Supreme Dicks is an experimental rock group formed in 1984 by Jon Shere and Stuart Morris while students at Hampshire College. The primary band members are Jon Shere, Daniel Oxenberg, Mark Hansen, Steve Shavel, and often Jim Spring. Other members at various times have included Holly Cat, Dan Kapelovitz, Jennifer Stefanisko, John Galvin III, Jenna Wikler, and Dave Taub. Musicians who have joined them onstage include

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. The band has performed with

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, and toured with

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, and

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. Their retrospective box set ''

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'' was released on the

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label October 18, 2011. The band played several shows in 2012, including three at

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, followed by a short tour with Kurt Vile. They were joined onstage for all of these shows by Holly Cat, known for the 1987 hit "I Wanna Be Like Madonna." The band toured Europe in 2013, and have continued to play shows sporadically, mostly in Los Angeles.

DiscographySupreme Dicks Discography
Retrieved July 13, 2019

Studio albums

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The Unexamined Life ''The Unexamined Life'' is the debut studio album by the band Supreme Dicks, released in 1993 through Homestead Records.Supreme Dicksat Discogs'' Track listing Personnel ;Supreme Dicks *Mark Hanson – bass guitar, drums, vocals *Da ...

'' – Homestead Records (1993) *''

The Emotional Plague ''The Emotional Plague'' is the second and final studio album by the band Supreme Dicks, released on April 30, 1996 through Homestead Records. Music writer Brett Abrahamsen referred to it as "arguably the greatest album of the decade" and noted ...

'' – Homestead Records (1996)

Singles and EPs

*''Sky Puddle'' (7") – Funky Mushroom Records (1992) *''One Day West'' (7" split with One Small Good Thing) – Infinite Chug (1995) *''

This Is Not a Dick Supreme Dicks is an experimental rock group formed in 1984 by Jon Shere and Stuart Morris while students at Hampshire College. The primary band members are Jon Shere, Daniel Oxenberg, Mark Hansen, Steve Shavel, and often Jim Spring. Other memb ...

'' EP – Runt (1996)

Compilation albums

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Working Man's Dick ''Working Man's Dick'' is a compilation album by the band Supreme Dicks, released through September 13, 1994 on Freek Records.Supreme Dicksat Discogs'' Track listing Personnel ;Supreme Dicks *Mark Hanson – bass guitar, drums, voca ...

'' – Freek Records (1994) *''

'' – Jagjaguwar Records (2011)

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