| Hellzapoppin' | ||||
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| Released | 1992 | |||
| Label | USA: Festival Records D 30761 NZL: Flying Nun Records FNCD225 [1] | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| Select | [3] |
| Spin Alternative Record Guide | 8/10 [4] |
Hellzapoppin is the first full-length album by the New Zealand band the 3Ds, released in 1992. [5] [6] [7]
The album peaked at No. 24 on the New Zealand albums chart. [8]
The album was recorded at Fish Street Studio, in Dunedin, New Zealand. [8]
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]
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Side two
Bonus track
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