THE DICKIES - THE INCREDIBLE SHRINKING DICKIES RED VINYL

So-Cal pop-punk icons The Dickies emerged from the San Fernando Valley in the late 1970s, its members including Stan Lee, on lead guitar, Chuck Wagon on keys and sax, Karlos Kaballero on pounding drums, Billy Club on bass and introverted misfit Leonard Graves Phillips as frontman. Their blend of furious riffs, catchy lyric hooks and goofball antics soon landed them a contract with A&M in the aftermath of the Pistols’ defection, and this excellent debut captures the band at their best. Songs like ‘You Drive Me Ape’ and ‘Mental Ward’ inspired audiences on both sides of the Atlantic, the album hitting the UK top 20. 

Released in 1978 this was the debut album by madcap punks The Dickies and it reached No.18 in the UK national charts during a five month run in the Top 40.

LP - Featuring six bonus tracks have been added and the album includes the National Chart hit singles ‘Silent Night’ (No.47), ‘Banana Splits’ (No.7) and ‘Paranoid’ (No.45). With a booklet including lyrics to all the songs plus repros of sleeves and memorabilia from the time.

Tracklist
Side 1
1.
"Give It Back"
1:38
2.
"Poodle Party"
1:09
3.
"Paranoid"
2:04
4.
"She"
1:37
5.
"Shadow Man"
2:03
6.
"Mental Ward"
1:46
7.
"Eve Of Destruction"
1:50
8.
"I'm Ok, You're Ok" (bonus track)
2:06
9.
"Silent Night" (bonus track)
2:16
10.
"The Sound Of Silence" (bonus track)
1:22
Side 2
1.
"You Drive Me Ape (You Big Gorilla)"
1:41
2.
"Waterslide"
2:17
3.
"Walk Like An Egg"
2:19
4.
"Curb Job"
2:35
5.
"Shake & Bake"
1:55
6.
"Rondo (The Midgets Revenge)"
3:07
7.
"Bana Splits (The Tra La La Song)" (bonus track)
1:50
8.
"Hideous" (bonus track)
1:14
9.
"Got It At The Store" (bonus track)
1:40