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released in 1994. It was released on

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on clear orange vinyl and black vinyl.Man or Astro-man? at Grunnen Rocks
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tribute compilation. The back cover states that a secret vocal version of "Philip K. Dick" on cassette can be obtained from

for $1. The cover art was designed by

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Track listing

A Side

*" Philip K. Dick in the Pet Section of a Wal-Mart" *"The Man from U.N.C.L.E." (

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)

B Side

*"Transmission from Venus '94" *"Time Bomb" ( The Avengers VI)

Line Up

*Star Crunch - Lead Guitar & "Han" Solos *Birdstuff - Space Skins and Apologies for stepping on the Hi Hat during the intro of "Transmissions," when Coco said to be quiet *The Amazing Dr. Deleto - 4-string US bass, 3-string English bass, 2-string Belgian bass and the organ where every key works, most of the time *Coco the Electronic Monkey Wizard - Tubes Line up and instrumentation taken directly from record sleeve

References

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