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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