Plastic Surgery Disasters

by Dead Kennedys

Plastic Surgery Disasters cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: November 1982
  • Label: Alternative Tentacles, Faulty Products
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 56:48
  • Community rating: 4.26/5 from 20 ratings

Artists on this release: Oliver Dicicco, East Bay Ray, John Cuniberti, Jello Biafra, Klaus Flouride, Thom Wilson

Album Notes & Community Reviews

On 'Plastic Surgery Disasters', Dead Kennedys moved toward a darker and more musically diverse sound than their debut, embracing a more hardcore-influenced approach while weaving in experimental textures. The production by the band and Thom Wilson enhances the tension, supporting the dynamic interplay between East Bay Ray鈥檚 intricate, surf-inflected guitar work, the debut of powerhouse drummer D.H. Peligro, and Jello Biafra's scathing lyrical satire. Thematically, the album critiques American consumerism, conformity, and political corruption, concepts that are visually reinforced by the provocative cover art and the collage-filled lyric booklet.

Genres

Descriptors: political, satirical, abrasive, confrontational, fast, witty

Tracklist

  1. Advice From Christmas Past (0:55)
  2. Government Flu (2:04)
  3. Terminal Preppie (1:30)
  4. Trust Your Mechanic (2:56)
  5. Well Paid Scientist (2:22)
  6. Buzzbomb (2:22)
  7. Forest Fire (2:23)
  8. Halloween (3:35)
  9. Winnebago Warrior (2:09)
  10. Riot (5:57)
  11. Bleed for Me (3:25)
  12. I am the Owl (4:52)
  13. Dead End (3:56)
  14. Moon Over Marin (4:29)
  15. Religious Vomit (1:04)
  16. Moral Majority (1:55)
  17. Hyperactive Child (0:37)
  18. Kepone Factory (1:19)
  19. Dog Bite (1:14)
  20. Nazi Punks Fuck Off (1:03)
  21. We've Got a Bigger Problem Now (4:30)
  22. Rawhide (2:11)

Credits

  • Jello Biafra - lead vocals, artwork
  • East Bay Ray - guitars, production
  • Klaus Flouride - bass, backing vocals, clarinet on "terminal preppie"
  • D. H. Peligro - drums, backing vocals
  • Dave Barrett - saxophone on "terminal preppie"
  • Bruce Askley - saxophone on "terminal preppie"
  • Melissa Webber - backing vocals (credited as "the voice of christmas past")
  • Ninotchka (Therese Soder) - backing vocals on "forest fire" and "winnebago warrior"
  • Thom Wilson - production
  • Oliver Dicicco - engineering
  • John Cuniberti - engineering, mixing
  • Winston Smith - artwork

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