| Big Lizard in My Backyard | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1985 | |||
| Recorded | 1985 | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 42:14 | |||
| Label | Restless | |||
| Producer | The Dead Milkmen, John Wicks | |||
| The Dead Milkmen chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Robert Christgau | A−[2] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music |  [3] |
| MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide | [4] |
Big Lizard in My Backyard is the debut album by the Dead Milkmen, released by Restless Records in 1985.[5][6]
Although the album yielded no singles, it achieved enough notoriety to create a fan base for the band. Five of the album's tracks appear on the 1997 compilation Death Rides a Pale Cow: The Ultimate Collection; four tracks appear on the 1998 compilation Cream of the Crop.
- ^ AllMusic
- ^ Christgau, Robert. "Album: The Dead Milkmen: Big Lizard in My Backyard". robertchristgau.com. Retrieved 2017-09-18.
- ^ Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 2. MUZE. p. 803.
- ^ MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. 1999. p. 319.
- ^ "Dead Milkmen | Biography & History". AllMusic.
- ^ "CMJ Silver Salute". CMJ New Music Report. CMJ Network, Inc. November 10, 2003 – via Google Books.