''When in Rome Do as The Vandals'' is the first album by the

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punk rock band

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, released in 1984 by National Trust Records, Its title is a play on the phrase "

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", as the

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s was also the name of a Germanic tribe which had invaded the

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and helped lead to its destruction. The album's cover played on this theme by showing the

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in a state of destruction. It was the band's last recording with vocalist Stevo, who left the band shortly after due to personality conflicts with some of the other members. On the original LP release Brent Turner is credited as having performed all of the

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tracks, but by the time of its release Chalmer Lumary had joined the band on the

position. Chalmer's name and photo are therefore included on the album sleeve along with those of the other members. The album sleeve also lists the seventh track as being "It's Not Unusual," a cover of a song by

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. The label on the LP itself, however, correctly lists this track as being a cover of "Hocus Pocus" by the band

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. The sleeve also lists the album's sixth track as being spelled "Viking Suite," although the label again corrects this error by spelling it "Viking Suit" (as it is pronounced in the song's lyrics). The album was re-released in 1989 in CD format along with the band's debut EP ''

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'' as ''

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''. The CD version was released by

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(later reissued by

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) and correctly lists the song titles as described above.

Track listing

All songs written by The Vandals except where indicated

Personnel

* Steven Ronald "Stevo" Jensen - vocals, scratch box on "Ladykiller" *Jan Nils Ackermann -

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, acoustic guitars on "Mohawk Town" and "Rico" *Brent Turner -

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on "Rico" *Chalmer Lumary - backing vocals

Album information

*Record label: **original LP release: National Trust Records ** CD re-release:

(1989),

(1995) *Produced by

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*Art & design by Mike Doud *Cover photos by Alan Newberg *Sleeve photos by Mike Leczkowski {{Authority control 1984 debut albums National Trust Records albums Time Bomb Recordings albums The Vandals albums Albums produced by Thom Wilson