Stukas Over Disneyland

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Stukas Over Disneyland
Dickies - Stukas Over Disneyland album cover.jpg
Studio album by
Released1983
Genre Punk rock
Label PVC [1]
Producer Robin Geoffrey Cable, Ed Stasium
The Dickies chronology
Dawn of the Dickies
(1979)
Stukas Over Disneyland
(1983)
Killer Klowns From Outer Space
(1988)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Stukas Over Disneyland is the third studio album by punk rock band The Dickies, released in 1983. [3] [4] [5]

Contents

The album includes covers of The Quick's "Pretty Please Me" and Led Zeppelin's "Communication Breakdown." The cover art illustrates the album's title by showing a Stuka dive bomber over the head of Mickey Mouse.

Critical reception

Reviewer Steve Spinali of Maximum Rocknroll 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!" [6]

Track listing

Original issue
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Rosemary"Phillips2:08
2."She's a Hunchback"Phillips, Lee1:24
3."Out of Sight, Out of Mind"Phillips, Lee2:14
4."Communication Breakdown" (Led Zeppelin cover) Jimmy Page, Robert Plant 2:02
5."Pretty Please Me" (The Quick cover)Steve Huffsteter3:32
6."Wagon Train"Leonard Graves Phillips, Huffsteter3:08
7."If Stuart Could Talk"Phillips, Huffsteter2:28
8."Stukas Over Disneyland"Phillips, Stan Lee, Huffsteter, Billy Club3:12
Restless Records reissue
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Pretty Please Me"  
2."Wagon Train"  
3."If Stuart Could Talk"  
4."Stukas Over Disneyland"  
5."I'm Okay, You're Okay" (Live)Lee, S. Goddard, Phillips 
6."Bedrock Barney" (Live)Phillips, Lee 
7."Gigantor" (Live) Eugene Raskin, Louis C. Singer 
8."Rosemary"  
9."She's a Hunchback"  
10."Out of Sight, Out of Mind"  
11."Communication Breakdown"  

Personnel

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