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The Battle of the Bands

Field	Value
name	The Battle of the Bands
type	EP
artist	Die Toten Hosen
cover	Battleofthebands.gif
released	1985
genre	Punk rock
length	16:29
prev_title	Unter falscher Flagge
prev_year	1984
next_title	Damenwahl
next_year	1986

The Battle of the Bands is an EP by the German punk band Die Toten Hosen. The songs are sung under different aliases, which makes it kind of a "battle of the bands".

The EP was re-released remastered as whole on the 2007 re-release of Unter falscher Flagge.

Track listing

"Faust in der Tasche" (Fist in the pocket) (Frege, von Holst/Frege) – 3:55 (as Ricky Curl and the Standing Ovations)
"Head over Heels" (Trimpop/Frege) – 4:05 (as The Evil Kids)
"Schöne Bescherung" (roughly Happy holidays; lit. Nice gift-giving, also Nice mess) (Breitkopf, Frege, von Holst, Meurer, Trimpop/Frege) – 2:23 (as Die Flinger Domspatzen)
"La historia del pescador Pepe" (The story of Pepe the fisherman in [Spanish]) (Breitkopf, Frege, von Holst, Meurer, Trimpop/Frege) – 3:17 (as Little Pepito and the Swinging Pesetas)
"Vom Surfen und vom Saufen" (About surfing and about drinking) (Breitkopf/Frege) – 2:49 (as Die Pebbles)

Singles

1985: "Faust in der Tasche"

Personnel

Campino - vocals
Andreas von Holst - guitar
Michael Breitkopf - guitar
Andreas Meurer - bass
Trini Trimpop - drums

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