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The Invasion of the Spacepeckers
Studio album by
VideoKids
Released1984
GenreEuro disco, synthpop
Length34:27
LabelBreak Records
VideoKids chronology
The Invasion of the Spacepeckers
(1984) 		On Satellite
(1985)

The Invasion of the Spacepeckers is the debut album of the Dutch Euro disco/Italo disco duo VideoKids. It was released by Break Records on vinyl and tape in 1984, and unofficially on CD in 1995. The album also contained a large "Happy Birthday" calendar, in which children could write birthday wishes to their friends.[1][2] In 1985, the album was released at the Midem music festival, and went on to sell 1.1 million copies.[3] VideoKids received the Buma Export Award for their international success with the album.[4]

Two music videos for "Woodpeckers from Space" and "Do the Rap" were produced and released, both of which feature Peter Slaghuis, Bianca Bonelli, and Tico Tac, the band's cartoon mascot.

In 2014, Cat Music licensed The Invasion of the Spacepeckers to MiruMir Music Publishing for release in Russia. The reissued album included the original "Happy Birthday" calendar and Tico Tac: Spacepecker (a promotional comic strip drawn by Bjørn Frank Jensen), and expanded artwork recreated from the original art by Daniel Maslovsky. Maslovsky was also the producer of the album. He did an interview with Aart Mol, which was later published on Zvuki as part of a promotional campaign for the album's release. It also included a comic strip named Tico Tac: The Woodpecker from Space.[5][6] The album was reissued again in 2024 on Maslovsky's new label Maschina Records in Estonia, on 2CD with rare tracks and unreleased mixes on 29 January 2024, and on different coloured LP records on Bandcamp on 2 February 2024 and in March.[7][8][9][10]

Track listing

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Official tracks

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Side A
  1. "Do the Rap" (4:11)
  2. "Cartooney Tunes" (incl. "Happy Birthday") (4:20)
  3. "La Bamba" (4:15)
  4. "I'm a Rock n' Roll Pecker" (2:05)
  5. "Communication Outerspace" (3:06)
Side B
  2. "Woodpeckers from Space" (5:54)
  3. "Give Me That Banana" (4:04)
  4. "Do You Like Surfing?" (3:17)
  5. "Sky Rider" (3:13)
Bonus remixes
  2. "Woodpeckers from Space" (1984 12" Version)
  3. "Rap and Sing-Along" (1984 12" Version B-side)
  4. "Do the Rap" (1985 12" Version)
  5. "Happy Birthday" / "Sky Rider" (1985 B-side)
  6. "Woodpeckers from Space" (1986 7" Version) by S. Mortali
  7. "Woodpeckers from Space" (1986 12" Version) by S. Mortali
  8. "Woodpeckers from Space" (1989 Video "House" Kids 7" Version) by Lex van Coeverden
  9. "Woodpeckers from Space" (1989 Video "House" Kids 12" Version) by Lex van Coeverden
  10. "Woodpeckers from Space" (1994 Radio Version) by Patrick de Schrevel
  11. "Woodpeckers from Space" (1994 Extended Mix) by Patrick de Schrevel
  12. "Satellite"
  13. "Woodpeckers from Space" (House Version)

Personnel

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Musicians

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Technical

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  • Aart Mol – producer, writer, remixer (as "Adams & Fleisner" and "T. Acardi")[6][2]
  • Cees Bergman – producer, writer, remixer (as "Adams & Fleisner" and "T. Acardi")[6][2][1][9]
  • Elmer Veerhoff – producer, writer, remixer (as "Adams & Fleisner" and "T. Acardi")[6][2][1][9]
  • Erwin van Prehn – producer, writer, remixer (as "Adams & Fleisner" and "T. Acardi")[6][2][1][9]
  • Geertjan Hessing – producer, writer, remixer (as "Adams & Fleisner" and "T. Acardi")[6][2][1][9]
  • Kees Grijpink – mastering and lacquer cutting (Dureco Studio, as "C" and "K.G.")[1]
  • Daniel Maslovsky – producer, researcher (2014, 2024 reissues)[5][9]
  • Eugeny Gapeev – mastering (2014, 2024 reissues)[5][9]
  • Max Kondrashow – producer, researcher, remastering (2024 reissue, as "Max Goldfinger")[9]
  • Kirill Taltaev – producer (2024 reissue)[9]

Artwork

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  • Dirk Arend – cover illustration, creator of Tico Tac (original release, 2024 reissue, as "Fruut")[11][9]
  • Bjørn Frank Jensen – comic artist, creator of Tico Tac (2014, 2024 reissues)[12][9]
  • Daniel Maslovsky – artwork, restoration, design (2014, 2024 reissues)[5][9]
  • Max Kondrashow – restoration (2024 reissue)[9]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f "Video Kids – The Invasion Of The Spacepeckers (1984, Vinyl)". Discogs. 1984. Retrieved 23 September 2024.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Early Sightings of Rap in 1980s Pop – The Netherlands & Belgium (Part 1)". RapReviews. 11 January 2022. Retrieved 23 September 2024.
  3. ^ "Special Dutch "Island" At Midem". Billboard. 1986-01-25.
  4. ^ "Conamus Jaarverslag 2003" (PDF) (in Dutch). 2004. Retrieved 2019-12-29.
  5. ^ a b c d "Video Kids – The Invasion Of The Spacepeckers (2014, Clear, Vinyl)". Discogs. 2014. Retrieved 23 September 2024.
  6. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m "Сеанс массового диско-разоблачения" (in Russian). Звуки.Ру. Retrieved 23 September 2024.
  7. ^ "Video Kids". Maschina Records. 2024. Retrieved 23 September 2024.
  8. ^ "CD: Video Kids — «The Invasion Of The Spacepeckers» (1984/2024) [2CD Expanded Edition]". Maschina Records. 2024. Retrieved 23 September 2024.
  9. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m "Video Kids – The Invasion Of The Spacepeckers (2024, CD)". Discogs. 2024. Retrieved 23 September 2024.
  10. ^ "The Invasion Of The Spacepeckers – Video". Bandcamp. 2024. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
  11. ^ "Dirk Arend". Lambiek Comiclopedia. Retrieved 23 September 2024.
  12. ^ "Bjørn Frank Jensen". Lambiek Comiclopedia. Retrieved 23 September 2024.
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