Dawn of the Dickies is the second studio album by the California punk band Dickies.[2] It includes the UK hits "Nights in White Satin" (a high-speed cover of the Moody Blues song), which reached No. 39 in the UK chart in September 1979, and "Fan Mail," which made No. 57 in February 1980.
Dawn of the Dickies | ||||
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Studio album by The Dickies | ||||
Released | October 1979 | |||
Studio | Cherokee Recording Studios, Los Angeles, CA | |||
Genre | Punk rock, new wave | |||
Length | 34:19 (reissue) | |||
Label | A&M[1] | |||
Producer | Robin Geoffrey Cable[2] | |||
The Dickies chronology | ||||
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Smash Hits | 4/10[4] |
The album's title and jacket cover, depicting the band members set upon by "zombies" in blue make-up, was a salute to the George A. Romero horror film, Dawn of the Dead.
Trouser Press wrote: "By slowing down the tempo a half step and coming up with strong melodies, guitarist Stan Lee and crew manage to reel off one maniacally catchy gem after another."[5]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Where Did His Eye Go?" | Phillips, Lee | 3:41 |
2. | "Fan Mail" | Phillips, Huffsteter, Kaballero | 3:04 |
3. | "Manny, Moe & Jack" | Lee, Kaballero, Wilde | 2:50 |
4. | "Infidel Zombie" | Phillips, Lee, Ainsworth, Kaballero | 3:04 |
5. | "I'm a Chollo" | Phillips, Lee | 3:45 |
6. | "Nights In White Satin" | Hayward | 2:55 |
7. | "(I'm Stuck In a Pagoda With) Tricia Toyota" | Phillips, Lee, Wagon | 2:52 |
8. | "I've Got a Splitting Hedachi" | Phillips, Lee, Kaballero | 2:29 |
9. | "Attack of the Mole Men" | Phillips, Lee, Ainsworth | 3:41 |
10. | "She Loves Me Not" | Phillips, Lee | 1:13 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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11. | "Gigantor" | Raskin, Singer | 2:29 |
12. | "Bowling With Bedrock Barney" | Phillips, Lee | 2:09 |
Produced and Engineered by Robin Geoffrey Cable
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