Supershitty to the Max!

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Supershitty to the Max!
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Studio album by
Released1 June 1996
RecordedFebruary 1996
Genre Garage rock, punk rock, garage punk
Length57:11
Label
Producer Tomas Skogsberg
The Hellacopters chronology
Supershitty to the Max!
(1996)
Payin' the Dues
(1997)
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Man's Ruin edition cover
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Supershitty to the Max! is the debut album by the Swedish rock band The Hellacopters. It was recorded in just 26 hours during February 1996 at Sunlight Studios in Stockholm and released in June that year.

Contents

The album was initially released on 500 units of clear vinyl, followed two weeks later by a CD version. A second vinyl release was available in 1997 with 1,500 units in white vinyl, whilst Toys Factory also released the album in Japan with a cover version of the Misfits song "Bullet" as a bonus track.

Track listing

All tracks written by The Hellacopters.

No.TitleLength
1."(Gotta Get Some Action) NOW!"3:16
2."24h Hell"1:33
3."Fire, Fire, Fire"1:31
4."Born Broke"4:13
5."Bore Me"3:18
6."Tab"5:34
7."How Could I Care"3:52
8."Didn't Stop Us"1:46
9."Random Riot"1:44
10."Fake Baby"2:59
11."Ain't No Time"2:56
12."Such a Blast"2:13
13."Spock in My Rocket"22:16
Total length:57:11

Personnel

The Hellacopters
Additional

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