The Incredible Shrinking Dickies

by The Dickies

The Incredible Shrinking Dickies cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: February 1979
  • Label: A&M
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 38:19
  • Community rating: 3.76/5 from 4 ratings

Artists on this release: Billy Club, Karlos Kaballero, Stan Lee, Bonita Butter, Chuck Wagon, John Hewlett, Leonard Graves Phillips

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Operating as one of the first West Coast punk bands to secure a major label contract, the Los Angeles outfit delivered a debut defined by breakneck speeds and absurd humor. Their sound heavily contrasted with the abrasive political anger of their peers, opting instead to filter 1960s pop sensibilities and cartoon aesthetics through a frantic punk lens. The inclusion of high-speed covers firmly established their uniquely playful, manic identity.

Genres

Descriptors: vulgar, rhythmic, parody, covers, fast-paced, fast, melodic, satirical, punchy, infectious

Tracklist

  1. Give It Back (1:42)
  2. Poodle Party (1:11)
  3. Paranoid (2:06)
  4. She (1:39)
  5. Shadow Man (2:06)
  6. Mental Ward (1:53)
  7. Eve Of Destruction (2:02)
  8. You Drive Me Ape (You Big Gorilla) (1:54)
  9. Waterslide (2:28)
  10. Walk Like An Egg (2:24)
  11. Curb Job (2:38)
  12. Shake And Bake (1:59)
  13. Rondo (The Midget's Revenge) (3:13)
  14. I'm OK You're OK (2:09)
  15. Silent Night (2:19)
  16. Sounds Of Silence (1:35)
  17. Banana Splits (1:56)
  18. Hideous (1:13)
  19. Got It At The Store (1:43)

Credits

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