''Streetniks'' is an

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

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release in Canadian music history, until

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broke the record in 1991 with ''

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''. "Spadina Bus", an ode to the

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bus line, was a surprise Top 40 hit for the band. The

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for the track "Out of My House, Roach" also received regular airplay on

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during the late 1980s.

Track listing

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

Personnel

* Demon Richard Underhill - alto & baritone saxes, lukophone, vocals, shouts * Demon Mike Murley - tenor, baritone & alto saxes, vocals, handclaps * Demon

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- 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

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- tenor sax (Amsterdam Strut & Pie in the Sky) * Demon Mike Milligan - bass (Pie in the Sky) * Demon Oliver Saar - alto sax (Pie in the Sky) * Demon

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- tenor sax (Pie in the Sky) * Demon Markus - Digeridoo (Pie in the Sky) {{Authority control The Shuffle Demons albums 1986 albums