Washington, D.C.'s

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' third "proper" album (not including compilations or

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releases), ''Uh Oh… No Breaks!'' was released on LP and cassette in March 1985 by

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label best known for having released The Replacements' early records) with the catalog number TTR 8544. Almost half of the album is re-recorded versions of songs they had previously released. There are cover version of songs originally by the French band the Dogs, 1960s garage band

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(by way of the

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), and D.C. all-star punkers the Afrika Korps (a band which included a few Slickee Boys).

Track listing

# "Dream Lovers" – 3:48 (John Chumbris, Dan Palenski, Mark Noone) # "Death Lane" – 1:58 (Dominique Laboubée) #* Originally recorded by the Dogs, 1982 # "Teenage Romance" – 3:05 (Marshall Keith, Martha Hull, Palenski) # "Disconnected" – 2:46 (Noone, J. Charney) # "Gotta Tell Me Why" – 3:58 (Noone) # "The Brain That Refused to Die" – 3:21 (The Slickee Boys) # "Bad Dream" – 2:50 (Noone) # "Can't Believe" – 3:43 (Keith, Noone) # "Going All the Way" – 2:06 (Mike Bouyea) #* Originally recorded by

, 1966 # " Glendora" – 2:01 (Ray Stanley) #* Originally recorded by

, 1956, also recorded by the

, 1966 # "Danger Drive" – 2:24 (Noone) # "Jailbait Janet" – 2:13 (Kenne Highland, Noone) #* Originally recorded by the Afrika Korps, 1977 # "When We Were Kids" – 3:32 (Noone)

Personnel

The band

* Kim Kane – Rhythm guitar, backing vocals * Marshall Keith – Lead guitar, keyboards, backing vocals * Dan Palenski – drums, percussion, backing vocals * Mark Noone – Lead vocals, guitar * John Chumbris – Bass guitar, keyboards, backing vocals, guitar

Production

* Recorded by Paul Stark * Steve Fjelstad – Re-mixes of "Death Lane" and "Teenage Romance" *

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— Mastering (at Masterdisk)

Additional credits

* Recorded at Nicollet Studios, Minneapolis, Minnesota * Kim Kane —

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* Dan Palenski – Graphics * Sona Blakeslee —

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* Dan Corrigan – Photo * Ruth Logsdon —

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* John Hansen – Loyal crew * Rob Lingenfelder – Loyal crew * Dedicated to the memory of Roger Anderson

Sales

8,340 vinyl albums and 797 cassettes.Twin/Tone website
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Alternate releases

Released on LP, May 1985, by the French record label

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(catalog number ROSE 57).

Sources

* LP liner notes
Trouser Press

New Rose discography

References

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