. Developed by Apple Inc., it is used to purchase, play, download, and organize digital ...
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Amputees In Limbo
''Amputees in Limbo'' is the second studio album by Zoogz Rift, released in 1982 by Snout. Track listing Personnel Adapted from the ''Amputees in Limbo'' liner notes. * Zoogz Rift – vocals, guitar, production, cover art, design ;Musicians *Danny Buchanan – bass guitar, photography *M.B. Gordy – drums *Richie Hass – drums, vibraphone *Marc Mylar – soprano saxophone, synthesizer, engineering *Jonathan "Mako" Sharkey – keyboards, synthesizer *John Trubee – bass guitar, maracas Release history References External links ''Amputees in Limbo''at iTunes iTunes () is a software program that acts as a media player, media library, mobile device management utility, and the client app for the iTunes Store. Developed by Apple Inc., it is used to purchase, play, download, and organize digital mul ... * 1982 albums SST Records albums Zoogz Rift albums {{1980s-album-stub ...
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Idiots On The Miniature Golf Course
''Idiots on the Miniature Golf Course'' is the debut studio album of experimental rock composer Zoogz Rift, released in 1979 by Snout Records. It is dedicated to Don Van Vliet. Release and reception Critics of the ''Trouser Press'' wrote that "this collection of private surrealistic humor, overambitiously complex writing and selfconsciously zany performances sets the tone for much of what was to follow." Track listing Personnel Adapted from the ''Idiots on the Miniature Golf Course'' liner notes. * Zoogz Rift – guitar, vocals, ARP 2600, production ;Musicians * Steve Bassel – guitar * Richie Hass – drums, bass guitar, marimba, vibraphone * Jonathan "Mako" Sharkey – piano * Jim Simcoe – saxophone * John Trubee – guitar * Eric Williams – guitar, bass guitar, violin * Mark Zimoski – drums Release history References External links ''Idiots on the Miniature Golf Course''at iTunes ''Idiots on the Miniature Golf ...
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Lex Luger
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