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Hellzapoppin is the first full-length album by the New Zealand band the 3Ds, released in 1992.[5][6][7]

Hellzapoppin'
Studio album by The 3Ds
Released	1992
Label	USA: Festival Records D 30761 NZL: Flying Nun Records FNCD225[1]
The 3Ds chronology
Fish Tales/Swarthy Songs for Swabs (1991) Hellzapoppin' (1992) Beautiful Things EP (1993)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
Select	[3]
Spin Alternative Record Guide	8/10[4]

The album peaked at No. 24 on the New Zealand albums chart.[8]

Production

The album was recorded at Fish Street Studio, in Dunedin, New Zealand.[8]

Critical reception

Trouser Press wrote: "Overstuffed with the Davids’ punchy guitar lines and fervently chased by their sing-songy vocal shouts, 'Outer Space' perfectly captures the group’s spastic energy and crisp melodicism."[9] Spin placed the album at No. 1 on its list of "10 Best Albums You Didn't Hear In '92", and praised the "sprawling, skywriting six-string heroics."[10]

Track listing

Side one

1. "Outer Space" – 3:14
2. "Ugly Day" – 2:52
3. "Sunken Head" – 3:45
4. "Swallow" – 2:44
5. "Sunken Treasure" – 3:48
6. "Hellzapoppin'" – 2:22

Side two

1. "Leave the Dogs to Play" – 3:19
2. "Hairs" – 2:37
3. "Something in the Water" – 2:22
4. "Homo Necans" – 3:20
5. "One Eye Opened" – 2:32
6. "Teacher Is Dead" – 3:05
7. "Jewel" – 4:05

Bonus track

1. "Baby's on Fire" (Brian Eno) – 4:10 (B-side to the "Outer Space" 7" single)

Personnel

• David Mitchell – guitar, vocals
• Denise Roughan – bass guitar, keyboards, vocals
• David Saunders – guitar, vocals
• Dominic Stones – drums

References

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