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, released in 1983. The album includes covers of The Quick's "Pretty Please Me" and

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." The cover art illustrates the album's title by showing a

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Critical reception

Reviewer Steve Spinali of

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commented positively on the original 1984 release with "The DICKIES' first vinyl in almost four years ranks up there near their previous funnypunk triumphs. Most of the eight songs here veer toward amphetamine pop, with irresistible layered choruses to boot, but the highlights include the poppish 'Rosemary,' 'She's a Hunchback,' and an incredibly fast cover of LED ZEP's 'Communication Breakdown.' Buoyant and entertaining as hell!"

Track listing

Personnel

*Leonard Graves Phillips - Lead vocals on all tracks *Stan Lee - Guitar on all tracks *Billy Club - Bass on tracks 1-4 (original issue) and tracks 5-7 (reissue) *Laurie Buhne - Bass and vocals on tracks 5-8 (original issue) *Scott Sindon - Guitar and vocals on tracks 1-4 (original issue) *Steve Hufsteter - Guitar on tracks 6-8 (original issue) * Chuck Wagon - Drums on tracks 1, 2 and 4 (original issue); guitar on tracks 5-7 (reissue) *Karlos Kaballero - Drums on track 3 (original issue) and tracks 5-7 (reissue) *Jerry Angel - Drums on tracks 5-8 (original issue)

References

The Dickies albums 1983 albums Albums produced by Ed Stasium {{1980s-punk-album-stub