Dawn of the Dickies was The Dickies

The Dickies

The Dickies are an American punk rock group formed in San Fernando Valley, Los Angeles, California, U.S. in 1977.-History:The Dickies were among the first punk rock bands to emerge from Los Angeles...

' second album, released in 1979. It included the UK

United Kingdom

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 hits "Nights in White Satin

Nights in White Satin

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" (a high-speed cover of a Moody Blues

The Moody Blues

The Moody Blues are an English rock band. Among their innovations was a fusion with classical music, most notably in their 1967 album Days of Future Passed....

 song) which reached No. 39 in the UK chart in September 1979 and "Fan Mail" which made No. 57 in February 1980.

The album's title and jacket cover, depicting the band members set upon by "zombie

Zombie

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s" in blue make-up, was a salute to the George A. Romero

George A. Romero

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 horror film

Horror film

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, Dawn of the Dead.

Track listing

1. "Where Did His Eye Go?" - 3:41 (Phillips, Lee)
2. "Fan Mail" - 3:04 (Phillips, Huffsteter, Kaballero)
3. "Manny, Moe & Jack" - 2:50 (Lee, Kaballero, Wilde)
4. "Infidel Zombie" - 3:04 (Phillips, Lee, Ainsworth, Kaballero)
5. "I'm a Chollo
   Cholo
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   " - 3:45 (Phillips, Lee)
6. "Nights In White Satin" - 2:55 (Hayward)
7. "(I'm Stuck In a Pagoda With) Tricia Toyota
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   " - 2:52 (Phillips, Lee, Wagon)
8. "I've Got a Splitting Hedachi" - 2:29 (Phillips, Lee, Kaballero)
9. "Attack of the Mole Men" - 3:41 (Phillips, Lee, Ainsworth)
10. "She Loves Me Not" - 1:13 (Phillips, Lee)

CD reissue bonus tracks

11. "Gigantor" - 2:29 (Raskin, Singer)
12. "Bowling With Bedrock Barney" - 2:09 (Phillips, Lee)

Credits

• Leonard Graves Phillips - Lead vocals, Mellotron
  Mellotron
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  , Piano, Organ
• Stan Lee
  Stan Lee (musician)
  Stan Soble A.K.A. Stan Lee is one of the founding members of The Dickies and has been their lead guitarist since they formed in 1977. Many Dickies fans would claim him to be the best guitarist in punk history. They had a UK Top 10 single with 'Banana Splits' in 1979.- References :...
  
   - Guitars, Vocals
• Chuck Wagon
  Chuck Wagon (musician)
  Robert "Bob" Davis , known by his stage name Chuck Wagon, was an American musician and original member of Los Angeles punk rock band The Dickies, with whom he released two albums...
  
  - Keyboards, Guitars, Saxophone, Harmonica, Vocals
• Billy Club - Bass, Vocals
• Karlos Kaballero - Drums, Percussion, No vocals

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