Killer Klowns from Outer Space
EP by
Released1988
Genre
Length18:28
LabelEnigma[1]
ProducerSir Ronald Powell Hitchcock, Leonard G. Phillips
The Dickies chronology
Stukas Over Disneyland
(1983)
Killer Klowns from Outer Space
(1988)
Second Coming
(1989)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]

Killer Klowns from Outer Space is an EP by the American punk rock band The Dickies.[3] It was released in 1988 by Enigma Records.[4] It contains the song "Killer Klowns", the title song of the 1988 film Killer Klowns from Outer Space.

South Californian artist Shag designed and executed the album cover artwork, the first of various collaborations with The Dickies.

Critical reception

Trouser Press wrote that "included on this fun (if less than inspired) release is a gimmicky remake of Jet Screamer’s Jetsons rockabilly classic 'Eep Opp Ork (Uh, Uh),' one more item in the Dickies’ ever-expanding catalog of daffy covers."[4]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Killer Klowns"Phillips4:31
2."Booby Trap"Phillips4:00
3."Jim Bowie"
  • Phillips
  • Lee
  • Steve Hufsteter
3:05
4."Magoomba"Phillips, Lee3:38
5."Eep Opp Ork (Uh, Uh)"3:14

Album credits

Personnel

  • Jerry Angel - drums
  • Lori Buhne - bass guitar, vocal
  • Enoch Hain / Bob Lansing (son of famous actor Robert Lansing) - guitars, vocals
  • Stan Lee - guitars
  • Cliff Martinez - drums, Spirit Channel For George Jetson
  • Leonard Graves Phillips - vocals, keyboards, Spirit Channel for Bela Lugosi
  • Alisa Wood - background vocals
  • Sir. Ronald Powell Hitchcock - engineering

References

  1. Popoff, Martin (September 8, 2009). Goldmine Record Album Price Guide. Penguin. ISBN 9781440229169 via Google Books.
  2. Huey, Steve. "Killer Klowns from Outer Space - The Dickies". AllMusic. Retrieved June 28, 2017.
  3. Thompson, Dave (June 30, 2000). Alternative Rock. Hal Leonard Corporation. ISBN 9780879306076 via Google Books.
  4. 1 2 "Dickies".
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