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Smokers' Paradise is an extended play by Breaking Circus.[3][4] It was released in 1987 on Homestead Records. It is the first and only Breaking Circus release to feature second guitarist Phil Harder. It was intended as a full-length album with four songwriting contributions each from Björklund, Flour, and Trainer. When Homestead Records insisted that it be a six-song EP (possibly due to budget restrictions), Flour and Trainer's contributions were limited to one song each, while all of Björklund's songs appeared on the record.

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Smokers' Paradise
EP by Breaking Circus
Released	1987
Genre	Post-punk
Label	Homestead[1]
Producer	Iain Burgess
Breaking Circus chronology
The Ice Machine (1986) Smokers' Paradise (1987)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]

Critical reception

Trouser Press called the EP "an eerie and innovative pleasure."[1]

Track listing

1. "Smokers' Paradise"
2. "Three Cool Cats"
3. "ShockHammer Thirteen"
4. "Emperor Calvin"
5. "Medicine Lake"
6. "Eat Lead"

Personnel

• Steve Björklund - vocals, guitar
• Phil Harder - guitar
• Flour - bass, vocals
• Todd Trainer - drums, vocals
• Iain Burgess - producer

References

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