''Millions of Dead Cops'' is the debut studio album by the American

hardcore punk Hardcore punk (also known as simply hardcore) is a punk rock music genre and subculture that originated in the late 1970s. It is generally faster, harder, and more aggressive than other forms of punk rock. Its roots can be traced to earlier p ...

band MDC. It was originally self-released in February 1982, being reissued/remixed through their own label R Radical with help from

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later that year. Today it is considered a

classic. The album was re-released by Twisted Chords in June 1988 as ''Millions of Dead Cops/More Dead Cops'' with 13 bonus tracks including both tracks from the "John Wayne Was a Nazi" single, the ''Multi-Death Corporations'' EP, the ''Millions of Dead Children'' EP and four previously-unreleased songs. The original mix of the album was re-released for

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in 2014 through Beer City Records. Kurt Cobain listed it in his top 50 albums of all time.

Track listing

Personnel

Dave Dictor Dave Dictor (born December 4, 1956) is an American musician, singer of the punk rock band MDC (of which he is a founding member), and founder of the band's label, R Radical Records. Dictor is known for his political lyrics, involvement in the ...

– lead vocals * Ron Posner –

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* Franco Mares – bass * Al Schvitz – drums Additional performers * Buxf Dicks; Tammy Cleveland; J.J. – backing vocals Production *

Geza X Geza Gedeon (born September 28, 1952), professionally known as Geza X, is an American producer. He was a personality in the Los Angeles punk scene in the late 1970s. He is now a producer. He was born in Indiana and moved to California when he was a ...

– producer * Erik Wolf –

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East Bay Ray Raymond John Pepperell (born November 17, 1958), better known by his stage name East Bay Ray, is an American musician best known as the guitarist for the San Francisco Bay area-based punk band Dead Kennedys. His guitar work was heavily influence ...

– mixing * Dan Yaney – mastering * Carlos Lowry – front cover art * Buxf Dicks – back cover art

References

{{Authority control MDC (band) albums 1982 debut albums Albums produced by Geza X Alternative Tentacles albums