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. It was released on Big Time Records (an

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subsidiary) in 1987. Observed to be a blend of various genres including

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, punk rock,

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and

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, the album was influential to the

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movement.

Track listing

All songs written by

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, except where noted. #"Neurotica" (

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, J. McDonald) - 2:57 #"Play My Song" - 3:37 #"Frosted Flake" (S. McDonald, J. McDonald) - 2:05 #"Janus, Jeanie, and George Harrison" - 3:13 #"Love is You" (R. Hecker) - 2:31 #"Peach Kelli Pop" - 3:36 #"McKenzie" - 4:28 #"Tatum O' Tot and the Fried Vegetables" - 1:27 - (CD

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) #"Ballad of a Love Doll" - 1:55 - (from the Desperate Teenage Lovedolls movie soundtrack) #"What They Say" (R. Hecker) - 3:59 #"Gandhi Is Dead (I'm the Cartoon Man)" - 3:25 #"Beautiful Bye-Byes" (R. Hecker, J. McDonald, S. McDonald) - 1:48 #"Pink Piece Of Peace" (R. Hecker) - 1:38 - (bonus track on 2002 CD version) #"It's The Little Things" (Sonny Bono) - 3:53 - (bonus track on 2002 CD version)

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drummer Tommy Erdelyi. * To promote the album Big Time Records issued the promotional-only

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and the album versions of the songs "Peach Kelli Pop", "Love Is You", "Neurotica", "Janus Jeanie and George Harrison", "McKenzie" and "Play My Song". Disk two contained "Play My Song", remixed by Michael Frondelli, on red vinyl. The Frondelli remix is also available on CD on ''The Big Time Syndrome'' compilation. * "McKenzie" is about Mackenzie Phillips. * "Love Is You" has appeared in the 1987 film '' The Allnighter'', and in the 2011 film ''Losers Take All''. * A number of tracks were remixed by Steven McDonald and

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for the 2002 reissue on Five Foot Two Records. * The 2002 reissue included two bonus tracks: Robert Hecker's "Pink Piece of Peace", and Sonny Bono's "It's The Little Things". * Another version of "Pink Piece of Peace" is on the first It's OK! album, featuring Redd Kross members Robert Hecker and

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Members

*Roy McDonald - drums *

- bass, vocals *

- guitar, vocals *

- vocals, guitar

References

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