Plastic Surgery Disasters

Studio album by Dead Kennedys

Released

November 1982

Recorded

June 1982 at Hyde St. Studios and Möbius Music in San Francisco

Genre

Hardcore punk, post-punk

Length

42:56

Label

Alternative Tentacles, Faulty Products

Producer

East Bay Ray, Thom Wilson

Dead Kennedys chronology

In God We Trust, Inc.
(1981)

Plastic Surgery Disasters
(1982)

Frankenchrist
(1985)

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Plastic Surgery Disasters is the second album released by Dead Kennedys. It has been reissued with the EP In God We Trust, Inc., which are the last eight tracks on the CD. The cover photo is "Hands" by photographer Michael Wells. The same photo was used by another San Francisco-based punk band called Society Dog for their EP .....Off of the Leash, released in 1981. The inside cover art features Winston Smith's collages. This was the first album to feature drummer D.H. Peligro.

On the 2001 release of the album on Manifesto record label, the beginning of "Government Flu" is a separate track entitled "Advice from Christmas Past". There is also a typing error on the Manifesto CDs so that "Bleed for Me" is entitled "Bleed for". On the original vinyl and cassette releases, the first side was tracks 1-8 and the second was tracks 9-13. On some vinyl reissues, however, the first side is tracks 1-9 and the second is tracks 10-13.

Track listing

All tracks written by Jello Biafra, except where noted.

Side one
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Government Flu"	3:01
2.	"Terminal Preppie"	1:30
3.	"Trust Your Mechanic"	2:55
4.	"Well Paid Scientist"	2:21
5.	"Buzzbomb" (Jello Biafra, East Bay Ray)	2:21
6.	"Forest Fire"	2:22
7.	"Halloween" (Biafra, Ray)	3:35
8.	"Winnebago Warrior"	2:09

Side two
No.	Title	Length
9.	"Riot" (Dead Kennedys)	5:57
10.	"Bleed for Me" (Dead Kennedys)	3:24
11.	"I Am the Owl" (Dead Kennedys)	4:51
12.	"Dead End" (Ray)	3:56
13.	"Moon Over Marin" (Biafra, Ray)	4:29
Total length:		42:56

Personnel

Jello Biafra – lead vocals
East Bay Ray – guitar
Klaus Flouride – bass, backing vocals, clarinet on "Terminal Preppie"
D.H. Peligro – drums

Additional performers

Dave Barrett; Bruce Askley – saxophone on "Terminal Preppie"
Melissa Webber – backing vocals (credited as "The Voice of Christmas Past")
Ninotchka; Geza X; Mark Wallner; John Cuniberti – backing vocals
Thom Wilson; East Bay Ray – producers
John Cuniberti and Oliver Dicicco;– engineer
John Cuniberti;– mixer
Winston Smith; Jello Biafra – artwork

Charts

Chart (1982)	Peak position
UK Indie Chart^[1]	2

References

↑ Lazell, Barry (1997). Indie Hits 1980-1989. Cherry Red Books. Retrieved September 5, 2014.

Dead Kennedys

Jello Biafra East Bay Ray Klaus Flouride D.H. Peligro Ron "Skip" Greer Dave Scheff 6025 Brandon Cruz Ted Jeff Penalty Steve "Boomstick" Wilson

Studio albums	Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables Plastic Surgery Disasters Frankenchrist Bedtime for Democracy

Live albums	Mutiny on the Bay Live at the Deaf Club

Extended plays	In God We Trust, Inc.

Compilations	Give Me Convenience or Give Me Death Milking the Sacred Cow

Singles	"California Über Alles" "Holiday in Cambodia"/"Police Truck" "Kill the Poor" "Too Drunk to Fuck" "Nazi Punks Fuck Off" "Bleed for Me" "Halloween"

Videos	DMPO's on Broadway The Early Years Live In God We Trust, Inc.: The Lost Tapes

Other Songs	"I Kill Children" "I Fought the Law"

Related articles	Discography Alternative Tentacles Manifesto Records Penis Landscape Virus 100 What Were We Fighting for?

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