''Sicks'' is the fourth

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released by novelty rock group

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. It was originally released in 1986 by

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, and rereleased in 2005 by

Oglio Records Oglio Records is an American record company started in 1993 by Carl Caprioglio. The label issues compilations of rare 1980s modern rock and new wave songs, many previously unreleased on CD. In addition to releasing new material by artists such ...

. Its title takes its name from the fact that it is their sixth non-single release (including their previous three albums and two EP's), and also that it was deliberately created as a "sick" album. A sticker on the shrinkwrap of the original LP read, "Warning! The sickest songs ever collected on one record."

Track listing

(All songs are by Barnes & Barnes, unless otherwise noted) #"

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" (Guida/Guida/Royster) #"Homophobic Dream #22" #"Pussy Whipped" (Mumy/Haimer/Ferrer/Joliffe) #"Dead Baby Hunt" #"Pizza Face" #"Lick Lap" #"Scary Love" #" Pineapple Princess" (Sherman/Sherman) #"Sit on My Lap and Call Me Daddy" #"Baby Come Home" #"Love Button" #"Pre-School Games" #"Smelly Finger Blues" #"I Hate the Boss" (originally titled "I Got a Job") #"Auto Suck" (bonus track) #"I Married Mama" (bonus track) #"Worse Than Slime" (bonus track) #"Blithering #2" (bonus track) #The Ballad of Scott Ehrlich" (bonus track) #"I Had Sex With Santa" (bonus track) #"The Ballad of Hall and Oates" (bonus track) #"What's New Pussycat" (bonus track) #"Condomized" (bonus track) #"Vowels" (bonus track) #"When You Die #2" (bonus track)

Trivia

#The cover of the album is from the video of "Love Tap" from Spazchow. #"I Hate the Boss" was originally on the "lost" album Code of Honor, and was reworked for this album. It appears in its original form on Kodovoner #"Pussy Whipped" was co-written by actor

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. It is through Bob and Bill's friendship with Miguel that got his father

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to appear in their video release Zabagabee. #

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bass guitarist,

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, cameos in the "Pizza Face" music video as a pizza delivery man. {{Authority control 1986 albums Barnes & Barnes albums Rhino Records albums Oglio Records albums 1980s comedy albums