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punk rock band

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, released in 1990 by

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. It was the band's first album to include

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player Aaron Rubin, replacing former bassist Byron Stomatos. The album's title refers to its cover art, which shows the four band members depicted using a

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toy. The album was compiled from several recording sessions the band had conducted over a two-year period, including a demo tape they had recorded in October 1989 and a studio session in June 1990. The CD version of the album includes numerous bonus tracks from three live performances, as well as a cover of the

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song "Flying Jelly Attack" that had originally been released on the compilation ''

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Track listing

Performers

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*Jon Von Zelowitz - vocals, guitar *Aaron Rubin -

*Alex Laipeneiks -

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Album information

*Record label:

*Tracks 1, 4, 5, 9, 11, and 13 from an October 1989 demo tape *Tracks 2, 3, 6-8, 10, and 12 recorded in June 1990 *Tracks 14, 15, and 17-21 recorded live at

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on December 8, 1989 *Track 16 recorded live during a broadcast on 91.3 FM KTEQ at the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology (engineered by Bob Wally) *Track 21 recorded live at Club Soda in

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, British Columbia, Canada in August 1989 *Track 22 recorded November 1989 (engineered by Kevin Army) *Produced by Kevin Army and executive produced by Lawrence Livermore *Recorded at Sound and Vision studio in

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*Mixed at Dancing Dog *Mastered by John Golden at K-Disc in

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*Cover art by Mitchelle Crisp *Disc artwork by Dzuris *Band photos by Josh Rubin and Dan Cook *Collage artwork by Aaron Rubin *Art direction by Jon Von Zelowitz {{Authority control The Mr. T Experience albums 1990 albums