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Plastic Surgery Disasters
Studio album by the Dead Kennedys
Released	November 1982
Recorded	Hyde St. Studios and Möbius Music, June 1982
Genre	Hardcore punk
Length	42:56
Label	Alternative Tentacles
Producer(s)	East Bay Ray, Thom Wilson
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the Dead Kennedys chronology
In God We Trust, Inc. (1981)	Plastic Surgery Disasters (1982)	A Skateboard Party (1983)

Plastic Surgery Disasters is the second album released by the Dead Kennedys. It has been reissued with the EP In God We Trust, Inc., which are the last eight tracks on the CD. The inside cover art features Winston Smith's collages.

Musically, many different elements bubble to the surface on Plastic Surgery Disasters, including surf-rock, oddly psychedelic guitar textures, and traditional film music, including sections and guitar fills that resemble Ennio Morricone spaghetti western scores. These elements are not always immediately apparent under the high-speed thrash of music, but they are an indication of the Kennedys' musical uniqueness. The DKs would further these elements, to some extent, on their next release, 1985's Frankenchrist.

On the 2001 Manifesto release of the album, 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 version, Side A was tracks 1-8 and Side B was tracks 9-13.

All songs written by Jello Biafra except when stated.

1. "Government Flu" – 2:59
2. "Terminal Preppie" – 1:30
3. "Trust Your Mechanic" – 2:55
4. "Well Paid Scientist" – 2:21
5. "Buzzbomb" – 2:21
6. "Forest Fire" – 2:22
7. "Halloween" – 3:35
8. "Winnebago Warrior" – 2:09
9. "Riot" – 5:57
10. "Bleed for Me" – 3:24
11. "I Am the Owl" – 4:51
12. "Dead End" – 3:56 (East Bay Ray)
13. "Moon Over Marin" – 4:29

• Jello Biafra - lead vocals, artwork
• East Bay Ray - guitar, producer
• Klaus Flouride - bass, backing vocals, clarinet
• D.H. Peligro - drums
• Dave Barrett - saxophone
• Bruce Askley - saxophone
• Ninotchka - backing vocals
• Melissa Webber - backing vocals
• Geza X - backing vocals
• Mark Wallner - backing vocals
• John Cuniberti - backing vocals
• Thom Wilson - producer
• Norm - mixer
• Oliver Dicicco - engineer
• Winston Smith - artwork