Gaza Strippers were an American

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band from

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formed by Rick Sims, who had previously played guitar with

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and was the lead singer and lead guitarist of The Didjits. The band released its first single in 1997 on Bam Bam Records, titled "Transistor". The group released its first full-length album, ''Laced Candy'', on

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in 1999, and followed with ''1000 Watt Confessions'' on

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the following year in 2000. They released their next album, ''Electric Bible'', on Twenty Stone Blatt Records in 2000. The group's final full-length album, ''From the Desk of Dr. Freepill'', was issued in 2002.List of Gaza Strippers Discography
Discogs. Both Rick Sims and Mike Hodgkiss share lead guitar.

Members

*Rick Sims - vocals, guitar *Mike "Hadji" Hodgkiss - guitar *Darren Hooper - bass *Cory Stateler / Todd Marino / Mark Allen - drums

Discography

*''Laced Candy'' (

, 1999) *''1000 Watt Confessions'' (

, 2000) *''Electric Bible: The New Testament'' (

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, 2001) *''From the Desk of Dr. Freepill'' ( Nicotine Records, 2002)

References

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