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band

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. It was first released on the

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label in Europe in 1995 and later distributed in the United States by

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with a bonus track in 1996. The album marked the return of original Trouble drummer Jeff Olson, who left the band in 1986 and returned in 1993. The album contains covers of

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' 1968 track "

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' 1966 song "

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". A promotional disc was released with "The Eye," "Plastic Green Head," and "Hear the Earth" in 1995. Following the release of ''Plastic Green Head'', Trouble went on an extended hiatus after their European tour was canceled. The album was reissued and remastered by Escapi Music in 2006 with a bonus DVD containing concert footage of Trouble on February 21, 1996, in Hamburg, Germany, live video of English rock band Hawkwind, and footage that was included with the 2006 reissue of Trouble's debut album ''

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''. It was reissued and remastered by

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in 2022.

Track listing

All songs by

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and Rick Wartell, except where noted. Although the tracks are listed as above on the cover, tracks 9 and 10 are swapped on the disc. # "Plastic Green Head" – 3:34 # "The Eye" – 4:20 # "Flowers" – 4:19 # "

" (

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) – 4:40 # "Opium-Eater" – 4:25 # "Hear the Earth" – 3:58 # "Another Day" – 4:52 # "Requiem" – 4:52 # "Below Me" – 2:44 # "Long Shadows Fall" – 3:37 # "

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) – 5:23 # "Till the End of Time" ( Jeff Olson) – 4:08 (US edition bonus track) ;Bonus DVD Trouble concert # "The Sleeper" # "Fear" # "Plastic Green Head" # "Opium Eater" # "Long Shadows Fall" # "Psychotic Reaction" # "Children of the Grave" (

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cover) Hawkwind live footage # "Song of the Swords" (December 3, 1985) # "The Right Stuff" (June 20, 1984) # "Master of the Universe" (December 3, 1986) # "Ejection (March 9, 1984) Trouble 1982 footage # "Assassin" (music video) # "Interview" (part 1) # "Psalm 9" (music video) # "Interview" (part 2) # "Victim of the Insane" (music video)

Personnel

;Trouble *

– vocals *

– guitars *Rick Wartell – guitars *Ron Holzner – bass * Jeff Olson – drums ;Production *Vincent Wojno – producer, engineer, mixing *Eddie Schreyer – mastering at Future Disc in Los Angeles, California *Jeff Sadowski – cover art *Toon Van Esch – ganja photo *Neil Zlozower – band photos *Andre Verhuysen, Jeff Weller – executive producers

References

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