Death Rides a Pale Cow is a greatest hits

Greatest hits

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 release by Philadelphia based punk rock

Punk rock

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 band The Dead Milkmen in 1997. It contains the two previously unreleased songs "Milkmen Stomp," and "Labor Day," along with 21 others songs including the band's close brush with the mainstream "Punk Rock Girl." The band was unable to include tracks from Soul Rotation

Soul Rotation

Soul Rotation is the sixth studio album by The Dead Milkmen, released in 1992. It was their first to be released on Hollywood Records, owned by the Walt Disney Company...

 and Not Richard, But Dick

Not Richard, But Dick

Not Richard, But Dick is the seventh studio album by The Dead Milkmen, released in 1993 by Hollywood Records. It is currently out of print.- Track listing :# "Leggo My Ego" - 2:21# "I Dream of Jesus" - 3:47# "Jason's Head" - 3:08# "Not Crazy" - 2:35...

 as Hollywood Records

Hollywood Records

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 still retained the rights.

The album received a 7.5/10 rating from Pitchfork Media

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 and a rating of 4.5/5 from Allmusic.

Track listing

1. "Milkmen Stomp"
2. "Tiny Town"
3. "Big Lizard"
4. "Bitchin' Camaro"
5. "Nutrition"
6. "Dean's Dream"
7. "Beach Party Vietnam"
8. "The Thing That Only Eats Hippies"
9. "Big Time Operator"
10. "Instant Club Hit"
11. "Surfin' Cow"
12. "Labor Day"
13. "I Walk the Thinnest Line"
14. "Stuart"
15. "Punk Rock Girl"
16. "Smokin' Banana Peels"
17. "Life Is Shit"
18. "Do the Brown Nose"
19. "If You Love Someone Set Them On Fire"
20. "Peter Bazooka"
21. "The Girl With the Strong Arm"
22. "Big Deal"
23. "The Blues Song"

Tracks 1 and 12 are previously unreleasedTracks 2-6 appeared on the 1985 album Big Lizard In My Backyard

Big Lizard in my Backyard

Big Lizard in My Backyard is the debut album by The Dead Milkmen, released by Restless Records in 1985.Although the album yielded no singles, it achieved enough notoriety to create a fan base for the band...

Tracks 7 and 8 appeared on the 1986 album Eat Your Paisley

Eat Your Paisley

Eat Your Paisley is the second studio album by the The Dead Milkmen, released on Restless Records in 1986.The album yielded one single, "The Thing That Only Eats Hippies"/"Beach Party Vietnam," released one year later in 1987...

Tracks 9-11 appeared on the 1987 album Bucky Fellini

Bucky Fellini

Bucky Fellini is the third studio album by the The Dead Milkmen, released in 1987 by Enigma - their first not on Restless Records.The album had one single, "Instant Club Hit ." The single featured the original version and multiple "remixes" of the song, as well as previously unreleased tracks...

Tracks 13-17 appeared on the 1988 album Beelzebubba

Beelzebubba

Beelzebubba is the fourth full-length studio album by the punk band The Dead Milkmen, released in 1988. The album featured their best-known song "Punk Rock Girl." The song's video won rotation on MTV...

Tracks 18 and 19 appeared on the 1990 album Metaphysical GraffitiTracks 20-23 appeared on the 1995 album Stoney's Extra Stout (Pig)

Stoney's Extra Stout (Pig)

Stoney's Extra Stout is the eighth and final Dead Milkmen studio album by the original lineup. It was released by Restless Records before the band broke-up in 1995...