The Dictators – Manifest Destiny
(Asylum Records 1977 K53061)
Matrix No’s: A1/B1 – UK Pressing
Sleeve in Nr MINT condition
Inner Sleeve in Nr MINT condition
Vinyl in nr MINT condition
(there are some surface marks visible on the vinyl when held up to the light but they don’t affect the sound quality)
The Dictators are an American punk rock band formed in New York City in 1973.
Manifest Destiny is the second album by The Dictators and their first after switching to the Asylum label. Trouser Press praised the album as “another helping of brilliant Shernoff originals”.
Track listing
All songs written by Andy Shernoff except as indicated.
- Side one
- “Exposed” – 4:27
- “Heartache” – 3:37
- “Sleepin’ with the TV On” – 4:16
- “Disease” (intro by Andy Shernoff, Richard Manitoba; lyrics by Andy Shernoff) – 6:26
- Side two
- “Hey Boys” (Scott Kempner, Andy Shernoff, Dick Destiny) – 3:02
- “Steppin’ Out” – 5:47
- “Science Gone Too Far” – 3:27
- “Young, Fast, Scientific” – 3:22
- “Search & Destroy” (James Williamson, J.J. Osterberg) – 3:26
Personnel
- Handsome Dick Manitoba – lead vocals
- Ross “The Boss” Friedman – lead guitar, 12-string guitar
- “Top Ten” Kempner – rhythm guitar
- Andy Shernoff – keyboards, lead & background vocals
- Mark “The Animal” Mendoza – bass guitar
- Ritchie Teeter – drums, background vocals
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